VesselSat-1 and VesselSat-2
Payload
- Two AIS receiver
- Deployable AIS antenna
Platform
- Triton-1: 30cm cube
- Body mounted solar panels
- UHF up-/downlink
- Designed for 3 year life
Mission results
- Operated 4 years
- Both satellites exceeded specified mission life
- 25.000 – 30.000 ships per day detected
- Fully autonomous operation