Payload (satellite)
ALSAT-1B
OperationalLEOALG
ALSAT-1B is a satellite launched 2016-09-26 by ALG.
About
Alsat-1B is an Algerian satellite operated by the Agence Spatiale Algerienne for agricultural and disaster monitoring. The contract for the mission was signed in July 2014. The satellite is based on the SSTL-100 bus. The satellite weighs 103 kilograms (227 lb) and carries an Earth imaging payload with 12-metre (39 ft) panchromatic imager and 24-metre (79 ft) multispectral cameras.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID41785
International designator2016-059C
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerALG
Launch date2016-09-26
Launch siteSriharikota, India
Orbital period97.8 min
Inclination97.78°
Apogee660 km
Perigee647 km