Name | WNISAT 1 (Weather News Inc. Satellite 1) |
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Type | Nanosatellite |
Units or mass | 10 kg |
Status | Operational? (Personal contact 2018-08-07, no public news found and undated datasheet on the website says operational) |
Launched | 2013-11-21 |
NORAD ID | 39423 |
Deployer | XPOD GNB (Experimental Push Out Deployer) [UTIAS/SFL] |
Launcher | Dnepr |
Organisation | Weather News Inc. |
Institution | Company |
Entity | Commercial |
Nation | Japan |
Manufacturer | AIVT by Axelspace |
Operator | Axelspace |
Launch brokerer | Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS-SFL) |
Partners | Axelspace |
Oneliner |
Observation of sea ice in the Arctic waters. |
Description |
Observation of sea ice in the Arctic waters. Monitoring of the Northern sea routes and the CO2 content of the atmosphere. |
Sources | [1] [2] [3] [4] |
Photo sources | [1] |
Last modified: 2023-06-08
Detailed WNISAT 1 entry in the Database
Full Nanosats Database (much more data)