2026-244Latest orbital launch: Falcon 9 · Starlink Group 15-16 · Oct 27, 2026 · VandenbergLaunch record →
sci-techmaventhe history of spaceflight, in data
  1. Home
  2. Spacecraft
  3. AISat
// communications · 2014

AISat

German maritime traffic monitoring microsatellite. AISat was launched on June 30, 2014 aboard a PSLV from Sriharikota. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2014-034BNORAD 40054Germany

Identity

Name in GCAT
AISat-1
Common name
AISat
International designator
2014-034B
NORAD catalog number
40054
GCAT identifier
S40054
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/722

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Civil government
Program
DLR Micro
Owner
DLR
Country
Germany
Builder
DLR Institute for Space Systems
Platform (bus)
CLAVIS

Launch

Date
June 30, 2014 · 04:22 UTC
Launch record
2014-034Success
Rocket
PSLV
Spaceport
Sriharikota · pad FLP

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
642 km
Apogee
660 km
Inclination
98.25°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
4.0 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q111471728 (CC0).