ESAIL maritime microsatellite
Soon a Vega will launch from Kourou carrying a payload of several satellites. These will be delivered into orbit by a new multi-payload system developed by ESA. Among these small satellites, E-SAIL. This microsatellite is dedicated to supporting maritime traffic and making seafaring safer. It is part of ESA’s SAT-AIS programme, which aims is to increase the coverage of the Automatic Identification System for ships. This system is a short-range coastal tracking system currently used on ships that makes traffic safer but which has a limited range. With microsatellites from the SAT-AIS programme such as E-SAIL maritime shipping can be made safer across the oceans.
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I am from Turkey
Amazing work that you do in space !
Thanks for your great work and videos!
Interesting information!
It is great to see such a valuable satellite being built in such a small clean room.Goodbye the days of giant facilities building mega satellites…maybe?Go Go little companies in space.
Superbe vidéo merci beaucoup à l'ESA de nous montrer ces images.
Thanks for the vid!
I'm wondering, is the choice of small sat LEO constellation a cost based choice? Fewer sats on geosynchronous orbit with a broader coverage wouldn't be performing better? I guess this would need bigger computing capability since they have to deal with more imput at the same time but nothing too big for a system. With few backup in case of malfunction like other sat fleets.
Fly safe! o/
Congratulations ESA! Good job.
Why does the UK even still pay for this
What does ESAIL actually stand for? I mean the acronym?