KONGSBERG is commemorating 10 effective years because the AISSat-1 AIS-receiving satellite, full with its KONGSBERG AIS haul, was released from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre in India on July 12, 2010.
The game-changing AISSat-1, the initial functional AIS receiver precede, is funded by the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and also Industry and also releases modern technology which was established collaboratively by Kongsberg Seatex with the Norwegian Space Centre, the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment and also the Norwegian Coastal Administration.
Launched in an Indian PSLV rocket, the 20 x 20 x 20cm, 6kg, cube-shaped AISSat-1 nanosatellite has actually been preserving a sun-synchronous polar orbit at an elevation of about 635km for a complete years currently, obtaining AIS messages from ships throughout the world and also sending them to planet using Kongsberg Satellite Services’ Svalbard- based ground terminal.
Arve Dimmen, Director of Maritime Safety at the Norwegian Coastal Administration, still admire the extreme distinction the AISSat-1 made to the guidance of delivery in the high north once it went into solution.”It was practically like ‘activating the light'”, he remembers, “as the satellite allowed us to obtain a far better introduction of the aquatic website traffic in our sea locations. The satellite information is dispersed to a number of public authorities: Joint Rescue Coordination Centres, the Coast Guard and also the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries are amongst a few of one of the most constant individuals. The information can be made use of to keep an eye on angling tasks and also to keep an eye on search and also rescue procedures mixed-up.
“AISSat-1 was the starting point of our satellite program for maritime surveillance,” Mr Dimmen proceeds, “and it has been a great success.”
While the 10th wedding anniversary of the AISSat-1 launch is sensible reason for event, KONGSBERG is nonetheless strongly concentrated on the future. KONGSBERG’s condition as a motorist of continuously developing modern technologies has actually placed the business as a principal in the growth of the next-generation VDES (VHF Data Exchange System) haul. Visualized as an expansion to AIS, this durable, narrow-band, high-speed, two-way VHF ship interactions system will certainly develop a worldwide common made to sustain the transformative digitalization of the maritime area. Accordingly, next-generation AIS devices for business delivery will certainly include both AIS and also VDES in the very same system.
“The 10th anniversary of successful AISSat-1 service, together with a wide range of additional, successful missions in the past decade, have definitely demonstrated that we have taken a lead in innovative space payload solutions for maritime applications,” claims Gard Ueland, President,Kongsberg Seatex “These missions show that, with a NewSpace approach, it is possible to establish highly successful and cost-efficient space infrastructures using micro and nano satellites. VDES represents a bold step forward in the efficient monitoring and management of vessel traffic, leading to greatly enhanced safety on board and in ports. With the ongoing overhaul of the AIS infrastructure both at sea and on land, we can expect to see a substantial uptake of VDES services over the next years.”
Sea News, July 13
