NEOSSat

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artificial satellite microsatellite space telescope

NEOSSat is a Canadian microsatellite designed to detect and track near-Earth asteroids and space debris from orbit.

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Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	artificial satellite → microsatellite → space telescope →
abbreviation	NEOSSat →
agency	Canadian Space Agency →
attitudeControl	three-axis stabilized →
countryOfOrigin	Canada →
designedFor	high-precision pointing → long-duration imaging of star fields →
fieldOfView	approximately 0.85 degrees by 0.85 degrees →
fullName	Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite →
fundingAgency	Canadian Space Agency → Defence Research and Development Canada →
launchCountry	India →
launchDate	2013-02-25 →
launchMission	PSLV-C20 →
launchProvider	Indian Space Research Organisation →
launchSite	Satish Dhawan Space Centre →
launchVehicle	PSLV-CA →
manufacturer	Microsat Systems Canada Inc. →
mass	82 kilograms →
missionObjective	discover and characterize near-Earth objects → improve space situational awareness for Canada → monitor satellites in high Earth orbit →
missionType	astronomy → space situational awareness →
operator	Canadian Space Agency → Defence Research and Development Canada →
orbitInclination	98 degrees →
orbitPeriod	about 100 minutes →
orbitRegime	low Earth orbit →
orbitType	Sun-synchronous orbit →
powerSource	solar panels →
primaryMission	detection of near-Earth asteroids → tracking of near-Earth asteroids →
program	Canadian Space Agency NEOSSat program →
secondaryMission	space surveillance → tracking of space debris →
sharesLaunchWith	AAUSAT3 → SARAL → STRaND-1 → Sapphire (satellite) →
spacecraftBus	Microsat Systems Canada multi-mission microsatellite bus →
status	operational →
telescopeAperture	15 centimeters →
telescopeType	optical telescope →
uses	CCD detector →
wavelengthRange	visible light →

Referenced by (6)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
NEOSSat →	abbreviation
NEOSSat ("Near-Earth Object Surveillance Satellite") →	fullName
ASC →	notableProject
Canadian Space Agency →	notableWork
Canadian Space Agency →	operates
NEOSSat ("Canadian Space Agency NEOSSat program") →	program