ONGLAISAT
ONGLAISAT (an acronym for "ONboard Globe-Looking And Imaging Satellite") is a CubeSat developed by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory. Features an experimental off-axis optical system, experimental imaging sensor, and an experimental data compression system.
Name
[edit]ONGLAISAT stands for ONboard Globe-Looking And Imaging Satellite.[1] The combined name also draws from multiple languages to render a meaning of "prosperous" and "pineapple" as a reference to Freedom pineapples which was a contemporary cultural reference when the satellite was being named in 2021.[2]
History
[edit]ONGLAISAT was developed by the Taiwan Space Agency (TASA) in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory.[1]
ONGLAISAT was launched in November 2024 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9.[3][4] By summer 2025 it had accomplished its technical and research goals.[1][5]
Technical specifications
[edit]ONGLAISAT orbits at 400 km.[6]
Payloads
[edit]ONGLAISAT features an experimental off-axis optical system, experimental imaging sensor, and an experimental data compression system.[1] It has a main sensor resolution of 2.5m.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Lai, Sunny. "'ONGLAISAT' satellite hits imaging, technology testing goals: TASA". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Space agency celebrates 'pineapple' satellite launch". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Taiwan-Japan co-developed satellite 'Onglaisat' launched into space". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Satellite produced by Taiwan, Japan launched into space". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ "Taiwan-Japan satellite hits milestone". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- 1 2 Komiya, Kantaro. "Taiwanese microsatellite shows world-class optical capabilities, Japan's ArkEdge says". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
- ↑ Shakir, Umar. "A tiny satellite showed it can take high-res pics from space". theverge.com. The Verge. Retrieved 30 July 2025.