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ONGLAISAT
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ONGLAISAT, 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
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
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
ONGLAISAT orbits at 400 km.[6]
Payloads
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]
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