ONGLAISAT

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d Lai, Sunny. "'ONGLAISAT' satellite hits imaging, technology testing goals: TASA". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  2. ^ "Space agency celebrates 'pineapple' satellite launch". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  3. ^ "Taiwan-Japan co-developed satellite 'Onglaisat' launched into space". focustaiwan.tw. Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  4. ^ "Satellite produced by Taiwan, Japan launched into space". taiwantoday.tw. Taiwan Today. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  5. ^ "Taiwan-Japan satellite hits milestone". taipeitimes.com. Taipei Times. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  6. ^ a b Komiya, Kantaro. "Taiwanese microsatellite shows world-class optical capabilities, Japan's ArkEdge says". reuters.com. Reuters. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  7. ^ Shakir, Umar. "A tiny satellite showed it can take high-res pics from space". theverge.com. The Verge. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
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