Suggested Edit for Satellite
Suggested by eu1sat on: 2026-05-02 20:37
Citation: https://celestrak.org/satcat/table-satcat.php?CATNR=51657
Verdict: Approved
Reviewed by - on: 2026-05-02 20:39
| Name | INSPIRESat-1 |
| NORAD ID | 51657 |
| Followed NORAD ID | - |
| Alternative Names | IS1 |
| Description | The INSPIRESat-1 is a nanosatellite from the International Space Program In Research and Education (INSPIRE). INSPIRE aims to promote cultural exchanges through international collaborative space science and spacecraft engineering projects. It consists of 2 Payloads: 1. Compact Ionospheric Probe (CIP): To improve the understanding of Ionosphere dynamics through observations of ion temperature, composition, density, and velocity developed by National Central University of Taiwan 2. Dual Aperture X-ray Solar Spectrometer (DAXSS): To improve our understanding of the sun’s coronal heating processes by measuring the Soft X-Ray spectrum of the sun developed by LASP at University of Colorado at Boulder. |
| Owner/Operator | - |
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| Website | https://lasp.colorado.edu/home/inspire/ |
| Dashboard URL | https://dashboard.satnogs.org/d/xSIFnkB7k/inspiresat-1?orgId=1 |
| Launch Date | Feb. 13, 2022, midnight |
| Deploy Date | Feb. 13, 2022, midnight |
| Re-entry Date | May 2, 2026, midnight |
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| Re-entry Date | - | May 2, 2026, midnight |