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AlSat-1B

AlSat-1B is a medium-resolution Algerian optical Earth-observation microsatellite and a second-generation DMC-derived imaging mission.^[1] It launched on 2016-09-26 on ISRO PSLV-C35 and operates in a sun-synchronous low Earth orbit at about 700 km.^[2]^[1] The ALITE payload provides panchromatic imaging at 12 m and multispectral imaging at 24 m over a 150 km swath.^[1] The mission is framed for agriculture, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, and cartography, with less than seven-day repeat coverage over Algeria and full Algeria coverage in 29 days.^[1]^[3]

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current status	Extended operations
operator	Agence Spatiale Algerienne
platform	SSTL-100 bus
launch vehicle	PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
Launched	2016-09-26
orbit type	Sun-synchronous LEO, approximately 700 km
swath km	150
revisit days	7
tasking supported	No
current geographic priority	Algeria, with agriculture, environmental, and disaster-monitoring coverage

Supply chain position

operated by Agence Spatiale Algerienne

launched on PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)

built on platform SSTL-100 bus

related to Disaster damage assessment

related to Land cover change

related to Crop-type mapping

related to Crop stress and yield

Sources

[1]AlSat-1B: Launched 2016, SSTL space portfoliooperator datasheet2026-06-21
[2]PSLV-C35 / SCATSAT-1 mission launch information, ISROagency doc2026-06-21
[3]National Space Program (Algeria), programme summarycommunity2026-06-21

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@misc{eoatlas:missions:alsat-1b,
  title = {AlSat-1B},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/alsat-1b}
}