# AlSat-1N (AlSat-Nano)
*missions*

## Specifications
- **country**: Algeria
- **operator**: asal
- **platform**: alsat-nano-3u-bus
- **launch vehicle**: isro-pslv
- **actual launch**: 2016-09-26
- **current status**: operational
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous LEO
- **tasking supported**: false
- **current geographic priority**: Technology demonstration; limited operational EO role
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: community
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: asal
- **attributes**: {"country":"Algeria","operator":"asal","platform":"alsat-nano-3u-bus","launch_vehicle":"isro-pslv","actual_launch":"2016-09-26","current_status":"operational","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous LEO","tasking_supported":false,"current_geographic_priority":"Technology demonstration; limited operational EO role"}
- **relevance**: in-scope

## Editorial
AlSat-1N, also known as AlSat-Nano, is a 3U CubeSat technology-demonstration mission developed through Algerian and UK programme partners.[^isro-pslv-c35][^asal-alsat-1n-programme] It launched on 2016-09-26 on PSLV-C35 into sun-synchronous low Earth orbit.[^isro-pslv-c35] The payload set included the C3D2 camera, the SpaceMag-PV magnetometer payload, and a thin-film solar-cell material demonstration.[^gunter-alsat-nano] Its Earth-imaging role is limited: the camera payload could take Earth imagery, while the mission objective was primarily training and spacecraft technology demonstration rather than routine operational imaging service.[^gunter-alsat-nano][^asal-alsat-1n-programme]

## Compositional position
- AlSat-1N (AlSat-Nano) --[mission_payloads]--> c3d2 (products)
- AlSat-1N (AlSat-Nano) --[related-topic]--> land-cover-change (topics)
- AlSat-1N (AlSat-Nano) --[related]--> spacemag-pv (products)
- AlSat-1N (AlSat-Nano) --[related]--> thin-film-solar-cell-demo (products)

## Sources
- [isro-pslv-c35] | PSLV-C35 / SCATSAT-1 mission launch information, ISRO | https://www.isro.gov.in/PSLVC35.html | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [gunter-alsat-nano] | AlSat-Nano / AlSat-1N satellite record, Gunter's Space Page | https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/alsat-nano.htm | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21
- [asal-alsat-1n-programme] | National Space Program (Algeria), AlSat-1N programme summary | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Space_Program_(Algeria) | tier=community | accessed=2026-06-21

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