missions

AlSat-2B

Missions → AlSat-2A (Extended operations)

AlSat-2B is the second ALSAT-2 high-resolution Algerian optical Earth-observation mission, using the ALSAT-2 NAOMI payload and an AstroSat-100 / Myriade-derived small-satellite platform.^[1]^[2] It launched on 2016-09-26 on ISRO PSLV-C35 into a sun-synchronous orbit at about 670 km.^[3]^[1] The ALSAT-2 programme heritage gives 2.5 m panchromatic and 10 m multispectral imaging over a 17.5 km swath.^[4]^[2] Its application set covers urban planning, agriculture, coastal planning, cartography, civil-project monitoring, and environmental monitoring.^[1]^[2]

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current status	Extended operations
operator	Agence Spatiale Algerienne
platform	AstroSat-100 bus
launch vehicle	PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)
Launched	2016-09-26
orbit type	Sun-synchronous orbit, about 670 km
swath km	17.5
revisit days	3
tasking supported	Yes
current geographic priority	Algeria and national land, coastal, and civil-planning applications

Supply chain position

built on platform AstroSat-100 bus

operated by Agence Spatiale Algerienne

launched on PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle)

related to Land cover change

related to Coastal erosion

related to Disaster damage assessment

same brand group as AlSat-2A

Sources

[1]Successful launch of ALSAT-2B completes Airbus Defence and Space's ALSAT programmeoperator press2016-09-262026-06-21
[2]AlSat-2A and AlSat-2B, eoPortalcommunity-2026-06-21
[3]List of PSLV Launches, ISROagency doc-2026-06-21
[4]ALSAT-2 Programme, ASAL/Astrium presentationoperator engineering-2026-06-21

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@misc{eoatlas:missions:alsat-2b,
  title = {AlSat-2B},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/missions/alsat-2b}
}