WMO OSCAR | Satellite: LOTUSat-1

Satellite: LOTUSat-1

Satellite details

Acronym	LOTUSat-1
Full name	LOTUSat-1
WIGOS Station Identifier	---
Satellite Description	Imaging X-Band SAR at 9.65 GHz To support disaster monitoring
Mass at launch		Dry mass
Power
Data access link	no link provided
Data access information
Orbit	Sunsynchronous orbit	Altitude	505 km
ECT	06:00 desc

Space agency	STI-VAST
Status	Planned
Details on Status (as available)
Launch	≥2025	EOL	≥2030
Last update:	2024-10-21

Associated satellite programme and related satellites

Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational , blue tag : future

Vietnam Natural Resources, Environment and Disaster-monitoring Satellite
- LOTUSat-1 (2025 - 2030)
- VNREDSat-1 (2013 - 2022)

Satellite Payload

All known Instruments flying on LOTUSat-1

Acronym	Full name
SAR-X (LOTUSat)	Synthetic Aperture Radar (X-band) for LOTUSat

Satellite payload

All known instruments flying on LOTUSat-1

Instrument	Full name	Start date	EOL date	Status	NRT data	Data latency (mins)	Instrument calibration	Comments
SAR-X (LOTUSat)	Synthetic Aperture Radar (X-band) for LOTUSat	Jan 2025 *	≥2030 *	N/A

* The information in this field is estimated or assumed

Satellite frequencies for Earth Observation, data transfer and platform communications and control

Earth observation MW frequencies

Service	Sensing mode	Frequency (GHz)	Bandwidth (MHz)	Polarisation	Comments
SAR	active	9.645 GHz - 9.655 GHz	0 MHz		X-Band imager