ONGLAISAT


ONGLAISAT, ONboard Globe-Looking And Imaging Satellite, is a cubesat developed by the Taiwan Space Agency in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Intelligent [Space Systems Laboratory]. Features an experimental off-axis optical system, experimental imaging sensor, and an experimental data compression system.

Name

ONGLAISAT stands for ONboard Globe-Looking And Imaging Satellite. The combined name also draws from multiple languages to render a meaning of "prosperous" and "pineapple" as a reference to Freedom pineapples which was a contemporary cultural reference when the satellite was being named in 2021.

History

ONGLAISAT was developed by the Taiwan Space Agency in partnership with the University of Tokyo's Intelligent Space Systems Laboratory.
ONGLAISAT was launched in November 2024 aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9. By summer 2025 it had accomplished its technical and research goals.

Technical specifications

ONGLAISAT orbits at 400 km.

Payloads

ONGLAISAT features an experimental off-axis optical system, experimental imaging sensor, and an experimental data compression system. It has a main sensor resolution of 2.5m.