SeaTag-MOD
The SeaTag-MOD is a modular pop-up satellite archival tag (PSAT) designed for high-resolution behavioral and environmental studies, transmitting data via Argos. Its flexible design supports solar power with supercapacitor energy storage, as well as optional battery sections for deployments where sunlight is limited, making it adaptable to a wide range of study conditions.
Key Specifications:
- Power: Solar powered with supercapacitor, optional battery modules available
- Data transmission: Argos satellite
- Data recorded:
- Location (magnetic field intensity & noon-based estimates)
- Time
- Temperature
- Depth/pressure
- 3-axis acceleration
- 3-axis magnetometer
- Light levels (via solar cell)
- Sampling rate: Up to every 16 seconds
- Storage: 2 GB microSD card
- Depth options:
- 500 m (0.04 m resolution)
- 2000 m (0.15 m resolution)
- Design tested: Up to 2000 m (3000 psi)