Lusat

Argentina


Spacecraft n°:

Argentinian satellite n°: 1

Also called Microsat 4 or LO-19 or Oscar 19

Launch data:

Designation 20442 / 90005G
Launch date 22 Jan 1990 - 01:35 UT
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-40 (V35)
Mission Telecommunications
Earth orbit on:
Perigee/Apogee 779/797 km
Inclination 98.6°
Period 100.6 min


Spacecraft data:

Prime manufacturer 
Platform Amsat-NA Microsat bus
Operator AMSAT Argentina
Mass at launch  9 kg (14 kg?)
Dry Mass  kg
Basic shape  
Dimension (m) 
Equipment 
Solar array None, solar cells
Stabilization  Passive stabilization
Propulsion 
DC power  
Design lifetime  

It carries Digital Store and Forward packet communications transponder similar to AO-16.

Uplink1200 bps Manchester coded (Biphase-L) FSK (FM) AX.25
145.840 145.860 145.880 145.900 MHz
Downlink1200 bps BPSK (SSB) AX.25, either one of the two frequencies below:
437.154 MHz (LHCP in northern hemisphere), normal unfiltered PSK
437.126 MHz (RHCP in northern hemisphere), Raised Cosine modulation
CW beacon437.126 MHz (when active)


Ref: #14 - update: 04.11.08