Fuji 2

Japan

International Sat. n°:

Japanese satellite n°: 79
Also called JAS 2 or FO-29 or Oscar 29

Launch data:

Designation: 24278 / 96046B
Launch date17 August 1996
Launch site Tanegashima
Launch vehicle  H-2 (#4)
Mission Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee 797/1317 km
Inclination 98.6°
Period 106 min

Only operates in analog mode after a failure

Specifications

Prime contractor  
Platform  
Mass at launch 50 kg
Mass in orbit  
Dimension 0.44 x 0.47 m
Solar array  
Stabilization  
DC power  
Design lifetime  

Packet Radio Mailbox and Digipeater, and a mode J analog transponder.

Mode JD uplink 1200bps Manchester coded (Biphase-L) FSK (FM) AX.25
145.850 145.870 145.890 145.910 MHz
Mode JD downlink 1200bps BPSK (SSB) AX.25
435.910 MHz
Total transmitting power is 1W

Mode JA uplink 145.900 - 146.000 MHz (SSB, CW)
Mode JA downlink 435.800 - 435.900 MHz (SSB, CW, inverting)
Mode JA Beacon 435.795 MHz
Total transmitting power is 1W, of which beacon is 100 mW
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