Kitsat 1

South Korea

International Sat. n°:

S. Korea satellite n°: 1

Also called KO-23 or Oscar 23 or Uribyol 1

Launch data:

Designation:	22077 / 92052B
Launch date	10 Aug 1992
Launch site	Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle	Ariane-42P (V52)
Mission:	Telecommunications
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	1304/1324 km
Inclination	66.1°
Period	111.9 min
Mass at launch	50.5 kg

Function: Packet Radio Mailbox, Digipeater, a CCD camera experiment and a synthesized voice experiment. The Earth Imaging System (EIS) has 2 CCD cameras.

Specifications

Prime contractor	Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
Platform	SSTL (Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.)
Mass at launch	50.5 kg
Mass in orbit
Length
Width
Height
Stabilization	3-axis (gravity gradient & magnetotorquer)
DC power
Design lifetime

Frequency chart

Uplink

9600 bps K9NG/G3RUH modulated FSK (FM) AX.25
145.850 145.900 MHz

Downlink 9600 bps K9NG/G3RUH modulated FSK (FM) AX.25
435.175 MHz

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