Pacsat

USA

Also called Microsat 1 or AO-16 or Oscar 16

Launch data:

Designation 20439 / 90005D
Launch date 22 Jan 1990
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-40 (V35)
Mission Telecommunications
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 781/797 km
Inclination 98.6°
Period 100.6 min
Mass at launch 9 kg
Oscar 11

Position satellites on Ariane upper-stage


Based on a Amsat-NA Microsat bus
S-Band beacon 2401.143 MHz
   
Uplink 1200 bps Manchester coded (Biphase-L) FSK (FM) AX.25
145.900 145.920 145.940 145.960 MHz
   
Downlink 1200 bps BPSK (SSB) AX.25, either one of the two frequencies below:
  437.026 MHz (LHCP in northern hemisphere), normal unfiltered PSK
437.051 MHz (RHCP in northern hemisphere), Raised Cosine modulation

Passive magnetic stabilization.

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