Unamsat 2

Mexico

Spacecraft n°:

Mexican spacecraft n°: 6

Autonomous University of Mexico Satellite, also called MO-30 or Oscar 30

Launch data

Designation	24305 / 96052B
Launch date	05 Sep 1996
Launch site	Plesetsk
Launch vehicle	Cosmos 3M
Mission	Communications
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	966/1010 km
Inclination	82.9°
Period	104.8 min

On board a 40.997 MHz pulse transmitter and a wide band receiver centered on the same freq. will enable the search for echoes produced on the ionized trails of meteors as they enter the atmosphere.

The launch of the satellite costed $112,000

Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform	Amsat Microbus
Mass at launch	10.7 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	25 x 25 x 25 cm
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

End of life

Out of service	6 Sep 1996
Cause	failed to operate, died after 1 day The uplink receiver did not survive the launch conditions

Frequency chart (MHz)

Downlink freq.	Transponder/Beacon	Mode
437.206	TX1	default
437.138	TX2

Uplink freq.	Transponder/Beacon	Mode
145.815	Channel A
145.835	Channel B
145.855	Channel C
145.875	Channel D

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