Uosat 5

United Kingdom

Spacecraft nº:

UK spacecraft nº: 24

Also called UO-22 or Oscar 22

Launch data:

Designation 21575 / 91050B
Launch date 17 Jul 1991
Launch site Ko, ELA-2
Launch vehicle  Ariane-40 (V44)
MissionTelecommunications and Remote sensing
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee 759/772 km
Inclination 98.4°
Period 100.2 min

Function: Packet Radio Mailbox, Digipeater and a CCD camera experiment (EIS).

Specifications

Prime contractor University of Surrey (UK)
Platform UoSAT
Mass at launch 49 kg
Dimension 0.68 x 0.34 x 0.34 m
Stabilization 3 axis (gravity gradient)
DC power EOL: 10 W
Design lifetime 3 years


Frequency chart

Uplink 9600 bps K9NG/G3RUH modulated FSK (FM) AX.25
145.900 145.975 MHz

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


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