POSAT 1

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POSAT 1 is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 22829

Int'l Code: 1993-061G

Perigee: 786.3 km

Apogee: 801.6 km

Inclination: 98.8 °

Period: 100.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 7164 km

RCS: 0.3916 m² (medium)

Launch date: September 26, 1993
Source: Portugal (POR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)

Uplink (MHz): 145.925/145.975
Downlink (MHz): 435.075/435.275
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps FSK
Call sign: POSAT1-11 12
Status: Inactive

POSAT 1 was a Portuguese experimental microsatellite that was launched along with SPOT 3 (93-061A). It was intended to receive and retransmit images, to determine its own position with the help of the GPS system, and to experiment with signal compression techniques. It was built at the University of Surrey (UK) within a collaborative program in satellite technology between a consortium of Portuguese academia and industry and the University - managed through its technology transfer company, Surrey Satellite Technology (SSTL).

1 22829U 93061G   24152.56983436  .00000250  00000-0  11111-3 0  9995
2 22829  98.7665 205.5512 0010731  64.8653 295.3642 14.31474373601218

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC