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NORAD ID: 22829
Int'l Code: 1993-061G
Perigee: 790.7 km
Apogee: 803.6 km
Inclination: 98.6 °
Period: 100.7 minutes
Semi major axis: 7168 km
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Source: United States (US)
Comments: 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).
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 22829U 93061G 13139.48483161 .00000113 00000-0 60202-4 0 3762
2 22829 098.6025 085.1254 0009021 336.4425 143.8465 14.30520402 25042
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for POSAT 1
