Amateur radio
NORAD ID: 28650
Int'l Code: 2005-017B
Perigee: 606.3 km
Apogee: 642.4 km
Inclination: 97.6 °
Period: 97.0 minutes
Semi major axis: 6995 km
Launch date: May 5, 2005
Source: India (IND)
Comments: VUSat-OSCAR 52 (VO-52 HAMSAT) is a microsatellite for providing satellite based Amateur Radio Services to the national as well as the international community of Amateur Radio Operator ( HAM's).
Launched as an auxiliary payload on PSLV-6 by The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) along with CARTOSAT-1, the 42.5 kg VO-52 will meet the long felt need of the Amateur Radio Operators in the South Asian region who possess the required equipment and operate in the UHF / VHF band based satellite radio communication.
Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 28650U 05017B 13142.08836745 .00001445 00000-0 17936-3 0 4286
2 28650 097.5685 162.0291 0025750 010.4374 022.5859 14.83845385435217
Source: AFSPC
NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog entry for HAMSAT
