LILACSAT-1

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LILACSAT-1 is classified as:

• Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 42725
Int'l Code: 1998-067ME
Perigee: 402.1 km
Apogee: 412.4 km
Inclination: 51.6 °
Period: 92.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 6778 km
RCS: Unknown
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Source: People's Republic of China (PRC)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)


LILACSAT-1 is a 2U-CubeSat for education, upper atmosphere science, amateur radio communication and technology demonstration, built by a team of students of Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT). It is a part of the QB50 constellation. LilacSat 1 carries three mission payloads: (1) An Ion-Neutral Mass Spectrometer (INMS). It is a standard payload of QB50 for upper atmosphere science; (2) A V/U APRS digipeater. It is open for amateur use. It will support both real-time repeating and store-forward mode; (3) A thermal infrared camera. It is open for amateur use. Any licensed radio amateur can send a telecommand to take an image and download the data.

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1 42725U 98067ME  17201.49818335 +.00008654 +00000-0 +13014-3 0  9997
2 42725 051.6390 231.8286 0007553 069.8532 290.3272 15.55704224008681

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC