POSAT 1

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POSAT 1 is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 22829

Int'l Code: 1993-061G

Perigee: 787.8 km

Apogee: 803.2 km

Inclination: 98.9 °

Period: 100.6 minutes

Semi major axis: 7166 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   18231.61987675 -.00000001 +00000-0 +17238-4 0  9993
2 22829 098.8550 210.6089 0010805 106.8679 316.5043 14.31008853299136

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC