POSAT 1

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POSAT 1 is classified as:

• Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 22829
Int'l Code: 1993-061G
Perigee: 786.6 km
Apogee: 799.2 km
Inclination: 98.7 °
Period: 100.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7163 km
RCS: 0.3916 m² (medium)
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Source: Portugal (POR)
Launch site: FRENCH GUIANA (FRGUI)



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).

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COSMOS 2518 Track 1 satellite(s)

1 22829U 93061G   25193.88538089  .00000073  00000-0  44290-4 0  9994
2 22829  98.7128 255.5907 0008788 311.3007  48.7419 14.31783938659492

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC