PCSAT

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PCSAT is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 26931

Int'l Code: 2001-043C

Perigee: 791.6 km

Apogee: 802.7 km

Inclination: 67.1 °

Period: 100.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 7168 km

RCS: 0.1974 m² (medium)

Launch date: September 30, 2001
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: Pegasus launched from Western Range Air Space (WRAS)

Uplink (MHz): 145.827
Downlink (MHz): 145.827
Beacon (MHz): 145.827
Mode: 1200bps AFSK
Call sign: (A) W3ADO-1
Status: Active

PCSAT (Prototype Communications SATellite) is to act as a relay for amateur radio transmissions. It was built by the midshipmen at the US Naval Academy. It will augment the existing worldwide Amateur Radio Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS).

1 26931U 01043C   18224.91687816 -.00000038 +00000-0 +17380-4 0  9997
2 26931 067.0510 083.0293 0007784 266.1432 093.8779 14.30513274880590

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech