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PCSAT is classified as:


NORAD ID: 26931
Int'l Code: 2001-043C
Perigee: 787.7 km
Apogee: 797.9 km
Inclination: 67.0 °
Period: 100.6 minutes
Semi major axis: 7163 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):
Mode: 1200bps AFSK
Call sign: (A) W3ADO-1
Status: Active


Uplink (MHz): 435.250
Downlink (MHz): 145.827
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps FSK
Call sign: (A) PCSAT-1
Status: Active


Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 144.390
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 1200bps AFSK
Call sign: (B) PCSAT-11
Status: Inactive


Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 144.390
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps FSK
Call sign: (B) PCSAT-12
Status: Inactive


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


Uplink (MHz): 435.250
Downlink (MHz): 145.827
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps FSK
Call sign: (A) PCSAT-1
Status: Inactive


Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 144.390
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 1200bps AFSK
Call sign: (B) PCSAT-11
Status: Inactive


Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 144.390
Beacon (MHz):
Mode: 9600bps FSK
Call sign: (B) PCSAT-12
Status: Inactive


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).
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NASA's NSSDC Master Catalog

Two Line Element Set (TLE):
1 26931U 01043C   25290.01677189  .00000269  00000-0  13157-3 0  9993
2 26931  67.0495 153.1622 0007126 273.4466  86.5821 14.31806816255631
Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech