HAMSAT (VO-52)

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HAMSAT (VO-52) is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 28650

Int'l Code: 2005-017B

Perigee: 590.6 km

Apogee: 625.1 km

Inclination: 97.7 °

Period: 96.7 minutes

Semi major axis: 6978 km

RCS: 0.3457 m² (medium)

Launch date: May 5, 2005
Source: India (IND)
Launch site: SRIHARIKOTA (SRI)

Uplink (MHz): 435.220-435.280
Downlink (MHz): 145.930-145.870
Beacon (MHz): 145.936
Mode: SSB Carrier
Call sign: Indian
Status: Inactive

Uplink (MHz): 435.225-435.275
Downlink (MHz): 145.925-145.875
Beacon (MHz): 145.860
Mode: SSB CW
Call sign: Dutch
Status: Inactive

VUSat-OSCAR 52 (VO-52 HAMSAT) is a microsatellite for providing satellite based Amateur Radio Services to the national as well as the international community of Amateur Radio Operator ( HAM's).

Launched as an auxiliary payload on PSLV-6 by The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) along with CARTOSAT-1, the 42.5 kg VO-52 will meet the long felt need of the Amateur Radio Operators in the South Asian region who possess the required equipment and operate in the UHF / VHF band based satellite radio communication.