Hamsat

Also called Vusat, VO-52, VUSat-Oscar 52

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General

Designation	28650 / 05017B
Launch date	05 May 2005
Country of origin	India
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	660 km sunsynchronous
Inclination	97.8°
Period	(5 day revisit)
Launch vehicle	PSLV #9

Dedicated to amateur communications.

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End of life

Out of service	Jul 2014
Cause
Decay

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External resources

sat-index articles

http://www.isro.org/Cartosat/Page5.htm

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	Indian amateurs
Platform
Mass at launch	42.5 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	63 x 63 x 55 cm
Solar array	gallium arsenide panels lithium ion battery
Stabilization	spin-stabilized at 4 rpm
DC power
Design lifetime

Has 2 transponders, one designed by Indian amateurs (with ISRO) and the second by Dutch amateurs and the Higher Technical Institute of Venlo

Uplink: 435.25 MHz, Downlink: 145.9 MHz, 60 kHz bandwidth, 1 W
Beacon: 145.940 MHz (continue carrier for the Indian transponder; 12 WPM with CW message for the Dutch transponder)

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