Pacsat
Also called Microsat 1 or AO-16 or Oscar 16
General
| Designation | 20439 / 90005D |
| Launch date | 22 Jan 1990 |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Mission | Telecommunications |
| Perigee/Apogee | 781/797 km |
| Inclination | 98.6° |
| Period | 100.6 min |
| Launch vehicle | Ariane V35 |
| Mass at launch | 9 kg |
Based on a Amsat-NA Microsat bus
External resources
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/nk6k/msatmain.html
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
sat-index articles
Technical data
| S-Band beacon | 2401.143 MHz |
| Uplink |
1200
bps Manchester coded (Biphase-L) FSK (FM) AX.25 145.900 145.920 145.940 145.960 MHz |
| Downlink | 1200 bps BPSK (SSB) AX.25, either one of the two frequencies below: |
|
437.026
MHz (LHCP in northern hemisphere), normal unfiltered PSK 437.051 MHz (RHCP in northern hemisphere), Raised Cosine modulation |
Passive magnetic stabilization
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