Pcsat

Also called NAV-OSCAR-44 (NO-44)

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General

Designation	26931 / 01043C
Launch date	30 Sep 2001
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	794 km
Inclination	67°
Period	101 min
Launch vehicle	Athena #7

To provide mobile and Handheld Satellite digital communications for amateur satellite operators. Mission supported by the DoD. Cost: $50000.

Students of the US Naval Academy did the electronics, structural, thermal, and mechanical design as well as taking responsibility for all payload integration issues with the Space Test Program and NASA. Carries a limited SAR payload.

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External resources

http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	US Naval Academy
Platform
Mass at launch	17.5 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime	unsure, the aim of the satellite is to test that

1200-baud APRS digipeater

Frequencies:
Uplink: 145.825 & 435.25 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz

Over USA, other downlink at 144.390 MHz

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