Unamsat 2

Autonomous University of Mexico Satellite, also called MO-30

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General

Designation	24305 / 96052B
Launch date	5 Sep 1996
Country of origin	Mexico
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	966/1010 km
Inclination	82.9°
Period	104.8 min
Launch vehicle	Cosmos 3M
Launch site	Plesetsk

On board a 40.997 MHz pulse transmitter and a wide band receiver centered on the same freq. will enable the search for echoes produced on the ionized trails of meteors as they enter the atmosphere.

The launch of the satellite costed $112,000

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External resources

http://serpiente.dgsca.unam.mx/unamsat/unameng.htm

sat-index articles

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End of life

Out of service	6 Sep 1996
Cause	failed to operate, died after 1 day The uplink receiver did not survive the launch conditions

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform	Amsat Microbus
Mass at launch	10.7 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension	25 x 25 x 25 cm
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

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Frequency chart (MHz)

Downlink freq.	Transponder/Beacon	Mode
437.206	TX1	default
437.138	TX2
Uplink freq.	Transponder/Beacon	Mode
145.815	Channel A
145.835	Channel B
145.855	Channel C
145.875	Channel D

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