Uosat 1

Also called UO-09 or Oscar 09

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General

Designation	12888 / 81100B
Launch date	6 Oct 1981
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	372/374 km
Inclination	97.6°
Period	92 min
Launch vehicle	Thor Delta #157
Launch site	Vandenberg

Cost: $38000
First on-board computer (IHU - Integrated Housekeeping Unit) for battery and attitude management, remote control, and experiments.

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End of life

Decay

13 Oct 1989

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	University of Surrey (UK)
Platform	UoSAT
Mass at launch	52 kg
Dimension	0.74 x 0.42 x 0.42 m
Stabilization	3 axis (gravity gradient, magnetorquer)
DC power	BOL: 17 W EOL: 10 W
Design lifetime	3 years

Equipped with a vocal synthetisor and a TV camera.

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