OSCAR 44 (also called Navy-OSCAR 44, PCSat-1, Prototype Communications SATellite and NO-44) is an American amateur radiosatellite for packet radio. It was built by Bob Bruninga at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Bob Bruninga WB4APR (center) with USNA-1 / PCSat, September 2001
The satellite was launched on September 30, 2001 by the Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, using an Athena 1 rocket along with the Starshine 3, PICOSat and SAPPHIRE satellites. After the successful launch, the satellite was assigned OSCAR number 44.
The satellite has a digipeater for APRS in the 2-meter band. OSCAR 44 usually works with a negative power balance, which means that it is supplied with voltage by the photovoltaic cells each time it enters sunlight and remains active for another 45 minutes when it leaves sunlight using the battery charged by the photovoltaic cells.[3]
oscar, also, called, navy, pcsat, prototype, communications, satellite, american, amateur, radio, satellite, packet, radio, built, bruninga, naval, academy, pcsat, satellite, mission, typecommunicationsoperatorusnacospar, id2001, 043c, satcat, 26931websitepcsa. OSCAR 44 also called Navy OSCAR 44 PCSat 1 Prototype Communications SATellite and NO 44 is an American amateur radio satellite for packet radio It was built by Bob Bruninga at the U S Naval Academy OSCAR 44PCSat 1 satellite Mission typeCommunicationsOperatorUSNACOSPAR ID2001 043C 1 SATCAT no 26931WebsitePCSatSpacecraft propertiesLaunch mass10 kg 22 lb Start of missionLaunch date30 September 2001 02 40 UTCRocketAthena 1 LM 001Launch siteKodiak LP 1Orbital parametersReference systemGeocentricRegimeLow EarthSemi major axis7 167 0 km 4 453 4 mi 2 Perigee altitude792 3 km 492 3 mi 2 Apogee altitude801 7 km 498 2 mi 2 Inclination67 0511 2 Period100 7 minutes 2 Epoch13 February 2020 2 TranspondersBandFMFrequencyDownlink 145 825 MHzUplink 145 825 MHzOSCAR OSCAR 43OSCAR 45 Bob Bruninga WB4APR center with USNA 1 PCSat September 2001 The satellite was launched on September 30 2001 by the Kodiak Launch Complex Alaska using an Athena 1 rocket along with the Starshine 3 PICOSat and SAPPHIRE satellites After the successful launch the satellite was assigned OSCAR number 44 The satellite has a digipeater for APRS in the 2 meter band OSCAR 44 usually works with a negative power balance which means that it is supplied with voltage by the photovoltaic cells each time it enters sunlight and remains active for another 45 minutes when it leaves sunlight using the battery charged by the photovoltaic cells 3 See also edit nbsp Spaceflight portal OSCARExternal links editOSCAR 44 informations in German PCSat ARPSReferences edit NASA Goddard Space Flight Center PCSAT Retrieved February 13 2020 a b c d e f n2yo com PCSAT Retrieved February 13 2020 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint numeric names authors list link Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation NO 44 PCsat amsat org Retrieved 13 February 2020 nbsp This spacecraft or satellite related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title OSCAR 44 amp oldid 1074579365, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
