ASUSat

ASUSat
Type:	Amateur radio satellite
Country:	United States
Operator:	Arizona State University
COSPAR-ID :	2000-004E
Mission dates
Dimensions:	5 kg
Begin:	January 27, 2000, 03:03 UTC
Starting place:	Vandenberg SLC-8
Launcher:	Minotaur 1
Flight duration:	14 hours
Status:	Out of service
Orbit data
Rotation time :	100.4 min
Orbit inclination :	100.2 °
Apogee height :	809 km
Perigee height :	754 km

ASUSat ( Arizona State University Satellite , after the launch also ASU-OSCAR 37 ) was an American amateur radio satellite that was developed and built for educational purposes by students at Arizona State University .

Mission history

The satellite was launched on January 27, 2000 (local time: January 26) together with the JAWSAT of Weber State University with a Minotaur I from Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 8 into low earth orbit . ASUSat could be received in South Africa 50 minutes after the start , later also in New Zealand and the USA . During two overflights over Arizona, students from Arizona State University received the satellite and controlled it remotely. A problem with the power supply was reported on the third overflight, 14 hours after take-off. The solar cells did not provide any electrical energy, so the batteries were exhausted shortly afterwards.

The COSPAR designation of ASUSat is 2000-004E.

Web links

• Official website (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orbit data shortly after the start, according to ASUSAT in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on May 19, 2019 (English).
2. ↑ ASUSat1. Arizona State University, accessed June 12, 2014 .