Delfi-C3

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Delfi-C3 / OSCAR 64
Delfi-C3 / OSCAR 64
Type: Amateur radio satellite
Country: NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Operator: Delft University of Technology
COSPAR-ID : 2008-021G
Mission dates
Dimensions: 6.5 kg
Size: 34 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Begin: April 28, 2008, 03:53 UTC
Starting place: Satish Dhawan Space Center
Launcher: PSLV-CA C-9
Status: in orbit
Orbit data
Rotation time : 96.7 min
Orbit inclination : 97.8 °
Apogee height :  615 km
Perigee height :  595 km

Delfi-C3 (also OSCAR 64 , DO-64 ) is a Dutch technology testing and amateur radio satellite .

Structure and Mission

Delfi-C3 was designed and built by the Delft University of Technology . It is a nanosatellite and was built according to the Cubesat architecture. It consists of three Cubesat units (3U). The satellite served the education of students, the space testing of thin film - solar cells and the commissioning of a 40 kHz wide linear transponder for Zweiwegverbindungen of radio amateurs .

It was launched on April 28, 2008 with an Indian PSLV C9 rocket together with the main payload Cartosat-2A and the satellites CanX 2 , CUTE-1.7 + APD II , AAU-Cubesat 2 , COMPASS-1 , SEEDS 2 and Rubin 8 from Satish Dhawan Space Center launched into a low earth orbit . After launch, the satellite also became known as OSCAR 64.

Its COSPAR designation is 2008-021G.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ DELFI C3. N2YO, November 12, 2013, accessed November 13, 2013 .
  2. ↑ Delfi-C3 is now Dutch Oscar 64 (DO-64). TU Delft, May 19, 2008, accessed on November 13, 2013 (English).
  3. ↑ Delfi-C3 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on November 13, 2013 (English).