Delfi-C3
Delfi-C3 / OSCAR 64 | |
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Type: | Amateur radio satellite |
Country: | 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
- Delfi-C3 at the TU Delft
Individual evidence
- ↑ DELFI C3. N2YO, November 12, 2013, accessed November 13, 2013 .
- ↑ Delfi-C3 is now Dutch Oscar 64 (DO-64). TU Delft, May 19, 2008, accessed on November 13, 2013 (English).
- ↑ Delfi-C3 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on November 13, 2013 (English).