ExseedSat-1

ExseedSat-1 (VU-OSCAR 96)
Type:	Amateur radio satellite
Country:	India India
Operator:	Exseed Space Ltd., AMSAT-India
COSPAR-ID :	2018-099 [...]
Mission dates
Dimensions:	1 kg
Size:	10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Begin:	December 3, 2018, 13:34 UTC
Starting place:	Vandenberg AFB SLC-4E
Launcher:	Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Orbit data

ExseedSat-1 , VO-96 or VUsat OSCAR 96 is an Indian amateur radio satellite . ExseedSat-1 is a 1U CubeSat developed by the Indian company Exseed Space Innovations Ltd. was developed and built. The five Indian radio amateurs were instrumental in the development: Ashhar Farhan (VU2ESE), George Phillips (VU2GT), Gurudutta Panda (VU3GDP), Sasi Bhusan (VU3ELR) and Nitin Mutin (VU3TYG). ExseedSat-1 is India's first privately financed satellite. The satellite should also take over emergency radio tasks.

construction

ExseedSat-1 carries an amateur radio payload that has the following features:

single-channel narrowband FM transponder mode U / V
Squelch with CTCSS 67.0 Hz.
Output power selectable between 1 watt and 0.5 watt.
Digipeater function with APRS with UHF uplink and VHF downlink.
Melody mode: For special occasions or events, a simple melody is played from a few notes.

mission

The satellite was launched on December 3, 2018 at 13:34 UTC with the Falcon 9 flight SSO-A together with 63 other small satellites from the Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 4 # SLC-4E in the USA. This satellite is expected to have a lifespan of two years. After the launch, the first telemetry signals were received all over the world.

Frequencies

145.900 MHz FM downlink and digipeater downlink
435.340 MHz uplink (FM CTCSS 67.0 Hz)

The frequencies were coordinated by the IARU .

Web links

Exseed Sat-1 on the Exseed Space website

Individual evidence

↑ Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA: ANS-341 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ExseedSat Granted VO-96 OSCAR Number. December 7, 2018, accessed December 26, 2018 .
↑ Shashank Raj Gupta: Exseed Sat-1. December 11, 2018, accessed December 26, 2018 .
↑ Srinivas Laxman and Surendra Singh: Mumbai startup first Indian private firm to have satellite. December 5, 2018, accessed December 22, 2018 .

[vo-96-1] Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA: ANS-341 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ExseedSat Granted VO-96 OSCAR Number. December 7, 2018, accessed December 26, 2018 .

[edristi-2] Shashank Raj Gupta: Exseed Sat-1. December 11, 2018, accessed December 26, 2018 .

[times-in-3] Srinivas Laxman and Surendra Singh: Mumbai startup first Indian private firm to have satellite. December 5, 2018, accessed December 22, 2018 .