LilacSat-1

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LilacSat-1, Zidingxiang 1, LilacSat-OSCAR-90 (LO-90)
Type: Amateur radio satellite
Country: China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Operator: Harbin Polytechnic University , CAMSAT (Chinese AMSAT)
COSPAR-ID : 1998-067ME
Mission dates
Dimensions: 2 kg
Size: 20 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Begin: April 18, 2017
Starting place: Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 41
Launcher: Atlas V 401
Status: burns up on March 29, 2019
Orbit data
Rotation time : 97.8 min
Orbit inclination : 92.6 °
Apogee height :  413.1 km
Perigee height :  404.2 km

LilacSat-1 ( Chinese  紫丁香 一號  /  紫丁香 一号 , Pinyin Zǐdīngxiāng Yīhào ) is a Chinese amateur radio satellite . It was designed and built by students from Harbin Polytechnic University (HIT). It's a 2U CubeSat. LilacSat-1 is used for training, exploration of the upper atmosphere and technology testing. The satellite is part of the QB50 constellation and is called the QB50-CN02 here. LilacSat-1 carries three payloads:

  • an INMS ion-neutral mass spectrometer (the standard payload of the QB50 missions for exploring the upper atmosphere)
  • a V / U digipeater
  • an infrared camera

LilacSat-1 is open for use by radio amateurs worldwide. Every licensed radio amateur can send commands to the satellite and thus download images and data. The frequencies were coordinated by the IARU .

mission

The satellite was launched on April 18, 2017 with an Atlas V-401 rocket, on board Cygnus OA-7 , together with 39 other satellites from Cape Canaveral AFS Launch Complex 41 in Florida and brought to the ISS. From there, the satellite was deployed on May 25, 2017. The design lifetime should be three months (from exposure to re-entry into the atmosphere).

Frequencies

  • Uplink (FM) 145.985 MHz with 67 Hz CTCSS (PL tone)
  • Downlink Codec2 9600 bps BPSK Downlink 436.510 MHz and 437.985 MHz
  • Call Sign: ON2CN

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ciprian Sufitchi: LILACSAT-1. June 26, 2017, accessed June 26, 2017 .
  2. ^ IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination. AMSAT-UK, November 13, 2013, accessed June 26, 2017 .