Max Valier Sat
| Max Valier Sat | |
|---|---|
| Type: | X-ray and amateur radio satellite |
| Country: |
 Italy
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| Operator: | TFO "Max Valier" Bozen, TFO "Oskar von Miller" Merano, amateur astronomers "Max Valier" |
| COSPAR-ID : | 2017-036P |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 15 kg |
| Size: | 40 × 40 × 10 cm |
| Begin: | June 23, 2017, 03:59 UTC |
| Starting place: | Satish Dhawan Space Center |
| Launcher: | PSLV C38 |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 94.7 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 92.4 ° |
| Apogee height : | 520.4 km |
| Perigee height : | 503.5 km |
Max Valier Sat is an Italian X-ray and amateur radio satellite . The satellite bears the name of the Bozen-born rocket pioneer Max Valier . It is a student project of the technical college (TFO) Bozen and Meran, supported by the German space company OHB . The association of amateur astronomers “Max Valier” is co-operator of the satellite.
Payloads
The main payload is an X-ray telescope designed and built by the Max Planck Institute for Extraterrestrial Physics (MPE). The data generated by this detector are transmitted together with other telemetry data on the amateur radio frequency 145.860 MHz . A second payload is an amateur radio beacon that sends a telegraphic (CW) message. The frequencies were coordinated by the IARU .
mission
The satellite was launched on June 23, 2017 with a PSLV rocket along with another 30 satellites from the Satish Dhawan Space Center near Chennai, India. The satellite entered a polar orbit about 500 kilometers high. Telemetry could be received immediately after the launch.
Frequencies
- Telemetry downlink 145.860 MHz
- CW beacon downlink 145.960 MHz
- Call Sign: II3MV
Web links
- Max Valier Satellite website of the satellite
- Student nanosatellite with X-ray telescope transmits to 2 m radio amateur magazine, 26 June 2017
Individual evidence
- ↑ Max Valier Sat. Satellite details 2017-036P NORAD 42778. n2yo.com, accessed on August 13, 2019 (English).
- ↑ Home page of the amateur astronomer Max Valier, Bozen. Association for the promotion of astronomy in South Tyrol. Retrieved August 13, 2019 .
- ^ IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination. AMSAT-UK, September 30, 2016, accessed August 13, 2019 .