OVS 1B

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OVS 1B
Zhuhai-1 01B
CAS-4B
Type: Earth observation satellite
amateur radio satellite
Country: China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China
Operator: Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Ltd.
CAMSAT
COSPAR-ID : 2017-034B
Mission dates
Dimensions: approx. 50 kg
Size: 494 mm × 499 mm × 630 mm
Begin: June 15, 2017, 03:15  UTC
Starting place: Jiuquan Cosmodrome
Launcher: Long March 4
Orbit data
Rotation time : 95.4 minutes
Orbit inclination : 43.0 °
Apogee height 553 km
Perigee height 536 km

OVS 1B , also known as Zhuhai-1 01B or CAS-4B , is the second satellite in the commercial Chinese earth observation constellation Zhuhai-1 . The operator of the constellation is Zhuhai Orbita Control Engineering Co. Ltd. in the southern Chinese province of Guangdong . The satellite also carries an amateur radio payload .

function

OVS 1B is used to record high resolution videos from orbit. The spatial resolution of the videos is 1.98 m with an average orbit height of 530 km. The coverage covers an area of ​​8.1 km × 6.1 km.

The CAS-4B amateur radio payload was developed by the Chinese amateur radio satellite group, CAMSAT. CAS stands for Chinese amateur radio satellite. The amateur radio payload consists of a U / V linear transponder , a CW telemetry signal and a digital telemetry channel.

mission

The satellite was launched on June 15, 2017 on a Langer Marsch 4 launcher from the Jiuquan Cosmodrome in China together with HXMT , OVS 1A and ÑuSat 3 . The linear transponder was activated in October 2017.

Frequencies

The frequencies of the main payload are not known. The following frequencies for the amateur radio payload with the callsign BJ1SL have been coordinated by the International Amateur Radio Union :

  • 435.270 MHz - 435.290 MHz: Uplink LSB
  • 145.935 MHz - 145.915 MHz: Downlink USB (power 20 dBm)
  • 145.910 MHz: CW beacon (power 17 dBm)
  • 145.890 MHz: digital telemetry 4k8 GMSK

Individual evidence

  1. Ciprian Sufitchi: XW-4B. August 11, 2019, accessed on August 12, 2019 .
  2. Zhuhai Orbita Aerospace. Accessed August 11, 2019 .