PSAT-2

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PSAT-2
Navy-OSCAR 104
Type: Amateur radio satellite
Country: United StatesUnited States United States
Operator: US Naval Academy
Brno University of Technology
COSPAR-ID : 2019-036R
Mission dates
Dimensions: 2 kg
Begin: June 25, 2019, 06:30 UTC
Starting place: Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39B
Launcher: Falcon Heavy
Orbit data
Rotation time : 96.2 hours
Orbit inclination : 28.5 °
Apogee height :  851.0 km
Perigee height :  312.3 km

PSAT-2 is an experimental amateur radio satellite of the United States Naval Academy , which was developed in collaboration with the Technical University of Brno . The OSCAR number administrator of AMSAT North America assigned the number 104 to this satellite; in the amateur radio community it is therefore also called Navy-OSCAR 104, or NO-104 for short.

mission

PSAT-2 was launched on June 25, 2019 with a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39 as part of the STP-2 mission (Space Test Program 2) as one of 24 satellites.

Frequencies

The following frequencies for the satellite were coordinated by the International Amateur Radio Union :

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ciprian Sufitchi: PSAT2. August 6, 2019, accessed on August 6, 2019 .
  2. ↑ Drew glass burner: BRICSAT2 and PSAT2 Designated Navy-OSCAR 103 (NO-103) and Navy-OSCAR 104 (NO-104). August 5, 2019, accessed August 6, 2019 .