Pehuensat-1

Pehuensat-1
Country:	Argentina
Operator:	AMSAT-LU
COSPAR-ID :	2007-001D
Mission dates
Dimensions:	6.1 kg
Begin:	January 10, 2007, 03:57 UTC
Starting place:	Satish Dhawan Space Center
Launcher:	PSLV C-7
Status:	in orbit
Orbit data
Rotation time :	96.7 min
Orbit inclination :	97.6 °
Apogee height :	615 km
Perigee height :	596 km

Pehuensat-1 (also OSCAR 63 or PO-63 ) is an Argentine amateur radio satellite .

The satellite was launched on January 10, 2007 by an Indian PSLV rocket from the Satish Dhawan Space Center . He makes voice broadcasts in Spanish , Hindi and English on the 2 meter tape .

The name is based on the Mapuche name of the Chilean araucaria ( Pehuén in Spanish ). Its COSPAR designation is 2007-001D.

Web links

Commons : Pehuensat-1  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Operating organization AMSAT-LU (English)
• Operating organization Universidad Nacional del Comahue (Spanish)
• Operating organization Asociación Argentina de Tecnología Espacial (Spanish)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ PEHUENSAT 1. N2YO, October 21, 2013, accessed on October 22, 2013 (English). 
2. ↑ Spacecraft - Details - PehuenSat 1 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on October 25, 2013 (English).