| From | saguaroastro<saguaroastro@cox.net> |
| Date | 12/09/2022 07:13 |
| To | 'Alan Kung'<camsat@vip.163.com>, amsat-bb<amsat-bb@amsat.org> |
| Subject | RE: [AMSAT-BB] CAMSAT CAS-5A amateur radio satellite will be launched at UTC 06:35:02 on Dec. 9 |
Alan, Good luck with the launch. Will the transponders be activated?
Rick Tejera
Saguaro Astronomy Club
www.saguaroastro.org
Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club
www.w7tbc.org
From: Alan Kung <camsat@vip.163.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 8, 2022 16:01
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Subject: [AMSAT-BB] CAMSAT CAS-5A amateur radio satellite will be launched at UTC 06:35:02 on Dec. 9
Hello,
The CAMSAT CAS-5A amateur radio satellite will be piggybacked on the Smart Dragon-3 Y1 launch vehicle and launched from the sea launch platform in the Yellow Sea at UTC 06:35:02 on December 9.
CAS-5A deployment orbital elements:
Flight Time 724.670s
Semi-major axis 6926.918 Km
eccentricity 8.143e-04
Orbital inclination 97.524°
Pergee height (relative to equatorial radius) 543.140km
Apogee altitude (relative to equatorial radius) 554.422km
Longitude of the ascending node 298.491°
Perigee angle (for reference only) 188.413°
True near point angle (for reference only) 344.096°
Flat near point angle (for reference only) 344.121°
Orbital period 5737.479 s
Absolute speed 7591.699 m/s
Absolute speed local inclination -1.278e-02°
Geodetic longitude 119.477°
Geographic latitude 7.475°
voyage 3336.983 km
The user's manual of CAS-5A satellite will be available later.
CAMSAT is looking for the CW beacon and telemetry monitoring.
73!
Alan Kung, BA1DU
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