ITF-2 is now Tsukuba-OSCAR 89 or TO-89 per Bill Tynan, W3XO, OSCAR Number Administrator.
CAS-4A/OVS-1A and CAS-4B/OVS-1B where launched today (06-15-2017) at 03:00 GMT from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of China using a CZ-4B launch vehicle. See amsat-bb email below from Alan Kung, BA1DU. Nico Janssen, PA0DLO notes that these two new satellites are two of the four NORAD ID CAT 42578-42761. For now the 06-15-2017 AMSAT-NA KEP Distribution list them as follows:
Name NORAD CAT ID Object A 42758 Object B 42759 Object C 42760 Object D 42761
More later as these objects separate and are identified.
-----Original Message----- From: Alan Kung Sent: Thursday, June 15, 2017 1:54 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [amsat-bb] CAMSAT CAS-4A and CAS-4B launched today
CAS-4A and CAS-4B Satellites from CAMSAT Launched today
Two CAMSAT's armature radio payloads piggybacked on the optical remote sensing micro-satellites OVS-1A and OVS-1B have been launched at 11:00BJT on June 15, 2017 at The Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center of China, using CZ-4B launch vehicle. The primary of this launch is a hard X-ray modulation telescope satellite (HXMT).
? Satellite Name: CAS-4A/OVS-1A ? Architecture: Micro-satellite ? Dimensions: 494Lx499Wx630H mm ? Mass: 55kg ? Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface facing the earth ? Primary Payload: optical Camera with 1.98m resolution ? Orbit: ? Orbit type : Sun synchronization orbit ? Apogee : 524km ? Inclination : 43º ? Period : 95.1min
? Amateur Radio Payload: ? Call sign: BJ1SK ? VHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side ? UHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at -Z side ? CW Telemetry Beacon: 145.855MHz 17dBm ? AX.25 4.8k Baud GMSK Telemetry: 145.835MHz 20dBm ? U/V Linear Transponder Downlink: 145.870MHz 20dBm, 20kHz, Inverted ? U/V Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.220MHz
? Satellite Name: CAS-4B/OVS-1B ? Architecture: Micro-satellite ?Dimensions: 494Lx499Wx630H mm ?Mass: 55kg ? Stabilization: three-axis stabilization system with its +Y surface facing the earth ? Primary Payload: optical Camera with 1.98m resolution ?Orbit: ? Orbit type : Sun synchronization orbit ? Apogee : 524km ? Inclination : 43º ? Period : 95.1min
?Amateur Radio Payload: ? Call sign: BJ1SL ? VHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at +Z side ? UHF Antenna: one 1/4? monopole antenna with max.0dBi gain is located at -Z side ? CW Telemetry Beacon: 145.910MHz 17dBm ? AX.25 4.8k Baud GMSK Telemetry: 145.890MHz 20dBm ?U/V Linear Transponder Downlink: 145.925MHz 20dBm, 20kHz, Inverted ?U/V Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.280MHz
73! Alan Kung, BA1DU _______________________________________________