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: amsat-bb@AMSAT.Org
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
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