Name of Satellite, Alternate Names |
PCSat (Prototype Communications SATellite, Navy-Oscar 44, NO-44) |
Country of Operator/Owner |
USA |
Operator/Owner |
US Naval Academy |
Users |
Government |
Purpose |
Technology Development/Communications |
Class of Orbit |
LEO |
Type of Orbit |
Intermediate |
Longitude of GEO (degrees) |
0 |
Perigee (km) |
789 |
Apogee (km) |
796 |
Eccentricity |
0.000488656195462478 |
Inclination (degrees) |
67 |
Period (minutes) |
100.7 |
Launch Mass (kg.) |
10 |
Dry Mass (kg.) |
10 |
Power (watts) |
6 |
Date of Launch |
30-09-2001 |
Expected Lifetime |
5 yrs. |
Contractor |
US Naval Academy |
Country of Contractor |
USA |
Launch Site |
Kodiak Launch Complex |
Launch Vehicle |
Athena 1 |
COSPAR Number |
2001-043C |
NORAD Number |
26931 |
Comments |
Built by midshipmen to learn technology and operation; will be part of Amateur Radio Reporting System (APRS); only operates fully for a few weeks a year (when in full sun). |