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HITSat-OSCAR 59
(HITSat)


Spacecraft Summary

OSCAR Designation:  HITSat-OSCAR 59     Oscar Number:  HO-59    
International Designator:  2006-041F     Norad Number:  29484    
Common Name:  HITSat     Satellite Type:  Cubesat    
Launch Date:  22 September, 2006     Launch Location:  Kagoshima Space Center    
Launch Vehicle:  JAXA M-V     Decay Date:  18 June, 2008    
Apogee:  663.00     Perigee:  279.00    
Inclination:  98.32     Period:  94.02    
Dimensions:  10x10x10     Weight:  2.700 Kg    
Organization: Hokkaido Institute of Technology


Frequency Information
 
Mode U Packet: Non-Operational
Downlink 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
 
Mode U TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign(s)
Beacon:JR8YJT

Weekly Satellite Report

From the HIT-SAT HO-59 command team blog:

2008/6/20:End of operation
HIT-SAT was decay orbit on June 18 2008. We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude to you for many reception report. We take the project forward into its next stage. Last CW voice by HIT-SAT ground staiton(MP3 sounds)here.
Thank you very much.
(16:00)JST

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