 AATiS-OSCAR 49
(RUBIN 2 )
Spacecraft Summary
| OSCAR Designation: |
AATiS-OSCAR 49 |
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Oscar Number: |
AO-49 |
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| International Designator: |
2002-058A |
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Norad Number: |
27605 |
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| Common Name: |
RUBIN 2 |
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Alternate Name: |
SAFIR-M |
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| Satellite Type: |
Payload |
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Launch Date: |
20 December, 2002 |
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| Launch Location: |
Baikonur Cosmodrome |
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Launch Vehicle: |
Dnepr |
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| Apogee: |
693.00 |
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Perigee: |
615.00 |
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| Inclination: |
64.56 |
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Period: |
97.81 |
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| Weight: |
0.000 Kg |
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| | | | Organization: | OHB, Bremen |
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Frequency Information
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| Mode U/V (B) Packet: Non-Operational |
| Uplink: |
435.2750 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS |
| Downlink |
145.8250 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS |
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Current Keplerian Elements
AO-49
1 27605U 02058A 09325.98341624 -.00000054 00000-0 13196-4 0 547
2 27605 64.5583 252.1964 0048202 165.1477 195.1047 14.72425749372171
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Weekly Satellite Report
The website http://hft.fh-pforzheim.de/ao49/ reports that the downlink is operational when the satellite is in direct sunlight however it also reports that:
"On Jan. 30 [2003] SAFIR-M was switched off continously. On Jan. 31 it transmitted sometimes. On Feb. 1 no transmission is logged. We hope normal operation will restart soon." |
Detailed Description
AO-49 was launched December 20, 2002 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the small German scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".
AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS e.V." (German acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule", which means: 'working group for amateur radio and telecommunications in schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany.
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