 Sumbandila Oscar 67
(SumbandilaSat)
Spacecraft Summary
| OSCAR Designation: |
Sumbandila Oscar 67 |
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Oscar Number: |
SO-67 |
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| Norad Number: |
35870 |
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Common Name: |
SumbandilaSat |
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| Alternate Name: |
SO-67 |
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Satellite Type: |
Microsatellite |
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| Launch Date: |
17 September, 2009 |
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Launch Location: |
Baikonur |
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| Launch Vehicle: |
Soyuz-2-B/Fregat |
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Apogee: |
520.00 |
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| Perigee: |
498.00 |
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Inclination: |
97.30 |
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| Period: |
95.00 |
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Weight: |
81.000 Kg |
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| Organization: | AMSAT-SA |
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Frequency Information
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| Mode V/U (J) FM Voice Repeater (Use Narrow FM on the uplink): Unknown |
| Uplink: |
145.8750 MHz FM, PL 233.6 Hz. |
| Downlink |
435.3450 MHz FM |
| Callsign(s)
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Current Keplerian Elements
SO-67
1 35870U 09049F 09326.24866355 .00000672 00000-0 31626-4 0 1948
2 35870 97.3631 15.0645 0013218 67.4061 335.4477 15.22861413 9975
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Weekly Satellite Report
Spacecraft is currently being commisioned, and is only available for amateurs on schedule, generally over the weekends. Check http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ for schedules and http://sumbandilamission.blogspot.com/ for commisioning updates. |
Detailed Description
This satellite was launched 17 September 2009 on a Soyuz launch vehicle.
ZASAT is a project initiated and ZASAT is a project initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology. The department recently launched a competition to find a suitable name for the satellite but until such time as a name is chosen the project designation is ZASAT.
The Amateur Radio Payload is operating in conjunction with the University of Stellenbosch Software Defined Receiver project as it will share the VHF receiver and UHF transmitter used by the SDR project. SA AMSAT has designed and will build a control system to facilitate the following operations: - V/U voice transponder with an uplink in the 2 metre band and a downlink in the 70cm band.
- A parrot repeater (voice digipeater)
- A voice beacon
Various other payload options were considered but due to limited real estate, available power and the short time frame, the above configuration was decided on.
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Reference Documents:
- http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
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