BRICSat-2

BRICSat-2
Mission typeCommunications
OperatorU.S. Navy[1]
COSPAR ID2019-036S[1]
SATCAT no.44355[1]
Spacecraft properties
Bus1.5U Cubesat[2]
ManufacturerGeorge Washington University
Launch mass1 kg (2.2 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date25 June 2019, 06:30 (2019-06-25UTC06:30) UTC
RocketFalcon Heavy
Launch siteKennedy LC-39A
ContractorSpaceX
End of mission
Decay date20 April 2022[3]
Orbital parameters
Reference systemGeocentric
RegimeLow Earth
Semi-major axis6,925 kilometres (4,303 mi)[4]
Perigee altitude310.4 kilometres (192.9 mi)[4]
Apogee altitude799.0 kilometres (496.5 mi)[4]
Inclination28.5323°[4]
Period95.6 minutes[4]
Mean motion15.06277419[4]
Epoch7 April 2020[4]
Transponders
BandFM

BRICSat-2 (Ballistically Reinforced Communication Satellite 2), or USNAP1, was an experimental amateur radio satellite from the United States Naval Academy that was developed in collaboration with George Washington University. BRICSat-2 was the successor to BRICSat-P. AMSAT North America's OSCAR number administrator assigned number 103 to this satellite; in the amateur radio community it was therefore called Navy-OSCAR 103, short NO-103.[5]

Mission

BRICSat-2 was launched on June 25, 2019 with a Falcon Heavy from Kennedy Space Center, Florida, United States, as part of Mission STP-2 (Space Test Program 2) as one of 24 satellites.

Frequencies

  • 145.825 MHz - Uplink APRS digital repeater, 1200 bd
  • 145.825 MHz - Downlink APRS digital repeater
  • 437.605 MHz - Telemetry, 9600 bd (callsign USNAP14)

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "BRICSAT 2". NSSDCA. NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  2. ^ Erik Kulu. "BricSat-2 (USNA-P1, BricSat-2, BricSat-D, Ballistically Reinforced Communication Satellite, PSat B, ParkinsonSat B". Nanosats database. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  3. ^ "BRICSAT 2 (NO-103)". N2YO.com. 20 April 2022. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g "BRICSAT 2 (NO-103)". N2YO.com. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
  5. ^ Glasbrener, Drew (5 August 2020). "BRICSAT2 and PSAT2 Designated Navy-OSCAR 103 (NO-103) and Navy-OSCAR 104 (NO-104)". Retrieved 3 February 2020.
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