Picosat

Also called P97-1

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General

Designation	26930 / 01043B
Launch date	30 Sep 2001
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Technology
Perigee/Apogee	794 km
Inclination	67°
Period	101 min
Launch vehicle	Athena #7

Owned by the USAF

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External resources

http://www.sstl.co.uk/missions/mn_picosat.html

sat-index articles

Technical data

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Specifications

Prime contractor	SSTL
Platform
Mass at launch	68 kg
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization
DC power
Design lifetime

Has 4 experimental payloads: RF Beacon (CERTO), GPS Ionospheric Sounding Payload (IOX), Polymer Battery (PBEX), and Ultra Quiet Stabilisation Platform (OPPEX)..

Has CW Doppler tracking beacons operating at 150.012 and 400.032 MHz. Not always on.

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