Simplesat

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General

Designation	26889 / 01035B
Launch date	20 Aug 2001
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Astronomy
Perigee/Apogee
Inclination
Period
Launch vehicle	From STS 105

0.3 m optical telescope and GPS attitude control system. It is intended to test methods for building cheap astronomical satellites and controlling them from a cheap ground station.

Had communication problems right after its launch. Should transmit on 400.965 MHz

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External resources

sat-index articles

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