Names | MESAT 1 Maine Satellite 1 MESAT1-OSCAR 122 MO-122 |
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Mission type | Communications |
Operator | University of Maine [1] |
COSPAR ID | 2024-125G |
SATCAT no. | 60209 |
Website | umaine |
Spacecraft properties | |
Spacecraft | Cubesat (3U) |
Manufacturer | University of Maine |
Dimensions | 30 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (11.8 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | July 4, 2024, 04:04 UTC |
Rocket | Firefly Alpha |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-2W |
Contractor | Firefly Aerospace |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric orbit |
Regime | Low Earth orbit |
Semi-major axis | 6,834 kilometres (4,246 mi) |
Perigee altitude | 449.4 km (279.2 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 476.8 km (296.3 mi) |
Inclination | 97.3° |
Period | 93.7 minutes |
Epoch | June 28, 2025 [2] |
MESAT 1, MESAT1-OSCAR 122 or MO-122 is an American university and amateur radio satellite. [3]
On 4 July 2024, MESAT 1 was launched on a Firefly Alpha launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. The amateur radio transponder became operational on 20 September 2024. On 2 October 2024, the OSCAR Numbers Coordinator assigned the designation MESAT1-OSCAR-122 or MO-122 to AMSAT-NA.
MESAT 1, developed by the University of Maine, carries three experimental payloads for university research, a transmitter for commercial Globalstar, and a linear transponder provided by AMSAT for use by amateur radio operators worldwide.
The three university experiments are:
Frequencies [4] | |
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435.81 - 435.84 MHz downlink | USB |
145.91 MHz - 145.94 MHz uplink | LSB |
435.80 MHz - 435.790 MHz Telemetry | 1200 baud BPSK |
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