MESAT 1

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MESAT 1
NamesMESAT 1
Maine Satellite 1
MESAT1-OSCAR 122
MO-122
Mission typeCommunications
Operator University of Maine [1]
COSPAR ID 2024-125G
SATCAT no. 60209
Website umaine.edu/wisenetlab/mesat1
Spacecraft properties
Spacecraft Cubesat (3U)
ManufacturerUniversity of Maine
Dimensions30 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (11.8 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch dateJuly 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]

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Mission

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]
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

See also

References

  1. "MESAT 1". NASA GSFC. Retrieved 28 June 2025.PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. N2yo.com. "OBJECT G Satellite details" . Retrieved 28 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. University of Maine. "MESAT1 (Maine's 1st Small Satellite)" . Retrieved 28 June 2025.
  4. AMSAT Sweden. "MESAT-1 Scheduled for June 27 2024" . Retrieved 28 June 2025.