Malaysian-OSCAR 46
Satellite
Summary
Name: Malaysian-OSCAR-46 (aka TiungSat-1)
NASA Catalog Number: 26548
Callsign: Broadcast: MYSAT3-11; BBS: MYSAT3-12; NUP:
MYSAT3-10
Launched: September 26, 2000
Launch vehicle: Dnepr (converted R-36N Voevoda ICBM (SS-18
Satan))
Launch location: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Weight: 50 kg (at launch)
Orbit: 636 x 654 km
Inclination: 64.7 degrees
Size:
Period:
Digital Transponders Mode JD 9600 baud FSK (FM)
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Uplinks:
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Downlinks:
- 437.325 MHz (9600 and 38,400 baud)
Features:
Status: Operational
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Description
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial
land and weather imaging payloads will offer FM and FSK amateur radio
communication.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite
Technology Ltd.
For more information on TiungSat-1, see
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Last update May 31, 2003 - N7HPR