Digital Transponders Mode JD 9600 baud FSK (FM)

• Uplinks:
• 145.960 MHz
• Downlinks:
• 437.025 MHz
• 437.400 MHz

• 9600 bps AX.25 protocol store-and-forward PACSAT Protocol Suite communications system.
• Earth Imaging System (EIS)
• S-Band Downlink (1 Mbps)

The first SSTL minisatellite. 

Further information on UO-36 is available

• Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

  • UoSAT-12 Home

  • UoSAT-12 Mission

  • UoSAT-12 Status Reports

  • UoSAT-12 Technical Details

• University of Surrey

  • UoSAT-12 MiniSatellite Mission

  • The UoSAT-12 Merlion Payload

• The Satellite Encyclopedia

  • UoSAT 12

NASA demonstrated on UO-36 the ability to use standard Internet protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any node on the Internet). NASA developed this project working with the commercial payload onboard UoSAT-12.

The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip

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Last update May 31, 2003 - N7HPR