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PoSAT-OSCAR-28


NASA/NORAD number: 22829
Launch Date: 0145 UTC 26 September 1993, Kourou, French Guiana (Ariane V-59).
Orbit type: Circular LEO, inclination 98 degrees, 800 km altitude.
Transponders: Packet BBS, 9600b FSK, 145.975 uplink, 435.075 downlink.

Notes: Launched with KO-25, IO-26, AO-27, SPOT-3, HealthSat. Part of a commercial satellite belonging to Portugese Industrial Consortium. Constructed by University of Surrey (UK).

References:
"New Satellites in Orbit", John Hansen, WA0PTV, The AMSAT Journal, v. 16, no. 5, September/October 1993, p. 1.
"PoSAT OSCAR 28 Open to Amateurs", Steve Ford, WB8IMY,QST, April 1994, p. 110.

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