WeberSat-OSCAR-18
NASA/NORAD number: 20441
Launch Date: 22 January 1990, Kourou, French Guiana, Ariane V-35.
Orbit type: Circular LEO, inclination 98.6 degrees, altitude 800 km.
Weight: 9 kg
Stabilization: Passive magnetic.
Payloads: Color CCD camera. Miscellaneous experiments.
Beacons: 437.100, 437.075 MHz.
Notes: Built by Weber State College (Ogden, Utah, USA). Microsat (Oscar
16-19) mass launch together with SPOT-2, UO-14/UO-15. Telemetry is PSK 1200
baud.
References:
"Six for the Price of One", Part I:
The AMSAT Journal, v. 13, no. 1, March 1990, p. 1. Part II: The AMSAT Journal, v. 13, no. 2, May 1990, p. 1.
"The First Flock of Microsats", Tom Clark, W3IWI, et al., The AMSAT Journal, v. 12, no. 1, May 1989, p. 3.
"Microsat: The Next Generation of OSCAR Satellites", Doug Loughmiller, KO5I, and Bob McGwier, N4HY, Part 1: QST, May 1989, p. 37; Part 2: QST, Jun 1989, p. 53.
"Successful OSCAR Launch Ushers in the 90's", Doug Loughmiller, KO5I, QST, April 1990, p. 52.
"Spotlight on: The Microsats", John A. Magliacane, KD2BD, The AMSAT Journal, v. 15, no. 4, September/October 1992, p. 17.
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