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ASUSat (Arizona State University Satellite, also known as ASU-OSCAR 37) was a U.S. amateur radio satellite that was developed and built for educational purposes by students at Arizona State University. It was equipped with two digital cameras for tracking changes to Earth's coasts and forests.

ASUSat

Mission type	Communications
Operator	ASU
COSPAR ID	2000-004E
SATCAT no.	26065
Website	nasa.asu.edu/asusat/
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass	5 kg (11 lb)
Start of mission
Launch date	27 January 2000, 03:03 UTC
Rocket	Minotaur-I
Launch site	Vandenberg CLF
End of mission
Last contact	28 January 2000
Orbital parameters
Reference system	Geocentric
Regime	Low Earth
Eccentricity	0.0[1]
Altitude	773 kilometres (480 mi)[1]
Inclination	100.2°[1]
Period	100.4 minutes[1]
Epoch	27 January 2000[1]
OSCAR ← OSCAR 36 OSCAR 38 →

ASUSat was launched on January 27, 2000, along with JAWSAT with a Minotaur I rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc, California. ASUSat was received 50 minutes after the start in South Africa, later also in New Zealand and the United States. During two overflights over Arizona, Arizona State University students were able to receive and control the satellite remotely. A problem with the power supply was reported on the third pass, 14 hours after take-off. The solar cells did not provide any electrical energy, so the batteries were exhausted shortly afterwards.[2]

Frequencies

• Uplink: 145.900 MHz
• Downlink: 436.700 MHz

See also

• OSCAR

References

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ASUSat (Arizona State University Satellite, nach dem Start auch ASU-OSCAR 37) war ein US-amerikanischer Amateurfunksatellit, der zu Ausbildungszwecken von Studierenden an der Arizona State University entwickelt und gebaut wurde.

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