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Itamsat
Itamsat (Italian Amateur Satellite), IO 26 (Italy OSCAR 26) is a microsatellite built by AMSAT IT and has a mission to store and forward amateur radio messages like PACSAT (AO-16) and LUSAT (LO-19).
The satellite is based on the AMSAT-NA Microsat bus. It carried a Mode JD (145 to 435 MHz) Digital Transponder using the 1200 bps AX.25 protocol store-and-forward PACSAT Protocol Suite communications system and is mostly identical to PACSAT and LUSAT.
Itamsat was launched on 26 September 1993 by an Ariane-40 H10 rocket together with SPOT 3 and a cluster of small satellites consisting of Stella, Healthsat 2, Kitsat 2, Eyesat 1 and PoSAT 1.
| Nation: | Italy |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Amateur radio communication |
| Operator: | AMSAT Italy |
| Contractors: | AMSAT Italy |
| Equipment: | Digital Transponder - Mode JD |
| Configuration: | AMSAT-NA Microsat |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 11 kg |
| Orbit: | 823 km × 799 km, 98.6 |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itamsat (Italy-OSCAR 26, IO 26) | 1993-061D | 26.09.1993 | Ko ELA-2 | Ariane-40 H10 | with SPOT 3, Stella, Healthsat 2, Kitsat 2, Eyesat 1, PoSAT 1 |
Launch Sites:
- Ko = Centre Spatial Guyanais (CSG), Kourou, French Guiana, France
References:
- AMSAT: Italy-OSCAR-26
