MESAT-1
Mission information
Name
MESAT-1
Satellite ID
ANJN-0857-0652-4935-2307
NORAD ID
60209
Website
https://umaine.edu/wisenetlab/mesat1
Country of Origin

United States of America

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
MESAT-1
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2024-07-04T04:04:00+00:00
Deploy Date
2024-07-04T04:59:13+00:00
Description

A 3U CubeSat mission. The LTM-1 transponder, provided by AMSAT, will serve as a linear transponder for amateur radio operators to use for recreation and practice in addition to supporting telemetry and command with the satellite systems. This operation will provide education and training in the radio arts for students at the University of Maine. The MESAT1 spacecraft will also carry an L-band GlobalStar transmitter with a carrier frequency of 1616.25 MHz. This will be used along with the onboard GPS receiver, to provide back to our team, early mission TLEs. These will be published on our website as well as on Space Track, to allow our ground station as well as Hams worldwide to accurately point antennas and access the LTM-1. Phase 1, 0-6 months: LTM-1 will be used for downlinking TLM and command uplinks. EyeStar Globalstar radio will be used for hourly beacons. Phase 2, 6 months-EOL: LTM-1 will be used as linear transponder, command uplinking, and TLM downlinks. The EyeStar Globalstar radio will be decommissioned and no longer transmitting. Proposing a 30 kHz wide V/U Transponder plus a 1k2 BPSK telemetry downlink. Planning a launch from Vandenberg in June 2022 into a 555km SSO.

GlobalStar EyeStar 2M32G1D
Type
Transmitter
Service
Inter-satellite
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
1616250000
Baud
2320000
UHF TLM 1k2 BPSK
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
435800000
Baud
1200
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
Mode V/U - BPSK1k2 - Transponder
Type
Transponder
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
435810000
Baud
1200
Uplink Mode
BPSK
Downlink High
435840000
Uplink Frequency
145910000
Uplink High
145940000
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
Suggestion - GlobalStar EyeStar 2M32G1D (2320000b)
Type
Transmitter
Service
Inter-satellite
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
1616250000
Baud
232000
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)

No observations recorded for MESAT-1 in the last 24h

Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2024-10-07 02:20:11 UTC
TLE Set
1 60209U 24125G   24280.57040535  .00031093  00000-0  13124-2 0  9995
2 60209 97.3079 130.7290 0023129 295.6547 64.2301 15.22972149 14341
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