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PCsat

American amateur radio satellite. PCsat was launched on September 30, 2001 aboard a Athena-1 from Kodiak. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2001-043CNORAD 26931United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
Navy-OSCAR-44
Common name
PCsat
Payload designation
PCSat
Other names
STP P97-1:PN,NO-44,USNA-1:P
International designator
2001-043C
NORAD catalog number
26931
GCAT identifier
S26931
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/404

Mission

Mission type
Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
USNA
Owner
USNA
Country
United States
Builder
US Naval Academy
Platform (bus)
PCSat

Launch

Date
September 30, 2001 · 02:40 UTC
Launch record
2001-043Success
Rocket
Athena-1
Spaceport
Kodiak · pad LP1

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/I
Perigee
790 km
Apogee
801 km
Inclination
67.06°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
Feb 6, 2023

Size

Mass
10 kg
Dry mass
10 kg
Length
0.2 m
Diameter
0.20 m
Span
0.7 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q2754398 (CC0).