ALL SO-67 INFORMATIONS ARE FROM AMSAT WEB
SITE
 Sumbandila Oscar 67
(SumbandilaSat)
Spacecraft Summary
| OSCAR Designation: |
Sumbandila Oscar 67 |
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Oscar Number: |
SO-67 |
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| Norad Number: |
35870 |
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Common Name: |
SumbandilaSat |
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| Alternate Name: |
SO-67 |
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Satellite Type: |
Microsatellite |
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| Launch Date: |
17 September, 2009 |
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Launch Location: |
Baikonur |
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| Launch Vehicle: |
Soyuz-2-B/Fregat |
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Apogee: |
520.00 |
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| Perigee: |
498.00 |
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Inclination: |
97.30 |
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| Period: |
95.00 |
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Weight: |
81.000 Kg |
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| Organization: | AMSAT-SA |
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Frequency Information
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| Mode V/U (J) FM Voice Repeater (Use Narrow FM on the uplink): Unknown |
| Uplink: |
145.8750 MHz FM, PL 233.6 Hz. |
| Downlink |
435.3450 MHz FM |
| Callsign(s)
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Current Keplerian Elements
SO-67
1 35870U 09049F 11325.70732962 .00008345 00000-0 36900-3 0 4270
2 35870 97.2617 3.7180 0002206 141.9146 353.6350 15.21935381120884
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Weekly Satellite Report
September 2011 - SO-67 off air temporarily. From SA-AMSAT:
"SO67 SAFE BUT PROBLEMATIC"
"The Ground Control Station Engineers at SunSpace in Stellenbosch are still working to restore SO67."
"SumbandilaSat developed a problem with the Power Distribution Unit, similar to what happened some time back. The other sub-systems are in a healthy state and SO67 is in no immediate danger."
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Spacecraft is only available for amateurs on schedule.Check http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ for schedules and http://sumbandilamission.blogspot.com/ for commissioning updates. |
Detailed Description
This satellite was launched 17 September 2009 on a Soyuz launch vehicle.
ZASAT is a project initiated and ZASAT is a project initiated and funded by the Department of Science and Technology. The department recently launched a competition to find a suitable name for the satellite but until such time as a name is chosen the project designation is ZASAT.
The Amateur Radio Payload is operating in conjunction with the University of Stellenbosch Software Defined Receiver project as it will share the VHF receiver and UHF transmitter used by the SDR project. SA AMSAT designed and built a control system to facilitate the following operations: - V/U voice transponder with an uplink in the 2 metre band and a downlink in the 70cm band.
- A parrot repeater (voice digipeater)
- A voice beacon
Currently the repeater is scheduled for 15 minute activations over a different region each week. Currently North and South America are during the first week of the month.
Various other payload options were considered but due to limited real estate, available power and the short time frame, the above configuration was decided on.
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Reference Documents:
- http://www.amsatsa.org.za/
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