UoSAT-OSCAR-22
Callsign: UOSAT5
NASA/NORAD number: 21575
Launch Date: 17 July 1991, Kourou, FrenchGuiana.
Orbit type: Circular LEO, inclination 98 degrees, altitude 775 km/482
miles
Weight: 46 kg
Stabilization: Gravity gradient
Payloads: PACSAT Communications System (PCS), Earth Imaging System (EIS)
- one CCD camera.
Transponders:
Mode JD,
9600 bps FSK, 435.20 MHz, AX.25
Notes: Co-launched with
SARA-1
amateur astronomy satellite. UOSAT-F. Replacement for
UO-15,
which failed after launch. Original primary function, VITA/Satelife packet
project, exchanged with
UoSAT-OSCAR-14.
Now serves amateur packet communications.
References:
"Computer Processing of UO-22 and KO-23 Images", Walter Daniel, N3KVQ,
The AMSAT Journal, v. 16, no. 1, January/February 1993, p. 8.
"Spotlight on: UoSAT-OSCAR-22", John A. Magliacane, KD2BD, The AMSAT Journal, v. 15, no. 3, May/June 1992, p. 17.
"The UO-22 Earth Imaging System", Jeff Ward, G0/K8KA, The AMSAT Journal, v. 14, no. 6, November/December 1991, p. 1.
"UoSAT Oscar 22 in Orbit", Jeff Ward, G0/K8KA, QST, September 1991, p. 70.
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