Middle School Students’ FM Transponder Satellite Launched

Middle School Students

Middle School Students

CAS-2T a technical verification satellite for CAMSAT CAS-2 series amateur radio satellite launched at 23:42 UT November 9, 2016. It is a 2U CubeSat carrying a ham radio 145/435 MHz FM transponder. CAS-2T will not be separated from the final stage of rocket, so the orbital life may be 10 to 30 days since the final stage of rocket will be re-entry atmosphere.

CAS-2T 145/435 MHz FM Transponder CubeSat

CAS-2T 145/435 MHz FM Transponder CubeSat

Amateur radio payloads:
CW Telemetry Beacon:435.710 MHz
FM Transponder Uplink:145.925 MHz
FM Transponder Downlink:435.615 MHz

Launch vehicle: CZ-11(Y2) solid rocket
Launch time: 23:42, 9-Nov-2016
Epoch time: +620.615 seconds
Inclination degree: 97.400985 degrees
RA of node degree:
Eccentricity: 1.77E-4
Perigee degree: 328.206969 degrees
Mean anomaly degree: 198.226766 degrees
Period: 5685.564 seconds
Speed: 7607.496391 m/s
Longitude: 93.693693E
Latitude: 13.531945N

73!
Alan Kung, BA1DU
CAMSAT

Associated links:
https://www.chinaspaceflight.com/satellite/fengtai-shaonian-01.html