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WeberSat
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| 21 January, 1990 |
| Mission Complete |
| Non-Operational |
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8.75 in. x 8.75 in.
(square) x 12.5 in.
(22.2 cm x 22.2 cm x 31.75 cm) |
| 27 pounds (12.25 kg) |
| 6 watt orbit average
from solar panels & NICad storage batteries |
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Near Polar, Circular
Altitude: 500 mi. |
| 100.7 minutes |
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| Special Features |
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- CCD Color Camera
- Complete Attitude Determination
- Visual Light Spectrometer
- Command & Communications Package
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- Video Flash Digitizer
- L-Band AM Receiver for Amateur Radio, Video Store & Forward
- Micrometeorite Impact Detector
- Temperature, Voltage, & Current sensor
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Mission
Primary Mission: Digitize and transmit images of Earth with the
onboard CCD camera
Secondary: Receive, store, and forward radio and video transmissions
Officially known as WeberSat-Oscar 18, WeberSat is the third of six Microsats
designed by the Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation (AMSAT). The standard Microsat specification was altered
to accomodate several new features (see "special features" above),
including a CCD camera and a micrometeorite impact detector. These devices
are housed in a 22.2 x 22.2 x 9.5 cm "penthouse" on the top
of the satellite.
Webersat was launched aboard a French Ariane 4 rocket on 22 January,
1990. Since then, it has successfully captured and relayed full-color
images of the Earth. It was officially declared non-operational in 1998
when engineers were unable to resolve a software crash.
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