Lusat

LUSAT-1, also known as OSCAR-19 and LO-19,[1] was Argentina's 1st satellite[2][3] and was launched on 22 January 1990.[4] It celebrated its 34th anniversary in 2024.[1]

Engineering

It was built using the AMSAT-NA satellite bus & has an uplink of 45.84–145.90 MHz (FM 1200 bps), a CW Downlink of 437.125 MHz, a Digital Downlink of 437.150 MHz SSB[5] and a downlink of 437.125 MHz (AX.25 protocol),[3] with dimensions of 213 x 230 x 230 mm,[6] and has four solar panels and weighs 13.76 kg.[6] It uses Ni-Cd batteries. It carried a CCD camera for earth photography.[7]

Orbit

It has a perigee of 777 km and an apogee of 793 km.[4]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "LUSAT LO-19 AMSAT Argentina". lusat.org.ar. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  2. ↑ RADIO BUNKER (29 January 2023). LU1SAT-1: 33 AÑOS EN ÓRBITA 🇦🇷🛰️ HISTORIA DEL PRIMER SATÉLITE ARGENTINO (DOCU). Retrieved 5 May 2026 – via YouTube.
  3. 1 2 "Venerable LUSAT-1 (OSCAR 19) Goes to the Dark Side". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Technical details for satellite OSCAR 19 (LUSAT)". N2YO.com - Real Time Satellite Tracking and Predictions. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  5. ↑ "Satellite Data". www.amsat.org.ar. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  6. 1 2 "LUSAT (LO 19, LUSAT-OSCAR 19)". Gunter's Space Page. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
  7. ↑ "SatNOGS DB - LUSAT". db.satnogs.org. Retrieved 5 May 2026.
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