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MESAT 1
American amateur radio satellite From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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MESAT 1, MESAT1-OSCAR 122 or MO-122 is an American university and amateur radio satellite.[3]
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Mission
On 4 July 2024, MESAT 1 was launched on a Firefly Alpha launch vehicle from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, United States. The amateur radio transponder became operational on 20 September 2024. On 2 October 2024, the OSCAR Numbers Coordinator assigned the designation MESAT1-OSCAR-122 or MO-122 to AMSAT-NA.
MESAT 1, developed by the University of Maine, carries three experimental payloads for university research, a transmitter for commercial Globalstar, and a linear transponder provided by AMSAT for use by amateur radio operators worldwide.
The three university experiments are:
- ALBEDO: This payload investigates the effects of albedo (the fraction of solar radiation reflected back to space) on local temperatures.
- IMAGER: A remote sensing instrument for imaging shallow coastal waters to determine water quality characteristics such as turbidity and phytoplankton concentration.
- HAB: A payload for investigating atmospheric influences on harmful algal blooms.
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