FO-20 FO-29 Satellite (ON6MU)


FO-20 Satellite	FO-29 Satellite

FO-20 ( Fuji OSCAR 20 )

FO-29 (Fuji OSCAR 29 )

Name: Fuji-OSCAR-20 aka JAS-1b and Fuji-2
Callsign: 8J1JBS
NASA Catalog Number: 20480
Launched: February 7, 1990
Launch vehicle: Japanese H-I
Launch location: Tanegashima Space Center of NASDA, Tanegashima Island, Japan
Weight: 50 kg
Orbit: Polar LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
Inclination: 99 degrees
Size: 44 cm wide x 47 cm high
Period: 112 minutes

Features:

BBS Message System (digital store-and-forward)
Analog communications transponder

Beacon

435.795 MHz - CW (primary) or PSK digital (secondary)
435.910 MHz - PSK digital

Digital Transponder - Mode JD

Uplinks: AFSK (FM) 1200 bps, AX.25, Manchester
- 145.850 MHz
- 145.870 MHz
- 145.890 MHz
- 145.910 MHz
Downlink: BPSK 1200 bps
- 435.910 MHz

Analog Transponder - Mode JA --

Uplink: 145.900 - 146.000 MHz - LSB/CW
Downlink: 435.795 - 435.900 MHz - USB/CW

Status:

Non Operational.

FO-20 Links:

Name: Fuji-OSCAR-29 aka Fuji-3 and JAS-2
Callsign: 8J1JCS
NASA Catalog Number: 24278
Launched: August 17, 1996
Launch vehicle: Japanese H-II No. 4
Launch location: Tanegashima Space Center of NASDA, Tanegashima Island, Japan
Weight: 50 kg
Orbit: Polar LEO (Low Earth Orbit)
Inclination:
Size: 44 cm wide x 47 cm high
Period:112 minutes

Features:

BBS Message System (digital store-and-forward)
Analog Communications Transponder
Attitude Control
Digi-Talker
Testing of newly developed solar cells in space

Beacon (100 milliWatt) Telemetry Format

435.795 MHz - CW (12 wpm)
435.910 MHz - PSK digital - Digi-Talker

Digital Transponder - Mode JD (1 Watt)

Uplinks: AFSK (FM) 1200 bps, AX.25, Manchester Encoded
145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz (the only 9600 bps uplink frequency)
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz

Downlink: BPSK 1200 bps or FSK 9600 bps
435.910 MHz (also Digi-Talker frequency)

Analog Transponder - Mode JA (1 Watt)

Uplink: 145.900 - 146.000 MHz - LSB/CW
Downlink: 435.800 - 435.900 MHz - USB/CW

Status:

Operational

FO-29 Links:

Present Status
More details of FO-29

FO-20 Footprint example:

FO29 A simular satellite

The antenna I use and build (now mounted outside in my garden):

QTH: Aalst/Belgium, JO20AW, 12m ASL

My homebrew page for more info

My best DX on FO-20 satellite: KB3CWS (FN10UC)
Some other of the many QSO's:
FO-20 satellite: iota FP/N1JEZ (GN16)
FO-20-satellite: W0SAT (EN42PM)

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