Astrocast-0.2

Launch data: Designation  44083 / 19018F Launch date  01 Apr 2019 - 03:57 UT Launch site  Satish Dhawan, SLP Launch vehicle  PSLV-QL Mission  IoT Communication Earth orbit: Perigee / Apogee  494 x 510 km Eccentricity   Inclination  97.5° Period   min

Spacecraft data:

Description:

• Astrocast 0.2 is another IoT test satellite for Astrocast of Lausanne.
• The Astrocast 0.1 (2018-099AS) and 0.2 satellites are a precursor and In-Orbit-Demonstration mission for Astrocast SA′s constellation and is planned to be launched in Q2 2018. The mission is composed of two identical satellites launched with two different launch vehicles. The goal of the mission is to demonstrate all the satellite functionalities and multi satellite operations.
• Astrocast is a planned network of Nanosatellites providing global L-band machine-to-machine (M2M) services. The satellites are orbiting in a low earth polar orbit. This allows the creation of a global network covering the entire globe, including the poles. Thanks to a dedicated frequency band, the constellation can scale without fear of noise generated by other devices. Astrocast estimates it can build, launch and operate a 64-cubesat constellation for less than $50 million to provide low-data-rate communications. The constellation will consist of eight operational satellites per orbital plane, and eight different orbital planes in sun-synchronous polar orbits.

External links:

• IARU: Satellite Information
• Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking