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Satellite information OBJECT SW
| Spacetrack Directory Name | OBJECT SW |
| Orbit launches |
1998-11-20 |
| Deorbitation date |
2022-08-30 |
| Days in orbit | 8684 |
| Country/organisation of origin | USA (US) |
| Starting point | TYMSC (Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan) |
Additional information OBJECT SW
Hands-on student training mission that will also demonstrate X-band beam steering from a CubeSat platform. Demonstrate the practicality of communicating at high data rates in the X band. A phased array of X-band patch antennas will allow for rapid beam steering. The antennas will operate at frequencies of 8.0 to 8.4 gigahertz from an orbit of about 450 kilometers.
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