BRICSat-2 (Ballistically Reinforced Communication Satellite 2), or USNAP1, was an experimental

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from the

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that was developed in collaboration with

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. BRICSat-2 was the successor to BRICSat-P.

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North America's OSCAR number administrator assigned number 103 to this satellite; in the amateur radio community it was therefore called Navy-OSCAR 103, short NO-103.

Mission

BRICSat-2 was launched on June 25, 2019 with a

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from

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, as part of Mission

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(Space Test Program 2) as one of 24 satellites.

Frequencies

* 145.825 MHz -

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APRS digital repeater, 1200 bd * 145.825 MHz -

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APRS digital repeater * 437.605 MHz -

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, 9600 bd (callsign USNAP14)

References

External links

BRICSAT-2 - The first APRS Satellite with Thrusters
ARPS {{US-spacecraft-stub Amateur radio satellites Spacecraft launched in 2019 Spacecraft which reentered in 2022 CubeSats

Mission

Frequencies

See also

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