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Weber
American manufacturer of spacecraft. Weber State University, Utah, USA.
Status: xRet. ??.12.2002. Number: 2 . Duration: 18.77 days. Location: Utah.
The Weber State Center for Aerospace Technology began development of a low-cost satellite bus for low earth orbit applications and also operated the ground control facility.
Country:
USA.
Spacecraft:
Oscar,
NUSAT,
FalconSat,
JAWSAT.
1985 April 29 - .
16:02 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Cape Canaveral.
Launch Complex:
Cape Canaveral LC39A.
Launch Platform: MLP2.
LV Family:
Shuttle.
Launch Vehicle:
Space Shuttle.
- NUSAT-1 - .
Payload: Challenger F7 / Nusat / GLOMR [1]. Mass: 52 kg (114 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Weber.
Class: Surveillance.
Type: Radar calibration target. Spacecraft: NUSAT.
Decay Date: 1986-12-15 . USAF Sat Cat: 15666 . COSPAR: 1985-034B. Apogee: 354 km (219 mi). Perigee: 345 km (214 mi). Inclination: 57.00 deg. Period: 91.50 min. Air traffic control radar calibration. Spacecraft engaged in practical applications and uses of space technology such as weather or communication (US Cat C). .
1990 January 22 - .
01:35 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Kourou.
Launch Complex:
Kourou ELA2.
LV Family:
Ariane.
Launch Vehicle:
Ariane 40.
- Oscar 18 - .
Payload: Webersat. Mass: 12 kg (26 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: Weber.
Program: Oscar.
Class: Communications.
Type: Amateur radio communications satellite. Spacecraft: Oscar.
USAF Sat Cat: 20441 . COSPAR: 1990-005F. Apogee: 797 km (495 mi). Perigee: 780 km (480 mi). Inclination: 98.60 deg. Period: 100.60 min. Carried Earth imaging camera. Spacecraft engaged in research and exploration of the upper atmosphere or outer space (US Cat B). .
2000 January 27 - .
03:03 GMT - .
Launch Site:
Vandenberg.
Launch Complex:
Vandenberg SLC8.
LV Family:
Minuteman.
Launch Vehicle:
Minotaur 1.
- JAWSAT - .
Payload: P98-1. Mass: 64 kg (141 lb). Nation: USA.
Agency: USAF AFMC.
Manufacturer: Weber.
Class: Technology.
Type: Navigation technology satellite. Spacecraft: JAWSAT.
USAF Sat Cat: 26061 . COSPAR: 2000-004A. Apogee: 805 km (501 mi). Perigee: 753 km (468 mi). Inclination: 100.20 deg. Period: 100.36 min. Joint USAF Academy/Weber State Satellite. Payloads included a plasma experiment, a particle detector, and a technology test..
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