| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | U.S. Navy[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2015-025E[1] |
| SATCAT no. | 40655[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Bus | 1.5U Cubesat |
| Manufacturer | George Washington University |
| Launch mass | 1.9 kilograms (4.2 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 by 10 by 15 centimetres (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 5.9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 20 May 2015, 15:05 UTC |
| Rocket | Atlas V 501 AV-054 |
| Launch site | Cape Canaveral SLC-41 |
| End of mission | |
| Disposal | Decommissioned |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6,772 kilometres (4,208 mi)[2] |
| Eccentricity | 0.109060[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 327.8 kilometres (203.7 mi)[2] |
| Apogee altitude | 475.5 kilometres (295.5 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 54.9773°[2] |
| Period | 92.4 minutes[2] |
| RAAN | 320.0527°[2] |
| Argument of perigee | 152.7277°[2] |
| Mean motion | 15.5764196[2] |
| Epoch | 26 June 2018[2] |
| Transponders | |
| Band | FM |
BRICSat-P or OSCAR 83 (NO-83) previously known as PSat-B, is a U.S. technology demonstration satellite and an amateur radio satellite for Packet Radio. BRICSat-P (Ballistic Reinforced Communication Satellite) is a low cost 1.5U CubeSat built by the U.S. Naval Academy Satellite Lab in collaboration with George Washington University, that will demonstrate on-orbit operation of a Micro-Cathode Arc Thruster (μCAT) electric propulsion system and carries an amateur communication payload.
