NO-44
PCSAT · amateur radio satellite, NORAD 26931
Not heard todayNO-44 frequencies
| Uplink | Downlink | Beacon | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| 145.825 MHz | 145.825 MHz | — | AFSK 1k2 |
| — | 144.390 MHz | — | AFSK 1k2 |
| — | 145.8268 MHz | — | AFSK 1k2 |
Nominal frequencies, without Doppler. The live map shifts them for your station during a pass. Frequencies: SatNOGS DB (modified: working amateur transmitters only, in MHz), CC BY-SA 4.0.
About NO-44
NO-44 (PCSat) was built by midshipmen of the US Naval Academy under Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, the creator of APRS. It was launched on 30 September 2001 on an Athena I rocket from Kodiak, Alaska.
PCSat is an APRS digipeater on 2 m at 1200 baud: stations send position reports and short messages through it, and other stations and internet gateways pick them up. Its batteries failed long ago, so it works only in full sunlight when its panels face the Sun. It can only be heard on some sunlit passes, and in recent years reports have been rare.
Status
Listed as working, but nobody reported hearing NO-44 on AMSAT in the last 30 days.
From reports filed on AMSAT, last 30 days.
Orbit
| Type | Low Earth orbit |
|---|---|
| Altitude | 781–789 km |
| Inclination | 67.0° |
| Period | 100.6 min |
| TLE epoch | 2026-10-28 08:27 UTC |
Orbital elements: CelesTrak, checked every 3 hours.
Questions about NO-44
- What is the NO-44 uplink frequency?
- NO-44 listens on 145.825 MHz (AFSK 1k2).
- What is the NO-44 downlink frequency?
- NO-44 transmits on 145.825 MHz (AFSK 1k2), 144.390 MHz (AFSK 1k2) and 145.8268 MHz (AFSK 1k2).
- Is NO-44 active?
- Listed as working, but nobody reported hearing NO-44 on AMSAT in the last 30 days.
- When does NO-44 pass over my location?
- Open NO-44 on the live map and enter your Maidenhead locator or use GPS: the tracker lists the passes of the next 24 hours with AOS, maximum elevation and LOS, and shifts the frequencies for Doppler.