Itamsat
Official name ITAMSAT
Alternative name HealthSat-II
Cospar ID 1993-061D
Norad ID 22826
Launch date 1993-09-26
Launch site FRGUI
Launch vehicle Ariane-40 H10
Country/Organization Italy
Type application Amateur radio communication
Operator AMSAT Italy
RCS size MEDIUM
Decay date ON ORBIT
Period (min) 100.64
Inclination (deg) 98.79
Perigee (km) 782
Apogee (km) 795
Eccentricity 0.0082435003170577
Mean motion (revs. per day) 14.308426073132
Semi-Major axis (km) 7166.635
Raan (deg) 183.362
Arg of perigee (deg) 168.4764
Shape Box + 1 Ant
Mass (kg) 50
Height (m) 0.6
Width (m) 0.4
Depth (m) 0.4
Span (m^2) 6.5
Contractors AMSAT Italy
Equipment Digital Transponder - Mode JD
Propulsion None
Configuration AMSAT-NA Microsat
Power Solar cells, batteries

Itamsat (Italian Amateur Satellite), IO 26 (Italy OSCAR 26) is a microsatellite built by AMSAT IT and has a mission to store and forward amateur radio messages like PACSAT (AO-16) and LUSAT (LO-19).

The satellite is based on the AMSAT-NA Microsat bus. It carried a Mode JD (145 to 435 MHz) Digital Transponder using the 1200 bps AX.25 protocol store-and-forward PACSAT Protocol Suite communications system and is mostly identical to PACSAT and LUSAT.

Itamsat was launched on 26 September 1993 by an Ariane-40 H10 rocket together with SPOT 3 and a cluster of small satellites consisting of Stella, Healthsat 2, Kitsat 2, Eyesat 1 and PoSAT 1.

Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
ITAMSAT 1993-061D 1993-09-26 FRGUI Ariane-40 H10 with SPOT 3, Stella, Healthsat 2, Kitsat 2, Eyesat 1, PoSAT 1