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BRICSat-P
BRICSat-P or OSCAR 83 (NO-83) previously known as PSat-B, is a U.S.technology demonstrationsatellite 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-CathodeArc Thruster (μCAT) electric propulsion system and carries an amateur communication payload.