Oscar AO-10

Germany

Spacecraft n°:

Germany spacecraft n°: 11

Also called AO-10 or Phase 3B

Launch data:

Designation	14129 / 83058B
Launch date	16 Jun 1983
Launch site	Ko, ELA-1
Launch vehicle	Ariane-1 (L06)
Mission	Telecommunications
Earth orbit:
Perigee/Apogee	4007/35442 km
Inclination	27.2°
Period	699.5 min
Mass at launch	155 kg

First amateur satellite with onboard propulsion. The booster bumped Oscar 10 shortly after separation which damaged one or more of its antennas and also caused other internal injuries because the second and subsequent kick motor firings never happended. This left the spacecraft in a lower inclination elliptical orbit. This meant that the bird didn't have the intended operational coverage nor enough solar panel illumination to sustain full operations.

Specifications

Prime contractor
Platform
Mass at launch
Mass in orbit
Dimension
Solar array
Stabilization	Magnetorquer
DC power	50 W (2 NiCd batteries)
Design lifetime

General beacon	145.809 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Engineering beacon	145.987 MHz (switched off)
Mode B uplink	435.030 - 435.180 MHz (SSB, CW)
Mode B downlink	145.825 - 145.975 MHz (SSB, CW, inverting)

External links:

dk3wn: Satellite Information
Satellite tracking (n2ya.com): Real time satellite tracking

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