Also called AO-08, Phase 2D or Amsat P2D
Launch data:
| Designation
|
10703
/ 78026B
|
|
Launch
date
| 05
Mar 1978
|
| Launch site | Va, SLC-2W |
| Launch vehicle
| Delta-2910 (#139) |
| Mission
| Telecommunications
|
| Earth orbit: |
|
Perigee/Apogee
|
893/903
km
|
|
Inclination
|
99.2°
|
|
Period
|
103
min
|
Specifications
|
Mass
at launch
|
25.8
kg
|
|
Stabilization
|
Passive
magnetic
|
|
DC
power
|
15
W (NiCd battery)
|
Beacons: 29.402 MHz 110mW, 435.095 MHz 100 mW, both Morse CW.
End of life
|
Out
of service
|
24
Jun 1983
|
|
Cause
|
Battery
failure
|
Ref: #15 - update: 10.07.08