Oscar 10
Also called AO-10 or Phase 3B
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.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao10.html
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
Prime
contractor
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Platform
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Mass
at launch
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Mass
in orbit
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Dimension
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Solar
array
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Stabilization
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Magnetorquer
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DC
power
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50
W (2 NiCd batteries)
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Design
lifetime
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General
beacon
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145.809
MHz (unmodulated carrier)
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Engineering
beacon
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145.987
MHz (switched off)
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Mode
B uplink
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435.030
- 435.180 MHz (SSB, CW)
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Mode
B downlink
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145.825
- 145.975 MHz (SSB, CW, inverting)
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