Fox-1Cliff
Mission type | Communications |
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Operator | AMSAT |
COSPAR ID | 2018-099N |
SATCAT no. | 43770 |
Spacecraft properties | |
Launch mass | 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) |
Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
Start of mission | |
Launch date | 3 December 2018, 13:34 (3 December 2018, 13:34) UTC |
Rocket | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
Contractor | SpaceX |
Orbital parameters | |
Reference system | Geocentric |
Regime | Low Earth |
Semi-major axis | 6,960 kilometres (4,320 mi) |
Eccentricity | 0.0013176 |
Perigee altitude | 580.6 kilometres (360.8 mi) |
Apogee altitude | 599 kilometres (372 mi) |
Inclination | 97.7217° |
Period | 96.3 minutes |
RAAN | 108.0793° |
Argument of perigee | 289.6601° |
Mean motion | 14.94902621 |
Epoch | 3 February 2020 |
Fox-1Cliff, AO-95 or AMSAT OSCAR 95 is an American amateur radio satellite. Fox-1Cliff is a 1U CubeSat built by AMSAT-NA that carries a single-channel transponder for mode U/V in FM.[1]
The satellite carries several student experiments:[2]
- Vanderbilt University Low Energy Proton (LEP) radiation experiment (flight spare from Fox-1A)
- Penn State University Erie gyroscope experiment
It also carries a VGA camera provided by Virginia Tech.
Mission
Fox-1Cliff was launched on 3 December, 2018 via Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.[3]
Receiver failure
Shortly after deployment, AO-95's receiver suffered a failure due to unknown reasons.[4]
Name
The satellite is the third of five Fox-1 satellites, and was originally named Fox-1C. In 2016, it was renamed Fox-1Cliff in honor of Cliff Buttschardt, a long time member of AMSAT and a contributor to the project, who died earlier that year.[5] After its launch, Fox-1Cliff was renamed AO-95.
See also
References
- ^ "IARU Sat Coordinator". www.amsatuk.me.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Fox-1Cliff Ready for Launch". AMSAT. 30 September 2018.
- ^ "AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat Launched Successfully". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 Receiver Suffers Apparent Failure". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
- ^ "Fox-1Cliff Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 95 (AO-95) – AMSAT". 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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