Payload (satellite)
PHASE 3B (AO-10)
PHASE 3B (AO-10) is a satellite launched 1983-06-16 by Germany.
About
AMSAT OSCAR 10 was a star-shaped German AMSAT micro-satellite. It was launched on 16 June 1983 from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, with an Ariane 1 rocket. This was changed to a Molniya orbit using an attached booster, to support world-wide amateur satellite communications.
Right now
Dotted: where it has been. Solid: the next orbit and a half. Orbit data from CelesTrak, map from NASA Blue Marble. All credits
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Facts
NORAD ID14129
International designator1983-058B
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusPartially operational
OwnerGermany
Launch date1983-06-16
Launch siteKourou, French Guiana
Orbital period699.5 min
Inclination25.99°
Apogee35308 km
Perigee4140 km