Payload (satellite)
FOX-1A (AO-85)
OperationalLEO
United States
United StatesFOX-1A (AO-85) is a satellite launched 2015-10-08 by United States.
About
Fox-1A, AO-85 or AMSAT OSCAR 85 is an American amateur radio satellite. It is a 1U Cubesat, was built by the AMSAT-NA and carries a single-channel transponder for FM radio. The satellite has one rod antenna each for the 70 centimetres (28 in) and 2 metres bands. To enable a satellite launch under NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program, the satellite continues to carry a Penn State University student experiment.
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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 ID40967
International designator2015-058D
TypePayload (satellite)
StatusOperational
OwnerUnited States
Launch date2015-10-08
Launch siteVandenberg, USA
Orbital period96.5 min
Inclination64.77°
Apogee692 km
Perigee494 km