HAM Satellite AO-7 still alive
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Still alive
Amazing. “OSCAR-7” still ALIVE (!) This satellite is ancient! Batteries died in the early 80s and the thing’s still going on the ancient solar panels. Simply & awesome. Spacecraft Summary OSCAR Designation: AMSAT-OSCAR 7 Oscar Number: AO-7 International Designator: 1974-089B Norad Number: 7530 Common Name: OSCAR 7 Alternate Name: Phase-IIB Satellite Type: Satellite Launch Date: …
GoSatWatch
Satellite tracking on the iPhone/iPod touch. Track and predict visible satellite passes. Touch a satellite in the map view to see it’s orbit path and location. The Overhead sky view shows what is in the sky for your location. Touch a satellite to find out what it is and where it is going. Includes satellite…
AMSAT Statement
While many in North America were fast asleep Monday morning, March 1, the AMSAT-OSCAR 51 satellite had a potentially dangerous encounter with another spacecraft known as Formosat 3D. OSCAR 51 is a popular Amateur Radio satellite that often functions as a crossband FM repeater, relaying brief conversations over hundreds of miles. Formosat 3D is part…
How to catch the HAM Satellite
The “MAKE” magazine was published an interesting article (IMHO). Read below. Photo: “MAKE” My favorite ham activity is making contacts via satellites. Not only is there the romantic notion of sending messages into outer space, but you have to trace the orbit of the satellite with your antenna while tuning the radio, to compensate for…