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: …
With the constant evolving nature of radio over the years, satellite radio has come into existence. In the past, listeners only had the benefit of AM and FM Stations. Now, radio has been taken into space, with broadcasts available from satellites. This technology is a new and innovative option for those who listen to music…
FASTRAC-1, FASTRAC-2, NanoSail-D2, O/OREOS and RAX were launched at 01:24 UT on Saturday Nov 20, reports of the signals are needed. So far signals have been reported from FASTRAC-2 (Emma), O/ORES and RAX. Nominal Frequencies: – FASTRAC-1 “Sara Lily” 437.345 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps – FASTRAC-2 “Emma” 145.825 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps – RAX-1 437.505…
Planet Earth has entered the age of the Personal Satellite with the introduction of Interorbital’s TubeSat Personal Satellite (PS) Kit. The new IOS TubeSat PS Kit is the low-cost alternative to the CubeSat. It has three-quarters of the mass (0.75-kg or 1.65-lb) and volume of a CubeSat, but still offers plenty of room for most…
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…