AMSAT-OSCAR 6

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AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Mission type Amateur Radio Satellite
Operator AMSAT
COSPAR ID 1972-082B [1]
SATCAT no. 06236
Mission duration4 years, 8 months and 5 days
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass18.2 kilograms (40 lb)
Dimensions16 cm × 30 cm × 44 cm (6.3 in × 11.8 in × 17.3 in)
Start of mission
Launch date15 October 1972, 17:19:19 UTC [2]
Rocket Delta 300 575/D-91
Launch site Vandenberg SLC-2W
End of mission
Last contact21 June 1977 (1977-06-22)
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
←  OSCAR 5
OSCAR 7  →

AMSAT-OSCAR 6 (also called AMSAT-OSCAR C, AO-6, Amsat P2A or simply OSCAR 6) was an American amateur radio satellite.

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It was launched on October 15, 1972, on a Delta 300 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base, together with the NOAA-2. It was the first satellite developed by Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT). [3]

The first two-satellite communication was established in 1975 via OSCAR 4. The satellite was decommissioned on June 21, 1977 due to failure of their batteries.

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Frequencies

References

  1. ↑ NASA Goddard Space Flight Center. "OSCAR 6". NSSDCA Master Catalog. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  2. ↑ Jonathan McDowell. "Launch Log". Jonathan's Space Report. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  3. ↑ Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. "Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio" . Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  4. ↑ N2YO.com. "OSCAR 6" . Retrieved 1 July 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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