Fox-1Cliff

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Fox-1Cliff
Mission typeCommunications
Operator AMSAT
COSPAR ID 2018-099N OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
SATCAT no. 43770
Spacecraft properties
Launch mass1.3 kg (2.9 lb)
Dimensions10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in)
Start of mission
Launch date13:34,3 December 2018 (2018-12-3T13:34:00) UTC
Rocket Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5)
Launch site Vandenberg SLC-4E
Contractor SpaceX
Orbital parameters
Reference system Geocentric
Regime Low Earth
Semi-major axis 6,960 kilometres (4,320 mi)
Eccentricity 0.0013176
Perigee altitude 580.6 kilometres (360.8 mi)
Apogee altitude 599 kilometres (372 mi)
Inclination 97.7217°
Period 96.3 minutes
RAAN 108.0793°
Argument of perigee 289.6601°
Mean motion 14.94902621
Epoch 3 February 2020

Fox-1Cliff, AO-95 or AMSAT OSCAR 95 is an American amateur radio satellite. Fox-1Cliff is a 1U CubeSat built by AMSAT-NA that carries a single-channel transponder for mode U/V in FM. [1]

Contents

The satellite carries several student experiments: [2]

It also carries a VGA camera provided by Virginia Tech.

Mission

Waterfall capture of Fox-1Cliff safe mode beacon, commonly called the "Veronica" beacons. Fox-1Cliff Safe Mode Beacon Waterfall.png
Waterfall capture of Fox-1Cliff safe mode beacon, commonly called the "Veronica" beacons.
Beacon transmitted by Fox-1Cliff (AO-95) every 2 minutes.

Fox-1Cliff was launched on 3 December, 2018 via Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States. [3]

Receiver failure

Shortly after deployment, AO-95's receiver suffered a failure for unknown reasons. [4]

Name

The satellite is the third of five Fox-1 satellites, and was originally named Fox-1C. In 2016, it was renamed Fox-1Cliff in honor of Cliff Buttschardt, a long time member of AMSAT and a contributor to the project, who died earlier that year. [5] After its launch, Fox-1Cliff was renamed AO-95.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "IARU Sat Coordinator". www.amsatuk.me.uk. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  2. ↑ "Fox-1Cliff Ready for Launch". AMSAT. 30 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "AMSAT's Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat Launched Successfully". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  4. ↑ "Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 Receiver Suffers Apparent Failure". www.arrl.org. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
  5. ↑ "Fox-1Cliff Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 95 (AO-95) – AMSAT". 14 December 2018. Retrieved 2018-12-17.
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