AMSAT-OSCAR 10

{{short description|Star-shaped German AMSAT micro-satellite}}

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AMSAT OSCAR 10 (or AO-10) was a star-shaped German AMSAT micro-satellite. It was launched on 16 June 1983 from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, with an Ariane 1 rocket. This was changed to a Molniya orbit using an attached booster, to support world-wide amateur satellite communications.{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1983-058B|title=OSCAR 10|website=NSSDCA Master Catalog|author=NASA GSFC|accessdate=20 Feb 2020}}

Specifications

  • COSPAR ID: 1983-058B
  • SATCAT: 14129
  • Launch mass: {{convert|40|kg|abbr=on}}
  • Perigee: {{convert|211|km|abbr=on}}
  • Apogee: {{convert|35,503|km|abbr=on}}
  • Inclination: 26.6°

References

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{{Orbital launches in 1983}}

Category:Satellites of Germany

Category:Amateur radio satellites

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