Fox-1E
{{short description|American amateur radio satellite}}
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{{Infobox spaceflight
| name = Fox-1E
| names_list = RadFxSat-2
AO-109
AMSAT OSCAR 109
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| mission_type = Communications
| operator = AMSAT{{cite web|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2021-002C|title=Fox-1E|publisher=NASA GSFC|access-date=16 Sep 2021}} {{PD-notice}}
| COSPAR_ID = 2021-002C
| SATCAT = 47311
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| spacecraft =
| manufacturer = Vanderbilt University
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
| dimensions = {{cvt|10|x|10|x|10|cm}}
| launch_mass = {{cvt|1.3|kg}}
| power =
| launch_date = 17 January 2021,
19:38:51 UTC
| launch_rocket = Boeing 747-744
LauncherOne R03
| launch_site = Mojave Air and Space Port
| launch_contractor = Virgin Orbit
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| orbit_reference = Geocentric orbit{{cite web|url=https://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=47311|title= RADFXSAT-2 (AO-109)|publisher=n2yo.com|access-date=16 Sep 2021}}
| orbit_regime = Low Earth orbit
| orbit_periapsis = {{cvt|478.1|km}}
| orbit_apoapsis = {{cvt|535.9|km}}
| orbit_inclination = 60.7°
| orbit_period = 94.6 minutes
| orbit_semimajor = {{convert|6,877.0|km|mi}}
| apsis = gee
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Fox-1E, AO-109 or AMSAT OSCAR 109 is an American amateur radio satellite. It is a 1U Cubesat, was built by the AMSAT-NA and carries a 30KHz linear transponder radio. Fox-1E is the fifth amateur radio satellite of the Fox series of AMSAT North America.
Mission
The satellite was launched on 17 January 2021, with a LauncherOne rocket. This carrier rocket was launched by the "Cosmic Girl", a converted Boeing 747, from the Mojave Air and Space Port, California, United States, and to an altitude of approx. {{convert|35,000|ft|m|abbr=on}}. The flight was carried out on behalf of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) program and put 10 satellites into orbit as part of the Rideshare ELaNa 20 mission.{{cite web|url=https://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/fox-1e.htm|title=RadFxSat 2 (Fox 1E, Evolution)|website=Gunter's Space Page|author=Gunter Dirk Krebs|access-date=16 Sep 2021}}
The telemetry beacon could not yet be received, but the transponder is partially in operation with reduced signal strength. Work on commissioning the telemetry beacon and checking the transponder will continue with the aim of opening the satellite for general use.
The satellite became operational on 20 July 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.amsat.org/ao-109-radfxsat-2-amsat-fox-1e-open-for-amateur-use/|title=AO-109 (RadFxSat-2/AMSAT Fox-1E) Open For Amateur Use|website=AMSAT - The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation|author=Paul Stoetzer|date=20 July 2021 |access-date=16 Sep 2022}} It is estimated to reenter the Earth's atmosphere on April 22, 2024.{{Cite web |title=CelesTrak: Impending Decays |url=https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/table-last.php?SPECIAL=impending |access-date=2024-04-20 |website=celestrak.org}}
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| 435.750 MHz downlink | FM |
| 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz uplink | LSB |
| 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz downlink | USB |
See also
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References
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External links
- {{URL|https://www.amsat.org/|AMSAT North America}}
- {{URL|http://www.arrl.org/news/fox-1e-radfxsat-2-selected-for-participation-in-nasa-s-cubesat-launch-initiative| Fox-1E (RadFxSat-2) Selected for Participation in NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative}} ARRL
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