Engineering:AMSAT-OSCAR 10

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AMSAT-OSCAR 10
Start of mission
Launch date16 June 1983
Launch siteGuiana Space Centre
 

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.[1]

Specifications

  • COSPAR ID: 1983-058B
  • SATCAT: 14129
  • Launch mass: 40 kg (88 lb)[1]
  • Perigee: 211 km (131 mi)[1]
  • Apogee: 35,503 km (22,061 mi)[1]
  • Inclination: 26.6°[1]

Fate

After three years in orbit it's onboard computer began to malfunction due to radiation damage to it's memory components. Nevertheless the transponders continued to operate sporadically for almost 20 years. [2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 NASA GSFC. "OSCAR 10". https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1983-058B. Retrieved 20 Feb 2020. 
  2. ↑ https://amsat-dl.org/en/amsat-phase-3-b-oscar-10/




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