| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | AMSAT[1] |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-004AC[1] |
| SATCATno. | 43137[1] |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Manufacturer | University of Iowa,Virginia Tech,Pennsylvania State-Erie,Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation |
| Launch mass | 1.3 kilograms (2.9 lb) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 12 January 2018, 03:59 UTC |
| Rocket | PSLV-XL C-40 |
| Launch site | Satish FLP |
| End of mission | |
| Decay date | 3 February 2024 |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Eccentricity | 0.0011184[2] |
| Perigee altitude | 490 kilometres (300 mi)[2] |
| Apogee altitude | 505 kilometres (314 mi)[2] |
| Inclination | 97.5331°[2] |
| RAAN | 238.3110°[2] |
| Argument of perigee | 77.5681°[2] |
| Mean motion | 282.6806°[2] |
| Epoch | 24 June 2018[2] |
| Revolutionno. | 2484[2] |
Fox-1D,AO-92 orAMSAT OSCAR 92[3] was an Americanamateur radio satellite. Fox-1D was a 1UCubeSat developed and built byAMSAT-NA. Fox-1D carried a single-channel transponder for mode U/V inFM. Fox-1D had anL-band converter (the AMSAT L-band downshifter experiment), which allowed the FMtransponder to be switched on an uplink in the 23 centimetres (9.1 in) band.
To enable it to launch underNASA'sELaNa (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) program, the satellite continued to carry the following scientific and technical payloads:
The satellite had a single whip antenna for the 70 cm and 23 cm bands (uplink), as well as an antenna for the 2 m band (downlink).
The satellite was launched on 12 January 2018 at 03:59 UTC with aPSLV XL rocket, along with the main payloadsCartosat-2F,NovaSAR-S, and 31 other small satellites from theSatish Dhawan Space Centre,India. At 05:17 UTC, the antennas were deployed over theNorth Pole and the satellite began to work. At 05:28 UTC the first telemetry was received and commissioning occurred over approximately two weeks.
By 2021, Fox-1D had experienced battery degradation and became rarely operational, occasionally being turned on and then defaulting into "Safe Mode" at the next eclipse. The satellite re-entered Earth's atmosphere on 3 February 2024.[4]
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| Frequencies | |
|---|---|
| 145.880MHzdownlink | FM, data transmission DUV 200bit/s and FSK 9600 bit/s, 400 - 800mW |
| 435.350 MHzuplink | FM CTCSS 67.0Hz |
| 1,267,350 MHz uplink | FM CTCSS 67.0 Hz |
