Fox-1B

Fox-1B / RadFxSat (OSCAR 91)
Type:	Amateur radio satellite
Country:	United States
Operator:	AMSAT -NA
COSPAR-ID :	2017-073E
Mission dates
Dimensions:	1.3 kg
Size:	10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Begin:	November 18, 2017, 09:47 UTC
Starting place:	VAFB , SLC-2W
Launcher:	Delta II 7920-10C
Status:	in orbit, active
Orbit data
Rotation time :	97.4 min
Orbit inclination :	97.7 °
Apogee height :	826.7 km
Perigee height :	460.1 km

Fox-1B , AMSAT-OSCAR 91 or AO-91 is an American amateur radio satellite . It is a 1U Cubesat , was built by AMSAT -NA and carries a single-channel transponder for FM radio. The satellite has a rod antenna for the 70 cm and 2 m bands . Fox-1B is the second amateur radio satellite in the Fox series from AMSAT North America.

To enable a satellite launch as part of NASA's ELaNa program (Educational Launch of Nanosatellites) , the satellite carries a student experiment from the Institute for Space and Defense Electronics at Vanderbilt University. The RadFx experiment at this institute houses four payloads for investigating radiation effects on commercially available electronic components. Electronic components should therefore be tested “off the shelf” under space conditions. AMSAT North America's payload is a single-channel FM converter from UHF to VHF . After a successful start, the satellite was assigned the OSCAR number 91.

mission

The satellite was launched on November 18, 2017 with a Delta II rocket together with the main payload Joint Polar Satellite System (JPSS) and four other Cubesat satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base . After just a few hours, telemetry was received and the transponder was put into operation.

Frequencies

• 145.960 MHz downlink ( FM )
• 435.250 MHz uplink ( FM ) (67.0 Hz CTCSS)

Web links

• amsat.org (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Ciprian Sufitchi: FOX-1B (RadFxSat AO-91). December 14, 2017, accessed December 14, 2017 . 
2. ^ Meet The Fox Project. Accessed December 14, 2017 . 
3. ↑ Trevor Essex: RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91). November 18, 2017, accessed December 14, 2017 .