OSCAR 6

OSCAR 6
Type:	Amateur radio satellite
Country:	United States United States
Operator:	AMSAT
COSPAR-ID :	1972-082B
Mission dates
Dimensions:	18.2 kg
Size:	16 cm × 30 cm × 44 cm
Begin:	October 15, 1972, 17:19 UTC
Starting place:	Vandenberg AFB SLC-2W
Launcher:	Delta 300 575 / D-91
Flight duration:	4.5 years
Status:	out of order since June 21, 1977
Orbit data
Rotation time :	114.95 min
Orbit inclination :	101.7 °
Apogee height :	1452 km
Perigee height :	1443 km

OSCAR 6 was an American amateur radio satellite .

It was launched on October 15, 1972 with a Delta 300 rocket from Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 2 . It was the first satellite developed by AMSAT . Its COSPAR designation was 1972-082B.

The first satellite connection via two satellites was carried out in 1975 via OSCAR 6 and OSCAR 4 . On June 21, 1977 the satellite went out of service.

Web links

OSCAR 6 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog (English)

Individual evidence

↑ Orbit data shortly after the start, according to OSCAR 6 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on June 6, 2014 (English).
↑ Paul Muri, Janise McNair: A survey of communication sub-systems for inter-satellite systems and linked CubeSat missions. In: Journal of Communications, 2012 (7), April, 290-308.
↑ AMSAT Chronology in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on June 6, 2014 (English). "AO-6 lasted 4.5 years until a battery failure ceased operation on June 21, 1977".

[1] Orbit data shortly after the start, according to OSCAR 6 in the NSSDCA Master Catalog , accessed on June 6, 2014 (English).

[2] Paul Muri, Janise McNair: A survey of communication sub-systems for inter-satellite systems and linked CubeSat missions. In: Journal of Communications, 2012 (7), April, 290-308.

[3] AMSAT Chronology in the Encyclopedia Astronautica , accessed on June 6, 2014 (English). "AO-6 lasted 4.5 years until a battery failure ceased operation on June 21, 1977".