Radio 6 (satellite)
| Radio 6 Radio Sputnik 6 RS-6 |
|
|---|---|
| Type: | Training satellite , amateur radio satellite |
| Country: |
 Soviet Union
|
| Operator: | DOSAAF |
| COSPAR-ID : | 1981-120F |
| Mission dates | |
| Dimensions: | 77 kg |
| Begin: | December 17, 1981 UTC |
| Starting place: | Plesetsk 32/2 |
| Launcher: | Cosmos-3M |
| Status: | inactive |
| Orbit data | |
| Rotation time : | 118.6 min |
| Orbit inclination : | 83.0 ° |
| Apogee height : | 1668.2 km |
| Perigee height : | 1585.4 km |
Radio 6 , Radio Sputnik 6 or RS-6 is a Soviet amateur radio satellite that was developed and built by the central radio club of the DOSAAF . RS-6 carries a linear transponder for the Mode A .
mission
The satellite was on 17 December 1981 together with RS-3 to RS-5 , RS-7 and RS-8 with a Russian Cosmos-3M - carrier rocket from the Plesetsk cosmodrome launched in Russia. RS3A in Moscow was named as the command station.
On May 1, 1984, a distance record of 7042 km between the stations N9CUE in Indianapolis ( EM69xq ) and DK9AC in Göttingen (JO41xm) was registered via RS-6 .
Frequencies
- 145.910… 145.950 MHz uplink
- 29.410 ... 29.450 MHz downlink
- 29.411 MHz beacon 1
- 29.453 MHz beacon 2
literature
- Vern Riportella (WA2LQQ): Radio Sputnik's Alive in Orbit !!! In AMSAT Satellite Report 1981 # 23/24, December, 31
- Martin Davidoff: The Radio Amateurs Satellite Handbook. The American Radio Relay League , 1998
- Hans-Uwe Fortier: VHF QTC. In Funkamateur (magazine) , 1981, issue 12, page 619 and 1982, issue 2, page 100
Individual evidence
- ↑ Ciprian Sufitchi: Radio March 6th, 31st, 2019, accessed on March 31st, 2019 (English).
- ^ Paul Stoetzer: Satellite Distance Records. 2019, accessed on March 31, 2019 .