AO-51
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AO-51 is the in-orbit name designation of an amateur radio satellite (AMSAT) of the OSCAR series; formerly known as ECHO. It was launched on June 29, 2004 from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on a Dnepr launch vehicle. It is in sun synchronous low Earth orbit.
Background Briefing:
After Project OSCAR started in 1960, it was responsible for the construction of the first amateur radio satellite.
- OSCAR-1 was successfully launched from Vandenberg AFB in California.
- OSCAR-1 orbited the earth for 22 days, transmitting the "HI" greeting you see in Morse Code above.
Control Team Contacts:
850 Sligo Ave. Suite 600 Silver Spring, MD 20910 1-888-322-6728
[edit] External links
- AMSAT's ECHO Project page
- Satellite summary
- AO-51 Archive (Text-Only)
- Satellite summary
- AMSAT news about AMSAT 2006 Space Symposium
