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Fox-1B

American amateur radio satellite. Fox-1B was launched on November 18, 2017 aboard a Delta 7920-10C from Vandenberg. Latest status in GCAT: in orbit.

COSPAR 2017-073ENORAD 43017United States

Identity

Name in GCAT
RadFxSat
Common name
Fox-1B
Payload designation
Fox-1B
Other names
AMSAT-OSCAR-91,AO-91
International designator
2017-073E
NORAD catalog number
43017
GCAT identifier
S43017
UN registration
ST/SG/SER.E/877

Mission

Mission type
Technology, Communications
Use
Amateur / academic
Program
AMSAT-NA
Owner
AMSAT-NA
Country
United States
Builder
Vanderbilt University
Platform (bus)
Cubesat 1U

Launch

Date
November 18, 2017 · 09:47 UTC
Launch record
2017-073Success
Spaceport
Vandenberg · pad SLC2W

Orbit and fate

Orbit class (GCAT)
LEO/S
Perigee
454 km
Apogee
818 km
Inclination
97.69°
Status
In orbit
Last known active
February 2023

Size

Mass
1 kg
Dry mass
1 kg
Total mass with attached objects
1 kg
Length
0.1 m
Diameter
0.10 m
Span
0.1 m

Source: GCAT payload, deep-space and lander catalogs, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata Q52375962 (CC0).