AMSAT ECHO

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AMSAT ECHO is classified as:

Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 28375

Int'l Code: 2004-025K

Perigee: 701.5 km

Apogee: 817.3 km

Inclination: 98.4 °

Period: 99.9 minutes

Semi major axis: 7130 km

RCS: 0.081 m² (small)

Launch date: June 29, 2004
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: TYURATAM MISSILE AND SPACE COMPLEX (TTMTR)

Uplink (MHz): 145.920
Downlink (MHz): 435.300
Beacon (MHz): 435.150
Mode: FM_tone 67.0Hz
Call sign:
Status: Inactive

Amsat-Echo, also known as AMSAT Oscar-E or AO-51, is an American amateur communications microsatellite satellite (10 kg) that relays amateur transmissions. AO-51 contains an FM repeater with both a 144 MHz and 1.2 GHz uplink and 435 MHz and 2.4 GHz downlinks. Additionally AO-51 contains a digital subsystem that transmits TLM on 70cm and provides complete PACSAT BBS that can be configured on both V and S band uplinks. There is also a 10 meter PSK uplink.

1 28375U 04025K   18169.76916116 +.00000013 +00000-0 +17310-4 0  9998
2 28375 098.3853 101.1709 0081262 258.2787 100.9276 14.41889704734645

Source of the keplerian elements: AFSPC