OSCAR 7

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OSCAR 7 is classified as:

• Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 7530
Int'l Code: 1974-089B
Perigee: 1,447.3 km
Apogee: 1,465.7 km
Inclination: 101.7 °
Period: 114.9 minutes
Semi major axis: 7827 km
RCS: 0.7708 m² (medium)
Launch date: November 15, 1974
Source: United States (US)
Launch site: AIR FORCE WESTERN TEST RANGE (AFWTR)


This satellite was a small communications satellite designed by amateur radio operators. Attitude control was accomplished with a magnetic and damping rods. There were two beacon experiments (near 30 and 430 MHz), and two repeaters with code storage capability. The repeater receiver frequencies were near 146 and 432 MHz, and the transmitter frequencies near 30 and 146 MHz. The command system was manufactured in Australia and the second repeater in Germany.

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1 07530U 74089B   18230.51714807 -.00000023  00000-0  13787-3 0  9995
2 07530 101.6926 196.9174 0011751 213.5556 285.6774 12.53633885  2400

Source of the keplerian elements: Caltech