Difference between revisions of "Satellite"
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*[http://oscar.dcarr.org/ OSCAR Satellite Status and Log] Satellite Status - make reports here! | *[http://oscar.dcarr.org/ OSCAR Satellite Status and Log] Satellite Status - make reports here! | ||
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| + | == LEO Satellite Status/Health == | ||
| + | It's sad, but as humanity has become increasingly obsessed with self-dissipation, noble activities such as launching Amateur Radio satellites have faded into history. Most ham satellites in orbit now are pretty old, particularly those that do FM voice, and so monitoring their health is important prior to attempting to work them. | ||
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| + | * [http://www.ao27.org/AO27/ AO27 Official Home Page] - Down as of 5/2013; possibly recoverable | ||
| + | * [http://amsat-uk.org/tag/ao-51/ AO51 - SK] - Died 11/29/2011 | ||
| + | * [http://www.amsatindia.org/ AO52] - May be operational, but owned by Indian government which has secrecy issues | ||
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| + | to be continued... | ||
== ARISS (Space Station) == | == ARISS (Space Station) == | ||
