Oscar 7 (AO-07)

Mode :A (2m -> 10m ) SSB/CW
Uplink145,850 - 145,950 LSB
Downlink :29,400 - 29,500 USB
Mode :B (70cm -> 2m) SSB/CW
Uplink432,125 - 432,175 LSB
Downlink :145,925 - 145,975 USB
Status :Active - Change the status :

AO-07 is one of the most older satellite in activy with a 42 year older man !

AO-7 was non-operational in mid 1981 due to battery failure but in 2002 one of the shorted batteries became an open and AO-07 was able to run off solar panels only in eclipse. When continuously illuminated, the mode will alternate between A and B every 24 hours.

AO-07 work in SSB and carried 2 modes : Mode A (VHF uplink and 10m downlink) and Mode B (UHF uplink and VHF downlink).

Launch date : november 15, 1974

Distance Record : 8,030.895 km. KG5CCI in EM34st20sc <> PY2RN in GG66lw77jq. 10-Feb-2016 at 20:09 UTC
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Apogee 6 months prevision for AO-07 :


Two-Line Element set (TLE) :

AO-07
1 07530U 74089B 24117.52957455 -.00000042 00000-0 29466-4 0 9998
2 07530 101.9779 111.6957 0012130 181.2469 294.5321 12.53674624262566