Oscar 07

Also called AO-07

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General

Designation	07530 / 74089B
Launch date	15 Nov 1974
Country of origin	United States
Mission	Telecommunications
Perigee/Apogee	1438/1456 km
Inclination	101.9°
Period	114.8 min
Launch vehicle	Thor Delta #104

Early demonstrations of low-budget medical data relay and doppler location of ground transmitters for search-and-rescue operations were done using this satellite.

The satellite started sending telemetry again on 21 Jun 2002; it works when the solar panels provide enough power (in sun light). The battery seems to have unshorted.

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End of life

Out of service	1980
Cause	Battery failure

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External resources

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html

Technical data

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Specifications

Stabilization	Passive magnetic
DC power	15 W (NiCd battery)

downlink: 29.501, 145.972 MHz

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