At 03:43 AM 11/5/2010, Chris Bloy wrote: >Hi Robert, > > > > >> Non-working Amateur Satellite still in-orbit? (AO-13?) > >> > >Oscar III...then Oscar V...Oscar V has no chance of coming back to life, it >was battery powered.. III? I dont think that there were enough solar cells >on it to actually power the bird, but I could be >wrong. I do listen for >it.
As I said in my last message, I'd have to check. ;) > >> Non-working commercial sat? Vanguard-1? > >Yes. Technically the rocket body is older but that is the oldest in orbit > > > > >Technically the R/B isn't a satellite?? The R/B _is_ a satellite if it's in orbit around the Earth, and it's non functional - it became non functional when it finished its job of putting the satellite into its orbit. :) >"The record holder appears to be ATS-3 still nominally operational after an >amazing 41 years!" That's impressive! > > >That's a record we want AO-7 to break isn't it? Would be nice. :) 73 de VK3JED / VK3IRL http://vkradio.com _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
