| Fox-1E | |
| Names List: | RadFxSat-2 AO-109 AMSAT OSCAR 109 |
| Mission Type: | Communications |
| Operator: | AMSAT[1] |
| Cospar Id: | 2021-002C |
| Satcat: | 47311 |
| Manufacturer: | Vanderbilt University Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation |
| Launch Date: | 17 January 2021, 19:38:51 UTC |
| Launch Rocket: | Boeing 747-744 LauncherOne R03 |
| Launch Site: | Mojave Air and Space Port |
| Launch Contractor: | Virgin Orbit |
| Orbit Reference: | Geocentric orbit[2] |
| Orbit Regime: | Low Earth orbit |
| Orbit Inclination: | 60.7° |
| Orbit Period: | 94.6 minutes |
| Orbit Semimajor: | 6877km (4,273miles) |
| Apsis: | gee |
Fox-1E, AO-109 or AMSAT OSCAR 109 is an American amateur radio satellite. It is a 1U Cubesat, was built by the AMSAT-NA and carries a 30KHz linear transponder radio. Fox-1E is the fifth amateur radio satellite of the Fox series of AMSAT North America.
The satellite was launched on 17 January 2021, with a LauncherOne rocket. This carrier rocket was launched by the "Cosmic Girl", a converted Boeing 747, from the Mojave Air and Space Port, California, United States, and to an altitude of approx. 35000feet. The flight was carried out on behalf of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) program and put 10 satellites into orbit as part of the Rideshare ELaNa 20 mission.[3]
The telemetry beacon could not yet be received, but the transponder is partially in operation with reduced signal strength. Work on commissioning the telemetry beacon and checking the transponder will continue with the aim of opening the satellite for general use.
The satellite became operational on 20 July 2021.[4] It is estimated to reenter the Earth's atmosphere on April 22, 2024.[5]
| Frequencies | |
|---|---|
| 435.750 MHz downlink | FM |
| LSB | |
| 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz downlink | USB |