AMSAT-OSCAR
13
Satellite Summary
Name: AMSAT-OSCAR 13 aka Phase 3C
NASA Catalog Number: 19216
Launched: June 15, 1988. Reentered December 5, 1996
Launch vehicle: Ariane-4
Launched piggyback with:
Launch location: Kourou, French Guiana
Weight: 92 kg plus 50 kg fuel
Orbit: High-altitude, elliptical, synchronous-transfer, Molniya
Inclination: 57.4
Period: 11 Hours, 27 Minutes
Size: 600 x 40 x 200 mm
Modes: B, S
Beacons:
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145.812 MHz (General) 400 bps PSK, 50 baud RTTY, 10 wpm CW
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145.985 MHz (Engineering) 400 bps PSK
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435.652 MHz (General) 400 bps PSK, 50 baud RTTY, 10 wpm CW
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2400.664 MHz (Engineering) 400 bps PSK
Linear Transponders:
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Mode B Uplink: 435.423 - 435.573 MHz LSB
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Mode B Downlink: 145.975 - 145.825 MHz USB
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Mode S Uplink: 435.602 - 435.638 MHz USB
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Mode S Downlink: 2400.711 - 2400.747 MHz USB
Features:
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Molniya Orbit - Long Communications Time
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Linear analog transponder
Status: Re-entered December 5, 1996
Description
For a description of AO-13, read John Magliacane's, KD2BD, Spotlight
On: AMSAT-OSCAR-13 originally published in The
AMSAT Journal.
References
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James Miller, "A PSK Telemetry Demodulator for OSCAR 10," Ham Radio,
Apr 1985, pp 50-51, 53-55, 57-62; also appeared in Electronics and Wireless
World, Part 1, Oct 1984, pp 37-41, 59-60, Part 2, Nov 1984, pp 37-38.
Now superceded (1992) by a much improved MK II P3
Data Demodulator.
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"Phase 3C System Specifications," Part 1 and Part 2, Amateur Satellite
Report, no. 177, 8 Jun 1988, pp 3-4.
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Vern Riportella, "Introducing Phase 3C: A New, More Versatile OSCAR," QST,
Jun 1988, pp 22-30; reprinted in The ARRL Satellite Anthology
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Peter Gulzow, DB2OS, AMSAT
OSCAR-13 Telemetry Block Format OSCAR News, no. 73, Oct 1988,
pp 8-14.
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Amsat Satellite Report, No. 177, 178, 179, Jun 8, Jul 5, Jul 18,
1988.
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Karl Meinzer, "The Orbital Decay of AMSAT-OSCAR-13?," The AMSAT Journal,
Vol. 13, No. 3, Jul 1990, p. 1.
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John A. Magliacane, "Spotlight On: AMSAT-OSCAR-13,"
The
AMSAT Journal, Vol. 15, No. 2, Mar/Apr 1992, p. 17.
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James Miller, "Measure AO-13 Squint Directly," The AMSAT Journal,
Vol. 16, No. 1, Jan/Feb 1993, p. 20.
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James Miller, Managing
Oscar-13, (206kB) The Amsat Journal, Vol. 17, No. 1, Jan/Feb
1994.
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James Miller, The
Re-Entry of Oscar-13, (95kB) The Amsat Journal, Vol. 18, No.
3, May/Jun 1995.
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Martin Davidoff, Satellite
Experimenter's Handbook, 2nd edition, The American Radio Relay
League, Newington, CT., 1990.
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Keith Berglund, Beginner's
Guide to AO-13, AMSAT
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