[amsat-bb] Re: Oldest working orbiting satellite? Todays quiz!

At 02:13 AM 11/5/2010, Chris Bloy wrote:

Hi Group,

Ok, so I think I can answer the oldest working Amateur satellite is... (AO7!?)

Yep

Non-working Amateur Satellite still in-orbit? (AO-13?)

Hmm, unless one of the first 6 birds was in a fairly high orbit, this would be AO-7. I'd have to check the history of the first 6 OSCARS. And I'm not sure when the Russians started putting up the RS birds either. :)

Non-working commercial sat? Vanguard-1? Working commercial satellite still in orbit?

Not there's some good questions. :)

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