In that famous photo of the entire payload of satellites that included AO-51 (where AO-51 is at about at the 6:30 position - with that largee Italian engineering bird to its left), there's another satellite at about 02:30 that looks exactly like AO-51 (size and visible panels are alike).
Whose satellite is that?
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666
UNISAT-3 perhaps?
http://www.spacequest.com/success_stories.php
http://www.n2yo.com/browse/?y=2004&m=6
73,
Mark N8MH
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com wrote:
In that famous photo of the entire payload of satellites that included AO-51 (where AO-51 is at about at the 6:30 position - with that largee Italian engineering bird to its left), there's another satellite at about 02:30 that looks exactly like AO-51 (size and visible panels are alike).
Whose satellite is that?
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Okay, maybe NOT UNISAT-3!
http://www.spacequest.com/image/echoandunisat3.jpg
Mark
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Mark L. Hammond marklhammond@gmail.com wrote:
UNISAT-3 perhaps?
http://www.spacequest.com/success_stories.php
http://www.n2yo.com/browse/?y=2004&m=6
73,
Mark N8MH
On Mon, Feb 8, 2010 at 2:53 PM, Clint Bradford clintbradford@mac.com wrote:
In that famous photo of the entire payload of satellites that included AO-51 (where AO-51 is at about at the 6:30 position - with that largee Italian engineering bird to its left), there's another satellite at about 02:30 that looks exactly like AO-51 (size and visible panels are alike).
Whose satellite is that?
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@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
-- Mark L. Hammond [N8MH]
Clint Bradford wrote:
In that famous photo of the entire payload of satellites that included AO-51 (where AO-51 is at about at the 6:30 position - with that largee Italian engineering bird to its left), there's another satellite at about 02:30 that looks exactly like AO-51 (size and visible panels are alike).
Whose satellite is that?
Clint Bradford, K6LCS 909-241-7666 _______________________________________________
http://n4hy.smugmug.com/AMSAT/AO-51-ECHO/03-Other-Payloads/2106609_Lqo3z#108...
There is a second one hidden behind the main payload. Those are Aprizesat-1 and -2, aka Latinsat C and D. They belong to a SpaceQuest related company, hence the common appearance to AO-51. The tall guy upfront is Saudisat-2. The hex shaped sat is Unisat-3 that was operating in the ham bands, but was never opened for general use or telemetry formats published. It was said to have a V/U repeater capability when coordinated. The small AO-51 sized satellite with the smaller sized solar cells is SaudiComsat1 (or 2) and the second one is also hidden behind the main payload, Demeter.
73, Drew KO4MA
... Those are Aprizesat-1 and -2, aka Latinsat C and D. They belong to a SpaceQuest related company, hence the common appearance to AO-51 ...
THANK YOU, Drew! I will update my presentations ... (grin)
Clint, K6LCS http://www.work-sat.com
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Andrew Glasbrenner
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Clint Bradford
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Mark L. Hammond