Also called:
Australis, Oscar A; Orbiting
Satellite -Carrying Amateur Radio (Oscar)
Date of launch (location):
Jan. 23, 1970 (ETR)
Launched with:
Itos 1
Launch vehicle:
Delta N-6
Weight (kg):
14
Shape:
Cylindrical
Power source:
Batteries
NASA's role:
Launch vehicle (launched on a
noninterference basis piggyback with other payloads; no NASA
objectives)
Cooperating organizations:
NASA, University of Melbourne, and
Radio Amateur Satellite Corp.
Spacecraft provider:
Amateur radio operators at the
University of Melbourne
Objectives:
Broadcast low-frequency radio
transmissions for two months for use by ham radio operators'
experiments.
Results:
Successful; last of the
first-generation Oscar satellites.
Reference: NASA, "ITOS I Mission Operations Report," S-601-69-10, Dec. 22, 1969.