PHASE 3D (AO-40) (26609)

COSPAR: 2000-072B | Alt Name: AMSAT-OSCAR-40

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Launch Details

Launch Date

November 16, 2000

Launch Site

FRGUI

Launch Pad

ELA3

Launch Vehicle

Ariane 5G

Orbital Elements

NORAD ID

26609

International Designator

2000-072B

Epoch

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Inclination

9.40°

Right Ascension

348.28°

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Argument of Perigee

183.76°

Period

1146.60 min

Mean Motion

1.26 rev/day

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Basic Satellite Info

Name

PHASE 3D (AO-40)

Alternative Name

AMSAT-OSCAR-40

Type

Payload

Status

Non-operational

Owner

AMDL

Country

Germany

Constellation

N/A

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Latest TLEs

1 26609U 00072B   26185.01396624 -.00000112  00000-0  00000-0 0  9990

2 26609   9.4045 348.2814 7931983 183.7628 161.1151  1.25588647117722

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Summary

PHASE 3D (AO-40), also known as AMSAT-OSCAR-40, is an amateur radio communication satellite launched on November 16, 2000, from the ELA3 launch pad in French Guiana using an Ariane 5G launch vehicle. The satellite has a hexagonal prism configuration and measures 0.7 meters in length with a diameter of 2.2 meters and a span of 6 meters. It was manufactured by AMDL for amateur radio communication purposes and operated under the AMSAT Phase III-D payload. PHASE 3D weighs 550 kilograms at launch and has a dry mass of 397 kilograms. The satellite is equipped with 5 receivers, 7 transmitters, TDE, CPE, and two cameras, powered by two deployable fixed solar arrays, body-mounted solar cells, and batteries.

Physical Characteristics

Length

0.7

Diameter

2.2

Span

Dry Mass

397

Launch Mass

550

Shape

Hex Cyl + 2 Pan

Radar Cross Section

2.3801

Visual Magnitude

Unknown

Color

Unknown

Material Composition

Unknown

Technical Details

Payload

AMSAT Phase III-D

Purpose

Amateur radio communication

Mission

Amateur radio communication

Manufacturer

AMDL

Life Expectancy

Unknown

Bus

AMSAT P3D

Configuration

hexagonal prism

Motor

S400

Equipment

5 receivers, 7 transmitters, TDE, CPE, 2 cameras

Power System

2 deployable fixed solar arrays, body mounted solar cells, batteries

ADCS

Unknown

Transmitter Frequency

Unknown

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