| Mission type | Communications |
|---|---|
| Operator | AMSAT |
| COSPAR ID | 2018-099N  |
| SATCAT no. | 43770 |
| Spacecraft properties | |
| Launch mass | 1.3 kg (2.9 lb) |
| Dimensions | 10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm (3.9 in × 3.9 in × 3.9 in) |
| Start of mission | |
| Launch date | 3 December 2018, 13:34 (3 December 2018, 13:34) UTC |
| Rocket | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) |
| Launch site | Vandenberg SLC-4E |
| Contractor | SpaceX |
| Orbital parameters | |
| Reference system | Geocentric |
| Regime | Low Earth |
| Semi-major axis | 6,960 kilometres (4,320 mi) |
| Eccentricity | 0.0013176 |
| Perigee altitude | 580.6 kilometres (360.8 mi) |
| Apogee altitude | 599 kilometres (372 mi) |
| Inclination | 97.7217° |
| Period | 96.3 minutes |
| RAAN | 108.0793° |
| Argument of perigee | 289.6601° |
| Mean motion | 14.94902621 |
| Epoch | 3 February 2020 |
Fox-1Cliff, AO-95orAMSAT OSCAR 95 is an American amateur radio satellite. Fox-1Cliff is a 1U CubeSat built by AMSAT-NA that carries a single-channel transponder for mode U/V in FM.[1]
The satellite carries several student experiments:[2]
It also carries a VGA camera provided by Virginia Tech.
Fox-1Cliff was launched on 3 December, 2018 via Falcon 9 Block 5 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States.[3]
Shortly after deployment, AO-95's receiver suffered a failure due to unknown reasons.[4]
The satellite is the third of five Fox-1 satellites, and was originally named Fox-1C. In 2016, it was renamed Fox-1Cliff in honor of Cliff Buttschardt, a long time member of AMSAT and a contributor to the project, who died earlier that year.[5] After its launch, Fox-1Cliff was renamed AO-95.
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