14129 - PHASE 3B

AO-10 (AMSAT OSCAR 10) was a star-shaped German AMSAT micro-satellite, launched alongside the European Test Satellite (ECS-1 on an Ariane 1-06 launcher into a GTO orbit). This was changed to a Molniya orbit using an attached booster, to support world-wide amateur satellite communications.

Alternate Names

AMSAT OSCAR 10
AO-10

Facts in Brief

Launch Date: 1983-06-16
Launch Vehicle: Ariane
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Mass: 40.0 kg