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FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73)
UK Amateur Radio Satellite (Educational Outreach) · AMSAT-UK
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FUNcube-1 (AO-73), a British amateur radio satellite launched in 2013 specifically designed to introduce schoolchildren and radio hobbyists to satellite communications and space science through a simple, low-cost receiver kit — an outreach-first mission built to make satellite tracking approachable for beginners.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 320–349 mi (515–562 km)
- Inclination
- 97.8°
- One orbit
- 95.3 minutes15.1 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 39444
- Int’l designator
- 2013-066AE
- Launched
- 2013
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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