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RADFXSAT (FOX-1B)
Amateur Radio Satellite + Radiation Science · AMSAT / Vanderbilt University
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RadFxSat (Fox-1B), an AMSAT amateur radio satellite carrying a Vanderbilt University radiation-effects experiment alongside its FM voice repeater, studying how space radiation degrades electronic components — still actively used by ham operators today.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Low Earth Orbitcan appear as a fast-moving star at dawn or dusk
- Altitude
- 265–391 mi (427–629 km)
- Inclination
- 97.5°
- One orbit
- 95.0 minutes15.2 orbits a day
- NORAD ID
- 43017
- Int’l designator
- 2017-073E
- Launched
- 2017
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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