FOX-1A
Mission information
Name
FOX-1A
Alternate Names
AO-85
Satellite ID
VQGN-3314-0779-1450-1457
NORAD ID
40967
Country of Origin

United States of America

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
FOX-1A
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2015-10-08T00:00:00+00:00
Description

AO-85 (formerly Fox-1A) is the first of AMSAT’s Fox-1 series of 1U cubesats. Launched as part of ELaNa XII on the October 8th, 2015 NROL 55 Atlas 5 launch from Vandenburg, California, AO-85 is in a roughly 65 degree inclination, 518x810km orbit with apogee over the northern hemisphere.

FM Transponder
Malfunctioning
Type
Transceiver
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
145.980 MHz
Uplink Mode
FM
Uplink Frequency
435.180 MHz
FM Transponder (current)
Malfunctioning
Type
Transceiver
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
145.978 MHz
Uplink Mode
FM
Uplink Frequency
435.172 MHz
DUV TLM
Malfunctioning
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
DUV
Downlink Frequency
145.978 MHz
Baud
200
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)

No observations recorded for FOX-1A in the last 24h

Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30 days.
Decoder: FOX-1A Telemetry
Script Name
fox
Decoder Fields
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Celestrak (SatNOGS)
TLE Updated
2025-07-12 19:02:39 UTC
TLE Set
1 40967U 15058D   25193.46135550  .00002283  00000+0  21207-3 0  9993
2 40967 64.7748 252.6687 0156328 184.7602 175.2033 14.88255173 62961
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History