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 in orbit
Operational

Satellite is in orbit

Reception
Status
Unknown
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
Type
Transceiver
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
145980000
Uplink Frequency
435180000
Uplink Mode
FM
FM Transponder (current)
Type
Transceiver
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
145978500
Uplink Frequency
435172000
Uplink Mode
FM
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
DUV
Downlink Frequency
145978500
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
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2026-09-06 01:19:15 UTC
TLE Set
1 40967U 15058D   26248.63014865  .00000920  00000-0  92313-4 0  9993
2 40967 64.7745 28.9045 0137162 26.3793 334.4217 14.91360945125564
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History