OSCAR 8 (also called AO-08, Phase 2D or Amsat P2D) is an American amateur radio satellite. It was developed and built by radio amateurs of the AMSAT and launched on March 5, 1978 as a secondary payload together with the earth observation satellite

Landsat 3 Landsat 3 is the third satellite of the Landsat program. It was launched on March 5, 1978, with the primary goal of providing a global archive of satellite imagery. Unlike later Landsat satellites, Landsat 3 was managed solely by NASA. Landsat 3 ...

from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, United States. The satellite had two linear transponders, from the 2-meter band (uplink) to the 10-meter band and the 70-centimeter band (downlink).

Frequencies

Transponder 1

* Uplink (MHz): 145.850 - 145.900 * Downlink (MHz): 29.400 - 29.500 * Beacon (MHz): 29.402 * Mode: SSB CW

Transponder 2

* Uplink (MHz): 145.900 - 146.000 * Downlink (MHz): 435.200 - 435.100 * Beacon (MHz): 435.095 * Mode: SSB CW

References

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