Den 29:e juni var det ett r sedan Echo AO-51 kom upp. Fljande kan vi lsa frn ANS:
June 29th will mark the 1-year anniversary of the Launch of Echo. On June 29, 2004, Echo, now AO-51, was launched from Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on top of a Dnepr launch vehicle. Echo was one of 8 satellites which were placed into Sun Synchronous Orbit during this launch. After approximately a month of commissioning and testing, the satellite was placed into amateur radio service.
Much more information about the history of Echo is available in Gould Smith s (WA4SXM) book, AO-51 Development, Operations, and Specifications, available from AMSAT-NA.
I hope everyone has enjoyed the first year of Echo s in-orbit life, the wide variety of modes and experiments that have been operated to date on the satellite, and are looking forward to many more opportunities with Echo in the years ahead. If you use and enjoy Echo please consider joining AMSAT-NA, or your Country s AMSAT organization. It is one way that we can continue to do what we enjoy; make contacts via Amateur Radio Satellites.
Klla: ANS, Mike, KE4AZN