Trots att SSETI Express slutade fungera lyckades den snda ett tag och fr drfr ett Oscar-nummer:
The SSETI Express Team has met the requirements to earn their satellite the official designator of Express Oscar 53, or XO-53.
Bill Tynan, Past AMSAT President, and presently OSCAR number coordinator, wrote to the SSETI Team, From the information you have sent to the AMSAT-NA Board and officials regarding this project, it has been determined that the SSETI Express spacecraft IS qualified to receive an OSCAR number.
Bill continues, Therefore, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT-NA President, I am pleased to issue this new amateur satellite the designation Express OSCAR – 53, or XO-53 as you requested. Congratulations to all involved in the successful completion and launch of XO-53 .
For information about the requirements that must be satisfied in order to obtain an OSCAR designation refer to:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/numbers.php
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