Fox-1D Integrated, Ready for Launch

While RadFxSat (Fox-1B) is just days from launch, preparations for the launch of the next Fox-1 satellite are already underway. On Monday, November 6th, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, delivered Fox-1D to Spaceflight, Inc. in Seattle, WA where it was integrated into its Innovative Solutions in Space QuadPack for delivery to India. Fox-1D will launch on the next ISRO Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) flight, scheduled to take place by the end of December.

AMSAT Vice-President Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, after removing Fox-1D from its Pelican case
Jerry prepares to insert Fox-1D into the QuadPack
Jerry carefully inserts Fox-1D into the QuadPack
Fox-1D in its ISIS QuadPack.

In addition to the Fox-1 U/v FM transponder, Fox-1D carries several university experiments, including a MEMS gyro from Pennsylvania State University – Erie, a camera from Virginia Tech, and the University of Iowa’s HERCI (High Energy Radiation CubeSat Instrument) radiation mapping experiment. Fox-1D also carries the AMSAT “L-Band Downshifter” giving the option of utilizing a 1.2 GHz uplink for the FM transponder.

Uplink FM (67 Hz CTCSS) Downlink FM
Fox-1D 435.350 MHz / 1267.350 MHz* 145.880 MHz
* Switchable by command station. Not operational simultaneously.