Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio launch

• First amateur radio satellite called OSCAR 1, which stands for “Orbiting Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio”.

• OSCAR 1 is the first amateur radio satellite launched by Project OSCAR.

• It was launched into low Earth orbit on December 12, 1961.

• It was launched by from Vandenberg Air Force Base, Lompoc in California, by a Thor-DM21 Agena B launcher.

• The satellite is a rectangular box, measuring 30 x 25 x 12 cm and having the weight of 10 kg.