AMSAT has reported that “during the next steps of commissioning we discovered an anomaly with her receive capability. After a few days of tests, analysis, and discussion, it appears that Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 will not be commissioned as our fourth Fox-1 amateur radio satellite.”
They continue to explore the possibility of recovery, but the bird is not currently receiving commands from the ground, and cannot be removed from “Safe Mode”. They are requesting telemetry uploads to help diagnose the issue. AMSAT engineers have been directed to focus their efforts on other projects.
My thanks go out to all the AMSAT volunteers involved with this and other satellite projects, and especially to the engineers that worked so hard getting Fox1-Cliff ready to go. So many good things ahead!
