title: AMSAT-OSCAR 10
text: # AMSAT-OSCAR 10
  
  AMSAT OSCAR 10 (or AO-10) was a star-shaped German AMSAT micro-satellite. It was launched on 16 June 1983 from Guiana Space Centre, Kourou, French Guiana, with an Ariane 1 rocket. This was changed to a Molniya orbit using an attached booster, to support world-wide amateur satellite communications.
  
  ## Specifications
  
  * COSPAR ID: 1983-058B
  * SATCAT: 14129
  * Launch mass: 40 kg (88 lb)
  * Perigee: 211 km (131 mi)
  * Apogee: 35,503 km (22,061 mi)
  * Inclination: 26.6°
  