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Date: Sun, 20 Sep 26 04:58:00 Z
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Subject: * AO-7 Again Captures Attention Sep20
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*AMSAT News Service*
*ANS-263*
*September 20, 2026*
* AO-7 Again Captures Attention
AMSAT OSCAR 7, the amateur satellite launched in 1974 but operational yet
today, has once again gained the attention of the media. Historians and
fans of space lore have often focused on the story of AO-7, one of the
oldest — if not *the* oldest — satellite of any type to remain in operation
a half century after its commissioning. Yet another space journalist has
discovered the story and published an article about our venerable repeater
in the sky.
Lachlan Brown, Editor-in-Chief and a Co-Publisher of *Space Daily*, an
online technical news outlet that has published continuously since 1995,
posted a new article on September 17 that recounts the history of the
satellite. The full article is available at
https://spacedaily.com/t-ao-7-amateur-radio-satellite-returned-after-21-year...
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