In this video Roger Walker, Head of education projects unit, ESA, talks about the CubeSats that will be on the first launch of the Vega rocket, planned to take place between 10:00 and 12:00 UT on Monday, February 13.
The video shows the integration of the CubeSats in the P-POD deployment system and includes some interviews with ESA’s experts and European students involved in the programme. Over 250 students were involved in the development of the seven amateur radio CubeSats.
Watch CubeSats on the Vega qualification flight
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Frequencies and URLs for the student amateur radio satellites on Vega can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/4180