LY2013SAT QSL card received by Andy Thomas G0SFJOn Thursday, January 9 at 1807 UT an Antares rocket launched the Cygnus freighter carrying a cargo of CubeSats to the International Space Station.

There are four amateur radio CubeSats LituanicaSat-1, LitSat-1, ArduSat-2 and UAPSat-1. Also onboard is the 915 MHz CubeSat SkyCube and twenty eight 3U CubeSats from Planet Labs.

LituanicaSat-1 carries a 145/435 MHz FM transponder while LitSat-1 is thought to carry a 435/145  MHz linear transponder for SSB/CW communications.

It is expected the CubeSats will be deployed from the ISS in the coming months.

Planet Labs CubeSat Constellation

Planet Labs CubeSat Constellation

The IARU coordinated frequencies are listed as:

LituanicaSAT-1
• FM Transponder Uplink 145.950 MHz Downlink 435.180 MHz
• AX25 Uplink 145.850 MHz AX25 Downlink 437.550 MHz
• CW Beacon 437.275 MHz
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LitSat-1
• SSB Transponder Uplink 435.180 MHz Downlink 145.950 MHz
• AX25 Uplink 437.550 MHz Downlink 145.850 MHz
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ArduSat
•  9k6 MSK CCSDS data format downlink 437.? MHz
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UAPSAT
• AX.25 Packet Radio uplink 145.980 MHz downlink 437.385 MHz