by Peter Goodhall | Sep 7, 2016 | Daily Updates
The satellite Pratham built by students at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay is expected to launch on the Indian PSLV-C35 mission planned for 0342 UT on Monday, September 26, 2016. Update Sept 29: Reports on AMSAT-BB indicate the Pratham CW beacon on 145.980...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 7, 2016 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-NA plans 5 GHz to 10 GHz transponders on a spacecraft expected to launch in September 2018 into a Lunar orbit. Heimdallr is a 3 axis stabilized 6U CubeSat with a mass of approximately 8 kg. It will have a Cold Gas Thruster for inertia dump and a star tracker for...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 7, 2016 | Daily Updates
Peter Goodhall 2E0SQL, well known for satellite operating from remote Scottish Islands and the Channel Islands, gave a presentation titled ‘Satellite Operations in the Field’ to the 2016 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium. The talk explores experience...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 3, 2016 | Daily Updates
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd (SSTL) and Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) are looking for CubeSat passenger payloads on a Lunar mission. SSTL and GES are teaming up with ESA to create the world’s first commercial deep space mission. They plan to carry customer...
by Peter Goodhall | Sep 2, 2016 | Daily Updates
The UK balloon UBSEDS18 carrying payloads for APRS and 434 MHz has successfully crossed the Pacific, on the same day a USA amateur radio APRS balloon crossed the Atlantic. The solar powered UBSEDS18 was developed by students from Bristol University and launched on...
