by Peter Goodhall | May 24, 2015 | Daily Updates
The CAMSAT orchestrated CAS-3 amateur satellite system is now nearing completion. Nine satellites, CAS-3A – CAS3i, should be launched on July 20, 2015 from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center on the new CZ-6 launcher. It is understood the CZ-6 will be carrying a...
by Peter Goodhall | May 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
Martin Ehrenfried G8JNJ reports receiving the PSAT PSK31 FM downlink on the online SUWS WebSDR located at Farnham near London. Bob Bruninga WB4APR has posted two updates on May 21 and May 22 to the AMSAT Bulletin Board about the three USNA CubeSats PSAT, BRICSAT and...
by Peter Goodhall | May 22, 2015 | Daily Updates
UPDATE May 24, 2015: CAS-2A1 and CAS-2A2 will not be launching in July but nine CAS-3 series satellites will be. See the latest information at http://amsat-uk.org/2015/05/24/nine-cas-3-ham-radio-satellites/ Mineo Wakita JE9PEL reports on his website that Beijing may...
by Peter Goodhall | May 21, 2015 | Daily Updates
There are many 434 MHz balloon launches planned for Sunday, May 24 from Elsworth, Cambridge, wind and weather permitting. The USB FSK signals from the balloons should be receivable across much of the British Isles. Provisional frequencies so far are: 434.447 – “ECC1”...
by Peter Goodhall | May 20, 2015 | Daily Updates
At 1504 UT on Wednesday, May 20 the first of The Planetary Society’s two LightSail spacecraft blasted off into space aboard an Atlas V rocket with the X-37B space shuttle. Deployment of LightSail took place at 17:05:40.620 UT. The mission is a shakedown cruise...
