by Peter Goodhall | Jul 9, 2017 | Daily Updates
In commemoration of the 20th Anniversary of ARISS, a Slow Scan Television (SSTV) event is planned for Thursday, July 20 starting around 21:25 UT. Update 2017-07-21: Crew schedule now indicates activity will conclude at 18:00 UT on Monday, July 24. The event plans to...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 7, 2017 | Daily Updates
On Friday, July 7, 2017 five CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were deployed from the Japanese Kibo module on the International Space Station. ISS astronaut Jack Fischer KG5FYH @Astro2fish tweeted: Another great example of International Cooperation today on...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 1, 2017 | Daily Updates
Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ reports the BIRDS Project Newsletter Issue No. 17 shows the deployment of five amateur radio BIRDS-1 CubeSats from ISS is planned for July 7, 2017. The IARU reports the satellites will be using CW, 1k2 AFSK FM, audio FM and 9k6 GMSK downlinks on a...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 30, 2017 | Daily Updates
Two Russian satellites are planned to be activated inside the International Space Station (ISS) Russian Segment as part of a verification test from July 4-8. The satellites will eventually be deployed by hand from the ISS during a Russian space walk tentatively...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 30, 2017 | Daily Updates
As the global federation of national associations of radio amateurs in more than 150 countries, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) for many years has provided frequency coordination services for amateur satellites free of charge. Often these satellites are...
