by m0xtd | Jan 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
Triton-1 and Triton-2 are expected to launch in late 2012 on a DNEPR from Yasny together with UKube-1, Delfi n3Xt, Trio-Cinema 1 & 2 and other spacecraft using frequencies in the amateur satellite service. They are 3U Cubesats and each carries a radio science...
by m0xtd | Jan 7, 2012 | Daily Updates
The January issue of the free publication Sat Magazine covers a number of amateur radio satellites. On pages 54-65 is an article about Small Satellites. Among the many amateur radio satellites mentioned are FITSAT-1, WE WISH, the Vega CubeSats, QB50, AubieSat-1, Prime...
by m0xtd | Jan 5, 2012 | Daily Updates
A launch Fund has been created for the FUNcube-1 Cubesat Satellite, all donations are very much appreciated, and will help towards the cost of launching the FUNcube-1 satellite in 2012. AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1 Launch Fund: http://tinyurl.com/7t24yol or...
by m0xtd | Jan 5, 2012 | Daily Updates
The 3 day Association for Science Education Conference opened in Liverpool on Thursday, January 5. AMSAT-UK have a stand at the conference to show the potential of the FUNcube satellite as a teaching tool. The FUNcube project aims to boost young people’s...
by m0xtd | Jan 4, 2012 | Daily Updates
Journalist David Meyer interviewed AMSAT-UK’s Jim Heck G3WGM for an article on the FUNcube-1 satellite being built by AMSAT-UK volunteers. School students will be able to send, via a moderator, ‘Fitter’ (as in ‘FUNcube Twitter’) messages...
