by m0xtd | Jul 28, 2011 | Daily Updates
Deployment of ARISSat-1/KEDR satellite expected August 3 After a postponed deployment in February from the International Space Station (ISS), the ARISSat-1/KEDR amateur radio satellite is expected to begin its mission on August 3, 2011. This was the word received from...
by m0xtd | Jul 27, 2011 | Daily Updates
Two videos showing vibration testing of the AMSAT-UK FUNcube amateur radio satellite have been released This video shows the general layout of the RAL vibration testing facility, and includes interviews with Graham G3VZV and David G0MRF at the conclusion of testing....
by m0xtd | Jul 27, 2011 | Daily Updates
ARRISat-1 PCSAT32 doppler info The deployment of ARRISat-1 is approaching. Here is a collection of data on the various modes for use in configuringSATPC32. Note that you will need to tweak the sideband frequencies slightly to account for rig calibration and other...
by m0xtd | Jul 25, 2011 | Daily Updates
The Amateur Radio satellite OSCAR-36 (UoSAT-12) and the UK-DMC satellite were used for the first tests in space of the “Interplanetary Internet”. Lloyd Wood PhD, MSc, MEng, CEng MIET of the University of Surrey Centre for Communication Systems Research...
by m0xtd | Jul 25, 2011 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK have released a number of videos showing the Assembly, Integration and Verification (AIV) testing of the FUNcube satellite at the Rutherford Appleton Laboratories: Wouter PA3WEG removes the stack from the Thermo Vac chamber after nearly 5 hot/cold cycles over...
