by m0xtd | Jan 31, 2012 | Daily Updates
A time-lapse video is available of the first Vega launch campaign that began November 7, 2011 at the ESA Spaceport in Kourou. Vega will carry eight student built amateur radio satellites. This time-lapse shows the full assembly of the first Vega launcher at the launch...
by m0xtd | Jan 31, 2012 | Daily Updates
CubeSats, like STRaND-1, are essential for the breakthrough of new technologies in the space industry. The relatively inexpensive CubeSat enables institutes and companies to test technologies and gain valuable flight heritage without risking millions (or even...
by m0xtd | Jan 31, 2012 | Daily Updates
Masat-1 satellite will use the amateur radio frequency band to downlink telemetry data. The downlink data will not be encrypted, so everyone will be able to receive it, decode and process. Frequency bands employed Earth-to-satellite (uplink) on 2 m Satellite-to-Earth...
by m0xtd | Jan 30, 2012 | Daily Updates
Vega is presently scheduled to launch at 0900 UT on Thursday, Feb 9, with eight student built amateur radio satellites. The launcher will first deploy the main payload, the LARES the Laser relativity Spacecraft and will then make an additional firing of the final...
by m0xtd | Jan 30, 2012 | Daily Updates
Simon 2E0HTS has released a video that shows him making contacts via the amateur radio satellite SO-50. This satellite carries an FM transponder that receives signals on 145.850 MHz and retransmits them on 436.795 MHz (+/- 10 kHz Doppler shift). Operation is a little...
