by m0xtd | Jan 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
The defenceWeb site reports: South Africa’s second satellite, SumbandilaSat, is no longer fulfilling its main purpose due to technical problems and is essentially beyond repair, its maker SunSpace says. Rob Olivier, head of Business Development at SunSpace, told...
by m0xtd | Jan 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
Nittin VU3TYG has made available a video showing reception of the new RS-39 (Chibis-M) satellite that was deployed from the Progress M-13M cargo ship. RS-39 has beacons on 435.315 and 435.215 MHz that can be received directly by schools and colleges for educational...
by m0xtd | Jan 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
In this video Lance Ginner, K6GSJ, describes the early days of Project OSCAR, which put Amateur Radio into orbit and lead to the foundation of AMSAT. Watch AMSAT Symposium 2011 Keynote Speech [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EWSCCZY1FgQ] Article – “OSCAR-1...
by m0xtd | Jan 25, 2012 | Daily Updates
Riku, ZL1KLP reports via the AMSAT-UK FUNcube user group that “RS-39 Received loud and clear in NZ. Seems to be a successful mission”. DK3WN SatBlog RS-39 telemetry and data 05:34 UTC 435.315 MHz (TX A) RS39 UBS 134 IBS 96 USUN 22 ISUN 0 ITXA 0 ITXB 0 TTXA...
by m0xtd | Jan 24, 2012 | Daily Updates
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN has made available software to decode the telemetry beacon of RS-39 (435.315 and 435.215 MHz) . In Google English the software description reads: Very simple tool for decoding the CW telemetry and display of telemetry values of Chibis-M...
