by Peter Goodhall | Mar 13, 2014 | Daily Updates
Zac Manchester KD2BHC has released this update on KickSat which will carry 104 tiny Sprite satellites into a 325×315 km 51.5 degree inclination orbit. The launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS 3 mission is planned for somewhere between March 30 and April 2. The launch...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
Mike Rupprecht DK3WN has released four new satellite telemetry decoders Apps. They are for: • LitSat-1, 145.845 MHz, 9k6 FSK, beacon, KISS file • LituanicaSat-1, 437.550 MHz, 9k6 FSK, KISS file • STARS-2, 437.245 MHz, CW as text • TeikyoSat-3, 437.450 MHz, CW as text...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
Camb-Hams will be operating on the amateur radio satellites using the call sign GS3PYE/P from the Isle of Lewis (Grid Square IO68UL, IOTA EU-010) on April 26 to May 3, 2014. The Camb-Hams have been activating the Scottish Isles each year since 2008 and will be...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 12, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Digital HamTV transmitter on the International Space Station will change frequency to 2395 MHz on the weekend of March 15/16. HamTV Bulletin 9: The Ham Video transmitter commissioning steps 1 and 2 were performed as planned. Working together with ESA / B.USOC,...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 10, 2014 | Daily Updates
Steve G8KHW planned to launch five balloons XABEN64-68 carrying 434 MHz payloads from Elsworth on Wednesday, March 12. The permit for them arrived at the last minute on Wednesday morning. Technically the flights need a permit despite being 100g balloons as they are on...
by Peter Goodhall | Mar 10, 2014 | Daily Updates
Samudra Haque N3RDX is involved in developing a Micro-Cathode Arc Thruster (μCAT) propulsion system for CubeSats. The Micropropulsion and Nanotechnology Laboratory (MpNL, http://www.mpnl.seas.gwu.edu/), of the Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, of...
