by Peter Goodhall | Nov 24, 2013 | Daily Updates
The FUNcube-1 (AO-73) spacecraft was switched to its nominal “Autonomous” operating schedule around midday November 23. This schedule has: High power telemetry beacon only when in sunlight (also known as “Educational” Mode) and linear transponder for SSB/CW...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 24, 2013 | Daily Updates
UK Foundation holder Andrew Garratt M6GTG was the first person to report reception of signals from the ICUBE-1 satellite launched by a Dnepr from Dombarovsky near Yasny. ICUBE-1 was carried within the UNISAT-5 microsatellite which launched at 07:10:11 UT on November...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 24, 2013 | Daily Updates
On Thursday, November 21, 2013 the French South African Institute of Technology (F’SATI), at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, made history by being the first in South Africa, and indeed the first in Africa, to launch a locally built nano satellite...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems (GAUSS) has asked for assistance in receiving some of the satellites deployed by the UNISAT-5 mini-satellite which was launched on a Dnepr from Yasny on November 21. Dear All, The Dnepr Cluster Launch 2013 has...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
Erich, DK1TB, has provided a short guide on how to manually add new satellites to the SatPC32 satellite tracking app which is available from the AMSAT-UK shop. The FUNcube-1 AO-73 satellite is used as an example. a. Copy the following address to the aux. file...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
Triton-1 is a 3U cubesat from ISIS-BV (Innovative Solutions In Space BV) with a AIS (ship location service) radio science experiment which was launched on November 21. After the experiment is complete (est. 3 months), the spacecraft radios will be reconfigured to U/V...
