by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
Delfi Nanosatellite Program Manager, Jasper Bouwmeester PC4JB, provides this update on the Delfi-n3Xt satellite which was launched November 21 and carries a 435/145 MHz linear transponder. Dear radio amateurs, We had a fantastic launch and early reception of...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
The FUNcube Team have had reports of an apparent distortion in the transmitted telemetry and difficulty in decoding around 12:00 UT today. It is believed that this may have actually been occurring due to the natural phenomena of an active aurora rather than a problem...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
A test of the Autonomous Mode on the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) SSB/CW linear transponder has been carried out. It was switched into Autonomous Mode during orbit 32 at 1113 UT on Saturday, November 23. In this mode the transponder will automatically switch on when the...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 23, 2013 | Daily Updates
This week has seen deployments from the ISS, a Minotaur-1 and a Dnepr of an estimated 34 satellites carrying amateur radio payloads along with a number of commercial and research satellites. After a launch the North American Aerospace Defence Command (NORAD) issue the...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 22, 2013 | Daily Updates
The FUNcube Team are planning to open the SSB/CW linear transponder on the FUNcube-1 (AO-73) CubeSat for a single orbit on Saturday, November 23. The aim of this test is to establish the thermal performance of the satellite when in this mode for an extended period....
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 22, 2013 | Daily Updates
$50SAT – Eagle2 – the PICAXE and RFM22B micro satellite was successfully launched from Dombarovsky Air Base in Russia on November 21 at 07:10 UT. It went active soon after being released from UNISAT-5 and the 437.505 MHz (+/-10 kHz Doppler shift) Morse...
