by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Flying Laptop (FLP) is a 130 kg spacecraft of 600 by 702 by 866 mm. It is the first satellite of the Small Satellites Program in Stuttgart. This mission aims to establish the foundation for the required infrastructure as well as the expertise for the Small...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
Dear Radio Amateurs, To save energy in the batteries of TURKSAT-3USAT satellite, unless announced otherwise, we kindly request you to; 1. When following the satellite, especially during daylight passings, concentrate on listening to the beacon signal at 437.225 MHz...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
The minutes from the IARU Region 1 Interim meeting held in Vienna, April 20-21, have been released. A number of papers related to Amateur-Satellite Service allocations were discussed: • VIE13_C5_03 Increased Amateur‐Satellite Service 144MHz Usage • VIE13_C5_05...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 27, 2013 | Daily Updates
Tomasz Brol SP9UOB plans to launch three High Altitude Balloons to near-space this week carrying amateur radio payloads on 437.600, 437.595 and 437.615 MHz. At maximum altitude the 10 mW signal from these balloons could have a potential range of up to 700 km. Thomasz...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 26, 2013 | Daily Updates
Pictures taken by the Graham and Bell PhoneSat satellites, deployed April 21, have been released. Graham and Bell have been transmitting picture packets. Radio amateurs around the world have been receiving the individual packets and passing them to the PhoneSat team...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 26, 2013 | Daily Updates
At 0413 UT on Friday, April 26, two amateur radio CubeSats TURKSAT-3USAT and CubeBug-1 along with the NEE-01 Pegasus HD TV CubeSat were launched from the Jiuquan Space Center on a CZ-2D rocket. TURKSAT-3USAT is a 3U CubeSat (10x10x30cm) and carries a 145 to 435 MHz...
