by Peter Goodhall | Apr 22, 2013 | Daily Updates
Three PhoneSat CubeSats with amateur radio payloads were launched on an Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares(TM) rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility (WFF) in eastern Virginia on Sunday, April 21. The three PhoneSats carry amateur radio payloads on 437.425...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
The BeeSat-2, BeeSat-3 and SOMP CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were deployed from the Bion-M1 spacecraft on Sunday, April 21. Signals from BeeSat-2 and SOMP have been received by Mike Rupprecht DK3WN, see SOMP CW beacon active...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and AMSAT-UK invite anyone with CubeSat equipment to a ‘Bring Your Own Board’ (BYOB) workshop. The aims are to demonstrate your latest CubeSat developments, to foster new partnerships and links within the UK and EU community, and encouraging...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
Murray Hely ZL3MH has uploaded a video by Bob Hudson VK2AOR showing a demonstration of a FO-29 contact made at Wyong 2013 in Australia. The Wyong Field Day 2013 is the biggest Ham event in Australia and New Zealand. Mal Pizzey VK2MAL is on the Microphone and Murray...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
Estonia’s first CubeSat ESTCube-1, amateur radio callsign ES5E/S, is planning to launch from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 4 at 0206 UT on an ESA VEGA rocket. Watch the launch live. Built by students at the University of Tartu ESTCube-1 the main mission of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
The first Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System, or NLAS has been shipped for integration for a launch expected in late 2013. Right now, nanosatellites can be deployed only in small numbers by rocket or from the International Space Station. But NLAS, developed by the...
