by Peter Goodhall | Feb 24, 2013 | Daily Updates
Tom Walkinshaw’s Glasgow based start-up Alba Orbital was featured in the Friday, February 22 edition of The Herald. It was even mentioned on the newspapers front page. Tiny satellites known as CubeSats have traditionally been used for amateur radio...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2013 | Daily Updates
The UK smartphone satellite STRaND-1 is expected to launch from India on Monday, Feb. 25 at 12:25 GMT. You can follow the launch on Twitter or watch live video. STRaND-1 and other CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads are planned to launch on the ISRO PSLV-C20...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 22, 2013 | Daily Updates
The launch rehearsal of PSLV-C20 with the primary satellite SARAL and six other satellites has been completed satisfactorily at SDSC SHAR, Sriharikota. Mission Readiness Review and meeting of Launch Authorisation Board are scheduled on Feb 22, 2013. STRaND-1 is a...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
An English language article about ShindaiSat is available at https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/shindaisat ShindaiSat is a 20 kg spacecraft approx 300 by 300 by 350 mm which is planning to use bright LEDs for Space to Earth optical...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
JAMSAT announces their 2013 Symposium to be held in Tokyo on March 9 to March 10. The Symposium will be held at the National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan) – 7F Conference Room CR2. All amateur radio satellite operators are welcome to...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
The International Space Station ARISS contact planned February 19, 2013 with school in Greece An International Space Station school contact has been planned February 19 2013 with participants at 4th Dimotiko Scholeio Chaidariou, Chaidari (near Athens), Greece....
