by Peter Goodhall | Dec 14, 2018 | Daily Updates
A new report has found more than 2 million young people in the UK engaged with education and outreach programmes linked to Tim Peake’s Principia Mission to space. The report highlights the role of ARISS and amateur radio during the mission. The UK Space Agency ran a...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 14, 2018 | Daily Updates
JY1SAT (JO-97) carrying the FUNcube-6 amateur radio transponder and ESEO with the FUNcube-4 transponder were launched on December 3, 2018. JY1SAT – Although not finally confirmed, good tracking results are being obtained using the TLEs for object 2018-99AX / 43803,...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 13, 2018 | Daily Updates
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for astronaut Dr. Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor KG5TMT with Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, United Kingdom. The event is scheduled Friday, December 14, 2018 at approximately 1255 GMT with live...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 9, 2018 | Daily Updates
Following the launch of Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 AMSAT Engineering began the commissioning process, with the help of AMSAT Operations, on Tuesday, December 4. Satellite telemetry indicates that the bird is healthy, and I thank all of the stations who have captured and relayed...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 8, 2018 | Daily Updates
On December 3rd, 2018, JY1Sat was launched on a Falcon 9 vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Part of Spaceflight’s SSO-A: Smallsat Express launch, JY1Sat is a project of the Crown Prince Foundation of Jordan. Telemetry has been received and decoded...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2018 | Daily Updates
Tanan Rangseeprom HS1JAN has requested radio amateurs to help with receiving telemetry data from the Knacksat CubeSat that was launched on December 3. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board Tanan writes: My name is Tanan Rangseeprom my callsign HS1JAN. I am project manager of...
