by Peter Goodhall | Jul 7, 2017 | Daily Updates
On Friday, July 7, 2017 five CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were deployed from the Japanese Kibo module on the International Space Station. ISS astronaut Jack Fischer KG5FYH @Astro2fish tweeted: Another great example of International Cooperation today on...
by Peter Goodhall | Jul 1, 2017 | Daily Updates
Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ reports the BIRDS Project Newsletter Issue No. 17 shows the deployment of five amateur radio BIRDS-1 CubeSats from ISS is planned for July 7, 2017. The IARU reports the satellites will be using CW, 1k2 AFSK FM, audio FM and 9k6 GMSK downlinks on a...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 30, 2017 | Daily Updates
Two Russian satellites are planned to be activated inside the International Space Station (ISS) Russian Segment as part of a verification test from July 4-8. The satellites will eventually be deployed by hand from the ISS during a Russian space walk tentatively...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 30, 2017 | Daily Updates
As the global federation of national associations of radio amateurs in more than 150 countries, the International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) for many years has provided frequency coordination services for amateur satellites free of charge. Often these satellites are...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 28, 2017 | Daily Updates
Bristol students plan to transmit 434 MHz Slow Scan Digital Video (SSDV) from the UBSEDS25 solar powered high altitude balloon planned to launch on Saturday, July 1. On the UKHAS Google Group Richard Meadows M0SBU from University of Bristol Students for the...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 24, 2017 | Daily Updates
Yes, we’re going into space and you can be part of it! AMSAT-ZL has reached a staging point in the development of their satellite project, KiwiSAT. We’re ready to go, ready to get up there! The exciting KiwiSAT project, to create and launch a New Zealand produced...
