by Peter Goodhall | Feb 25, 2017 | Daily Updates
The National newspaper reports a message by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid, Vice President and Ruler of Dubai, is being beamed across the world from space as the first to be transmitted by the UAE’s Nayif-1 satellite. The National says: Nayif-1 was launched February 15...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 20, 2017 | Daily Updates
The CRS-10 mission carrying vital amateur radio equipment to the International Space Station launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 1439 UT on Sunday, February 19, 2017. Frank Bauer KA3HDO, ARISS International Chair and AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 20, 2017 | Daily Updates
Two satellites with Amateur Radio transponder payloads have been selected for future NASA launches. AMSAT-NA reports TJREVERB is a CubeSat from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, in Alexandria, Virginia with a 435/145 MHz FM transponder....
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 18, 2017 | Daily Updates
Steve M1ACB, Rob M0VFC and John M0IDA will be active on the FM and SSB amateur radio satellites from Berry Islands in the Bahamas. The trio plan to operate from March 4-10 and will be using hand-held antennas. Since the FM satellites will only cover part of the USA...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 17, 2017 | Daily Updates
In announcing the end of a successful mission the students who built the amateur radio FM transponder satellite BY70-1 say “We hope more Amateur youth space program will be brought to you in the near future!” The 2U CubeSat BY70-1 was built by students...
by Peter Goodhall | Feb 15, 2017 | Daily Updates
The Indian Space Agency ISRO successfully launched the amateur radio satellite Nayif-1 along with 103 other satellites, a record for a single launch. The PSLV-C37 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre, Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 03:58 UT on Wednesday,...
