by Peter Goodhall | Nov 30, 2014 | Daily Updates
COSMOS-2499 (2014-028E) was launched on May 23, 2014 and is now in a 1,510.6 km by 1,158.8 km 82.4 degree orbit. Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB has received signals from the satellite on approximately 435.465 MHz and 435.565 MHz (+/- Doppler). On November 30 the satellite...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
Volume 2 issue 2 of the free BAA-RAG radio astronomy publication RAGazine is now available for download. In this edition: – Meteor Scatter by Paul Hyde G4CSD – VLF Report by John Cook G8EDG – Update from the Hydrogen Line Group by Brian Coleman G4NNS...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 29, 2014 | Daily Updates
The Surrey Space Centre (SSC) are developing a 3U CubeSat SME-SAT expected to launch into a 550-620 km orbit using the ISIPOD CubeSat deployer. The mission objectives are: A: Outreach – The satellite will provide beacons for which amateur satellite users and ham...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 28, 2014 | Daily Updates
The launch of the amateur radio spacecraft Shin’en2 JG6YIG and ARTSAT2:DESPATCH JQ1ZNN has again been postponed and should now be 04:22:04 UT on Wednesday, December 3, 2014. The launch was broadcast live at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o5TmrQ_ySfg starting at...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 27, 2014 | Daily Updates
In partnership with the UK Space Agency, BBC TV’s Blue Peter show asked young people to design a mission patch for UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI and received more than 3000 entries. The judges from the UK Space Agency, Blue Peter and ESA together chose their two...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
On Wednesday, November 26, Michael Johnson M0MJJ discussed the licensing of thousands of Pocket Spacecraft with the UK communications regulator Ofcom. The plan is that a 3U CubeSat will carry Pocket Spacecraft known as ‘Scouts’ to the Moon. A ‘Scout’ is a disk with...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 26, 2014 | Daily Updates
Goonhilly Earth Station (GES) Ltd are transforming the BT satellite communications site at Goonhilly into a new Space Science centre. The Goonhilly Satellite Earth Station is located on the Lizard Peninsula in Cornwall. It’s famous for many reasons, but perhaps most...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
SpinSat was launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on September 21 in preparation for a subsequent deployment from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM). Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ reported that SpinSat would be deployed, using the Cyclops deployment system, from...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 24, 2014 | Daily Updates
The RSGB Spectrum Forum meeting minutes and reports from the annual meeting held on November 1, 2014 are now available. The Spectrum Forum, chaired by Murray Niman, G6JYB, brings together the RSGB spectrum managers with other stakeholders, including committee chairs,...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 22, 2014 | Daily Updates
Former fighter pilot Samantha Cristoforetti IZ0UDF is all set for her mission on the International Space Station, the launch will be broadcast live. She will be Italy’s first female astronaut and expects to leave Earth on Sunday, November 23 at 2101 UT from...
