by Peter Goodhall | Nov 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Dnepr carrying FUNcube-1 and 18 other satellites carrying amateur radio payloads successfully launched at 07:10:11 UT on Thursday, November 21. Approximately 8 minutes later, FUNcube-1 was deployed from the upper stage of the Dnepr rocket. About 10 minutes after...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
FUNcube team members spent Wednesday, November 20, setting up and testing the satellite monitoring station at the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) in Bletchley Park. All members of the FUNcube development team (except Gerard Albers, who has had to stay Holland) are...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
A large number of CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were launched from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Va., on Nov. 19, 2013 at 0115 UT. In total 29 satellites were on the rocket of which 12 operate in Amateur Satellite Service...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
As you may be aware, on November 21 at 07:10 UT a Dnepr launch vehicle will lift off from Yasny Launch Base, Russia, carrying a number of payloads. One of them is the Triton-1 satellite, a 3-unit cubesat developed by ISIS – Innovative Solutions In Space from...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
Many thanks for the feedback received so far! A couple of issues have come to light and have been corrected in this latest version. Fixes in release v806 – enhancements to the audio capture and processing. – Audio Devices now handled correctly when a...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
Astronaut Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA deployed the CubeSats ArduSat-1, ArduSat-X along with Pico Dragon from the International Space Station at 1218 UT on Tuesday, November 19. Pico Dragon was developed by the Việt Nam National Satellite Center (VNSC), University of Tokyo...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
These are the preliminary Keplerian Two-Line Elements (TLEs) for the beaconing CubeSats on the ORS-3 Minotaur-1 launch from the Wallops Flight Facility assuming a liftoff time of 2013-11-20 00:30:00 UT. The P-POD position designation in the TLE name can be looked up...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 18, 2013 | Daily Updates
The Delfi-n3Xt has a 435/145 MHz linear transponder and is on the November 21 Dnepr launch. Jasper PC4JB sends this update: Dear radio amateurs, We have made some changes to the webserver and the telemetry client to resolve some issues with the connection as stated...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 18, 2013 | Daily Updates
ISC Kosmotras report that on November 15, 2013, the Dnepr Space Head Module with the satellites was transported to the launch pad and mounted on the launch vehicle. The final checkout and tests of the launch vehicle with the SHM are presently in progress. The launch...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 18, 2013 | Daily Updates
Nick K5QXJ writes: On November 20 at 0030 GMT the CAPE II satellite is scheduled to be launched. CAPE stands for Cajun Advanced Picosat Experiment and is a completely nonprofit and student run organization which develops and builds picosatellites. The frequencies are...
