by Peter Goodhall | Jun 5, 2013 | Daily Updates
November 23, 2013 is the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who and a Kickstarter project aims to celebrate the event by putting a 30 cm (12 inch) tall model of the TARDIS into Low-Earth-Orbit on an Interorbital Systems Neptune rocket. The aim is to raise the $33,000 needed...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 4, 2013 | Daily Updates
The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) Frequency Coordination Panel has announced coordinated frequencies for the AMSAT-NA Fox-1a CubeSat. A 1U CubeSat, Fox-1a will serve as a communications relay for radio amateurs worldwide via the onboard FM repeater system....
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 4, 2013 | Daily Updates
AAUSAT3 was launched February 25, 2013 on PSLV C20 and on June 5, 2013 14:37 CET will have been in orbit for 100 days. The 1U CubeSat was developed and constructed by students from Department of Electronic Systems at Aalborg University Denmark, as a testbed for a pair...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 3, 2013 | Daily Updates
The AMSAT-NA site reports on satellite activity for this years ARRL Field Day which takes place June 22-23. Every year AMSAT promotes a satellite version of Field Day during the ARRL annual operating event which is held on the 4th weekend in June. This year Field Day...
by Peter Goodhall | Jun 3, 2013 | Daily Updates
The App produced by broadcast journalist Kate Arkless Gray a.k.a. SpaceKate has won the Most Inspiring App category of the International Space Apps Challange. Radio amateur and former ISS Commander and Chris Hadfield VA3OOG said about the App “Cool idea! A...
by Peter Goodhall | May 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
ANTELSAT is a 2U CubeSat class satellite with a 70 cm SSTV downlink and amateur radio AX.25 Digipeater that is planning a Yasny Dnepr launch in November, 2013. It has been developed by ANTEL (the national telecom service provider) and Facultad de Ingeniería de la...
by Peter Goodhall | May 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and AMSAT-UK invite anyone with CubeSat equipment to a ‘Bring Your Own Board’ (BYOB) CubeSat workshop. The aims are to demonstrate the latest CubeSat developments, to foster new partnerships and links within the UK and EU...
by Peter Goodhall | May 30, 2013 | Daily Updates
CubeBug-2 is the second technology demonstration mission for a new 2U CubeSat platform design (mechanics, hardware and software) intended to be released as Open Source and Open Hardware for its use in Amateur projects, University projects and Research labs. This...
by Peter Goodhall | May 29, 2013 | Daily Updates
CUSAT is planning a SpaceX launch along with Cassiope and Dande, from Vandenberg into a 1500 by 325 km 80 degree inclination orbit. The satellite has a 2 watt packet radio transmitter and carries Pulse Plasma Thrusters (PPT) which can raise or lower the orbit. Built...
by Peter Goodhall | May 29, 2013 | Daily Updates
The UK regulator Ofcom has published information on consultations affecting the Amateur and Amateur Satellite Services. Ofcom is planning a number of policy initiatives in the next few months that will have a direct effect on amateur radio in the UK. If you want to...
