by Peter Goodhall | Apr 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
The BeeSat-2, BeeSat-3 and SOMP CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were deployed from the Bion-M1 spacecraft on Sunday, April 21. Signals from BeeSat-2 and SOMP have been received by Mike Rupprecht DK3WN, see SOMP CW beacon active...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
Surrey Space Centre (SSC) and AMSAT-UK invite anyone with CubeSat equipment to a ‘Bring Your Own Board’ (BYOB) workshop. The aims are to demonstrate your latest CubeSat developments, to foster new partnerships and links within the UK and EU community, and encouraging...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 21, 2013 | Daily Updates
Murray Hely ZL3MH has uploaded a video by Bob Hudson VK2AOR showing a demonstration of a FO-29 contact made at Wyong 2013 in Australia. The Wyong Field Day 2013 is the biggest Ham event in Australia and New Zealand. Mal Pizzey VK2MAL is on the Microphone and Murray...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
Estonia’s first CubeSat ESTCube-1, amateur radio callsign ES5E/S, is planning to launch from Kourou in the Caribbean on May 4 at 0206 UT on an ESA VEGA rocket. Watch the launch live. Built by students at the University of Tartu ESTCube-1 the main mission of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 20, 2013 | Daily Updates
The first Nanosatellite Launch Adapter System, or NLAS has been shipped for integration for a launch expected in late 2013. Right now, nanosatellites can be deployed only in small numbers by rocket or from the International Space Station. But NLAS, developed by the...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 19, 2013 | Daily Updates
The OSSI-1, BEESAT-2, BEESAT-3 and SOMP amateur radio CubeSats lifted off on a Soyuz-2-1a with research satellites Bion-M1, AIST and Dove-2 from Launch Complex 31 at Baikonur in Kazakhstan on Friday, April 19 at 1000 UT. The OSSI-1 CubeSat was deployed from its Pod on...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 17, 2013 | Daily Updates
Soyuz-2-1a is planned to launch Friday, April 19, 2013 at 1000 UT from Baikonur in Kazakhstan. Among the satellites it will carry are four CubeSats with amateur radio payloads, OSSI-1, BEESAT-2, BEESAT-3 and SOMP. Unusually the CubeSats will not be deployed straight...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 17, 2013 | Daily Updates
The planned launch of the Antares rocket carrying three CubeSats with amateur radio payloads has been postponed.Space Flight Now report the countdown for the launch of the first Antares rocket was halted with 12 minutes on the clock after a second stage umbilical...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 16, 2013 | Daily Updates
The launch of Antares carrying three CubeSats with amateur radio payloads is expected to take place on Wednesday, April 17. ANS reports that three PhoneSat cubesats will be aboard the Orbital Sciences Corporation Antares(TM) rocket from NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility...
by Peter Goodhall | Apr 16, 2013 | Daily Updates
Radio hams Professor Sharlene Katz, WB6FFE and Professor James Flynn, WB9AWX have received $25,000 from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory for a CubeSat project. There is also an award of $30,000 for the project listed by The University Corporation. The Daily Sundial...
