by Peter Goodhall | Dec 13, 2018 | Daily Updates
An International Space Station school contact has been planned for astronaut Dr. Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor KG5TMT with Kenilworth School and Sixth Form, Kenilworth, United Kingdom. The event is scheduled Friday, December 14, 2018 at approximately 1255 GMT with live...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 9, 2018 | Daily Updates
Following the launch of Fox-1Cliff/AO-95 AMSAT Engineering began the commissioning process, with the help of AMSAT Operations, on Tuesday, December 4. Satellite telemetry indicates that the bird is healthy, and I thank all of the stations who have captured and relayed...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 8, 2018 | Daily Updates
On December 3rd, 2018, JY1Sat was launched on a Falcon 9 vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Part of Spaceflight’s SSO-A: Smallsat Express launch, JY1Sat is a project of the Crown Prince Foundation of Jordan. Telemetry has been received and decoded...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2018 | Daily Updates
Tanan Rangseeprom HS1JAN has requested radio amateurs to help with receiving telemetry data from the Knacksat CubeSat that was launched on December 3. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board Tanan writes: My name is Tanan Rangseeprom my callsign HS1JAN. I am project manager of...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2018 | Daily Updates
In Episode 22 of the popular amateur radio show TX Factor, AMSAT-UK’s Graham Shirville G3VZV explains what to expect when the geostationary satellite Es’hail-2 is in full operation. This episode features two new exciting radios. There’s a sneak preview of the...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 7, 2018 | Daily Updates
Terry Osborne ZL2BAC has provided some information on the upcoming launch from New Zealand of 10 CubeSats on the Rocket Labs Electron ELaNa-19 mission, a number of the satellites carry amateur radio payloads. On the AMSAT Bulletin Board Terry writes: From Rocket Lab’s...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 5, 2018 | Daily Updates
On December 3rd, 2018, Fox-1Cliff was launched on a Falcon 9 vehicle from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Part of Spaceflight’s SSO-A: Smallsat Express launch, Fox-1Cliff was named after long time AMSAT supporter Cliff Buttschardt, K7RR (SK). In the 48 hours...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 1, 2018 | Daily Updates
Sunday, December 2, 2018 should see two more satellites carrying FUNcube payloads launched into orbit. With that launch, JY1Sat and ESEO will join FUNcube-1 (AO-73) and Nayif-1 (EO-88). The FUNcube team have been busy, not only designing and implementing the payloads,...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 28, 2018 | Daily Updates
Es’hail-2 is still in a temporary GEO slot, according to the Keps at ~24°E. This is not the final location which planned to be at 26°E The satellite Es’hail-2, carrying amateur radio transponders, launched from the Kennedy Space Center at 2046 GMT on Thursday,...
by Peter Goodhall | Nov 27, 2018 | Daily Updates
Satellites with Amateur Radio payloads launched from India on the ISRO PSLV-C43 mission at 0427 GMT on Thursday, November 29, 2018. Among the satellites is the Reaktor Hello World CubeSat, callsign OH2RHW, carrying a Packet Radio Digipeater. The 437.775 MHz beacon...
