by Peter Goodhall | Jan 14, 2017 | Daily Updates
Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ reports that six CubeSats delivered to the International Space Station by the HTV-6 will deploy from the ISS using the new JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) on Monday, January 16. The new J-SSOD has four satellite install cases. One...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 13, 2017 | Daily Updates
AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce that the dates of the next AMSAT-UK Colloquium will be October 14-15, 2017. This year it will be incorporated into the RSGB Convention at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ. Exact details are...
by Peter Goodhall | Jan 10, 2017 | Daily Updates
Mamatha R. Maheshwarappa 2E0CZO has released her paper “Improvements in CPU & FPGA Performance for Small Satellite SDR Applications”. Abstract: The ongoing evolution in constellation/formation of CubeSats along with steadily increasing number of...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 30, 2016 | Daily Updates
Christian Jacobs 2E0ICL has released a video of his recent contact with Peter Goodhall 2E0SQL via the new amateur radio FM satellite BY70-1. The satellite was launched into orbit on December 28, 2016. This is orbit #27. Watch New FM transponder satellite BY70-1...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 30, 2016 | Daily Updates
John Brier KG4AKV has released a video showing his contact through the International Space Station packet radio digipeater on 437.550 MHz FM (+/-10 kHz Doppler shift). This was my second contact through the ISS digipeater. I actually contacted the same station I...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 29, 2016 | Daily Updates
The amateur radio CubeSat Tomsk-TPU-120 may be deployed during a Russian spacewalk (EVA) in July 2017. The satellite was developed by students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University to test new space materials technology and is the world’s first space vehicle with a...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 27, 2016 | Daily Updates
A CZ-2D rocket carrying the amateur radio FM transponder satellite BY70-1 was launched on Wednesday, December 28 at 03:23 UT. Update: Paul Stoetzer N8HM reports working Wyatt Dirks AC0RA through the FM transponder during the 1709 UT pass on December 28. Paul says...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 23, 2016 | Daily Updates
E-members of AMSAT-UK can now download the Winter edition of OSCAR News here. In this edition “FUNcube Update” has the latest information on the new Jordanian satellite JY1Sat which will carry a 435/145 MHz amateur radio linear transponder and will...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 20, 2016 | Daily Updates
The Mumbai Mirror reports on the return to life of the Pratham satellite launched on September 26, 2016. Pratham carries an amateur radio payload and was built by students at the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (IIT-B). The newspaper says: After one month of...
by Peter Goodhall | Dec 9, 2016 | Daily Updates
On Sunday, December 11 Bristol SEDS students launched UBSEDS21 a 434 MHz Contestia and 144/145 MHz APRS solar powered balloon that may travel around the world. Update Dec 23: UBSEDS21 over Spain having completed its first circumnavigation of the globe see track....
