Tag: cubesat

Nanosatellite CubeSat a bordo di un pallone aerostatico fornisce connettività a banda larga
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Nanosatellite CubeSat a bordo di un pallone aerostatico fornisce connettività a banda larga

I ricercatori del Centre Tecnològic de Telecomunicacions de Catalunya (CTTC), dell’Università del Lussemburgo e dell’Universitat Oberta de Catalunya (UOC) hanno preso la tecnologia CubeSat e…

CAS-10 CubeSat has an Amateur Radio Transponder
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CAS-10 CubeSat has an Amateur Radio Transponder

CAMSAT’s CAS-10 is an 8U CubeSat that will carry an Amateur Radio VHF to UHF linear transponder for SSB communications. A follow on mission from…

FT4 via the AO-73 CubeSat
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FT4 via the AO-73 CubeSat

Sweden’s AMSAT-SM has released a short video showing communications via the amateur radio satellite AO-73 (FunCube-1) using the popular digital mode FT4. This is a short video…

MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22
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MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22

MIR-SAT1(Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite 1), the first amateur radio CubeSat from the Indian Ocean island nation of Mauritius, is expected to be deployed from the…

Virtual CubeSat Developers Workshop is April 27 – 29
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Virtual CubeSat Developers Workshop is April 27 – 29

The theme for the 2021 virtual CubeSat Developers Workshop on April 27 – 29 is “Working Together.” It will feature a mix of pre-recorded and live events….

CAPE-3 CubeSat Launched
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CAPE-3 CubeSat Launched

The University of Louisiana (UL) at Lafayette student-built CAPE-3 satellite was launched on January 17. A 1-U CubeSat, CAPE-3 includes a “digipeater and experimental UHF adaptive radio.”…

CHESS CubeSat Constellation to Carry FUNcube Transponders
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CHESS CubeSat Constellation to Carry FUNcube Transponders

In 2020, a project between AMSAT-UK, AMSAT-NL, and Swiss universities got under way with the aim of equipping two Swiss satellites — for now under…

Neutron-1 CubeSat Scheduled for Deployment on November 5; Other Sats Pending
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Neutron-1 CubeSat Scheduled for Deployment on November 5; Other Sats Pending

The 3-U Neutron-1 CubeSat is scheduled for deployment from the International Space Station (ISS) on November 5 at 10:40 UTC. For the satellite’s first month and during…

FIRST CUBESAT SATELLITE DEVELOPED BY BRAZILIAN COMPANY FINISHES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
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FIRST CUBESAT SATELLITE DEVELOPED BY BRAZILIAN COMPANY FINISHES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS

The Engineering Model, the first development model, of the NANOMIRAX / CRON-1 nanosatellite carried out its environmental testing campaign at the Integration and Testing Laboratory…

UWE-4 News: Successful first demonstration of orbit control on a 1U CubeSat
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UWE-4 News: Successful first demonstration of orbit control on a 1U CubeSat

The University Wuerzburg Experimental Satellite 4 (UWE-4) successfully used its propulsion system in order to conduct orbit control. The 1U CubeSat, developed and built at…

AMSAT Says Husky-1 CubeSat Project Helped Pave the Way for Future Missions
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AMSAT Says Husky-1 CubeSat Project Helped Pave the Way for Future Missions

AMSAT Vice President of Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY, said that while it was disappointing that the amateur transponder on HuskySat-1 (HO-107) was not available any longer, following the…

AMSAT Declares End of Mission for Pioneer AO-85 CubeSat
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AMSAT Declares End of Mission for Pioneer AO-85 CubeSat

AMSAT reports that the pioneering AMSAT-OSCAR 85 (AO-85) CubeSat, also known as Fox-1A, has gone silent. “Having not been heard throughout the most recent period…

QARMAN and Phoenix CubeSat Upcoming Deployment
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QARMAN and Phoenix CubeSat Upcoming Deployment

Several CubeSats are scheduled to be deployed from the International Space Station into orbit on Wednesday, February 12, including QARMAN and Phoenix. QARMAN will perform…

AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication
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AztechSat-1 CubeSat to Demonstrate Intra-Satellite Communication

The AztechSat-1 CubeSat, which traveled to the International Space Station (ISS) last weekend on the 19th Space-X Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-19) mission for NASA, will listen for…

IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Seeks Student CubeSat RF Hardware Proposals
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IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society Seeks Student CubeSat RF Hardware Proposals

The IEEE Microwave Theory and Techniques Society (MTT-S) has announced the MTT-Sat Challenge for groups of students developing RF hardware for CubeSat applications. The MTT-Sat Challenge is…

Reports of Knacksat CubeSat Reception Requested
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Reports of Knacksat CubeSat Reception Requested

The Knacksat 1U CubeSat launched on December 3 by a SpaceX vehicle may be in safe mode. The Knacksat project team at King Mongkut’s University of Technology-North…

Jordan’s First CubeSat, JY1Sat, is Designated as JO-97
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Jordan’s First CubeSat, JY1Sat, is Designated as JO-97

JY1Sat, launched on December 3 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California as part of the SpaceX SSO-A: SmallSat Express launch, has been designated as…

AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat Launched Successfully
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AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff Amateur Radio CubeSat Launched Successfully

SpaceX has announced that the SSO-A: SmallSat Express mission carrying AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat has been deployed into orbit. A SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle carried Fox-1Cliff and…

HuskySat-1 145/435 MHz Linear Transponder CubeSat also has 24 GHz Downlink
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HuskySat-1 145/435 MHz Linear Transponder CubeSat also has 24 GHz Downlink

A 3U Cube Satellite, dubbed the HuskySat-1, is being developed by an interdisciplinary team at the University of Washington and will be launched into Low Earth…

AMSAT “GOLF” CubeSats among NASA Ninth-Round CubeSat Launch Initiative Picks
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AMSAT “GOLF” CubeSats among NASA Ninth-Round CubeSat Launch Initiative Picks

AMSAT reports that two of its “GOLF” (Greater Orbit, Larger Footprint) series CubeSats are among 21 missions recommended for NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). GOLF-TEE…

China Students’ “Zhou Enlai” CubeSat Launches with Ham Radio Payload On Board
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China Students’ “Zhou Enlai” CubeSat Launches with Ham Radio Payload On Board

Launched on January 19, China’s “Zhou Enlai” CubeSat is that country’s first to involve primary and middle school students. Named in honor of the first…

Fox-1D Amateur Radio CubeSat Launches Successfully, Now Designated as AO-92
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Fox-1D Amateur Radio CubeSat Launches Successfully, Now Designated as AO-92

Right on schedule at 0359 UTC on January 12, the solid-fueled first stage and ground-lit strap-on boosters of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) Polar…

Ham radio CubeSat launch success
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Ham radio CubeSat launch success

CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads were among the 31 satellites successfully launched on January 12 at 0359 UT on the ISRO PSLV-C40 mission from Satish…

Amateur Radio-Carrying D-Star One CubeSat among Spacecraft Apparently Lost
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Amateur Radio-Carrying D-Star One CubeSat among Spacecraft Apparently Lost

The first Amateur Radio satellite to employ the D-Star digital voice and data format — D-Star One — was among about 20 secondary payloads lost…