JJ1ZUU tweet indicates FO-29 may resume operations soon, probably scheduled. Details will follow and the schedule propably be announced. The FO-29 Blog is on-line at: http://blog.goo.ne.jp/fo-29 An english translation of the blog can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/FO29Blog
The dutch astronaut André Kuipers is ready for takeoff. Another two days and then for the second time Andre Kuipers will leaves to the International Space Station. A historic journey, because Kuipers will break various records. Thus he becomes the first Dutch astronaut in space for a long time, which is nearly six months. He is also the first Dutch astronaut who is launched for a second … Continue reading
New Equipment, New Location : Ready for Commanding We now have a FUNcube dongle (FCD) installed. This is a basic software defined radio (SDR), and as its name suggests, it was originally produced to support a cubesat programme. It is … Continue reading
The amateur radio satellite STARS-II is being developed by students at Kagawa University and consists of Mother satellite and Daughter satellite connected by tether. STARS stands for Space Tethered Autonomous Robotic Satellite. The mission will include formation flight, tether deployment, … Continue reading
Thanks to the satblog from DK3WN, I saw that Space-Track.com published now the ID’s for the last cubesat launch. DICE 1 1 37851U 11061B 11335.98213095 +.00005465 +00000-0 +44960-3 0 00372 2 37851 101.7084 281.3727 0254523 194.8404 164.5233 14.77965880005103 DICE 2 … Continue reading
After spending more than 240 days “sailing” around the Earth, NASA’s NanoSail-D a nanosatellite that deployed NASA’s first-ever solar sail in low-Earth orbit has successfully completed its Earth orbiting mission. Launched to space Nov. 19, 2010 as a payload on … Continue reading