The FO-29 Command Team reports from Japan that they have recovered the satellite after it had experienced a shutdown due to longer eclipse periods causing an undervoltage condition. Ground station operators have placed FO-29 in a temporary, but stable configuration … Continue reading
Navy-OSCAR 44 (PCSat) Launched September 30, 2001 from the Kodiak Launch Complex on Kodiak Island, Alaska aboard Athena I. Kodiak Star was the first planned orbital launch from the new Kodiak Launch Complex in Alaska was a NASA collaborative mission … Continue reading
FOX Project Why two satellites? The original Fox Engineering Team Study was for a baseline satellite, with several options for enhancements. At that time, AO-51 was functioning well, with no indication that its lifetime would be short enough to impact … Continue reading
Please remember that the 20 meter EME net meets on saturday and sunday on 14.345 Mhz at 1500 UTC during the winter in the northern hemisphere. I start with the antenna on europe. We need the participation of all possible … Continue reading
ELaNa: Educational Launch of Nanosatellites NASA and the Launch Services Program are partnering with several universities to launch small research satellites. These small satellites are called CubeSats because of their shape. Small satellite missions provide NASA with valuable opportunities to … Continue reading
1200 Bit/s BPSK AX.25 soundcard demodulator Warbler is a piece of software made by Wouter Jan Ubbels (PE4WJ) which can be used to demodulate a 1200Bit/s AX.25 BPSK signal (e.g. from AMSAT-OSCAR 16/PACSAT or ITAMSAT-OSCAR 26), using the PC’s soundcard. … Continue reading