Space debris close to the FO-29 The United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has identified a predicted conjunction between JAS 2 (SCC # 24278) and SCC # 10470. Primary Object: JAS 2 (SCC # 24278) Secondary Object: SCC # 10470 … Continue reading
FITSAT-1 led experiment on Christmas Eve. The led experiment comprising a bank of high power LEDs that will be driven with 200W pulses to produce extremely bright flashes that may be visible to the unaided eye of observers on Earth. … Continue reading
Aeneas Developed by the University of Southern California. Mission The primary payload speaks to a mission with global reach: tracking cargo containers over the open ocean with a 1-watt WiFi-like transceiver. A current tracking system for cargo containers, designed by our … Continue reading
Space surveillance Every time a satellite is launched, there is allways a periode that is known as the TLE lotery. This is the time that we try to find out what object belongs to what satellite. Many amateur radio satellite … Continue reading
Kepler (TLE) data for the ISS/JAXA cubesat launch The TLE of the five CubeSats recently launched from ISS are now available with the NORAD registration numbers 1998-067-CN, CP, CQ, CR, CS. 1998 ? Yes as NORAD considers they are parts … Continue reading
UKube-1 The UKube-1 nanosatellite is a collaboration between the UK Space Agency, industry and academia. It will allow the UK to fly educational packages, test new technologies and carry out new space research quickly and efficiently. It is envisaged as … Continue reading