Team has activated New Beacon mode! First to pick it up gets free STRaND-1 sticker. 27-02-2013 16:14 UTC was first oppertunity to listen for the new beacon message and I found the following text in the recorded .kss file. Because there … Continue reading
American satellite starts transmitting after being abandoned in 1967 An American satellite, abandoned in 1967 as a piece of Space Junk has begun transmitting again after 46 years. An Amateur Radio Astronomer in North Cornwall accidentally picked up the signal … Continue reading
Space plasma experiment “Shadow” onboard International Space Station (ISS) with participation of radio amateurs. Motivation and background Many space professionals are looking forward to further space exploration using electric thrusters (ET). Unlike ordinary chemical propulsion systems, ET demonstrate much more … Continue reading
ESA invites European student teams who are building CubeSats with mainly educational objectives to propose their satellite for the new ‘Fly Your Satellite!’ programme. ‘Fly Your Satellite!’ is an exciting new initiative from the ESA Education and Knowledge Management Office. … Continue reading
It is understood that the ISS amateur radio SpEx Shadow-Beacon experiment is planned to take place February 1-3 and 8-10. The timetable is here. The Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TSNIIMASH) in Russia is conducting a series of space … Continue reading
Fitsat-1 (Niwaka) Led Experiment over Europe On December 13 at 22:10 UTC (23:10 CEST) The Fitsat-1 LED experiment will be active over Europe. Let’s hope it’s a clear night, so we all can see the 200W LED display sending Morse code … Continue reading