STRaND-1 (Surrey Training, Research and Nanosatellite Demonstration) Mission The STRaND programme is intended to be a long-term arrangement between SSTL and the SSC, with STRaND-1 the first of a long line of STRaND nanosatellites. It builds upon a similar programme, … Continue reading
RTL-SDR DVB-T dongles based on the Realtek RTL2832U can be used as a cheap SDR, since the chip allows transferring the raw I/Q samples to the host, which is officially used for DAB/DAB+/FM demodulation. The possibility of this has been … Continue reading
SDR (Software-Defined Radio) A software-defined radio system, or SDR, is a radio communication system where components that have been typically implemented in hardware (e.g. mixers, filters, amplifiers, modulators/demodulators, detectors, etc.) are instead implemented by means of software on a personal … 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
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
KiwiSAT – A New Zealand Satellite KiwiSAT will carry both amateur radio communications; and a scientific experiment in small satellite attitude control (ADAC). KiwiSAT development is completed ready for launch into a LEO orbit. Target launch date – mid 2013. … Continue reading