The Max Valier satellite is a 15 kg amateur radio microsat planned for launch into a 700 km Sun Synchronous Orbit from Plesetsk. The first mission is educational and involves two Technical High Schools (TFO) in South Tyrol, Italy. Its … Continue reading
On August 2, 2012 at 07:40 UT an Atlas V rocket is planned to launch a combination of 11 satellites from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California for the US Government and NASA ELaNa university CubeSats. The primary mission will … Continue reading
Data received from RS-40 After I had heard that RS-40 was successfully launched, it was obviously that we where going to try and receive the signals from this new satellite. The first attempt failed because the satellite wasn’t in range … Continue reading
The first signals are heard from RS-40 (MiR, Yubileiny-2) Maik Hermenau posted on the Amsat-DL mailinglist that he has received the first Morse-code and Doka-B signals on 435.365 MHz from RS-40. Below the preliminary TLE data Objekt A 1 38733U … Continue reading
RS-40 is launched. A Russian Rockot Launch Vehicle blasted off from Pad 133/3 at the Plesetsk Cosmodrome at 1:35 GMT on Saturday, July 28 on a mission to deliver four payloads to Low Earth Orbit. All payloads were delivered to … Continue reading
RS-40 (MiR, Yubileiny-2) RS-40 (MiR Yubileiny-2) this satellite is named after Mikhail Reshetnev, the founder and the first director of the company. The previous satellite for scientific purposes – Yubileiny – was placed into orbit in 2008 and since then … Continue reading