CubeSat OSCAR CO-58 (XI-V / SAI FIVE) Originally XI-V is a backup model of XI-IV, and there has been no plan to launch it. However XI-IV was so successful, and a propose has come to verify the new type of … Continue reading →

CubeSat OSCAR CO-57 (XI-IV / SAI FOUR) Development started in 2000, and the flight model was completed in 2002. This XI-IV is the first handmade nano-satellite developed by ISSL. XI-IV is the world smallest satellite as of the launch date, … Continue reading →

FASTRAC 1 “Sara Lily” – FASTRAC OSCAR-69 (FO-69) The FASTRAC satellites were built by students at the University of Austin. Both satellites are initially connected and weighs 28.5 kg. After completion of the official mission to both satellite for amateur … Continue reading →

ARISSat-1 is a microsat developed as a follow-on to the SuitSat-1 project. The satellite was launched to the ISS on January 28th, 2011, with deployment into space during an EVA (spacewalk) on February 16, 2011. The satellite will downlink live … Continue reading →

Oribital parameters explained Name Name given to the satellite by its creator. Norad The Satellite Catalog Number (also known as NORAD Catalog Number, NASA catalog number, USSPACECOM object number or simply Catalog number and similar variants) is a sequential 5-digit … Continue reading →

Aircell 7 AIRCELL 7 is a 7mm (.287″OD) low loss extra flexible cable that is excellent for HF operation and is usable well up into the microwave region. Aircell 7 begins with a flexible stranded center conductor which is surrounded … Continue reading →