FOX Project Why two satellites? The original Fox Engineering Team Study was for a baseline satellite, with several options for enhancements. At that time, AO-51 was functioning well, with no indication that its lifetime would be short enough to impact … Continue reading →

SO-50 (Saudisat 1C) Saudisat 1C is a Saudi Arabian picosatellite that was launched by a Dnepr rocket from Baikonur at 17:00 UT on 20 December 2002. SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater experiment operating on … Continue reading →

1200 Bit/s BPSK AX.25 soundcard demodulator Warbler is a piece of software made by Wouter Jan Ubbels (PE4WJ) which can be used to demodulate a 1200Bit/s AX.25 BPSK signal (e.g. from AMSAT-OSCAR 16/PACSAT or ITAMSAT-OSCAR 26), using the PC’s soundcard. … Continue reading →

Delfi-n3Xt The Delfi-Next mission (also written as Delfi-n3Xt) is second in a development line of nanosatellites called the ‘Delfi Program’ and is successor to the successful Delfi-C3 mission. The mission statement for Delfi-Next is as follows: “Delfi-Next shall be a … Continue reading →

P3E (AMSAT-Phase 3E) The AMSAT-Phase 3E satellite (P3E) is dedicated as communication and scientific platform for a highly elliptical orbit around Earth. The spacecraft will be created in a joint process together with the P5A Mars mission by an international … Continue reading →

ISS (ZARYA) The ISS serves as a research laboratory that has a microgravity environment in which crews conduct experiments in many fields including biology, human biology, physics, astronomy and meteorology. The station has a unique environment for the testing of … Continue reading →