FM Transponder Ham Radio Satellite to Launch

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FM Transponder Ham Radio Satellite to Launch

The launch of the UVSQ-SAT satellite carrying an FM transponder is provisionally scheduled for 21st January 2021

The satellite designed by LATMOS had its frequencies coordinated by IARU. In addition to experimental and educational missions, it will provide the amateur radio community with a new FM transponder. AMSAT-Francophone and the radio club F6KRK have been involved throughout the project.

AMSAT-Francophone provides the amateur radio community with software to interpret the data and send it to the AMSAT-F & Satnogs database.

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AMSAT/Vanderbilt RadFXSat-2/Fox 1E Set to Launch

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Virgin Orbit’s LauncherOne was launched on Sunday 17th January 17 at 1800 UTC.

The vehicle will carry the AMSAT/Vanderbilt RadFXSat-2/Fox-1E CubeSat into space. The LauncherOne vehicle will carry 10 other satellites. RadFXSat-2/Fox-1E carries an inverting linear transponder, with uplink at 145.860 MHz – 145.890 MHz, and downlink at 435.760 MHz – 435.790 MHz. Telemetry will downlink on 435.750 MHz. More information is on the Space Launch Now website.

The LauncherOne vehicle will carry 10 other satellites. RadFXSat-2/Fox-1E carries an inverting linear transponder, with uplink at 145.860 MHz - 145.890 MHz, and downlink at 435.760 MHz - 435.790 MHz.

Telemetry will downlink on 435.750 MHz. More information is on the Space Launch Now website - https://spacelaunchnow.me/launch/launcherone-launch-demo-2/

Multiple Balloons Carrying Ham Radio Payloads Launched

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Multiple Balloons Carrying Ham Radio Payloads Launched

Eleven schools across the US launched helium-filled balloons carrying amateur radio payloads on October 9. The Smithsonian Air and Space Museum live-streamed the multiple launches. The balloons are trackable via ham radio on APRS (either 144.39 MHz FM or 144.34 MHz FM).

The lighter-than-air vehicles were intended to head east around the globe, although there’s no accounting for upper air currents. Altitudes were expected to be in the 20,000 – 25,000-foot range, with the balloons taking a few days to cross the Atlantic Ocean.

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