• [AMSAT-UK] Amateur radio satellites deploy March 14

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    AMSAT-UK

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    Amateur radio satellites deploy March 14

    Posted: 12 Mar 2021 10:11 AM PST https://amsat-uk.org/2021/03/12/iss-cubebsat-deployment/


    Eight satellites, all coordinated by the IARU Satellite Frequency
    Coordination Panel, are planned to be deployed from the International Space Station on Sunday, March 14.

    The deployment should be streamed live on YouTube, watch from 09:15 GMT at

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLltILh8SLw

    The CubeSats being deployed are:

    • OPUSAT-II

    • GuaraniSat‑1 (BIRDS‑4)

    • Maya‑2 (BIRDS‑4)

    • Tsuru (BIRDS‑4)

    • RSP-01

    • WARP-01

    • TAUSAT‑1

    • STARS-EC

    It is understood the BIRDS-4 satellites are carrying digipeaters and
    TAUSAT‑1 has an FM transponder. Further information including the IARU coordinated frequencies are at http://amsat.org.uk/iaru/

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