Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut and First Amateur in Space: Owen Garriott, W5LFL Scientist-Astronaut-Amateur Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL, science pilot of the Skylab 3 mission, is stationed at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) console in the Multiple Docking Adapter of the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. From this console the astronauts actively control the […]
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New Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite CAS-7B Launched
The Amateur Radio satellite CAS-7B (BP-1B), carrying an FM transponder, was launched at 05:00 GMT on July 25, 2019 and the FM transponder and Telemetry Beacon have been received. The satellite was launched on Hyperbola-1 from Jiuquan into a 300 km 42.7 degree inclination orbit. CAS-7B is expected to have a lifetime of less than a […]
Chinese Satellite CAS-7B carrying an FM Transponder scheduled to launch on July 22
Another Amateur Radio satellite is set to launch from China. CAS-7B – a combined Amateur Radio and educational satellite which is shown above – is scheduled to launch on Monday, July 22. The Chinese Amateur Satellite Group (CAMSAT) is working on the project with the Beijing Institute of Technology (BIT), one of the most famous aerospace universities […]
Amateur Radio Satellites to Deploy from International Space Station Launch is scheduled for Monday, June 17
The following information is courtesy of the American Radio Relay League: Three BIRDS-3 satellites with Amateur Radio payloads are scheduled to be deployed from the International Space Station on Monday, June 17. The BIRDS-3 constellation includes CubeSats from three countries: Nepal’s first satellite, NepaliSat-1; Uguisu from Japan; and Sri Lanka’s first satellite, Raavana-1. The primary […]
ARISS Contact with Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon on Monday, May 27 Other May 27 contact: Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Update: the ARISS contact was a success! May 27, 2019 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI, will connect with students from Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and answer their questions, live from the International Space Station […]
ARISS Contact with Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife on Monday, May 27 Other May 27 contact: Walter Murray Collegiate Institute in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Yellowknife, Northwest Territories Update: the ARISS contact was a success! May 27, 2019 – As part of the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut David Saint-Jacques, KG5FYI, will connect with students from Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories and answer their questions, live from the International […]
ARISS Contact with Mildred Hall School in Yellowknife on Friday, May 3
The following exciting announcement is from the Mildred Hall School website as shown above: “Mildred Hall School is excited to announce that its students will be connecting with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques live aboard the International Space Station (ISS) on Friday, May 3, 2019. The event will start at the school at 11:30 am MT, followed […]
Northern Ontario High School Students to Launch High Altitude Balloon tomorrow West Ferris School High Altitude Balloon Launch
For immediate release: On the morning of Tuesday, May 14, the students in the Grade 11 University Physics Class at West Ferris Intermediate Secondary School in North Bay, Ontario will proceed with the launch of a High Altitude Balloon from the school’s football field. The launch procedure will commence in room 220 at 9:30 am […]
Amateur Radio in Space Pioneer Astronaut, Owen Garriott, W5LFL, SK
Skylab and Space Shuttle Astronaut and First Amateur in Space Scientist-Astronaut-Amateur Owen K. Garriott, W5LFL, science pilot of the Skylab 3 mission, is stationed at the Apollo Telescope Mount (ATM) console in the Multiple Docking Adapter of the Skylab space station in Earth orbit. From this console the astronauts actively control the ATM solar physics […]
ARISS contact with L’École internationale de Saint-Sacrement in Quebec City Contact on Thursday, April 18 was a success!
An International Space Station school contact that was planned with participants at École internationale de Saint-Sacrement in Quebec City on Wednesday, April 17 has been rescheduled to Thursday, April 18. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 18:04:24 UTC. The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will […]