Subject: NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats in November > > Three small research satellites with amateur radio educational > payloads are scheduled for launch in late November. > > Called CubeSats because of their shape, they come from > Montana State University, the University of Colorado and > Kentucky Space as part of NASA's Educational Launch of > Nanosatellite mission. > > Kentucky's KySat-1 is believed to be the first CubeSat to > carry a 2 meter-to-70 cm FM transponder - truly a crossband > repeater in space and one that should be accessible by most > radio amateurs within its flight path, authorities said. > > CubeSats are in a class of small research spacecraft called > pico-satellites. They have a volume of about one quart and > weigh no more than 2.2 pounds. The University of Florida was > selected as an alternate in case one of the three primary spacecraft > cannot fly. > _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
