Hi Nick,
You did not miss anything, the information you read in the Journal is as
new to you as it is to us. It was learned at the time Barry was writing
his Apogee View in March but due to Tony's illness and passing the
Journal issue was delayed a week or two in order to include the
information about Tony. That then, slightly delayed the delivery of
this news about the launch delay.
I will talk about it at Dayton. See you there!
73,
Jerry
NØJY
On 5/6/2014 9:35 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Perhaps I missed this information earlier someplace else, but reading in the
March/April 2014 AMSAT Journal just received yesterday, I note in Barry Baines
column, Apogee View, that the launch date for the ELaNa-12 group of satellites,
which includes Fox-1, has been re-scheduled from December, 2014 to August 2015
due to changing govermental priorities. Barry points out, that while AMSAT is
dissappointed in the launch schedule slippage, it will result in more time to
to complete and test the satellite prior to delivery and allow greater
confidence in the spacecraft's readiness.
Reading further, it also appears the possibility exists FOX-1 might get moved
to the ELaNa-11 mission currently scheduled for March/April 2015. ELaNa-11 is
projected for a slightly different orbit, resulting in a lower apogee and
shorter orbital life.
More news may be available at the AMSAT forum in Dayton later this month.
73, Nick, KB1RVT
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