Hi All, The QB50 precursor satellites, launched on 19th of June 2014, are in good health and still being commissioned.These satellites are part of a risk-reduction program for the QB50 main mission. Read all about QB50 on the project website at https://qb50.eu/
These satellites are also carrying amateur radio transponders: - QB50p1 carries the FUNcube-3 transponder system by AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL - QB50p2 carries an FM transponder by AMSAT-Francophone I am grateful to be able to announce that these two CubeSat Satellites have been awarded OSCAR numbers by AMSAT-NA: QB50p1 shall be known as European OSCAR 79 or EO-79, and QB50p2 shall be known as European OSCAR 80 or EO-80. Thank you AMSAT-NA! The transponders are expected to be switched on after the main mission, which lasts about 6 months depending on progress made. Details about sending in reports and decoding the beacons can be found on the ISIS Ham page at http://isispace.nl/HAM/qb50p.html Mike DK3WN has kindly made and published a decoder at his website: http://www.dk3wn.info/software.shtml based on the published formats. Thanks all for your support and reports, they are much appreciated! Kind Regards, Wouter Weggelaar PA3WEG AMSAT-NL QB50p team _______________________________________________ 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
