Estonian Amateur Radio CubeSat

The University of Tartu, Estonia, has submitted a frequency coordination application to the IARU for an Amateur Radio CubeSat called ESTCube-1.

The proposal is for a 1U CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with UHF downlinks and a VHF telecommand uplink. It is hoped to launch in 2012 although no launch opportunity has yet been confirmed.

ESTCube-1 will carry a camera to acquire images of Estonia for outreach purposes and will deploy a 10 meter conductive Hoytether as a part of the development work of an electric solar wind sail.

ESTCube
http://tinyurl.com/yk66s2o

University of Tartu
http://www.ut.ee/

IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination pages
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/

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