Cute-1.7 launched

The Amateur Satellite Cute-1.7 callsign JQ1YCC was successfully launched at 21:28 UTC on Tuesday 21st February.

It was developed by students at Laboratory for Space Systems, Tokyo Institute of Technology and is just 100mm x 100mm x 100mm in size and weighs 1kg.

As well as providing a Packet Digipeater, the satellite will also take pictures of the Earth and download them on 70cm for Amateurs to receive.

The CW telemetry will be on 437.385 MHz, however, the Digipeater will not be activated until sometime after launch.

Frequencies:
Downlink (Beacon) 437.385MHz CW
Downlink (Packet) 437.505MHz AFSK 1200bps AX.25/SRLL GMSK 9600bps
Uplink (Packet) 1268.500MHz GMSK 9600bps AX.25/SRLL

Accurate Keps for tracking are available on the Cute-1.7 + APD website:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/howtoreceive_e.html

Reports should be sent to cute1.7_receive@lss.mes.titech.ac.jp

Questions on the satellite may be sent to cute1.7_question@lss.mes.titech.ac.jp

For the launch video see http://jaxa.tv/

The primary mission of the launch was the ASTRO-F Infrared Telescope described at
http://www.ir.isas.jaxa.jp/ASTRO-F/Outreach/index_e.html

Cute-1.7 website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html

AMSAT-UK produces a newsletter Oscar News packed full of Amateur Satellite information. For membership details contact the secretary Jim Heck G3WGM Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959 Email: g3wgm@amsat.org Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ Online Satellite Pass Predictions: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/

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