Launch of amateur radio Delfi-C3 cubesat delayed

It has been announced that the launch of Delfi-C3 and 5 other Amateur Radio satellites has been postponed until mid-April.

In an email on the AMSAT Bulletin Board Wouter Jan Ubbels PE4WJ said that the launch of the NLS-4 cluster including Delfi-C3 has been delayed again. It is now scheduled for mid-April,

Delfi-C3 will be launched into a 630 km 90 degree sun-synchronous orbit from the Indian launch site at Sriharikota and will carry a 70 cm to 2 metre linear transponder for SSB and CW working. The satellite will be in telemetry only mode for approximately the first three months of the mission, after which it will be switched to transponder mode.

As well as Delfi-C3 there will be 5 other Amateur Radio satellites on the same launcher, they are cubesats Can X-2, AAU Cubsat-2, Cute 1.7+APD-2, Compass 1, Delfi C3 and Seeds-2.

Delfi-C3 video and PowerPoint presentations are at http://www.delfic3.nl/press/

Delfi-C3 Satellite
http://www.delfic3.nl/index.php?option=com_content&
task=view&id=67&Itemid=109

Delfi-C3 Mission Status Page
http://www.delfic3.nl/index.php?option=com_content&
task=view&id=89&Itemid=121

Indian Space Research Organisation
http://www.isro.org/

Innovative Solutions In Space (ISIS)
http://www.isispace.nl/

Amateur Radio satellite Delfi-C3 video available http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/
delfi_c3_video.htm

AMSAT Bulletin Board AMSAT-BB
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/maillist.php

IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Co-ordination page http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/

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