New Pakistan Satellite ICube-1

Students at the Institute of Space Technology (IST) are building Pakistan's first CubeSat ICube-1.

As a Space technology institute and research center, one of the objectives of IST is to design and develop miniature satellites for technology evaluation and in-orbit demonstration and to provide students with hands-on experience in space technologies.

They are currently looking for a launch in the 3rd quarter of 2011.

The ICube website gives these specifications:
Beacon 436.8475MHz, CW, 100mW
Downlink 437.490MHz, FSK, AX.25, 1200bps, 600mW
Uplink 145.835MHz, FSK, AX.25, 1200bps

ICube
http://www.icube.org.pk/

Student Satellite Project
http://www.ist.edu.pk/student_satellite.html

Institute of Space Technology (IST)
http://www.ist.edu.pk/

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