SumbandilaSat's power reduced

In order to conserve power for other operations on SumbandilaSat (SO67), the ground control team have reduced the power of the transponder carrying amateur radio to 2,5 W.

First reports from stations in Australia indicate that the reduction is hardly noticeable and that the signals remain stronger than most other amateur radio satellites.

Availability of the ZS0SUM payload will be during daylight hours when the satellite is in full sunlight.

The actual schedule is published on www.amsatsa.org.za.