More Amateur CubeSats to be launched

Despite the setback, which saw the loss of 14 CubeSats, when the 26th July launched failed, the Amateur CubeSat programme is continuing.

Another launch is scheduled for September 20th and these four CubeSats are known to be carrying Amateur Radio payloads.

They will launched on a DNEPR-1LV rocket from the Kazakstan Baikonur Cosmodrome.

http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/pages/missions/dnepr-launch-2.php
http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm

Thanks to Mineo Wakita JE9PEL for this informatiom.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/

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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