UNITEC-1 launch re-scheduled

Due to adverse weather conditions, the launch of the first Interplanetary Amateur Radio satellite UNITEC-1 has been postponed until Thursday evening.

The launch will now take place on Thursday May 20 at 21:58:22 UT and can be watched live on the web at
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f17/live/index_e.html

UNITEC-1 will travel to Venus carrying an Amateur Radio beacon on 5840.0 MHz. The other two Amateur Radio satellites on the launch are Negai* and Waseda-SAT2 will stay in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) and transmit on 437.305 and 437.485 MHz respectively.

The latest news on UNITEC-1 is available at the Operation Center website along with free software and a Ham Radio forum, see http://sites.google.com/site/unitec1ops/

Amateur Radio call for assistance for UNITEC-1 Venus-bound satellite
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2010/unitec_1.htm

Receiver for Interplanetary Amateur Radio Satellite UNITEC-1
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2010/
venus_satellite_receiver.htm