UNITEC-1 launches tomorrow

The Amateur Radio satellite UNITEC-1 carrying a
5840.0 MHz beacon starts out on it's long journey to Venus on Monday.

The 35cm cube satellite weighing 15 kg will blast off from the JAXA Tanegashima Space Centre in Japan on May 17 at 21:44 UT.

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

UNITEC-1 video
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2010/
unitec_1_video.htm

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A fully detailed description of the UNITEC-1 satellite and its capabilities and data structure appeared in Oscar News No 188