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02/17/2016 | Japanese Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched
After a delay of a few days, the ChubuSat-2 and ChubuSat-3 satellites launched from Japan on February 17.
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09/02/2015 | $50SAT Goes Silent
It appears that the $50SAT Amateur Radio “PocketQube” microsatellite — also known as Eagle 2 (MO-76) — has finally gone silent, a couple of days short of 20 months in orbit.
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08/31/2015 | Danish Ham-Astronaut to be Involved in ISS Deployment of CubeSats
CubeSats, both carrying Amateur Radio payloads, be simultaneously deployed into orbit from the ISS during the first half of September, with the involvement of Danish ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen, KG5GCZ.
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07/08/2015 | Satellite Made on the Cheap Closing in on 2 Years in Orbit and Still Ticking
At just a few months shy of turning 2 years old, the $50SAT Amateur Radio “PocketQube” microsatellite — also known as Eagle 2 (MO-76) — is still operating, although it’s not entirely well either.
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10/15/2014 | AMSAT Offering Fox Satellite Collectable Coin as Donation Premium
AMSAT is offering a Fox Satellite collectable coin as a donation premium.
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03/05/2010 | The K7RA Solar Update
Two new sunspot groups appeared on March 1, numbered 1052 and 1053. The total number of sunspot groups appearing over the last month is 11. Looking at our 3-month moving average of daily sunspot numbers, the latest for December-January-February is 22.4, f
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