KySat-2 (K2) is a 1U CubeSat to fulfill the education and public outreach mission of the original KySat-1 CubeSat that was lost during a launch vehicle failure of ELaNa I and accompanying NASA GLORY mission.
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AMSAT Receives $25,000 Matching Funds Challenge
AMSAT-NA President Barry Baines, WD4ASW says that they have received a matching funds challenge! An anonymous donor will match up to $25,000.00 for Fox. Now is the time to take advantage of this opportunity to double your donation.
Barry writes, “We end 2012 with significant progress made on the development of Fox-1. A formal proposal to launch Fox-1B was submitted to the NASA ELaNA (Education Launch of Nanosatellites) program on November 19, 2012. NASA is expected to announce in late January or early February 2013 those projects that have been selected. This is our second ELaNA submission, and we believe the merits of this proposal are even stronger than our original Fox-1 proposal.”
Read the full story and details of how to donate at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/index.php
UK Radio Amateur Receives FITSAT-1 QSL Card
AMSAT-UK member Ken Eaton GW1FKY reports that he has received a QSL card confirming his reception of FITSAT-1.
On December 13 at 22:10:30 GMT FITSAT-1 will be using its optical LED beacon to flash a message in Morse Code over the British Isles and Europe which, cloud permitting, should be visible using binoculars. Further information is at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11815
FITSAT-1 Successfully Flashes Morse Code from Space
(C) Tsuyoshi Watanabe Ebina City, Kanagawa Japan 1:24:23-1:24:25JST, 12 Dec 2012
Takahashi e160, Diameter short focus telescope 16cm (F=530mm, F3.3)
Nikon D800E, ISO12800, 2 seconds exposure
A test of the FITSAT-1 LED optical beacon that took place on December 11 GMT over Japan was successful.
On December 13 at 22:10:30 GMT FITSAT-1 will be using its optical LED beacon to flash a message in Morse Code over the British Isles and Europe which, cloud permitting, should be visible using binoculars. Further information is at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=11815
APRS High Altitude Balloon Flight in Vietnam
The FSpace team of young engineers and students at the FPT University have successfully launched and recovered a High Altitude Balloon that carried an amateur radio APRS payload on 145.980 MHz.
Alaska Research CubeSat (ARC-1)
The Alaska Research CubeSat (ARC-1) will be the first satellite designed, built, tested, and operated by students from the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF).
This satellite is designed as both an educational tool and a platform to facilitate rapid development of scientific and technology demonstration missions at UAF. Successful implementation of this development platform will demonstrate the ability of UAF students to compete for future Low Earth Orbit (LEO) research opportunities.
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