Monthly Archives: April 2015

EO-79 / QB50p1 First Transponder Test Success

AMSAT-NL is delighted to announce that an initial series of tests of the FUNcube transponder payload aboard the QB50p1 CubeSat have been successfully completed. QB50p1 is one of two QB50 precursor spacecraft that were launched from Yasny in Russia in … Continue reading

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Satday big success!

The satday was a big success. We estimate about 100 people attended the day and we got lots of positive feedback. I have announced the Nayif-1 project to the public during the satday, kindly allowed by the Emirati Institute of … Continue reading

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Satellite Interest Day booked full

The second edition of the dutch “satellite interest day” will be organised again on Saturday 25th of April 2015. This day will be part of the annual VHF-day organised by dutch amateur society VERON. We have reached the maximum number … Continue reading

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FUNcube reboot

Hi All, FUNcube-1 has shut down its transmitter around 2018 UTC yesterday. We have reasons to believe this may have been due to the large geomagnetic storm hitting earth at the moment. The team is still investigating the situation, but … Continue reading

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The road ahead…

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