[amsat-bb] UKube-1 Launches Today

[M5AKA]

UKube-1 carries a 435/145 MHz linear transponder and a beacon for reception in schools.


UKube-1 - Soyuz 2-1B - Meteor-M #2 Launch Updates
http://www.spaceflight101.com/soyuz-2-1b---meteor-m-2-launch-updates.html

Video of Soyuz-2 rocket preparation for today's launch 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J28ltlHD5xw

UKube-1 launch available to view from 2hrs before here: 
http://www.roscosmos.ru/317/ or here: http://tv-tsenki.com/live.php

For updates on the launch status check the #cubesat channel at 
http://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#cubesat
enter name in Nickname: #cubesat in Channels: and the displayed number in the Captcha field, then click on Connect.


UKube-1 Launch Information
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/07/03/ukube-1-launch-information/

PhD Student Receives FUNcube Dongle SDR
http://www.birmingham.ac.uk/schools/eece/news/UK-cubesat-forum-workshop.aspx

There will be a presentation on the FUNcube-2 sub-system which is carried by UKube-1 at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium which will be held on July 26-27, 2014 at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, GU2 7XZ, United Kingdom. The event is open to all, further details at 

http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/colloquium-2014/


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