[amsat-bb] CAMSAT announces mid-July launch with six U/V transponders

[Andrew Glasbrenner]

Alan Kung, BA1DU (CAMSAT CEO) recently sent AMSAT-NA a stunning press
release:

“CAMSAT orchestrated CAS-3 amateur satellite system is now nearing
completion, six Chinese amateur satellites will be launched in mid-July，it
includes different weight category satellites, consists of a 20 kg, three 10
kg and two 1 kg satellites. All six satellites are equipped with
substantially the same amateur radio payloads, a U/V mode linear
transponder, a CW telemetry beacon and an AX.25 19.2k/9.6k baud GMSK
telemetry downlink are attached in each of the six satellites, each set of
amateur radio equipments has the same technical characteristics, but
operates on different frequencies of 70cm band uplink and 2m band
downlink.”

See http://www.amsat.org/?p=4181 for further details.



73, Drew KO4MA