[amsat-bb] P4-A / Es’hail-2 launches in a few days!

[Bob- W7LRD]

To bad it's speed was a little slower then we'd all have a shot at it.  The five & dime would be fascinating.
73 Bob W7LRD



> On November 9, 2018 at 1:02 PM Peter Guelzow <peter.guelzow at kourou.de> wrote:
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> The launch of Es'hail-2 from Qatar with the first AMSAT P4-A transponder
> in geostationary orbit is only a few days away.
> https://amsat-dl.org/p4-a-eshail-2-launches-in-a-few-days
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> Also check out this article:  
> https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/11/spacex-return-action-lsp-status-upgrade/
> pre-launch static fire test of Falcon 9 rocket for the Es'hail-2 mission
> is currently planned for November 11th. If everything goes well, launch
> is expected for November 15th with a launch window from 20:46 UTC to
> 22:29 UTC.
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> P4-A is a joint project by Es’hailSat – the Qatar Satellite Company,
> QARS – the Qatar Amateur Radio Society and AMSAT-DL.
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