[amsat-bb] Quetzal-1 deploy from ISS 28th Apr

[Masahiro Arai]

JAXA announced Guatemalan 1st satellite Quetzal-1 deploy from ISS
1520z 28th April.

The live will be on YouTube JAXA channel at 1445-1540z.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7M39SjJJsEc

Quetzal-1 is 1U CubeSat. She operates on amateur band.
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=653


This is J-SSOD#13 mission. G-Satellite is also J-SSOD#13 mission.
There is no her deployment info.

G-Satellite is 3U CubeSat. She does not operate amateur band, but very
interesting satellite. G-Satellite deploys miniature figures of Mobile
Suite GUNDAM and Char ZAKU in orbit and sends messages from space
about the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
It might be postponed until the Games.

https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/g-satellite-completed
https://tokyo2020.org/en/news/tokyo-2020-g-satellite-carried-to-the-international-space-station


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