[amsat-bb] Vega rocket (VV16) launch expected 2nd september : 3 Satellites with hamradio payload

[Zach Metzinger]

On 09/01/20 14:33, Peter Goodhall (2M0SQL) wrote:
> While I agree in part a lot of the telemetry satellites launched using 
> ham freqs don't seem that relevant but in the case of Amicalsat it's 
> highly relevant with it's science payload.

Is "Amicalsat" a satellite manufactured by the for-profit "SatRevolution 
S.A" company for csug.fr?

https://satrevolution.com/company/careers/

If so, it's even _less_ relevant to the mission of non-profit amateur 
radio. If the two aren't related, then I'm mistaken.

In any case, it appears to be a space weather satellite to send pictures 
down to earth. Do they even have an amateur callsign that will be 
transmitted? This one-way transmission, without much benefit to those 
outside the project, isn't furthering two-way amateur communications.

I respectfully disagree with you on its relevance in any way to amateur 
radio.

--- Zach
N0ZGO