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Fox-1Cliff Ready for Launch

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On Monday, September 24th, Jerry Buxton, NØJY, AMSAT Vice-President Engineering, delivered and performed the integration of AMSAT’s Fox-1Cliff CubeSat in preparation for launch. Unlike AO-85 and AO-91, AMSAT purchased a commercial launch for Fox-1Cliff. Please consider a donation to help replenish the coffers for GOLF and other future AMSAT projects! https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-general-donations/ https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-membership/ https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-presidents-club-donations/ Uplink:    … Read more

Apogee View – May/June 2018

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May/June 2018 Joe Spier, K6WAO, President As I write this installment of Apogee View, I am less than 24 hours from boarding my flight to Hamvention 2018. I’m looking forward to meeting all my AMSAT friends and making new acquaintances at the Greene County Fair Grounds in Xenia, OH. I guess there is something to … Read more

Upcoming ARISS-Russia Voice Greetings, SSTV Transmissions from the ISS

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ARISS-Russia, in collaboration with the Southwest State University in Kursk, Russia, are developing a series of educational CubeSat satellites called Tanusha. Two Tanusha CubeSats were developed by students at Southwest State University and were hand-deployed by cosmonauts during an August 2017 extravehicular activity. These two CubeSats are performing cluster flight experiments through communications links. A … Read more

Apogee View – March/April 2018

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March/April 2018 Joe Spier, K6WAO, President This early spring finds AMSAT’s AO-85, AO-91, and AO-92 satellites very busy with grid chasers. It seems that the 2018 ARRL International Grid Chase might be affecting the use of these satellites, but whatever the reason, AMSAT members can be proud that we have provided such popular resources for … Read more