{"id":17573,"date":"2019-01-20T17:02:28","date_gmt":"2019-01-20T22:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17573"},"modified":"2019-01-20T17:02:28","modified_gmt":"2019-01-20T22:02:28","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-jan-20-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17573","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Jan.20.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. about student and amateur <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CubeSat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs:<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"http:\/\/www.arrl.org\/news\/on-orbit-frequency-change-announced-for-uwe-4-cubesat\" target=\"_d\">On-Orbit Frequency Change Announced for UWE-4 CubeSat &#8211; ARRL.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>The Satellite Technology group at the University of W\u00fcrzburg has announced a change of frequency for the UWE-4 CubeSat, launched on a December 27\u00a0Soyuz\u00a0flight. The 1U CubeSat carries an electric propulsion experiment and a 70-centimeter 9.6 k AX.25 digipeater.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em>\u201cAfter 2 weeks in orbit, UWE-4 is in very good shape,\u201d the group reported. \u201cAfter the early-orbit phase, we are looking forward to some interesting experiments with the attitude determination sensors and the propulsion system. Unfortunately, our uplink success rate is very poor, which currently prevents these experiments.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\" target=\"_d\">AMSAT<\/a> news on student and amateur CubeSat\/smallsat projects: <a title=\"[ans] ANS-313 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - Fox-1Cliff Currently Scheduled for November 19th Launch\" href=\"http:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2019\/001083.html\">ANS-020 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Knacksat in Safe Mode: Reports Needed<\/li>\n<li>NEXUS Launch Update<\/li>\n<li>OrigamiSat-1 Launch Update<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT 50th Anniversary Awards Program<\/li>\n<li>CubeSat Postdoc Job Opening at University of Arizona<\/li>\n<li>CubeSat Training Offered April 23-25, 2019<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Launches Announced<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>ARISS News<\/li>\n<li>Shorts from All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>General CubeSat\/SmallSat info:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineering.com\/DesignerEdge\/DesignerEdgeArticles\/ArticleID\/18225\/CubeSats-May-Lead-to-Larger-Space-Telescopes.aspx\" target=\"_d\">CubeSats May Lead to Larger Space Telescopes &#8211; ENGINEERING.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Space Review: Small thrusters for small satellites: trends and challenges\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thespacereview.com\/article\/3637\/1\">Small thrusters for small satellites: trends and challenges &#8211; The Space Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/digitalcommons.usu.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=8388&amp;context=etd\">Additively-Manufactured Hybrid Rocket Consumable Structure for CubeSat Propulsion, Britany L. Chamberlain &#8211; Utah State (pdf)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.grandforksherald.com\/news\/science-and-nature\/4558677-watch-japan-launches-rocket-carrying-7-satellites\" target=\"_d\">WATCH: Japan launches rocket carrying 7 satellites | Grand Forks Herald<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.prweb.com\/releases\/satellogic_signs_agreement_with_cgwic_to_launch_earth_observation_constellation_of_90_satellites\/prweb16034750.htm\" target=\"_d\">Satellogic Signs Agreement with CGWIC to Launch Earth Observation Constellation of 90 Satellites &#8211; Satellogic PR<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/infosurhoy.com\/cocoon\/saii\/xhtml\/en_GB\/science\/science-tiny-cubesats-picked-for-proposed-european-asteroid-mission\/\" target=\"_d\">Science: Tiny Cubesats Picked for Proposed European Asteroid Mission | Infosurhoy<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkyc.com\/article\/tech\/science\/girls-in-stem\/nasas-small-satellite-could-lead-to-big-discoveries\/95-12f0cdd3-72ed-43ec-8cc6-c79a5533f0cf\" target=\"_d\">NASA&#8217;s small satellite could lead to big discoveries | wkyc.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airspacemag.com\/airspacemag\/cubesat-at-mars-180971213\/\" target=\"_d\">A CubeSat at Mars &#8211; Air &amp; Space Magazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.southgatearc.org\/news\/2019\/january\/german-satellite-special-event.htm#.XETtBVxKjIU\" target=\"_d\">German satellite special event | Southgate Amateur Radio News<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.albaorbital.com\/new-blog\/2019\/1\/15\/alba-orbital-sell-first-two-unicorns-to-stealth-startup-stara-space?platform=hootsuite\" target=\"_d\">Alba Orbital sell first two Unicorns to Stealth startup Stara Space \u2014 Alba Orbital<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=hobbyspace&amp;l=ur2&amp;o=1\" alt=\"\" \/><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/b?_encoding=UTF8&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkCode=ur2&amp;linkId=83bcfeddf696d358f69568254bcd9ce9&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;node=172282\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Check out the Best Selling Electronics at Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. about student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs: ** On-Orbit Frequency Change Announced for UWE-4 CubeSat &#8211; ARRL.org The Satellite Technology group at the University of W\u00fcrzburg has announced a change of frequency for the UWE-4 CubeSat, launched on a December 27\u00a0Soyuz\u00a0flight. The 1U CubeSat &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17573\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Jan.20.2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,22,26],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-17573","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite","category-education","category-space-systems"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-4zr","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":19430,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19430","url_meta":{"origin":17573,"position":0},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Aug.12.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"August 12, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur CubeSat \/ SmallSat projects and programs: ** Virginia Tech awarded NASA contract to launch and operate the LAICE CubeSat (Lower Atmosphere\/Ionosphere Coupling Experiment) as a part of the agency's CubeSat Launch Initiative program. 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