{"id":19871,"date":"2019-10-07T20:03:28","date_gmt":"2019-10-08T00:03:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19871"},"modified":"2019-10-07T20:03:28","modified_gmt":"2019-10-08T00:03:28","slug":"student-and-amateur-cubesat-news-roundup-oct-7-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19871","title":{"rendered":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Oct.7.2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A sampling of recent articles, press releases, etc. related to student and amateur <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/CubeSat\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CubeSat<\/a> \/ SmallSat projects and programs (find <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4\">previous smallsat roundups here<\/a>):<\/p>\n<p>** \u00a0<strong>University of Tokyo&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/jasakawa9.wixsite.com\/website\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">AQT-D: AQUA Thruster-Demonstrator<\/a> was delivered to the ISS<\/strong> in the <a href=\"http:\/\/iss.jaxa.jp\/en\/htv\/mission\/htv-8\/\">HTV-8<\/a> cargo module launched by a H-IIB rocket on Sept.24th. The student built CubeSat will be deployed from the station later this year. The goal is to demonstrate the AQUARIUS (AQUA ResIstojet propUlsion System)\u00a0 water micro-propulsion system, which is suitable for smallsats.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jasakawa9.wixsite.com\/website\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"19880\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?attachment_id=19880\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AQT-D_AQUA_ThrusterDemonstrator.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"400,292\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"AQT-D AQUA Thruster Demonstrator\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AQT-D_AQUA_ThrusterDemonstrator.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19880\" src=\"http:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/AQT-D_AQUA_ThrusterDemonstrator.jpg\" alt=\"AQT-D AQUA Thruster Demonstrator\" width=\"400\" height=\"292\" \/><\/a>Find more about AQUA and other water based propulsion systems in <a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/water-propulsion-technologies-picking-up-steam\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Water propulsion technologies picking up steam &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>** <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amsat.org\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>AMSAT<\/strong><\/a><strong> news<\/strong> 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=\"https:\/\/amsat.org\/pipermail\/ans\/2019\/001136.html\">ANS-279 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin <\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AO-7 to Enter Full Illumination Period October 9, 2019<\/li>\n<li>2019 AMSAT Symposium On-line Registration Open Until October 11<\/li>\n<li>New ARISS Proposal Window is October 1, 2019 to November 30, 2019<\/li>\n<li>VUCC Awards-Endorsements for September 2019<\/li>\n<li>Amateur Radio Gets Temporary Use of 2400 MHz in Spain<\/li>\n<li>AMSAT-SA to Fly Cubesat Transponders on Balloon Flight<\/li>\n<li>SSTV Event Planned for ARISS on October 9, 2019<\/li>\n<li>Upcoming Satellite Operations<\/li>\n<li>ARISS Activities &amp; Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule<\/li>\n<li>Satellite Shorts from All Over<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>General CubeSat\/SmallSat info<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Projects:\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/spacenews.com\/unseenlabs-plans-to-launch-half-dozen-ship-tracking-cubesats-in-2020\/\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UnseenLabs plans to launch half dozen ship-tracking cubesats in 2020 &#8211; SpaceNews.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.satmagazine.com\/story.php?number=1127710956\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connecting Mobile Phone Users Everywhere&#8230;and stimulating SATCOM growth &#8211; SatMagazine<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.isas.jaxa.jp\/home\/omotenashi\/index.html\" target=\"_d\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Omotenashi: &#8220;The World&#8217;s Smallest Moon Lander&#8221; &#8211; JAXA\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">====<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/3659960713\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=9325&amp;creativeASIN=3659960713&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=hobbyspace&amp;linkId=b85a2ddcb76b07347e191733e7b7692f\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Introduction to CubeSat Technology and Subsystem:<br \/>\nOrbit Design, Debris Impact, and Orbital Decay Prediction<\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; 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The student built CubeSat will be deployed &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19871\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Oct.7.2019<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","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":[4,22,32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19871","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-amateurstudent-satellite","category-education","category-space-radio"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p34aWK-5av","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":17573,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=17573","url_meta":{"origin":19871,"position":0},"title":"Student and amateur CubeSat news roundup &#8211; Jan.20.2019","author":"TopSpacer","date":"January 20, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"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 - 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\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Amateur\/Student Satellite&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Amateur\/Student Satellite","link":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?cat=4"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":19430,"url":"https:\/\/hobbyspace.com\/Blog\/?p=19430","url_meta":{"origin":19871,"position":1},"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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