02/24/2017

Two satellites with Amateur Radio transponder payloads have been selected for future NASA launches.

AMSAT[1] reports that the TJREVERB CubeSat, developed by students at Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Alexandria, Virginia, will carry a 435/145 MHz FM transponder. The University of Washington-Seattle's HuskySat-1 has a 145/435 MHz SSB/CW transponder and was developed by students at the University of Washington in Seattle. The satellite will demonstrate plasma propulsion and high-gain telemetry, in advance of a larger CubeSat lunar mission.

The launches are expected to take place in the 2018-2020 timeframe. The two CubeSat missions wereÿselected[2] as part of the 8th round of NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI[3]). Both are eligible for placement on a launch manifest after final negotiations, depending on the availability of a flight opportunity.


[1] http://www.amsat.org/
[2] https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-announces-eighth-class-of-candidates-for-launch-of-cubesat-space-missions
[3] https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/heo/home/CubeSats_initiative

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