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  • China to Launch Two Amateur Radio Satellites in April

    From ARRL de WD1CKS@VERT/WLARB to QST on Tue Jan 22 01:39:38 2019
    01/21/2019

    Two new Chinese satellites with Amateur Radio payloads are planned for an April 5 launch, CAMSAT has reported.

    CAS-7A will carry H/T (21/29 MHz) and H/U (21/435 MHz) mode linear transponders, V/U linear and V/U FM transponders, a UHF CW telemetry beacon, UHF AX.25 4.8k/9.6k baud GMSK telemetry, and 3-centimeter AX.25 1 Mbps GMSK image data transmission for an onboard camera.

    CAS-7B is described as a 500-millimeter sphere spacecraft weighing 3 kilograms. It will carry a V/U transponder and a UHF CW telemetry beacon. - Thanks to AMSAT News Serviceÿ

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