Detailed Description
PicPot is a cubesat designed by Politecnico di Torino. It contains several on-board cameras and telemetry system that will be transmitting on either a 437MHz (9600 FSK AX.25) or 2440MHz (10Kbps GFSK, +/-125KHz deviation) link.
PicPot was launched aboard a DNEPR-1 on 26 July 2006. According to mission control officials, the engines of the Dnepr rocket shut down 86 seconds into its flight. The rocket crashed some 25km (15 miles) away, without causing injuries on the ground, but all satellites on board were destroyed.
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