SB SAT @ AMSAT From Masahir, JI1IZR: I have summarized the activities on CubeSat in Japan from Amateur Radio side. I uploaded one summary PDF file on my website. If you have any interest, please visit http://ji1izr.atnifty.com/english/ CUTE 1 is a Japanese (Tokyo Institute of Technology) one kilogram nanosatellite that was launched by a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk at 14:15 UT on 30 June 2003. It carries a 100 mW beacon at 436.8375 MHz. Initial orbital parameters were period 101.4 min, apogee 831 km, perigee 819 km, and inclination 98.7?. For further info about CUTE-1 goto: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/operation/Schedule_e.html ANS WSR is looking for more information about this satellite. [09192004] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, callsign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [08152004] ===== UCISAT ?O-?? Catalog number: Proposed Launch Date: October 31, 2005 Status: Under Construction Downlink: Submission in Progress Uplink: Submission in Progress Callsign: Submission in Progress This from Matt Bennett, KF6RTB, UCISAT Communications Team Member: Our website is www.ucisat.net .This is a new website, however, and doesn't have the "Status" section active yet. Because of the growing interest in our project, I'll push our webmaster to create updates (hopefully) on a week-to- week basis. For now, the current status of the mission is as follows: -Expected Launch Date: October 31st, 2005 -Frequency Allocation: Submission in Progress -Construction Status: Sub-Assembly [WSR to thank Matt Bennett, KF6RTB, for this week's report.] [01302005] NNNN /EX