UKube-1 to launch in June 2013
The CubeSat UKube-1 will be launched in June 2013 and will carry an amateur radio transponder.
The spacecraft is being built for the UK Space Agency (UKSA) by Clyde Space and the launch will take place from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz-2-1b.
UKube-1 will carry a set of AMSAT-UK FUNcube boards to provide an amateur radio 435/145 MHz linear transponder and a 1200 bps BPSK beacon for educational outreach.
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UKube-1 is an exciting and novel collaboration between the UK Space Agency, industry and academia, proving innovative technologies in space. UK industry and academia are providing the payloads and the ground support operations. Check out our website for more information: http://www.bis.gov.uk/ukspaceagency