First Berlin Built D-Star Satellite

First D-Star satellite built by a company in Berlin and to be launched by the Russians. D-Star One will be launched on 28th November 2017 from Vostochny launch site jointly with the Meteor-M №2-1 meteorological mission of the Russian State Space Corporation ROSCOSMOS.

More Information - http://www.orbitalsystems.de/final-tests-of-the-d-star-one-satellite/?lang=en

RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launched, Designated AMSAT-OSCAR 91 (AO-91)

Delta II rocket carrying RadFxSat (Fox-1B) successfully launched at 09:47:36 UTC on 18th November 2017 from Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.

RadFxSat was deployed at 11:09 UTC. Then at 12:12 UTC, the AMSAT Engineering team, watching ZR6AIC’s WebSDR waterfall, saw the characteristic “Fox Tail” of the Fox-1 series FM transmitter, confirming that the satellite was alive and transmitting over South Africa. Shortly after 12:34 UTC, the first telemetry was received and uploaded to AMSAT servers by Maurizio Balducci, IV3RYQ, in Cervignano del Friuli, Italy. Initial telemetry confirmed that the satellite was healthy.

AMSAT Engineering reminds stations that the satellite will not be available for general use until the on-orbit checkouts are complete. Please continue to submit telemetry to assist the Engineering team in completing the commissioning process.

Press Release - https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launched-designated-amsat-oscar-91-ao-91/

English Edition of AMSAT-EA Newsletter

Spain's amateur satellite group AMSAT-EA have released an English language edition of their November newsletter  

It covers the recently activated linear transponder SSB/CW satellites CAS-4A and CAS-4B, upcoming DXpeditions and an article on the QBITO satellite.

The translation was made by Fernando EC1AME.

Newsletter Download - https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/9653739/AMSAT-EA-Newsletter_02-2017.pdf

AMSAT-EA - https://www.amsat-ea.org/
AMSAT-EA (Twitter) - https://twitter.com/AmsatSpain