April looks a busy month for satellite launches:
April 17 - Antares-110 carrying PhoneSats v1a, v1b, v2a. Dove-1 is also listed on this launch, I'm not sure if it's using Amateur-Satellite Service frequencies. http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/cargo/orbitalsciences-index.html http://amsat-uk.org/?p=11544 (phonesat)
April 19 - Soyuz-2-1a carrying OSSI-1, BEESAT 2/3 and SOMP Dove-2 is also listed on this launch, I'm not sure if it's using Amateur-Satellite Service frequencies. http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/ossi-1/ http://amsat-uk.org/2012/03/28/student-cubesats-beesat-2-and-beesat-3/ http://amsat-uk.org/?p=16017 (SOMP)
April 20 - Vega carrying ESTCube-1 http://amsat-uk.org/?p=14774 (ESTCube-1)
April 25 - CZ-2D from the Jiuquan Space Center carrying the Mode J (145/435) linear transponder satellite TURKSAT-3USAT along with CubeBug-1 and NEE-01 Pegasus http://amsat-uk.org/satellites/turksat-3usat/ http://amsat-uk.org/2013/03/22/cubebug-1/ http://amsat-uk.org/?p=14689 (NEE-01)
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