Luc Leblanc schrieb:
Hi All
Amsat India has 2 linear tranponders ready and we Amsat India are asking ISRO for a higher orbit to cover a larger foot print and longer pass duration.
Best regards Pop VU2POP Dir Technical Amsat India
Hi Pop, VU2POP
I am very happy to know that AMSAT India plan to launch a new satellite with 2 linear transponders in a higher orbit covering a larger foot print in comparison of the actual VO-52
VO-52 continually operating with its linear transponders during all available orbits is a reliable satellite for the amateur radio satellite communications and as well for educational purposes.
Congratulations to Amsat India and to ISRO
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i8CVS Domenico
With a little more "push" is it possible to have just a slightly elliptical orbit? I don't know what brand of batteries they put in VO-52 but they probably put a small pink rabbit in it as they don't seems to bother too much with their power budget...
What's is funny is the commenting on the perf board model AMSAT-India was showing couple of years before the launch of VO-52, some where commenting on the jumper wire perf board modelling as if it was not something who will never be able to work...
AMSAT-INDIA just doing an excellent and professional job on VO-52 they even put 2 transponder in the same satellite "too strong never broke". I'm convince their new orbit will cover quite some area on earth..
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Luc Leblanc VE2DWE Skype VE2DWE www.qsl.net/ve2dwe DSTAR urcall VE2DWE WAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE
If you carefully read, AMSAT-India has 2 Linear-Transponders ready and not a satellite. As you knows, the satellite VO-52 itself was built and contributed by ISRO to AMSAT-India.
If you want a satellite in HEO then support Phase-3E from AMSAT-DL.