First Chinese Amateur Radio Satellite to be launched in June 2009
Guys,
I just came back from a ham vention and met Alan, BA1DU there. The 1st Chinese amateur satellite is now going smoothly. This satellite was formerly named CAS-1 and is now XW-1. It takes a beacon and three cross band transponders: FM, linear, and digital.
The satellite is planned to be launched in June 2009 by a CZ-2C rocket in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China.
Michael, BD5RV/4
That's really good news, very nice to see another country sending up satellites. It this going to be a LEO ?
Simon Brown, HB9DRV www.ham-radio-deluxe.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Chen, BD5RV" bd5rv@jsdxc.net
I just came back from a ham vention and met Alan, BA1DU there. The 1st Chinese amateur satellite is now going smoothly. This satellite was formerly named CAS-1 and is now XW-1. It takes a beacon and three cross band transponders: FM, linear, and digital.
The satellite is planned to be launched in June 2009 by a CZ-2C rocket in Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center in North China.
Does AMSAT NA have enough of a contact to any of the hams in China involved with their recent amateur sat? If so, I personally would love to see AMSAT host these people at Dayton. China, the country is also looking for any good PR, and having some of their people at Dayton for meet-n-greets would be great for all concern. (China, the government would pay the cost) Especially the international amateur community.
And then, if we could get Simon Brown over to Dayton somehow. (At the Elecraft booth, or maybe his own booth next door?)
tom k8tb
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Simon (HB9DRV)