BBC TV to show Michael Portillo 5.6 GHz moonbounce Friday January 12 https://amsat-uk.org/2018/01/06/bbc-tv-to-show-michael-portillo-moonbounce/

D-Star One project @GermanOrbital plans to launch their CubeSat on a Soyuz-2/Fregat on February 1, 2018 from Vostochny http://www.orbitalsystems.de/d-star-one-second-birth/

FM transponder CubeSats PicSat and Fox-1D launch 0359 UT on Friday, January 12 from Sriharikota https://www.amsat.org/getting-ready-for-fox-1d/

The TY2, TY3, TY4, TY5, 6U CubeSats are expected to launch on January 17 from Jiuquan on a CZ-11. Developed by the Hunan Amateur Radio Society the satellites carry payloads operating in the 5650 and 5830 MHz bands. The 5 GHz frequencies are: Downlink 5833.000 MHz(TY2) 5836.000 MHz(TY3) 5839.000 MHz(TY4) 5842.00 0 MHz(TY5) Uplink 5653.000 MHz(TY2) 5656.000 MHz(TY3) 5659.000  MHz(TY4) 5665.000 MHz(TY5) Information on other frequencies is at http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=556

December issue of free Weather Satellite magazine GEO Quarterly available for download https://amsat-uk.org/2017/12/11/geo-quarterly-magazine/

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