3 Nov
2017
3 Nov
'17
2:41 a.m.
APRS Satellites QIKCOM-1 Deployed
QIKCOM-1 was deployed from the ISS Friday (10-27-17)at 0915 UTC attached to the SIMPL spacecraft. It is an APRS digipeater just like the ISS. Please read AMSAT News Service Bulletin 302.01 article on QIKCOM-1 at the email address below before attempting connection:
http://www.amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2017/000992.html
Thanks to AMSAT News Service for the above info.
Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, has determined that QIKCOM-1 is NORAD CAT ID 42983. QIKCOM-1 (42983) has been added to this weeks AMSAT TLE Distribution.