This week the following satellites have been added to the AMSAT KEP distribution:

SHINDASAT - Cat # 39572 OPUSAT - Cat # 39575 TEIKYOSAT - Cat # 39576 ITF-1 - Cat # 39577 INVADER - Cat # 39578 STARS-II - Cat # 39579 These Japanese amateur radio satellites were launched from the Yoshinobu Complex at the Tanagashima Space Center on February 27, 2014 at 1837 UT. Use the following URL for frequencies and further information - http://tinyurl.com/ANS-061-JapaneseHamSats

The ITF-1 student team is asking for reports on the satellite on 437.525 FM Morse code. See this URL for more info - http://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/26/itf-1-cubesat-team-request-reports/

Additionally, on Friday 28, 2014 at 0730 UT another group of cubesats was launched form the International Space Station (ISS) using a NanoRacks deployment pod. The Peruvian Chasqui 1 was on board ISS but is it unclear if it was also deployed. The satellites deployed are as follows:

LituanicaSAT-1 LitSat-1 ArduSat-2 (2U configuration) UAPSAT and SkyCube These satellites are very close to ISS at present. The KEPs used for ISS should work for now. None of these satellites has showed up in the SpaceTrack list of objects as yet. Too close to ISS????

TNX to AMSAT News Service, Bulletin 061 for most of the above information. See http://ww2.amsat.org/ for more info.