CubeSats with Amateur Radio payloads deploy from ISS

MinXSS-1 and CADRE CubeSats deployed by Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS on May 5, 2016

MinXSS-1 and CADRE CubeSats deployed by Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS on May 5, 2016

Monday, May 16, 2016 saw the deployment of four CubeSats carrying amateur radio payloads.

STM students building antenna to receive data from STMSat-1 - Credit Saint Thomas More Cathedral School

STM students building antenna to receive data from STMSat-1 – Credit Saint Thomas More Cathedral School

UK astronaut Tim Peake KG5BVI / GB1SS deployed the first two satellites MinXSS-1 and CADRE from the Japanese ISS Kibo module at 1005 UT. The Slow Scan Television satellite STMSat-1, built by Elementary school students, was deployed along with NODES built by students at Santa Clara University at 1440 UT.

IARU Coordinated Frequencies:
http://amsat.org.uk/iaru
• STMSat-1 437.800 MHz FM SSTV Robot36
• MinXSS-1 437.345 MHz
• CADRE 437.485 MHz and 3.404 GHz
• NODES 437.100 MHz 1200 bps AX.25 and 2401.2-2431.2 MHz 115.2 kbps spread spectrum FSK

STMSat-1
https://twitter.com/STMSAT11
https://www.facebook.com/stmsat1/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/491135804399695/
http://www.stmsat-1.org/

MinXSS CubeSat http://lasp.colorado.edu/home/minxss/

CADRE CubeSat http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?page_id=961

NODES mission dashboard http://nodes.engr.scu.edu/

School SSTV CubeSat to deploy from ISS
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/03/03/school-sstv-cubesat-to-deploy-from-iss/

MinXSS and CADRE CubeSats ISS Deployment
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/05/14/minxss-cadre-cubesats/

CADRE video – Meet an Aerospace Engineering Student: Prince Kuevor
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/04/21/cadre-cubesat-iss/

Students at Saint Thomas More Cathedral School awaiting deployment of their CubeSat STMSat-1

Students at Saint Thomas More Cathedral School awaiting deployment of their CubeSat STMSat-1