Planet Lab Dove CubeSats leaving the ISS Nanoracks Deployer on February 11, 2014
The QB50 constellation of fifty CubeSats should be shipped to the International Space Station (ISS) in July 2016 for subsequent deployment.
QB50p1 and QB50p2 Precursor 2U CubeSats – Image Credit ISIS
The CubeSats are planned to be deployed from the ISS using the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and the Nanoracks CubeSat Deployers.
Eight NanoRacks deployers are installed on the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP). Each deployer has a capacity of 6U and so can hold up to six 1U, three 2U or two 3U CubeSats. They are carried by Japanese Experiment Module-Remote Manipulator System (JEM-RMS).
Mineo Wakita JE9PEL has made available a spreadsheet showing the 50 satellites and their frequencies. A copy can be downloaded from JE9PEL QB50 CubeSat Frequencies 2015-11-06 or check the JE9PEL site for the latest version.
QB50 project https://www.qb50.eu/
QB50 CubeSats to be deployed from ISS
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/09/08/qb50-cubesats-to-be-deployed-from-iss/
Launch of QB50 precursor CubeSats QB50p1 (EO-79) and QB50p2 (EO-80)
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/06/19/successful-launch-of-amateur-radio-satellite-payloads/
January 2014 original QB50 CubeSat launch contract signed
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/01/28/qb50-cubesat-launch-contract-signed/
Mineo Wakita JE9PEL satellite frequency list http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/satslist.htm
