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Default [AMSAT-UK] Six CubeSats to Deploy from ISS


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Six CubeSats to Deploy from ISS

Posted: 14 Jan 2017 08:18 AM PST
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/01/14/six-...ploy-from-iss/

International Space Station Image Credit NASA

Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ reports that six CubeSats delivered to the
International Space Station by the HTV-6 will deploy from the ISS using the
new JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) on Monday, January 16.

The new J-SSOD has four satellite install cases. One satellite install case
has 3U space, so the new J-SSOD could deploy twelve 1U CubeSats at a time.

The six CubeSats are installed as follows:

Case ** CubeSats

#1******* three 1U CubeSats ITF-2、WASEDA-SAT3、FREEDOM

#2******* one 3U CubeSat*** EGG

#3******* one 2U CubeSat*** AOBA-VELOX3

#4******* one 3U CubeSat*** TuPOD (including Tancredo1 and OSNSAT)

ITF-2、WASEDA-SAT3、AOBA-VELOX3, TuPOD and Tancredo1 have amateur radio
downlinks.

#1 and #2 will be deployed at 0900-0930z January 16, #3 and #4 will be
1030-1100z.
Live broadcast will start at 0850z on the JAXA YouTube channel.



IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination http://amsat.org.uk/iaru

Middle School Students’ Tancredo-1 TubeSat Scheduled for Launch

https://amsat-uk.org/2016/12/02/scho...edo-1-tubesat/

ITF-2 CubeSat to deploy from ISS

http://www.southgatearc.org/news/201...y-from-iss.htm