MESAT-1: New Linear Satellite for Amateur Radio

Every amateur radio satellite operator is excited over the launch of MESAT-1 scheduled for 27 June 2024. It will be launched on a Firefly Aerospace “Alpha” rocket into a low earth orbit of about 555 km altitude. It is Maine’s 1st Small Satellite. Read more: johnsonfrancis...

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What is the schedule for activating the linear transponder?

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Shall post as a reply as soon as I get the schedule. 73 de Jon, VU2JO

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SatNOGS page mentions: "Phase 2, 6 months-EOL: LTM-1 will be used as linear transponder, command uplinking, and TLM downlinks." db.satnogs.org/satellite/ANJN-0857-0652-4935-2307 If that is true, we will have to wait for 6 months!

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@@johnsonstechworld thx! 73 de Stefan/OE6ISP

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