On November 21,
2013 FUNcube-1
(AO-73) was launched
from the Yasny
launch base located
in the Orenburg
Region, Russia on a
Dnepr Launch Vehicle
into a 600 km, 97.8º
inclination
sun-synchronous
orbit. The satellite
is a 1U cubesat
featuring an SDR
receiver,
transponder, and
telemetry system all
of which continue to
function for amateur
operators today.
Hams can interact
with AO-73 on the
following
frequencies:
- 145.935 MHz
BPSK Telemetry
30mW (eclipse)
or 300 mW
(illuminated)
- Inverting
SSB/CW
transponder 300
mW PEP (eclipse)
- 435.150 –
435.130 MHz
Uplink
- 145.950 –
145.970 MHz
Downlink
