FUNcube-1

FUNcube-1
Type:	Amateur radio satellite
Country:	Netherlands , United Kingdom
Operator:	AMSAT -UK, AMSAT -NL
COSPAR-ID :	2013-066AE
Mission dates
Dimensions:	1 kg
Size:	10 cm × 10 cm × 10 cm
Begin:	November 21, 2013, 07:10 UTC
Starting place:	Jasny Cosmodrome
Launcher:	Dnepr
Status:	active
Orbit data
Rotation time :	97.5 min
Orbit inclination :	97.8 °
Apogee height :	690 km
Perigee height :	602 km

FUNcube-1 (after the launch also AMSAT-OSCAR 73 ) is an amateur radio satellite that was jointly developed and built by British and Dutch radio amateurs . FUNcube-1 is formally registered as a Dutch satellite.

The Cubesat satellite was launched on November 21, 2013 from the Jasny Cosmodrome . It was built jointly by AMSAT -UK and AMSAT-NL and contains a 20 kHz wide linear transponder for two-way radio communication with uplink in the 70 centimeter band and downlink in the 2 meter band .

The ground control station is located in the National Radio Center of the Radio Society of Great Britain by the museum in Bletchley Park .

receiver

Receiver with USB and antenna socket

To support schools and other interested parties who would like to receive FUNcube, AMSAT has developed a simple SDR receiver in the form of a USB stick .

The receiver called "FUNcube dongle" can be used from the long wave frequency of 150 kHz to 1.9 GHz, so it is also suitable for receiving radio and other satellite signals.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Orbit data according to FUNCUBE-1 (AO-73). N2YO, November 25, 2013, accessed November 25, 2013 . 
2. ↑ FUNcube: Official website
3. ↑ BBC visit FUNcube station at RSGB National Radio Center
4. ↑ UK's FUNcube-1 satellite launches successfully
5. ↑ Test report FUNcube dongle (German; PDF; 2.5 MB)