ARLA/CLUSTER: Japão vai lançar cinco satelites para o serviço amador.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Japan to launch Amateur Radio satellites

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has announced the launch
of five amateur radio satellites on two launches taking place in May
and July.

The first H-IIA launch takes place on May 17, 1639-1642 UT and will
carry the amateur radio satellite HORYU-2.

The second launch on July 21, 0218 UT of the HTV3 will deliver the
JEM-Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) to the International
Space Station (ISS).

J-SSOD will enable small satellites to be deployed from the ISS using
the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) robot arm.

The Japanese amateur radio satellites WE-WISH and FITSAT-1, along with
San Jose State University’s TechEdSat and the Vietnamese F-1 will also
be delivered to the ISS on this launch and it is planned they will be
deployed from the ISS on September 20.

JAXA press releases:
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/03/20120321_h2af21_e.html
http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2012/03/20120321_h2bf3_e.html


Fonte: Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ