ARLA/CLUSTER: Correios da Lituânia lançam selo dos satélites LituanicaSAT-1 e LitSat-1

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Postage stamp features ham radio satellites

A new Lithuanian postage stamp features the amateur radio satellites
*LituanicaSAT-1* and *LitSat-1*

The two CubeSats were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on
January 9, 2014 and deployed from the ISS on February 28.

LituanicaSAT-1 carried a FM transponder and a camera while LitSat-1 had a
linear (SSB/CW) transponder developed by by William Leijenaar PE1RAH.

LitSat-1 was the lighter satellite and re-entered the Earth's atmosphere
and burnt up on May 23, the heavier LituanicaSAT-1 remained in orbit until
July 28.

Watch a presentation on LituanicaSAT-1 given by Gintautas Sulskus to the
2014 AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford
http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/colloquium-2014/presentation-videos/

LituanicaSAT-1
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/26/
president-tests-lituanicasat-1-fm-transponder/
<http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/26/president-tests-lituanicasat-1-fm-transponder/>

LitSat-1
http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/09/litsat-1-transponder-test-successful/
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