<div dir="ltr"><h1><img align="right" src="https://fbcdn-sphotos-g-a.akamaihd.net/hphotos-ak-xap1/v/t1.0-9/10670021_807787189244802_7020357169866166187_n.jpg?oh=ef14fc54cd9b3f4434fe01410a16d207&amp;oe=54CEAF62&amp;__gda__=1422225598_e86c9b4fc5cb965583df55b897697367" width="255" height="216" style="margin-right: 0px;"></h1><div><h1>Postage stamp features ham radio satellites</h1><p>                      A new Lithuanian postage stamp features the amateur radio satellites <strong>LituanicaSAT-1</strong> and <strong>LitSat-1</strong> <br><br>                    The two CubeSats were launched to the International Space Station (ISS) on January 9, 2014 and deployed from the ISS on February 28. </p><p>LituanicaSAT-1 carried a FM transponder and a camera while LitSat-1 had a linear (SSB/CW) transponder developed by by William Leijenaar PE1RAH.<br><br>                      LitSat-1 was the lighter satellite and re-entered the Earth&#39;s atmosphere and burnt up on May 23, the heavier LituanicaSAT-1 remained in orbit until July 28.<br><br>                      Watch a presentation on LituanicaSAT-1 given by Gintautas Sulskus to the 2014 AMSAT-UK Colloquium in Guildford <br><a href="http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/colloquium-2014/presentation-videos/" target="_blank">http://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/colloquium-2014/presentation-videos/</a><br><br>                      LituanicaSAT-1 <br><a href="http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/26/president-tests-lituanicasat-1-fm-transponder/" target="_blank">http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/26/<br>                      president-tests-lituanicasat-1-fm-transponder/</a><br><br>                      LitSat-1 <br><a href="http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/09/litsat-1-transponder-test-successful/" target="_blank">http://amsat-uk.org/2014/03/09/litsat-1-transponder-test-successful/</a></p></div></div>