$50SAT (Eagle2) a PICAXE powered micro satellite was successfully launched from Dombarovsky Air Base in Russia this morning at 07:11.
It should have been deployed by now at an altitude of 600km.
As far as we know this is the lightest satellite ever to be put in earth orbit at circa 210g.
The closest pass to the UK based on preliminary orbital elements will be at 10:26 this morning, distance 1173km, then at 11:58, distance 911km.
It puts out a slow Morse beacon of call signs on 437.505Mhz about once per minute.
Further details can be found here;
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l3919wtfiywk2gf/-HxyXNsIr8
It should have been deployed by now at an altitude of 600km.
As far as we know this is the lightest satellite ever to be put in earth orbit at circa 210g.
The closest pass to the UK based on preliminary orbital elements will be at 10:26 this morning, distance 1173km, then at 11:58, distance 911km.
It puts out a slow Morse beacon of call signs on 437.505Mhz about once per minute.
Further details can be found here;
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/l3919wtfiywk2gf/-HxyXNsIr8