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AMSAT-UK FUNcube-1 Satellite in Orbit

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A Russian Dnepr rocket carried AMSAT-UK’s FUNcube-1 -- now known officially as AMSAT-OSCAR*73 -- and 18 other satellites to orbit at 0710 UTC on Thursday, November 21. Ground stations began receiving telemetry from FUNcube-1 soon after deployment and the satellite appears to be functioning normally.

One of the satellites on the launch, UniSat-5, will deploy a number of additional satellites. Amo...





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