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FM Transponder Active as LituanicaSAT-1 CubeSat Enters its Final Few Weeks in Space

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The LituanicaSAT-1 OSCAR-78/LO-78 Amateur Radio FM transponder has been activated, perhaps for the last time. The CubeSat, which has the call sign LY5N, will deorbit and burn up in Earth’s atmosphere, possibly around August 5. Laurynas Maciulis, LY1LM, of the LituanicaSAT-1 team said the transponder’s duty cycle will depend on the state of the batteries. He said all telemetry has been disabled ...





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