The 
Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency announced plans in late March to launch five
satellites operating in the amateur bands … four of which are slated to be
launched from the International Space Station. One of the satellites, named
HORYU-2, was scheduled for a May 17 launch, so it may already be in orbit by
the time you read this. The others, according to Newsline, are slated for a
late July launch to the ISS, along with the JEM Small Satellite Orbital
Deployer, a device that will enable the launch of small satellites from the
station's robotic arm. The satellites scheduled for that launch include two built
in Japan - WE-WISH and FITSAT-1 - plus the TechEdSat from San Jose State
University in California and the F-1 satellite, built in Vietnam. Initial plans
call for all four to be launched from the JEM deployer in late September.
Japan
Aerospace Exploration Agency announced plans in late March to launch five
satellites operating in the amateur bands … four of which are slated to be
launched from the International Space Station. One of the satellites, named
HORYU-2, was scheduled for a May 17 launch, so it may already be in orbit by
the time you read this. The others, according to Newsline, are slated for a
late July launch to the ISS, along with the JEM Small Satellite Orbital
Deployer, a device that will enable the launch of small satellites from the
station's robotic arm. The satellites scheduled for that launch include two built
in Japan - WE-WISH and FITSAT-1 - plus the TechEdSat from San Jose State
University in California and the F-1 satellite, built in Vietnam. Initial plans
call for all four to be launched from the JEM deployer in late September.