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Friday, June 5, 2015
Multiple Chinese Ham Satellite Launches Scheduled in July
The Chinese CAS-3A amateur satellite. (Image via amsat.org website)
China's AMSAT
organization, CAMSAT, says at least six ham radio cubesats are scheduled for
launch in July as part of a 20-cubesat launch using China's new CZ-6 launch
vehicle. The satellites are part of the CAS-2 and CAS-3 series.
In addition,
LilacSat-2, built by the Harbin Institute of Technology, is also apposed to
carry an amateur radio transponder. More details should be available after the
launch.