M0PWX on Nostr: #satellite #IO117 looks like IO-117 will go off air in February unless amsat can ...
#satellite #IO117
looks like IO-117 will go off air in February unless amsat can persuade the operators to extend the life of it
"AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube)
We were saddened to learn this morning that S5Lab plans to decommission IO-117 (GreenCube) and execute a passivation operation on February 5, 2024."
https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Letter-from-AMSAT-to-S5Lab-25-Jan-2024.pdf
looks like IO-117 will go off air in February unless amsat can persuade the operators to extend the life of it
"AMSAT Responds to Planned Decommissioning of IO-117 (GreenCube)
We were saddened to learn this morning that S5Lab plans to decommission IO-117 (GreenCube) and execute a passivation operation on February 5, 2024."
https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/Letter-from-AMSAT-to-S5Lab-25-Jan-2024.pdf