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   ARLS015 Fox-1C and Fox-1D FM Transponder CubeSats to Share a Ride   
      
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   Space Bulletin 015  ARLS015   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington, CT  September 18, 2015   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS015   
   ARLS015 Fox-1C and Fox-1D FM Transponder CubeSats to Share a Ride   
      
   In response to a breaking opportunity, AMSAT and Spaceflight, Inc have   
   arranged for two of the Fox series of CubeSats - Fox-1D and Fox-1C - to share   
   a ride into space. Fox-1D will accompany Fox-1C on the maiden flight of the   
   SHERPA system on a SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle.   
      
   Fox-1D is identical to Fox-1C, but operates on different frequencies and   
   carries the University of Iowa HERCI (High-Energy Radiation CubeSat   
   Instrument) radiation-mapping experiment as a hosted payload. Once in orbit,   
   Fox-1D will provide additional selectable U/V or L/V repeater capabilities and   
   will be able to downlink Earth images from the Virginia Tech camera   
   experiment.  Launch is currently planned for the first quarter of 2016.   
      
   AMSAT has said its Fox-1A and Fox-1B CubeSats will go aloft as part of the   
   NASA Educational Launch of Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program, which offers free   
   launches to educational entities and encourages science missions. Fox-1A is   
   scheduled to launch on October 8. Information on the ElaNa program can be   
   found on the web at, http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats   
   elana/index.html .   
      
   For more information on the Fox satellites, see "Fox-1, the New Era of Amateur   
   Radio Satellites," by Dave Jordan, AA4KN, in the July 2015 QST.   
      
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