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   ARLS005 Nayif-1 CubeSat with Amateur Radio Transponder Set to Launch on   
   February 15   
      
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   Space Bulletin 005  ARLS005   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington, CT  February 10, 2017   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS005   
   ARLS005 Nayif-1 CubeSat with Amateur Radio Transponder Set to Launch on   
   February 15   
      
   AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NL have announced that at the Nayif-1 1U CubeSat, which   
   includes a full FUNcube communication package, is set for launch on an Indian   
   PSLV launch vehicle on February 15 at 0358 UTC. PSLV Flight C-37, will carry   
   more than 100 satellites into orbit. Nayif-1 carries a U/V linear Amateur   
   Radio transponder for SSB and CW and a telemetry transmitter. The initial plan   
   called for a late-2015 launch.   
      
   Nayif-1 was a joint project of the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)   
   and American University of Sharjah (AUS). The United Arab Emirate's first   
   nanosatellite, Nayif-1 was developed by Emirati engineering students from AUS   
   under the supervision of a team of engineers and specialists from MBRSC. The   
   partnership between the two entities was aimed at providing hands-on   
   satellite-manufacturing experience to engineering students.   
      
   Telemetry will be transmitted on 145.940 MHz, 1.2 KB BPSK (FUNcube standard).   
   The SSB/CW transponder uplink passband is 435.045-435.015 MHz, and the   
   downlink passband is 145.960-145.990 MHz.   
      
   AMSAT-UK is seeking post-launch reports from stations around the world,   
   especially during the first few minutes and hours after launch. It is   
   anticipated that the first signals may be heard in North America during the   
   mid-evening hours on February 14 (local time).   
      
   A mission-specific telemetry dashboard is available. Information can be found   
   on the web in PDF format at, https://funcubetest2.files.wordpres   
   .com/2017/02/nayif-1_dashboard_notes_release_1-0b.pdf   
   .   
      
   In a manner similar to that of the FUNcube-1 dashboard, this one will be   
   capable of uploading the telemetry received to a central data warehouse. More   
   information on the telemetry dashboard is available, as is a test file.   
      
   Initial spacecraft operation will be in a low-power "safe" mode, with just the   
   telemetry transmitter activated.   
      
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