On Thu, 21 Jun 2012 12:45:05 pm Stefan Wagener wrote: > Swatch had to cancel the mission after international protest and violating > amateur radio rules. > > Stefan > > On Wed, Jun 20, 2012 at 7:34 PM, Bruce <kk...@amsat.org> wrote: > > i seem to remember a satellite with a swatch message of some sort. could > > i donate $10,000 and get about 30 minutes of air time... pretty > > inexpensive advertising compared to radio and tv time. > > snipped
AFAIK it was launched from MIR. When the "mission" was cancelled the crew tossed it over the side without turning it on. 73 de Geoff vk2tfg. _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
