This article reports that SkySat-1 has started its journey to Dombarovsky near Yasny in the Russian Federation for a November 21 launch. SkySat-2 is currently slated for a launch from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on February 20.
http://www.spacenews.com/article/civil-space/37671commercial-earth-observation-skybox-imagings-hopes-high-as-launch-of-first Both of these launches will also carry a number of Amateur Radio satellites, some with linear transponders. The Yasny launch should see the largest number of Amateur Radio satellites ever launched on a single rocket. I believe the total may be close to 20 (some of the satellites are themselves deploying other sats) so there should be plenty of signals to listen out for. http://amsat-uk.org/2012/05/25/italian-microsat-to-deploy-six-amateur-radio-satellites/ 73 Trevor M5AKA _______________________________________________ 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
