From the amsat-dl website:
Following preliminary work the formal go-ahead was given in 2002 by AMSAT-DL
for the P5A Mars probe.
It should begin its nine-month journey during launch windows in 2009 or 2011.
Before then AMSAT-DL will
launch the P3E communications satellite with many test
Any prospective, present or past amateur satellite operators go to this site:
http://www.kl7uw.com/Bochum_2011-05-14%20by%20DB2OS.pdf
It will pique the interest of prospective, please the present, and
possibly sadden the past operators, but I promise it will encourage
you to support
P3E.
See
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2010/phase_3e_news.htm
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Hi all ye Microwavers,
AMSAT-OH is working on the S/X band coherent/linear
transponder for P3E. The Coherent mode is a fully
functional testbed for the P5A ranging transponder.
Especially the linear transponder prototype has been
assembled and verified with over-the-air tests and
laboratory
