SPACE

摘要

AMSAT North America's Board of Directors confirmed that one of the next AMSAT projects will be an FM satellite with similar orbit and operating characteristics to the popular AO-27. The two current FM LEOs (Low Earth Orbiters), UO-14 and AO-27, are sometimes referred to as 'Easy Sats', as they can be worked QRPfrom a handheld. They can be a lot of fun and consequently, they get very busy, especially at weekends. The new satellite will be multi-channel and so capable of supporting more QSOs per pass. AMSAT-NA estimates a two-year time scale from design through to build and launch.