The AMSAT OSCAR 40 Satellite

摘要

Amateur Radio's newest satellite, AMSAT OSCAR 40, was finally launched in October last year on an Ariane-5 rocket. Unfortunately, all is not well on board the spacecraft. As we go to press the situation is still very fluid and things could change between now and the time RadCom is received. Richard Limebear, G3RWL, tells us what went wrong, what is being done, and what it is hoped AO-40 should do in the future.