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ARLS008 MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22

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Space Bulletin 008  ARLS008
From ARRL Headquarters  
Newington, CT  June 21, 2021
To all radio amateurs

SB SPACE ARL ARLS008
ARLS008 MIR-SAT1 CubeSat Expected to Deploy from the ISS on June 22

MIR-SAT1 (Mauritius Imagery and Radiotelecommunication Satellite 1),
the first amateur radio CubeSat from the Indian Ocean island nation
of Mauritius, is expected to be deployed from the International
Space Station (ISS) on June 22.

MIR-SAT1 will carry an amateur radio V/U digipeater (a downlink of
436.925 MHz has been coordinated). MIR-SAT1 will collect images of
the Republic of Mauritius and its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ)
using an onboard camera.

The 1U nanosatellite was designed by a team of Mauritian engineers
and radio amateurs and built by the Mauritius Research and
Innovation Council (MRIC). MIR-SAT1 will be available to the amateur
community when the satellite is not in use for other purposes.
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