Following extensive negotiations regarding technical and administrative issues, the European Space Agency (ESA) had confirmed that Masat-1 is to be integrated into one of the 3U P-PODs launched on the Vega Maiden Flight. Members of our team travelled to the technology centre of ESA in the Netherland...
I was very pleased to read recently how positively some people feel about space research in Hungary and abroad: Space related activities are beneficial for the economic growth of the EU and they substantially contribute to the fulfillment of the EU2020 strategy, therefore it is desirable to use spac...
On Monday, 30 May 2011 the auditorium no. I in building Q of BME was named after professor Károly Simonyi on a ceremonial event. In connection with this, the Masat-1 Development Team was also visited. Among with many others, Charles Simonyi and Dr. Előd Both visited the development labs, where Masat...
If the beacon passes its test, it will soon transmit from Galya-tető. It transmits its callsign twice with Morse code, then sends GFSK packets for 35 seconds, after which it switches to receive mode for 15 seconds. Reception of the beacon is possible with a radio tuned to 437.345 MHz in USB mode. Th...