On 12 April 2012 – the International Day of Human Space Flight – the Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB) and the Hungarian Post Office Ltd. issued a commemorative coin and stamp to celebrate successfully putting Masat-1, the first Hungarian satellite into orbit. The coin and sta...
The Hungarian Astronautical Society (HAS) and the Hungarian Space Office (HSO) are organizing ’Youth Forum’, a conference on space research for the tenth time this year. University students and PhD students are going to give presentations on their latest programs and successes at the event. One of t...
Spring has set in on-board Masat-1 and at our ground station as well. From the 5th of April, Masat-1 enjoys continuous illumination, resulting in a steady rise of the internal average temperature, now at 25°Celsius. Spring has brought excellent weather to the ground station, with occasional thunders...
The Masat-1 ground station is still buzzing; there is no time to rest. Lately, fresher and junior student circles started visiting the ground station. During their visit, they get an insight to the operation of the station and also to the development process of the satellite. Masat-1 spends 25 minut...
To receive Masat-1, the location and timing of it’s appearance must be known. The location and timing is not easy to determine, as the satellite is a 10 cm cube orbiting 300-1400 km from the Earth’s surface. The task is the following: to determine the orbit of our satellite. The task is ...