Subj : ASRTU-1 CubeSat with V/u FM Transponder Submitted for IARU Coordination
To   : QST
From : ARRL de WD1CKS
Date : Wed Nov 03 2021 21:54:23

 11/03/2021 

China's Harbin Institute of Technology has applied for IARU Coordination of the
ASRTU-1 CubeSat. Among other capabilities, the satellite will provide a V/u FM
amateur radio transponder. ASRTU-1 is a 12U CubeSat mission designed by Russian
and Chinese university students for education and amateur radio. 

Harbin Institute of Technology has successfully developed several amateur radio
satellites, including LilacSat-2 (CAS-3H), LilacSat-1 (LO-90), DSLWP-A (LO-93),
and DSLWP-B (LO-94). A new SDR-based transceiver was developed for ASRTU-1 to
provide communication and experiment resources to radio amateurs, including a
V/u FM transponder, a UHF telemetry downlink, and a 10.5 GHz image downlink.
The satellite will also allow radio amateurs to send commands to control the
satellite to take and download images. 

ASRTU is planned for a launch from Russia in the fourth quarter of 2022. -
Thanks to the IARU

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