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WG3K > ANS 01.06.25 02:23l 14 Lines 1769 Bytes #169 (0) @ AMSAT
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Subj: Welcome SO-125! AMSAT-EAâ€Ös HADES-ICM Joins the OSCAR Flee
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AMSAT-EAâ€Ös HADES-ICM satellite, a 1.5U PocketQube carrying an SDR-based FM and digital repeater payload for amateur radio use, was launched on March 14, 2025, aboard a Falcon 9 rocket during SpaceXâ€Ös Transporter-13 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Following deployment from the ION-SCV-017 Orbital Transfer Vehicle (OTV) on March 31, the satellite has been undergoing commissioning. The FM repeater is expected to be activated in June-initially on weekends, with plans to eventually transition to full-time (24/7) operation, as is currently the case with AMSAT-EAâ€Ös earlier HADES-R mission.
HADES-ICM also hosts an experimental payload from the University of Manchesterâ€Ös Smart IR/Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre (GEIC), designed to test a very low-power active radiator under space conditions. Data from this experiment will be publicly transmitted via telemetry packets.
The satellite carries an FM and digital repeater payload, built on an improved SDR-based platform capable of transmitting up to 0.25W when battery conditions allow. This makes it accessible to stations using handheld antennas like the Arrow antenna. The coordinated uplink frequency is 145.875 MHz, and the downlink is 436.666 MHz. The repeater operates with an open squelch and does not require a subtone. The satellite has been cataloged with NORAD ID 63492.
At the request of AMSAT-EA, AMSAT hereby designates HADES-ICM as SO-125 (Spain-OSCAR 125). We congratulate AMSAT-EA, thank them for their continued contributions to the amateur satellite community, and wish them success with this and future missions!
[ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MAhttps://x.com/glasbrenner, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator for the above information]
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