IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination
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IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination |
| UPMSat-3 | Updated: 23 Jun 2026 | Responsible Operator | Radio Club EIT EA4RCT | |
| Supporting Organisation | Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad Ignacio Da Riva, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid | |||
| Contact Person | info@ea4crt.org.nospam | |||
| Headline Details: UPMSat-3 is a 22 kg educational and technological in-orbit demonstration satellite developed by the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid (UPM) through the Instituto Universitario de Microgravedad Ignacio Da Riva(IDR/UPM). The project aims to provide students with hands-on experience in the complete lifecycle of a space mission, including spacecraft design, manufacturing, integration, testing, launch preparation, and in-orbit operations. The mission is intended to support education, technical training, scientific outreach, and research activities within the university environment, while also promoting collaboration with the amateur radio community and international academic and industrial partners. The project is being developed in collaboration with AMSAT-EA (Spain) and the Amateur Radio Club of the UPM Telecommunications School. All amateur radio related telemetry and communication protocols will be publicly documented and available to the amateur radio community, students, and the general public. The main mission objectives are: • To provide educational and practical training for UPM students in the development and operation of a complete small satellite mission. • To demonstrate the in-orbit operation of a miniaturized UHF/VHF amateur radio transponder (GENESIS-P) intended for PocketQubes and educational amateur satellite missions, in collaboration with AMSAT-EA. • To validate the operation of compact electrical power subsystem technologies for future SmallSat applications. • To demonstrate the operation of a compact Hold-Down and Release Mechanism (HDRM) suitable for small satellite platforms with strict volume constraints. • To validate attitude determination and control algorithms developed at IDR/UPM. • To validate thermal modelling methodologies and active thermal control techniques developed at IDR/UPM for small satellite applications. • To perform educational and experimental payload activities related to space environment monitoring and Earth observation technology demonstrations. Proposing a UHF downlink using 9k6 GMSK with AX25 protocol. Planning an ISAR launch from Andoya into 500 km SSO in late 2026. | ||||
| Application Date: | 10 Jun 2026 | Freq coordination completed on | ||
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