IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination
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IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination |
| Skylark | Updated: 05 Jul 2026 | Responsible Operator | Jayshri Sabarinathan VA3OSR | |
| Supporting Organisation | The University of Western Ontario = Institute for Earth and Space Exploration | |||
| Contact Person | jsabarin@uwo.ca.nospam | |||
| Headline Details: Launching as part of CUBICS, the Canadian Space Agency CubeSat Project. The primary objective of Skylark is to provide students with experiential learning and hands-on training opportunities in space mission operations, CubeSat design, and construction. In order to make this learning experience as realistic as possible, Skylark will collect space-based data on migratory songbirds, waterbirds, and shorebirds to enhance wildlife tracking. The project contributes to a better understanding of animal movements and supports conservation efforts, and will allow students to practice designing a CubeSat to meet scientific objectives. Amateur radio: This mission aims to educate the public about the widespread applications of CubeSat and amateur radio technology. Our outreach events so far have included poster presentations, collaboration with London Amateur Radio Club, public talks at the Cronyn Observatory, a booth during the Western Science Rendezvous, and volunteering at the Aviation for Girls event. Skylark will carry a AX.25 telemetry data beacon that can be received by other amateurs. Additionally, we plan to collect request messages through a publicly accessible form. At the end of each ground station pass, we plan to command the UHF transceiver on Skylark to transmit request message, as time permits. MOTUS: Skylark will demonstrate the usefulness of amateur radio by collecting groundbreaking data on migratory songbirds, waterbirds, and shorebirds through remote tracking stations, enhancing our understanding of their migration behavior. This is accomplished through communication with MOTUS Transmission Units, a student developed amateur radio hardware, and will demonstrate the effectiveness of MOTUS technology, extend the MOTUS network, and show the efficiency of a 3U CubeSat in collecting and relaying MOTUS data with speed and precision. This mission aims to educate the public about the widespread applications of CubeSat and amateur radio technology. Our outreach events so far have included poster presentations, collaboration with London Amateur Radio Club, public talks at the Cronyn Observatory, a booth during the Western Science Rendezvous, and volunteering at the Aviation for Girls event. Skylark will carry a AX.25 telemetry data beacon that can be received by other amateurs. Additionally, we plan to collect request messages through a publicly accessible form. At the end of each ground station pass, we plan to command the UHF transceiver on Skylark to transmit request message, as time permits. MOTUS: Skylark will demonstrate the usefulness of amateur radio by collecting groundbreaking data on migratory songbirds, waterbirds, and shorebirds through remote tracking stations, enhancing our understanding of their migration behavior. This is accomplished through communication with MOTUS Transmission Units, a student developed amateur radio hardware, and will demonstrate the effectiveness of MOTUS technology, extend the MOTUS network, and show the efficiency of a 3U CubeSat in collecting and relaying MOTUS data with speed and precision. Proposing a UHF downlink using 9k6 2GFSK. Planning an EXOlaunch deployment into an approx 500 - 600 kim SSO in Q2 2027. More info at https://space.uwo.ca/research/Missions%20and%20Instruments/Skylark.htm l | ||||
| Application Date: | 01 Jul 2026 | Freq coordination completed on | ||
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