07/28/2016
The Copenhagen Suborbitals[1] Nexo I rocket launched[2] on July 23 used a 1240
MHz digital Amateur Radio television (DATV) downlink, a 432 MHz command uplink,
and 144 MHz Automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS).
Copenhagen Suborbitals said the rocket is the next step toward flying an
amateur astronaut into space. Standing 5.6 meters tall, it is the
not-for-profit's first fully guided and liquid-fuelled rocket. Launched from a
sailing launch platform in the Baltic Sea east of Denmark, the target attained
an altitude of from 6 to 10 kilometers before landing back in the sea by
parachute.
In the coming years the systems and technology tested on Nexo I will be used to
build the big Spica rocket and space capsule. APRS was used to report the
location of the maritime vessels participating in mission operations. The
position reports[3] appeared in real time (OZ9VST-12 and OZ9SPT-12).
[1] http://copenhagensuborbitals.com/
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mQ8bz1E6V8
[3] http://aprs.fi/
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