School SSTV satellite to deploy from ISS

| May 13, 2016

The slow scan television CubeSat STMSat-1 is planned to deploy from the International Space station on 16 May between 1400 and 1500UTC.

It is thought to be the first amateur satellite to be built by elementary school students, who are aged between five and 10 years old.

It is expected to transmit using the Robot36 SSTV mode on 437.800MHz.

Find out more from AMSAT-UK article.

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