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UKube-1 Satellite Using FUNcube-2 For Downlink Workaround

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The online industry publication SatelliteToday reports that the UKube-1 CubeSat is “experiencing an anomaly with its primary communications link.” To work around the problem, the United Kingdom Space Agency (USKA) has commanded the small spacecraft to use an alternate configuration of the “FUNcube-2 transceiver,” using it as the satellite’s temporary downlink. It’s unclear if this refers to the...

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