INSPIRE-2 Ground Controllers Turn to Ham Radio to Rescue Stalled Satellite:

Amateur Radio came to the rescue of the INSPIRE-2 CubeSat, built by the University of Sydney in collaboration with the Australian National University, and the University of New South Wales. According to the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA), the CubeSat is designed to "explore the lower thermosphere, for re-entry research and in-orbit demonstration of technologies and miniaturized sensors" and is part of the QB-50 constellation of research CubeSats. Its operational frequency was coordinated by IARU to be in the satellite segment of the 70-centimeter Amateur Radio band.

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