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Delphini-1: All is well

The problems with our ground station have been solved, and we are communicating with our satellite

Can you find Delphini-1? Image taken shortly after deployment from the ISS. Credit: NASA and NanoRacks.
Can you find Delphini-1? Image taken shortly after deployment from the ISS. Credit: NASA and NanoRacks.

At present Delphini-1 is within reach of our ground station 3 times a day, and some 10 minutes at each pass.Illustration: Nestor Marcano/OJK

We are recieving house-keeping data on each pass, and are able to transmit commands. Next step: picture taking and downloading!

Signals incoming! Frequency from left to right. Time from bottom up. White line on top is signal intensity. Yellow smear is signals from Delphini-1. Photo of monitor: V. Antoci.

Revideret 20.12.2021