Satelliten ORARI (LAPAN-A2) har nu fått ett Oscar-nummer: IO-86. Läs mer nedan:
William (Bill) Tynan, W3XO, AMSAT-NA OSCAR Number Administrator has
issued the following release:
AMSAT-NA has received information from YE0EEE of the successful launch,
September 28, 2015 of an Indonesian Amateur Radio satellite, Lapan ORARI
(LAPAN-A2).
According to the information I have, this satellite meets all of the
requirements to receive an OSCAR number, including IARU coordination.
Accordingly, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT-NA President, I hereby
confer on this spacecraft the designation Indonesia OSCAR- 86. or IO-86.
Dirgan, YE0EEE, and all who had a part in the design, construction, test and
launch of IO-86 are to be congratulated. May this Amateur Radio spacecraft
have a long and useful life serving the amateurs of the world.
The following response was received from Dirgantara, YE0EEE from AMSAT-ID:
Many thanks for good news. I, the AMSAT-ID Team, and LAPAN are all very happy
about the new Oscar number. By today, I will have informed all the ORARI
members.
Link to AMSAT-UK article on LAPAN-A2 launch
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/09/28/lapan-a2-fm-and-aprs-satellite-launched/
[ANS thanks Bill, W3XO, and AMSAT-NA for the above information]