MARMOTSat
Mission information
Name
MARMOTSat
Alternate Names
VA7UVS
Satellite ID
HPYK-4830-8894-4849-3491
Temporary NORAD ID
98272
Followed NORAD ID
None
Website
https://www.marmotsat.ca/
Country of Origin

Canada

Status
Satellite alive
Operational

Satellite is in orbit and operational

Image
MARMOTSat
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2026-07-07T07:12:00+00:00
Deploy Date
2026-07-07T08:07:51+00:00
Description

A 3U CubeSat designed and built by the University of Victoria (UVic) as part of the Canadian Space Agency's CUBICS program. The satellite carries the open-source, GNU Radio-compatible Modular CubeSat Radio (MCR) payload to test experimental amateur radio communication and transionospheric sounding. It features an multi-band architecture broadcasting on HF (10m), VHF (2m), and UHF (70cm), including a DVB-S2 digital video beacon, a VHF digipeater, and linear frequency modulation (LFM) radar for ionospheric science. The satellite utilizes a high-resilience Lithium Titanate (LTO) battery system for low-temperature operations.

SatNOGS Links
Network Observations
Mode U - Transmitter
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
UNKNOWN
Downlink Frequency
436125000
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Updated by fredy and reviewed on 2026-07-06 01:31 by fredy
Mode V - AFSK1k2 - APRS Digipeater
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
AFSK
Downlink Frequency
145875000
Baud
1200
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Updated by fredy and reviewed on 2026-07-06 01:33 by fredy
HF Ionospheric LFM Sounder
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
FM
Downlink Frequency
29410000
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Updated by fredy and reviewed on 2026-07-06 01:33 by fredy
HF DVB-S2
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
DVB-S2
Downlink Frequency
29410000
Baud
33000
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Updated by fredy and reviewed on 2026-07-06 01:33 by fredy
HF CW Telemetry Beacon
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
29410000
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Updated by fredy and reviewed on 2026-07-06 01:33 by fredy
VHF CW TLM
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Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
145875000
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
ITU Notifications
ITU Notified [Link 1]
Updated by fredy and reviewed on 2026-07-06 01:33 by fredy
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
Observer Latest Data
DK0SB-VHF-Omni-JO31ok 2026-07-08 10:15:03 UTC
VZLU-PRG VHF Omni-JO70gd 2026-07-08 10:14:44 UTC
EA3GKP Barcelona-JN11bj 2026-07-08 10:11:37 UTC
JMUW - Raumfahrttechnik - VHF-JN49xs 2026-07-08 08:38:34 UTC
S59MZ-VHF-JN76eg 2026-07-08 07:01:25 UTC
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
There is no decoded data for this satellite in the last 30 days.
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Celestrak (supplemental)
TLE Updated
2026-07-07 14:30:39 UTC
TLE Set 
1 98272C 26156K   26188.33880050 -.00014091  00000-0 -28711-2 0  9998
2 98272  97.7584  88.7916 0003994 121.8469 222.0806 14.90814289    12
Satellite Suggestion History
Transmitter Suggestion History