FUNCUBE-1
Mission information
Name
FUNCUBE-1
Alternate Names
AO-73
Satellite ID
OTOF-8025-8953-4756-4779
NORAD ID
39444
Website
https://funcube.org.uk/
Countries of Origin

United Kingdom

Netherlands

Status
Satellite in orbit
Operational

Satellite is in orbit

Reception
Status
Unknown
Image
FUNCUBE-1
Mission timeline
Launch Date
2013-11-21T00:00:00+00:00
Description

An educational satellite that encourages telemetry download as well as a linear transponder as well as a materials science experiment that resembles Leslie's Cube experiment,

Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
CW
Downlink Frequency
145815000.0
Mode U/V Linear
Type
Transponder
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
USB
Downlink Low Frequency
145950000
Downlink High Frequency
145970000
Uplink Mode
LSB
Uplink Low Frequency
435130000
Uplink High Frequency
435130000
Inverted
Yes
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
BPSK Telemetry
Type
Transmitter
Service
Amateur
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
145935000.0
Baud
1200
IARU Coordination
IARU Coordinated
BPSK Telemetry (drifting)
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
145935000.0
Baud
1200
PE0SAT - 1k2 BPSK TLM
Type
Transmitter
Downlink Mode
BPSK
Downlink Frequency
145935300.0
Baud
1200
Most Recent Observers (last 24h)
Observer Latest Data
M7RED-IM98qb 2026-10-16 15:29:41 UTC
Sofia SAT Club - Hadji Boby VHF-KN21lq 2026-10-16 13:54:47 UTC
KM7DOS-CN87xi 2026-10-15 23:39:25 UTC
VU2NXG-MJ88hv 2026-10-15 22:37:56 UTC
JH4XSY-pi-QM06cb 2026-10-15 19:17:24 UTC
Data Frames Decoded - 30 Days
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Orbital Elements
Latest Two-Line Element (TLE)
TLE Source
Space-Track.org
TLE Updated
2026-10-16 11:24:51 UTC
TLE Set
1 39444U 13066AE  26289.17426894  .00006147  00000-0  36727-3 0  9994
2 39444 97.8434 263.3789 0036062 148.8736 211.4640 15.10925280697927
Satellite Suggestion History

Transmitter Suggestion History