Subscribe with SteadyHADES R (SmartSat, SO 124, Spain-OSCAR 124)
Hades R [AMSAT EA]
HADES R is a picosatellite developed by built by Hydra Space Systems and operated by AMSAT-EA. It is built to the 1.5P PocketQube form factor. Its primary objectives are to serve as an FM repeater for global radio amateur communications and to test an experimental low-power graphene radiator payload developed by SmartIR, a spin-out from the University of Manchester's Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre.
The main mission for HADES-R is to be a FM repeater. As there is a small empty space available, it will be used to carry an experiment by Smart IR/Graphene Engineering Innovation Centre, GEIC University of Manchester (UK) consisting in a very low power active radiator to be tested on space conditions. The data for this experiment will be transmitted in a specific data packet in the telemetry. This experiment will be delivered to AMSAT EA for integration and will be operated by AMSAT-EA, being all its data public and open. HADES-R will offer licensed radio-amateur around the world the opportunity to relay FM voice and AX.25 / APRS 300 / 1200 bps communications. The satellite will also transmit telemetry with its status and voice and CW messages. This all will be achieved by implementing a SDR based FM and FSK repeater.
| Nation: | Spain |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Technology |
| Operator: | AMSAT EA |
| Contractors: | Hydra Space Systems |
| Equipment: | |
| Configuration: | PocketQube (1.5P) |
| Propulsion: | None |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | |
| Mass: | 0.2 kg |
| Orbit: |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
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| HADES R (SmartSat, SO 124, Spain-OSCAR 124) | 2025-009CK | 14.01.2025 | Va SLC-4E | Falcon-9 v1.2 (Block 5) | with MBZ-SAT, W-Series 2, Garai A, SIGI 1, FGN-100 d1, Pelican 2, ICEYE X41, X42, X44, X45, Lyra 1, Firefly 1, 2, 3, IRIDE-MS2-HEO 1, ŅuSat 45, NORSAT 4, Jay C, D1, D2, SkyBee A01, ION-SCV 014, 016, Sedna 2, LOGSATS 2 PoSAT 2, Skylink 1, 2, HADES R, Hydra T, HYPE-AGH, POQUITO, PROMETHEUS 1, Impulse 2, Bluebon, FossaSat 2E20, Ray 1.0, Balkan 1, GESat GEN1, PAUSAT 1, Centauri 7, 8, SatGus, SATurnin 1, BRO 16, Edison 1, FOREST 3, AE1c, AE1d, Buzzer 1, Connecta-IoT 5, ..., 8, Elevation 1, OTTER, SCOT, TROLL, AlAinSat 1, ANSER L-S, Flock-4g 1, ..., 36, FUSION 1, InnoCubE, IRIS F2, F3, Lemur-2 197, ..., 202, LIME, PARUS T1, HCT-Sat 1, TechEdSat 22, Veery 0F, FossaSat 2E18, 2E19 |
Launch Sites:
- Va = Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, USA
