AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-101 01

In this Special Bulletin:

• Diwata-2 Designated Philippines-OSCAR 101 (PO-101)

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101 01 ANS-101 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin 101 01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD DATE April 11, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101 01

On October 29, 2018, the Diwata-2 microsatellite was launched on a H-2A launch vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center, Tanegashima, Japan Diwata-2 was developed by the PHL-Microsat program now succeeded by the STAMINA4Space program, and in cooperation with Tohoku University and Hokkaido University The satellite carries an amateur radio payload that has been tested and is now ready for service

At the request of the STAMINA4Space program, AMSAT hereby designates Diwata-2 as Philippines-OSCAR 101 (PO-101) We congratulate the owners and operators of PO-101, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satellite community, and wish them continued success on this and future projects

73,

Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator

[ANS thanks AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, for the above information ]

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73 and Remember to help keep Amateur Radio in space,

This week's ANS Contributing Editor,

Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm at amsat dot org

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