We are happy to announce that our satellite ground station, located at Piotrowo campus, is now fully tested and operational. It can be used for communications with Low Earth Orbit (LEO) satellites, using amateur VHF/UHF bands.

The station is equipped with two high-gain Yagi-Uda antennas, powered by ICOM IC-9700 transceiver. For signal reception SDR receivers (FunCube Dongle & USRP B210) are used. The antennas are installed on rotators which can track the fast moving objects on the sky.

A parabolic tracking antenna with 3m diameter and the septum feed operating in C-band is also installed in the ground station. It will be used in a high-throughput transmission system developed in our Institute in cooperation with Kyiv Polytechnic Institute and SatRev company.

The first Cubesat satellite with our transmitter on board should be launched by the end of 2023! Keep you fingers crossed