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During the first activation of the APRS digipeater, 421 messages were forwarded. A complete success and another opportunity to support the worldwide amateur radio service through the SONATE-2 mission!

As a result of the SATEX study, a short report on the topic of extraterrestrials with small satellites was published on the publication platform of the University of Würzburg (Report language: German).

SONATE-2 has successfully observed Hurricane Beryl from orbit. The 6U+ satellite was able to record a sequence of high-resolution images in the NIR range (763-801nm) during a pass over the hazardous hurricane.

At IPPW 2024 the current developments for Entry, Descent and Landing from around the world were presented. Amongst them a contribution from our Lab that was recognized with an Award!

NEAlight is a study to analyze the feasibility and challenges of small satellite missions for the exploration of Near-Earth Asteroids (NEA), in particular the asteroid (99942) Apophis.

Poster for a German CubeSat contribution to the planned RAMSES mission presented at the Apophis T-5 workshop.