The SONATE-2 mission will be launched on 04.03.2024 at 23:05 (CET). A first contact attempt with SONATE-2 is expected around 70 minutes after the launch.
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SONATE-2: Information for Radio Amateurs
02/26/2024
The launch of SONATE-2 with the Transporter 10 mission on board the Falcon 9 is scheduled for March 4, 2024 at 23:05 (CET). In preparation for the launch, details on the reception of SONATE-2 for radio amateurs have now been published.
moreSONATE-2: Test Operations started
02/21/2024
Test operations for SONATE-2 have now started. As of today, the SONATE-2 team is testing the procedures and commands for the safe commissioning of SONATE-2 directly after the launch in a few weeks at the Mission Control Center of the professorship for space technology.
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A dome around three metres high sits enthroned on the roof of the Geography building on the Würzburg Hubland Campus. It contains a telescope that students are using to develop an intelligent sensor for satellites.
moreNanosatellite to Test Novel AI Technologies
11/06/2023
A new Würzburg space mission is on the home straight: The SONATE-2 nanosatellite will test novel artificial intelligence hardware and software technologies in orbit.
moreFirst Lecture on Sky Phenomena
03/10/2023
The study of unknown phenomena in the air is finding its way into teaching: space engineer Professor Hakan Kayal has designed a lecture specifically for this purpose.
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