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Subj: SIX AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES LAUNCHED ON SPACEX TRANSPORTER-
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AMSAT SPACE REPORT: SIX SATELLITES FROM THREE CONTINENTS ON TRANSPORTER-18
SATELLITE AND SPACE COMMUNICATIONS TECHNICAL BULLETIN
ISSUE DATE: OCTOBER 20, 2026
VALID: 20-OCT-2026 ONWARDS
ISSUED VIA BPQ32 NODE HP2DFA-5 IN PANAMA
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1. TRANSPORTER-18 MISSION OVERVIEW
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RIDESHARE LAUNCHES HAVE BECOME ONE OF THE MOST EFFECTIVE WAYS FOR THE AMATEUR
SATELLITE COMMUNITY TO DEPLOY HARDWARE INTO ORBIT. SPACEX'S **TRANSPORTER-18**
RIDESHARE MISSION, LAUNCHED ON OCTOBER 1, 2026, FROM VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE
IN CALIFORNIA, RECENTLY DELIVERED ONE OF THE STRONGEST SHOWINGS YET WITH **SIX
SATELLITES FROM THREE DIFFERENT AMSAT ORGANIZATIONS** REACHING ORBIT SUCCESSFULLY.
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2. INTERNATIONAL SATELLITE LINEUP & DEPLOYMENT
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THE SPACECRAFT RODE ABOARD **OSSIE-D**, THE FIRST ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLE
DEVELOPED BY SPANISH SPACE TRANSPORTATION COMPANY UARX SPACE, WHICH BEGAN
DEPLOYING ITS SMALL SATELLITE PAYLOAD AFTER SEPARATING FROM THE FALCON 9 UPPER STAGE:
- **AMSAT-DL (GERMANY)**:
* PAYLOAD: THREE (3) POCKETQUBES NAMED **ERMINAZ-2**.
- **AMSAT-EA (SPAIN)**:
* PAYLOAD: TWO (2) SATELLITES DESIGNATED **HADES-L** AND **UNNE-1B**.
- **AMSAT NEPAL (NEPAL)**:
* PAYLOAD: ONE (1) SATELLITE NAMED **SANOSAT-2**.
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3. TECHNICAL IMPACT & COMMUNITY OUTLOOK
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THIS MULTI-NATION LAUNCH REPRESENTS A MAJOR MILESTONE IN GLOBAL AMSAT
COLLABORATION, EXPANDING CAPABILITIES FOR AMATEUR RADIO EXPERIMENTATION,
TELEMETRY RECEPTION, AND EDUCATIONAL SPACE NETWORKS UTILIZING ADVANCED ORBITAL
TRANSFER VEHICLES.
CREDITS & SOURCES: COLIN BUTLER / AMSAT
NODE CONTACT MAIL: HP2DFA@GMAIL.COM / HP2DFA-5@BPQ32
73 DE HP2DFA-5 / BPQ32 NODE PANAMA
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