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+ October 8, 2025 was the 10th anniversary of the launch of AMSAT's first
Fox-1 satellite, AO-85. Although it suffered from a slightly deaf receiver,
AO-85 provided amateur service for four years before succumbing to battery
failure, supporting thousands of QSOs. Additionally, the satellite returned
6,411,349 frames of telemetry over its lifetime, including experimental
data for Vanderbilt University.

+ ARISS's SSTV Series 29 highlighting World Space Week concluded last week
with over 3,200 people submitting more than 8,000 image decodes so far. To
receive a digital certificate, submit your decodes by 23:59 UTC on Sunday,
October 12th to https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ (Thanks to ARISS)

+ A rumor circulated that CAMSAT's CAS-11 satellite would launch yesterday
on the Gravity-1 rocket from a sea launch platform off the coast of
Haiyang. Although the launch was successful and the orbital parameters and
launch information match the IARU filing for CAS-11, it appears that the
satellite was not on board.


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