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Apr 2012 26

Millennium Award granted to the Masat-1 team by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office

The award was established by the Hungarian Intellectual Property Office (HIPO) in 2000. It is awarded to institutions and communities that play a key role in the protection of intellectual property. We accepted the award on 26 April 2012, which happens to be the World Intellectual Property Day. This...

Apr 2012 24

Software update

Our updated client-software is available on this page. Thank you for the highly helpful feedback you sent us about the software. Please keep us informed of your opinion and remarks. Notable changes: Hint: Type “masat” in the frequency waterfall window during a pass and use the LEFT ̵...

Apr 2012 12

Masat-1 on Hungarian coins and stamps

On 12 April 2012 – the International Day of Human Space Flight – the Hungarian National Bank (Magyar Nemzeti Bank, MNB) and the Hungarian Post Office Ltd. issued a commemorative coin and stamp to celebrate successfully putting Masat-1, the first Hungarian satellite into orbit. The coin and sta...

Apr 2012 11

13 April 2012 – Time and venue of the tenth Youth Forum

The Hungarian Astronautical Society (HAS) and the Hungarian Space Office (HSO) are organizing ’Youth Forum’, a conference on space research for the tenth time this year. University students and PhD students are going to give presentations on their latest programs and successes at the event. One of t...

Apr 2012 08

Spring has arrived

Spring has set in on-board Masat-1 and at our ground station as well. From the 5th of April, Masat-1 enjoys continuous illumination, resulting in a steady rise of the internal average temperature, now at 25°Celsius. Spring has brought excellent weather to the ground station, with occasional thunders...