ITF 1

ITF 1 is no longer on orbit
ITF 1 is classified as:

CubeSats
Amateur radio

NORAD ID: 39573

Int'l Code: 2014-009B

Launch date: February 27, 2014
Source: Japan (JPN)
Launch site: TANEGASHIMA SPACE CENTER (TNSTA)
Decay date: 2014-06-29

Uplink (MHz):
Downlink (MHz): 437.525
Beacon (MHz): 437.525
Mode: CW
Call sign: JQ1ZLO
Status: Reentered

IFT 1 (Imagine The Future 1) or Yui is a 1U Cubesat built by students of the University of Tsukuba. It features a 435 MHz beacon, which sends telemetry by a Morse Code audio tone on an FM transmitter running 300 milliwatts output. It should be possible to receive it using simple equipment such as a handheld transceiver or scanner. Telemetry information will be first compressed into binary data and then cut into 5 bits and converted into 10 - 15 Morse codes.