MSU space science students find missing satellite

Two Morehead State University Space Science Center students have given back an out-of-this-world learning tool to 10,000 grade school children in Virginia after tracking down a satellite that was deemed lost in space. Cody Robinson and Maria LeMaster were the duo that took on the task with the assistance of staff member Bob Kroll. Students from St. Thomas More Elementary School built the STMSat-1 satellite that has received a viral following and was even blessed by the Pope. The satellite is a cubesat — a type of miniature satellite developed at MSU — that uses a camera as its payload, transmitting Slow Scan TV signal or SSTV with a frequency of 437.8MHz. On May 16 the satellite was released from the International Space Station, but as the school children tuned in to hear the satellite orbit, not a single sound was made. More

(Source: The Independent - Jun 2)