Shoebox-sized satellite enters orbit packing 3Mbps radio

The European Space Agency is congratulating itself for getting a satellite off the drawing board and into space in a single year. The satellite in question is GomX-X3, a “cubesat” that, at10cm x 10cm x 30cm, more closely resembles a shoebox than a cube. The craft has several intriguing payloads, namely: A software-defined radio (receiver), which is tuned to receive L-band signals This payload's programmability makes the satellite impressively flexible as it can be reconfigured for different roles; More

(Source: The Register - Oct 20)