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SA AMSAT PAYLOAD ON SUMBANDILE SAT
A Satellite Project sponsored by the Department of Science and Technology
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WRITE THE INITIAL BEACON TEXT AND WIN LAPTOP COMPUTER ( PARTICIPANTS IN THE COMPETITION MUST BE 16 YEARS OR UNDER AND LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA) The SA AMSAT Payload on Sumbandile Satellite will carry a programmable beacon. SA AMSAT invites satellite enthusiast to write the copy for the beacon text to be uploaded before launch in April/May 2007 The message which will be broadcast around the world must have a South African flavour and be in English, The length of the message may not exceed 15 seconds. It must also identify the amateur payload on Sumbandile. The winner will be invited to record the message and have his or her voice being transmitted around the world. Sumbandile is a Venda word that freely translated into English means Pathfinder, showing the way to more South African satellites to be launched in the future. The closing date for the competition is on 5 February 2007 saamsat@intekom.co.za . The subject line must read Beacon Text by ........(your call sign or if you have no call sign your first name and surname) Date extended to 5 February The message selected by the Board of Trustees and SA AMSAT will be rewarded a laptop computer. The message must start: "This is ZS0SUM in space .... followed by your message. The total message may not exceed 15 seconds.
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How did the Project get its name? The name "Sumbandile" is a Venda word which loosely translated means pointing the way or simply "Pathfinder" The name was chosen from thousands of entries in a competition for learners arranged by the Department of Science and Technology What payload are on Sumbandile ? The main payload is a multi-spectral imager, and several experiments from various interest groups, into a low earth polar orbit making its appearance over South Africa late morning and late evening. The
experimental payloads included are:
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