[Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat Celebrates University Anniversary] The Russian Tomsk-TPU-120 CubeSat is different from other CubeSats : it has a handle! The 3U CubeSat was launched from Baikonur to the ISS on March 31, 2016 in a Progress-MS-2 cargo vessel. It will be deployed by hand during a future Russian spacewalk (EVA), which is why it has a handle. The satellite was developed by students at the Tomsk Polytechnic University to test new space materials technology and will be the worldfs first space vehicle with a 3D-printed structure. In May 2016 Tomsk Polytechnic University celebrates its 120th anniversary. As part of the celebrations on May 10-11 Tomsk-TPU-120 will be activated in the ISS and will transmit a greeting to Earth inhabitants, recorded by students of the university in 10 languages: Russian, English, German, French, Chinese, Arabic, Tatar, Indian, Kazakh and Portuguese. The greeting signal will be transmitted once a minute on 437.025 MHz FM. One of the Kenwood transceivers (TM D700) on the ISS will provide a cross-band relay, re-transmitting the signal on 145.800 MHz FM. The Tomsk satellite onboard ISS will be turned on May 10 at 07:55 UTC and switched off on May 11 at 10:10 UTC. Reception reports will be appreciated. Please send reports to mailto:rv3dr@mail.ru Gaston Bertels - ON4WF ARISS past chairman [Complement] http://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=71801 http://tpu.ru/en/news-events/760/ http://www.facebook.com/TPUEnglish http://amsat-uk.org/2016/04/30/tomsk-tpu-120-cubesat http://amsat-uk.org/2016/12/29/tomsk-tpu-120-eva-deployment/