futureGEO Workshop Scheduled for September 19th, 2025

May 29, 2025AMSAT-DL has scheduled the first futureGEO workshop for September 19th. While it’s not immediately clear what the workshop will cover, based on the RFEI document in which the workshop is mentioned, we’re likely to learn which amateur radio organizations will be actively involved in the futureGEO project, see discussion of potential payloads, as well as learn lessons from the QO-100 and related missions.

The workshop will take place during the AMSAT-DL Symposium at the Bochum Observatory in Germany.

Source: AMSAT-DL (PDF) open_in_new

Open-weather to host Nowcast for NOAA WX Sats Reaching End-of-Life

May 28, 2025Open-weather will host an End-of-life Nowcast inviting weather and radio enthusiasts to capture recordings from the NOAA 15, 18, and 19 weather satellites. WAV recordings of the satellite passes may be uploaded through the Contributor Form and will be made available on the Public Archive. The Nowcast takes place on June 15th.

Public ownership and access to environmental knowledge is threatened by attempts to dismantle and privatise government agencies, such as the US government’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that has provided satellite images to ground stations internationally since the 70s.

NOAA weather satellites 15, 18, and 19 will reach end-of-life status on June 16th, but will continue to transmit imagery.

Source: Open-weather open_in_new