The IARU satellite frequency coordination panel report an application has been submitted for an amateur radio payload to be hosted on the Tiangong space station
The coordination request says:
CSSARC is the amateur radio payload for Chinese Space Station, proposed by Chinese Radio Amateurs Club (CRAC), Aerospace System Engineering Research Institute of Shanghai (ASES) and Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT).
The first phase of the payload is capable of providing the following functions utilizing the VHF/UHF amateur radio band:
- V/V or U/U crew voice
- V/U or U/V FM repeater
- V/V or U/U 1k2 AFSK digipeater
- V/V or U/U SSTV or digital image
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