AMSAT-UK report: ShindaiSat is a 20 kg spacecraft approx 300 by 300 by 350 mm which is
planning to use bright LEDs for Space to Earth optical communication
using Morse code.
There will be an AX.25 packet radio telemetry beacon and a low power
CW beacon. Downlink frequencies of 437.305 and 437.485 MHz have been
coordinated by the IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel.
It is expected to launch into a 400km 65 degree orbit from Japan in 2013.
(Source: AMSAT-UK)
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