Eight satellites, all coordinated by the IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel, are planned to be deployed from the International Space Station on Sunday, March 14.
The deployment should be streamed live on YouTube, watch from 09:15 GMT at
![BIRDS-4 Satellites' Deployment from ISS [Live Stream]](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/vLltILh8SLw/hqdefault.jpg)
The CubeSats being deployed are:
• OPUSAT-II
• GuaraniSat‑1 (BIRDS‑4)
• Maya‑2 (BIRDS‑4)
• Tsuru (BIRDS‑4)
• RSP-01
• WARP-01
• TAUSAT‑1
• STARS-EC
It is understood the BIRDS-4 satellites are carrying digipeaters and TAUSAT‑1 has an FM transponder. Further information including the IARU coordinated frequencies are at http://amsat.org.uk/iaru/
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