World Amateur Radio Broadcasting & “Send Your Name into Space” Campaign

These postcards feature the upcoming Ioffe-1 satellite. It is scheduled to launch in the winter of 2026–2027. Ioffe-1 is a scientific and educational nanosatellite. It is built by specialists from Geoscan and the ANO “Space Education Development.” The project operates within the Space-π framework. It is backed by the Foundation for Assistance to Small Innovative Enterprises (FASIE). The satellite’s payload includes a high-resolution camera. It also carries a scintillation gamma-ray detector developed jointly with the Ioffe Institute.

Amateur radio enthusiasts can independently receive and decode images from the CubeSats. To do this, follow the instructions here.  Postcard transmissions will continue until September 20, 2026. Stations within the SONICS open network will decode postcards automatically. These images are gathered directly in the portal’s gallery section. As a reminder, Geoscan’s QSL program for radio amateurs remains active. For more information, see.

Observers can submit a report on the spot a satellite feature at the bottom of the AMSAT Status page.

Name Submission Deadline

The Send Your Name into Space campaign for the Ioffe-1 is active. Participants have until October 15, 2026, to register online. Submissions can include a name, photograph, or drawing. All materials will be saved on a physical digital storage device and will be loaded onto the Ioffe-1 satellite. Once in orbit the nanosatellite will join the Supernova Hunters constellation.

This campaign builds on previous successes — such as the 2025 campaign where 7,887 names and over 3,500 images from 117 countries were uploaded. Sixty-seven top entries were selected for regular transmission from the 239Alferov satellite. For the current campaign, Mission Control Center specialists will select the 100 best hand-drawn works. These will be broadcast to Earth via amateur radio after launch. For more information, see.

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