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Video looking upward from launch ring showing FedSat deployment   Computer generated movie movie showing the launch and deplyment of FedSat    
         
   
From Left: Mr Clem Greiger, Dr Anwar Dawood, Prof Rod Walker and Mr Mike Petkovic at UniSA at another planning session for FedSat.
 
Mr Mike Petkovic (Auspace), Prof Rod Walker (QUT) and Mr Michael Bish (Uni Newcastle) at UCLA inspecting the Newmag payload.
  Prof Rod Walker at Exigent in Florida undertaking training for OS-COMET satellite control software.
         
   
Historic Photo - the team at Space Innovations Limited (UK) shortly before the company went bankrupt. The CRC for satellite systems had to bring the spacecraft bus back to Australia for completion shortly after this photo was taken. Prof Rod Walker in front   FedSat GPS receiver undergoing acceptance testing at QUT avionics lab.  
Prof Rod  Walker overseeing integration testing of GPS payload in FedSat at Auspace in Canberra.
         
   
Mr Will Kellar (QUT) in the clean room preparing to integrate the GPS payload.   The Blackjack GPS receiver with FedSat software build.   Mr Sven Jahke (QUT) preparing to test the FedSat GPS payload prior to delivery to Canberra.
   
NASDA H2A launch at Tanegashima Japan. FedSat is on it's way.   FedSat under construction.   FedSat completed and ready for shipment to Japan.
         
   
Official Launch Photo [courtesy NASDA].       Prof Rod Walker in Tanegashima just after the launch of FedSat.
     
     
Computer generated image of FedSat in deployed configuration in orbit.   Telemetry from Magnetometer payload during deployment.