AMSAT-EA PocketQubes (GENESIS, EASAT-2, HADES)

Also known as EASAT-2, HADES, GENESIS-L, GENESIS-N, HADES-D, URE

Amateur-radio 1P and 1.5P PocketQubes built by AMSAT-EA and Spanish universities carrying FM/FSK voice and digital repeaters into low Earth orbit.

Document: SQ-MS-005
Updated: 21 Oct 2026
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Amateur-radio repeaters inside a 50 mm cube#

AMSAT-EA (the Spanish division of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation), working with the Universidad Europea, ICAI and the Unión de Radioaficionados Españoles (URE), developed a continuous series of $1 P$ and $1.5 P$ PocketQubes dedicated to open amateur-radio transponders[1]:

Spacecraft	Size	Launch	Mission & outcome
GENESIS-L & GENESIS-N	1.5P	3 Sep 2021 (Firefly Alpha FLTA001)	Carried in Libre Space Foundation's PicoBus; lost when the launch vehicle was terminated during ascent[2].
EASAT-2 (SO-114) & HADES (SO-115)	1.5P	13 Jan 2022 (Falcon 9 Transporter-3)	Released at $525 km$ via AlbaPod; operated as VHF-to-UHF FM voice and FSK repeaters for the global amateur community until re-entering in 2023[3].
GENESIS-G & GENESIS-J	1P	1 Oct 2022 (Firefly Alpha FLTA002)	Reached orbit inside PicoBus and transmitted telemetry before decaying within days from the lower-than-planned $200 - 300 km$ injection[4].
HADES-D (SO-121)	1.5P	11 Nov 2023 (Falcon 9 Transporter-9)	Deployed via D-Orbit ION at $\approx 520 km$ with an FM repeater, SSTV/digital camera and artistic payload.

References

[1]nadir lab. (2026). PocketQube picosatellites: A review of standards, mission trends and miniaturization constraints, with lessons learned from Grizu-263A, Türkiye’s first PocketQube [Preprint]. nadir lab.Read on nadir lab.
[2]Libre Space Foundation. (2026). LSF-PICOBUS PocketQube deployer.libre.space(accessed 20 October 2026)
[3]Libre Space Foundation community forum. (2022). SpaceX F9 Transporter-3, 2022-01-13 15:25 UTC (discussion thread).community.libre.space(accessed 20 October 2026)
[4]SpaceNews. (2022). Report on the outcome of Firefly Alpha flight FLTA002.spacenews.com(accessed 20 October 2026)

Cite this SatWiki entry

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  author       = {{nadir lab.}},
  title        = {{AMSAT-EA PocketQubes (GENESIS, EASAT-2, HADES)}},
  year         = {2026},
  month        = oct,
  howpublished = {nadir lab. SatWiki SQ-MS-005 (Rev. 1)},
  url          = {https://nadirlab.space/en/wiki/amsat-ea-pocketqubes/}
}

nadir lab. (2026). AMSAT-EA PocketQubes (GENESIS, EASAT-2, HADES). nadir lab. SatWiki (SQ-MS-005, Rev. 1). https://nadirlab.space/en/wiki/amsat-ea-pocketqubes/

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