LO-74
CUBEBUG-2 · amateur radio satellite, NORAD 39440
Not heard todayLO-74 frequencies
| Uplink | Downlink | Beacon | Mode |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | 437.445 MHz | — | AFSK 1k2 |
| — | 437.445 MHz | — | FSK 9k6 |
Nominal frequencies, without Doppler. The live map shifts them for your station during a pass. Frequencies: SatNOGS DB (modified: working amateur transmitters only, in MHz), CC BY-SA 4.0.
About LO-74
LO-74 (LUSAT-OSCAR 74), launched as CubeBug-2 and nicknamed "Manolito", is a 2U CubeSat of the Argentine company Satellogic. It was launched on 21 November 2013 on a Dnepr rocket from Yasny in Russia, in a large cluster that also carried FUNcube-1 (AO-73), UWE-3, GOMX-1 and ZACUBE-1. Its OSCAR name continues the LUSAT name of Argentina's first amateur satellite, LO-19.
CubeBug-2 was the second test flight of a CubeSat platform that Satellogic designed to be released as open hardware and software for amateur and university projects, and tested components for the company's later Earth-observation satellites: an onboard computer, a small reaction wheel and a camera. The project was supported by Argentina's science ministry, INVAP and the Radio Club Bariloche.
The mission plan included services for radio amateurs, a digipeater and downloads of payload data, once the technology tests were complete.
Status
Listed as working, but nobody reported hearing LO-74 on AMSAT in the last 30 days.
From reports filed on AMSAT, last 30 days.
Orbit
| Type | Low Earth orbit |
|---|---|
| Altitude | 545–622 km |
| Inclination | 97.9° |
| Period | 96.3 min |
| TLE epoch | 2026-10-28 14:21 UTC |
Orbital elements: CelesTrak, checked every 3 hours.
Questions about LO-74
- What is the LO-74 downlink frequency?
- LO-74 transmits on 437.445 MHz (AFSK 1k2) and 437.445 MHz (FSK 9k6).
- Is LO-74 active?
- Listed as working, but nobody reported hearing LO-74 on AMSAT in the last 30 days.
- When does LO-74 pass over my location?
- Open LO-74 on the live map and enter your Maidenhead locator or use GPS: the tracker lists the passes of the next 24 hours with AOS, maximum elevation and LOS, and shifts the frequencies for Doppler.