The Pocketqube 50dollarsat (eagle-2) was successfully launched as part of the UNISAT-5 mission on Nov. 21, 2013. The satellite is in orbit now and can be heard on 437.505 MHz. This femtosatellite is 2"x2"x3"2x2x3 inches and can be received by anyone with a handheld radio and a small directional antenna. More info is available at www.50dollarsat.infohere.
This satellite is in a 600+km orbit and will be around for a while (we hope).
- Howie AB2S