Hey Scott,
Thanks for your wishes – I’m going to pass them to the team.
The beacon will initially be transmitted every 60s but has to be turned off during the first contact over TUB ground station. Since the exact deployment date and time was not determined before launch it will be a global transmission.
After first contact power consumption is essential and therefore the beacon deactivated. But Amateur services are coming up. Our typical roadmap is: mission, com/ops teaching within our university courses, com/ops by our volunteering teams (HAM Radio Club and Student Operations Team) including other interested persons within the Amateur community. I hope that answers your question?
Sebastian