Not sure where you live but in Canada there are laws regarding doing this, not saying you can't but you might get in trouble, that being said it's almost always

Not sure where you live but in Canada there are laws regarding doing this, not saying you can't but you might get in trouble, that being said it's almost always easier asking for forgiveness than permission. Here is a link to the Canadian law that covers this https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.canadianrocketry.org/files/tc_hpr_reqs_jan00.pdf&ved=2ahUKEwiVh4nLyZHdAhUDFXwKHcooAdoQFjAMegQIAxAB&usg=AOvVaw1gAWpOC-rMM8y-Bvqhg3GD https://www.google.ca/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://w... If your interested in satellite tech I suggest looking into amsat, and if you want a cheap way to communicate with satellites, I suggest getting your HAM license and go that route. Good luck