Monthly Archives: November 2013

Nov 26 2013

CAPE-2 Text-to-Speech heard in Japan

CAPE-2 CubeSat - University of Louisiana

CAPE-2 CubeSat – University of Louisiana

The Cajun Advanced Picosat Experiment satellite CAPE-2, built by students at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, launched on a Monotaur-1 on November 20, 2013 at 0115 UT.

On November 24 Tetsurou Satou JA0CAW in Japan made this recording of CAPE-2′s Text to Speech functionality in action. The signal is weak, but it is saying: ”Hello I am the Satellite Project from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette” twice in the recording.

The CAPE-2  frequencies are 145.825 MHz FM and 437.325 MHz FSK. On the VHF FM frequency the beacon will be in CW and AX.25.

Update December 2, 2013:

Here is a link to all information the CAPE Team currently has for tracking the Satellite. A program will be released in the next few days to decode data.

http://ulcape.org/cape-2-tracking-update-12022013/

On behalf of the CAPE-2 Team, we would really appreciate any data you can relay to us on the satellite.

Sincerely,
Rizwan Merchant
Call Sign: KF5BNL

Justin Foley KI6EPH produced this video of the Minotaur-1 launch from Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The ORS-3 mission carried STPSat-3 and 28 CubeSats. Of the CubeSats, 11 were provided by NASA LSP’s ELaNa 4 mission: CAPE-2, ChargerSat-1, COPPER, DragonSat, Ho’oponopono-2, KySat-2, PhoneSat, SwampSat, TJ3Sat, Trailblazer-1, Vermont Lunar CubeSat. Video taken from U-80, approximately 3.5 km (2.2 miles) from the launch pad.

Watch Minotaur I with STPSat-3 and 28 CubeSats 2013-11-19

Tetsurou Satou JA0CAW CAPE-2 recording http://ja0caw-je0mzi.mo-blog.jp/syumi/files/cape1124-13.mp3

CAPE website http://ulcape.org/

Facebook https://www.facebook.com/CajunAdvancedPicosatelliteExperiment

Minotaur-1 ELaNa-4 satellites https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/elana-4-cubesats/

Nov 26 2013

WREN 437.405 MHz – Help Needed !

WREN - Image credit Stadoko

WREN – Image credit Stadoko

The WREN team report that they have had no confirmed reception of the signal from their SSTV PocketQube satellite which was launched on November 21.

These are the TLEs the team are currently using for WREN:

WREN2
1 10000U 00000 13325.30958333 .00066391 00000-0 78737-2 0 00001
2 10000 097.8055 037.9628 0031909 207.6761 327.4099 14.84238859000010

WREN is transmitting nominally on 437.405 MHz (+/- 10 kHz Doppler shift). The length of the beacon is 1.6 seconds. The beacon is AFSK-modulated. At the following link you can download the Telemetry Decoder and an Audio File of the beacon in order to get an idea how it sounds:

http://we.tl/TkWEuhIlnF

The team say:

“We need help from every Amateur radio operator and Ground station operator we can get”

Facebook http://www.facebook.com/StaDoKo

WREN a Ham Radio Slow Scan TV PocketQube Satellite
https://amsat-uk.org/2013/10/24/wren-a-ham-radio-sstv-pocketqube/

Dnepr Yasny launch https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/dnepr-november-2013/

Nov 25 2013

FUNcube-1 on BBC TV

Ciaran Morgan M0XTD and BBC crew at Abbeys Primary School in Bletchley

Ciaran Morgan M0XTD and BBC crew at Abbeys Primary School in Bletchley

On Monday, November 25, both the BBC Breakfast show and BBC News broadcast a report on the amateur radio FUNcube-1 satellite.

The report was filmed in the RSGB National Radio Centre (NRC) at Bletchley Park and at Abbeys Primary School in Bletchley.

You can watch the BBC News report ‘Tiny satellite aims to inspire schoolchildren’ at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-25084547

BBC TV visit FUNcube station at RSGB National Radio Centre
https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/22/bbc-visit-funcube-station-at-rsgb-national-radio-centre/

FUNcube-1 Deployed !!! https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/21/funcube-1-deployed/

Nov 25 2013

UniSat-5 Mission Update November 24

UniSat-5 with labelsThe Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems (GAUSS) issued this update on November 24 at 22:33 UT.

Dear all,

After the successful DNEPR cluster launch we will like to give you a brief update about the UniSat-5 mission and the released satellites:

• Eagle-1 and Eagle-2 have been received and are working perfectly
• HUMSAT-D already finished the commissioning of the platform, but none of the current TLE’s fit to Doppler shift measurements. Information about Doppler shift is very welcome!
• WREN was heard today [Nov 24]. The TLE used are:

1 39422U 13066G 13326.48861818 -.00000055 00000-0 00000+0 0 75
2 39422 097.8066 039.1177 0023760 211.9046 148.0730 14.86334042 151

The beacon is 1.6 seconds. Wren is sending nominally on 437.405 MHz. The beacon is AFSK-modulated.
For more information contact Paul Kocyla from Stadoku at Paul.Kocyla<at>rwth-aachen.de

• I-Cube [CW] beacon has been received from UK and from Pakistan. They are currently working on commanding the satellite
• UniSat-5 doesn’t have a beacon and the ground station from Roma, Vigo, MSU and California are working on commanding it
• PUCPSAT team needs your help: Beacon every 20 sec. at 145.840 MHz, AX.25 at 1200 bps

Information about object identification in the TLE are very welcome.

Thank you,

Gruppo di Astrodinamica per l’Uso dei Sistemi Spaziali –
Group of Astrodynamics for the Use of Space Systems
Via Lariana, 5
00199 Roma
Website http://www.gaussteam.com/unisat-5/
Facebook https://www.facebook.com/GaussSrl

Frequency list for amateur radio satellite deployments in November
https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/13/three-amateur-radio-satellite-deployments-in-november/

Dnepr Yasny launch https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/dnepr-november-2013/

Satellite TLE Challenge Begins https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/tle-challenge-begins/

Nov 24 2013

University of Khartoum ST2UOK track FUNcube-1

University of Khartoum ST2UOK Ground Station Tracking FUNcube-1

University of Khartoum ST2UOK Ground Station Tracking FUNcube-1

The CubeSat team at the University of Khartoum ST2UOK have been tracking and capturing telemetry data from FUNcube-1 (AO-73) since it was launched on November 21.

KN-SAT-1 Picture 1The team are developing their own CubeSat KN-SAT and recently completed the design and development of the Prototype-2.

KN-Sat1 http://cubesat.uofk.edu/

Khartoum Amateur Radio Satellite Ground Station
https://amsat-uk.org/2012/02/03/khartoum-amateur-radio-satellite-ground-station/

Khartoum Students Receive CubeSats
https://amsat-uk.org/2012/02/17/khartoum-students-receive-cubesats/

ST2UOK FUNcube Dashboard Screenshot

ST2UOK FUNcube Dashboard Screenshot

TEDxKhartoum Presentation on KN-SAT1 CubeSat
https://amsat-uk.org/2012/05/24/tedxkhartoum-presentation-on-kn-sat1-cubesat/

KN-SAT1 Prototype Subsystems Design and Testing
https://amsat-uk.org/2012/11/20/kn-sat1-prototype-subsystems-design-and-testing/

Nov 24 2013

Triton-1 Update November 24

Triton-1 in orbit

Triton-1 in orbit

Triton-1 is a 3U CubeSat from ISIS-BV (Innovative Solutions In Space BV) that carries a 435/145 FM to DSB transponder which is expected to be available for amateur radio use 3 months after launch.

This update was issued at 22:23 on November 24, 2013.

Hi all,

We have put an AX.25 mode beacon content decoding document on the Triton-1 amateur radio information page. This document contains the conversions from raw nominal mode beacon telemetry to engineering values.

See http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/

Best regards on behalf of the team,

Wouter Jan Ubbels PE4WJ

Triton missions http://www.isispace.nl/cms/index.php/projects/triton-missions

Dnepr Yasny launch https://amsat-uk.org/satellites/dnepr-november-2013/