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Jan 14 2017

Six CubeSats to Deploy from ISS

International Space Station - Image Credit NASA

International Space Station – Image Credit NASA

Masahiro Arai JN1GKZ reports that six CubeSats delivered to the International Space Station by the HTV-6 will deploy from the ISS using the new JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) on Monday, January 16.

JAXA ISS CubeSat Deployment 2017-01-16The new J-SSOD has four satellite install cases. One satellite install case has 3U space, so the new J-SSOD could deploy twelve 1U CubeSats at a time.

The six CubeSats are installed as follows:

Case    CubeSats
#1        three 1U CubeSats ITF-2、WASEDA-SAT3、FREEDOM
#2        one 3U CubeSat    EGG
#3        one 2U CubeSat    AOBA-VELOX3
#4        one 3U CubeSat    TuPOD (including Tancredo1 and OSNSAT)

ITF-2、WASEDA-SAT3、AOBA-VELOX3, TuPOD and Tancredo1 have amateur radio downlinks.

#1 and #2 will be deployed at 0900-0930z January 16, #3 and #4 will be 1030-1100z.

Live broadcast will start at 0850z on the JAXA YouTube channel.

IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination http://amsat.org.uk/iaru

Middle School Students’ Tancredo-1 TubeSat Scheduled for Launch
https://amsat-uk.org/2016/12/02/school-tancredo-1-tubesat/

ITF-2 CubeSat to deploy from ISS
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/2017/january/itf-2-cubesat-to-deploy-from-iss.htm

ITF-2 reception report form https://operationitf-2.blogspot.co.uk/p/blog-page_58.html

Feb 27 2014

Successful launch of Japanese satellites

JAXA H-IIA F23 Launch February 27, 2014 at1837 UT Credit NASA/Bill Ingalls

JAXA H-IIA F23 Launch February 27, 2014 at1837 UT Credit NASA/Bill Ingalls

On Thursday, February 27 at 1837 UT a cluster of Japanese amateur radio satellites were launched from the Yoshinobu Launch Complex at the Tanegashima Space Center.

At 1948 UT Francisco Jimenez-Martin Sanchez EA1JM received the 437.325 CW (A1A) beacon from the ARTSAT1:INVADER CubeSat.

Also on the first pass at 1952 UT Jan van Gils PE0SAT received
OPUSat
STARS-II (comprises Mother and Daughter satellites)
TelkyoSat-3
ShindaiSat-1
ARTSat1:INVADER

The student team that developed the ITF-1 CubeSat would appreciate any reports of their satellite on 437.525 MHz FM Morse code, see
https://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/26/itf-1-cubesat-team-request-reports/

Frequencies and further information on these satellites is at
https://amsat-uk.org/2014/02/23/launch-of-japanese-amateur-radio-satellites/

DK3WN satellite blog http://www.dk3wn.info/p/

Feb 27 2014

JAXA launch now Thursday, Feb 27 at 1837 GMT

JAXA H-IIA F23 Launch February 27, 2014 at1837 UT Credit NASA/Bill Ingalls

JAXA H-IIA F23 Launch February 27, 2014 at1837 UT Credit NASA/Bill Ingalls

Updated information on the JAXA H-IIA F23 launch from Mineo Wakita JE9PEL.

JAXA GPM Satellites Update
Launch Time: 18:37 UT, 27 Feb 2014
Launch Site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Launch Live: http://www.jaxa.jp/index_e.html

Preliminary TLE Update

STARS-II
1 88888U 1400000A 14058.79540509 +.00001684 +00000-0 +26030-3 0 00019
2 88888 065.0000 061.1093 0011000 354.2000 227.6000 15.59099271000018
INVADER
1 00000U 00000A  14058.80299768  .00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0  0001
2 00000  65.0000  53.0000 0021000  61.4000 203.1000 15.63328135  0000
OPUSAT
1 39136U 13015X  14058.8021181  .00000000  00000-3  00000-4 0  0000
2 39134 065.0000 059.7649 0021000 056.1000 203.2000 15.63185000 00000
ITF-1
1 00000U 14000A  14058.80119213  .00000000  00000-0  10000-3 0  0005
2 00000  65.0000  59.7675 0021000  50.7000 203.4000 15.62941492    09

Telemetry Format

STARS-II Telemetry format
http://stars1.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/for_radio/jyusin.htm
http://stars1.eng.kagawa-u.ac.jp/english/STARS-II_telemetry_format.html

ARTSAT1-INVADER Communication Specification
http://artsat.jp/?attachment_id=2062
http://artsat.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/INVADER_COMMUNICATION_SPECIFICATION_ver1.0.pdf

ARTSAT1-INVADER_CW_FORMAT
http://artsat.jp/invader/cw-format/
http://artsat.jp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/INVADER_CW_FORMAT_revTT4.xls

TeikyoSat-3 Telemetry Format
http://club.uccl.teikyo-u.ac.jp/~space_system_society/teikyosat-3.html

OPUSAT Telemetry Format
http://www.sssrc.aero.osakafu-u.ac.jp/projects/OPUSAT/receive.html

ShindaiSat Telemetry Format
http://www.shinshu-u.ac.jp/faculty/engineering/chair/elec006/project_shiyou_communication.html

ITF-1 How to receive
http://yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/?page_id=1006
http://yui.kz.tsukuba.ac.jp/?page_id=1179

JE9PEL website
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/jaxa_gpm.htm

Feb 19 2013

Article on LED Optical Morse Code Spacecraft ShindaiSat

Illustration of high-gain and low-gain LED illumination scenario at the ground station - Image credit Shinshu University

Illustration of high-gain and low-gain LED illumination scenario at the ground station – Image credit Shinshu University

An English language article about ShindaiSat is available at

https://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/s/shindaisat

ShindaiSatShindaiSat is a 20 kg spacecraft approx 300 by 300 by 350 mm which is planning to use bright LEDs for Space to Earth optical communication using Morse code. It also carries an optical lens system for receiving modulated LED light from the ground station.

There will be an AX.25 packet radio telemetry beacon and a low power CW beacon. Downlink frequencies of 437.305 and 437.485 MHz have been coordinated by the IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination Panel.

The article says “A launch of ShindaiSat as a secondary payload is manifested for mid-2014 on the primary GPM (Global Precipitation Measurement) mission of NASA and JAXA. JAXA is providing the launch on the H2A vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center, Japan.

Orbit: Non-sun-synchronous circular orbit, altitude = 407 km, inclination = 65º.”

ShindaiSat website in Google English

Oct 5 2012

NASA Release Amateur Radio CubeSat Deployment Pictures

Amateur Radio CubeSats TechEdSat, F-1 and FITSAT-1 pass the ISS solar panels

NASA have released photographs of the amateur radio CubeSats TechEdSat, F-1 and FITSAT-1 taken by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station (ISS).

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Oct 5 2012

ISS Amateur Radio CubeSats Deployed

Kibo Robot Arm CubeSat Deployment

Kibo Robot Arm CubeSat Deployment – Image Credit JAXA

On October 4, 2012 five CubeSats were successfully deployed from the International Space Station (ISS). The first pod containing RAIKO and WE-WISH was deployed at 1437 UT while the second pod containing FITSAT-1, F-1 and TechEdSat deployed at 1544 UT. Pictures can be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/?p=10804

October 4 was also the 55th anniversary of the launch of the first satellite Sputnik 1. Videos of Sputnik are here.

Four of the CubeSats carry Amateur Radio payloads, they are TechEdSat, F-1, FITSAT-1, and WE-WISH. As of Oct 5, 1015 UT signals had been reported from WE-WISH and FITSAT-1 as well as weak signal reports for TechEdSat.

ISS CubeSat Frequency Chart – Image Credit Mike Rupprecht DK3WN

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