November 2013 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

FUNcube1
by GW1FKY＠aol.com 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Congratulations to all involved in the FUNcube-1 project. To quote a very well known statement: " THE DREAM IS ALIVE " Thanks also to launch providers they did not let us down - Also wish others on the payload every success. Ken Eaton GW1FKY Amsat-UK Amsat NA

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FUNCube-1 Data Warehouse URL
by Bryce Salmi 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Live telemetry when stations are receiving it! https://warehouse.funcube.org.uk/

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FUNcube-1 Launch - Video Feeds + Keps
by M5AKA 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Live video from Bletchley Park FUNcube-1 Monitoring Station http://batc.tv/streams/funcube1 CPUT South Africa Launch Video Streaming http://live.cput.ac.za/live.html Keps http://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/20/funcube-1-ground-station-is-ready-for-launch/ ---- 73 Trevor M5AKA AMSAT-UK website http://amsat-uk.org/ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pages/AMSAT-UK/208113275898396 Twitter https://twitter.com/AMSAT_UK ----

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Dnepr - ADD
by Clint Bradford 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Russian Ministry of Defense says no live launch video. Wonder what this University will be showing??? http://live.cput.ac.za/ Clint

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Dnepr - Celestrak
by Clint Bradford 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

http://celestrak.com/events/dnepr.asp

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Re: Wallops Launching 12 Cubesats Tuesday 7:30 PM
by Richard Ferryman 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Then why are those cubesats using amateur frequencies? Dick G4BBH > Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2013 17:37:06 -0600 > From: Stefan Wagener <wageners(a)gmail.com> > To: Robert Bruninga <bruninga(a)usna.edu> > Cc: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wallops Launching 12 Cubesats Tuesday 7:30 PM > Message-ID: > <CAKu8kHDd8cKL=S2h8d7pXpDm3BK0OjOPW3=NE-Uf2HaKEh9JEA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=windows-1252 > > Very simple reason. > > None of these cubesat developers has made any significant attempt to rally > the amateur radio satellite community. In contrast, Funcube has a great > community PR "machine" and we are all very excited for them. > > At the end you get what you ask for. > > Stefan, VE4NSA >

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Tonight's Dnepr Launch
by Clint Bradford 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

Watch the ZACUBE-1 launch live - The launch of ZACUBE-1 from Yasny Launch Base in Russia will be streamed live on the CPUT website on Thursday 21 November. http://live.cput.ac.za/ ALSO - the #cubesat IRC channel at ... http://webchat.freenode.net/ ... will be alive! And I hope the AMSAT-BB list, too! Clint K6LCS

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Fwd: linear sats
by Jerry Ehlers 21 Nov '13

21 Nov '13

---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Jerry Ehlers <w0sat2(a)gmail.com> Date: Wed, Nov 20, 2013 at 9:40 AM Subject: linear sats To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.og Hi: How many of these new birds that were launched or going to be are linear birds ? What are the modes and when will they be in service. ??? I,m not interested in Cubesats . Thanks Jerry w0sat

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Launch
by DJ Nise 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

I wish I had a camera. I parked alongside one of the runways at Logan Airport last night, and watched it with a coworker. It was crystal clear, and easily spotted to the left of the city of Boston, less than 1 minute after lauch. This isn't going to get old!

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Re: Dnepr launch - online streaming?
by Jeff Yanko 20 Nov '13

20 Nov '13

Thanks for the info Ciaran! 73, Jeff WB3JFS ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ciaran Morgan" <Ciaran(a)it-sparkles.co.uk> To: "'Jeff Yanko'" <wb3jfs(a)cox.net>; <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2013 3:34 PM Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] Dnepr launch - online streaming? > AMSAT-UK will be running a live web stream of the FUNcube-1 launch event, > which is one of the satellites on the dnepr, from 0700UTC November 21 > 2013. > > Unfortunately we don't have a live feed from the launch site but we will > be > streaming the events from the National Radio Centre based at Bletchley > Park, > where the team that designed and built the satellite, the FUNcube Dongle > and > the software developers responsible for the Dashboard software and the > Data > Warehouse, will be present . > > We will continue to stream live video from the National Radio Centre for > the > first passes of FUNcube-1 over the UK, which we expect to be approximately > 1 > hour and 40 minutes after launch, and will continue with the passes that > will take place during the remaining of the morning. > > The web stream can be accessed at www.batc.tv/streams/funcube1 > > The Dashboard software can be downloaded from > http://funcube.org.uk/working-documents/funcube-telemetry-dashboard/ > You can also download some guidance notes that will help in the setting up > of the Dashboard software and there are instructions in the notes on > registering with the Data Warehouse so that any data you may capture can > be > uploaded into the Data Warehouse. > > > 7 and a half hours to go.... > > On behalf of the FUNcube-1 project team. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Jeff Yanko > Sent: 20 November 2013 21:41 > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Dnepr launch - online streaming? > > Will the upcoming launch be streamed on-line? > > > 73, > > Jeff WB3JFS > > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > > >

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