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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Pat Kilroy 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hey Joe and all, I have not found any info on the type of flight antenna they are using nor the antenna placement. Any facts to be had that I missed? AMSAT Inquiring Minds need to know. ;-) Thank you, Pat N8PK-FM19 Sykesville, Maryland AMSAT Ambassador Pat Kilroy 1 On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 2:50 PM Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Dana wrote: > >Is there any word when those broadcasts will begin? > > > Official word from ARISS is that the nominal timeline calls for SSTV later > in the mission but "[T]here are some passes BEFORE T+24 hours where the > SSTV system may be turned on". > > Unofficial word is that I imagine the crew has wide latitude on exactly > when to turn it on. If everything else on board is going smoothly, the > crew may turn the SSTV experiment on early, so keep listening and reporting > to www.amsat.org/status/ > > > *Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P)* > > >

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Dana Dulabone 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Thanks for the update Joe. Is there any word when those broadcasts will begin? Is there a schedule so I can let everyone know or is it still undecided? Dana N7UFT On Apr 1, 2025, 10:56 AM, at 10:56 AM, "Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >A successful pre-arranged voice contact was made with the crew around >0900 UTC, but SSTV operations are not scheduled until later in the >mission. > >While status reports are available on >www.amsat.org/status/<http://www.amsat.org/status/>, the best source >of up to the moment information is on the Fram2ham Discord server, I >strongly urge you to join at the following link: >https://discord.gg/EJ9pq3qB > >Best of luck to you and your students! > > >Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) > >AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager > >________________________________ >From: Dana Dulabone <dana(a)rfawareness.com> >Sent: Tuesday, April 1, 2025 1:46 PM >To: Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) <jfitzgerald(a)amsat.org> >Cc: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >Subject: Re: [AMSAT-BB] Re: Fram2Ham launched! > >Hi Joe, > >So far, I have not heard any SSTV broadcasts from Fram2Ham. Can you >confirm when and if they have started broadcasting? I am working with >several educational institutions and science centers here in the United >States so need a current update. > >73. Dana, N7UFT > >Get BlueMail for Android<https://bluemail.me> >On Apr 1, 2025, at 8:52 AM, "Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB" ><amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> The TLEs are already in AMSAT's dailytle.txt (thanks Joe!): >> https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt >> > > >Should anyone need to satisfy your orbital dynamics curiosity, note >that the TLE set generated by USSF 18th Space Defense Squadron for >object number 63427 "DRAGON Fram2" is now available via the same URL. > >The pre-launch TLE estimate (object number 90000) compares very >favorably with the first element set from USSF. New England >Sci-Tech's<http://nescitech.org> orbital dynamics team notes that >predicted time the spacecraft rises above the horizon for the next pass >at their headquarters in Natick Massachusetts, USA differs by only 18 >seconds between the two element sets. Hats off to SpaceX for an >extremely accurate orbital injection. > > >Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) >AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager > > > > > > >________________________________ > > >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org>. AMSAT-NA makes this >open forum available >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >Opinions expressed >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >of AMSAT-NA. >Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at >https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > >View archives of this mailing list at >https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >To unsubscribe send an email to >amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org<http://amsat.org> >Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >https://mailman.amsat.org > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >Opinions expressed >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >of AMSAT-NA. >Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at >https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > >View archives of this mailing list at >https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Stefan Burmeister 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

The female voice was Rabea Rogge (LB9NJ/KD3AID) talking to students of Technical University Berlin in a scheduled QSO. Stefan DL5HAS > Am 01.04.2025 um 19:33 schrieb Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org>: > > FRAM2 overhead now, no thing heard mid pass 12 deg. elevation > > 73 > > Jean Marc (3B8DU) > >> On Apr 1, 2025, at 9:24 PM, Jean-Pierre Godet via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >> >> Thank you Joe. Hi my friends, >> >> No SSTV, but a female voice during the pass, low on the eastern horizon in France, around 07:30 UTC. NBFM, narrow bandwidth, 2.5 kHz I guess. >> >> Nothing heard during the next pass. A much more favorable pass will be at 20:15 UTC, so there is hope again. >> >> The AMSAT tle was perfect. >> >> 73, >> >> Jean-Pierre F5YG >> >>> On 4/1/25 16:28, Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB wrote: >>> Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB wrote: >>>> No tx received from FRAM2HAM just overhead now. >>> Thanks for this report Jean Marc. >>> Everyone is invited to report your observations including "Not Heard" on the *AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page <https://www.amsat.org/status/>* >>> AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Status <https://www.amsat.org/status/> >>> This web page was created to give a single global reference point for all users in the Amateur Satellite Service to show the most up-to-date status of all satellites as reported by users around the world. >>> www.amsat.org >>> *Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P)* >>> *AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager* >>> ----------------------------------------------------------- >>> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >>> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >>> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >>> Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >>> View archives of this mailing list at >>> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >>> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >>> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Dana Dulabone 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hi Joe, So far, I have not heard any SSTV broadcasts from Fram2Ham. Can you confirm when and if they have started broadcasting? I am working with several educational institutions and science centers here in the United States so need a current update. 73. Dana, N7UFT ⁣Get BlueMail for Android On Apr 1, 2025, 8:52 AM, at 8:52 AM, "Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > >> The TLEs are already in AMSAT's dailytle.txt (thanks Joe!): >> https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt >> > > >Should anyone need to satisfy your orbital dynamics curiosity, note >that the TLE set generated by USSF 18th Space Defense Squadron for >object number 63427 "DRAGON Fram2" is now available via the same URL. > >The pre-launch TLE estimate (object number 90000) compares very >favorably with the first element set from USSF. New England >Sci-Tech's<http://nescitech.org> orbital dynamics team notes that >predicted time the spacecraft rises above the horizon for the next pass >at their headquarters in Natick Massachusetts, USA differs by only 18 >seconds between the two element sets. Hats off to SpaceX for an >extremely accurate orbital injection. > > >Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) >AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > >----------------------------------------------------------- > >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. >Opinions expressed >are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views >of AMSAT-NA. >Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at >https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > >View archives of this mailing list at >https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Jean Marc Momple 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

FRAM2 overhead now, no thing heard mid pass 12 deg. elevation 73 Jean Marc (3B8DU) > On Apr 1, 2025, at 9:24 PM, Jean-Pierre Godet via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Thank you Joe. Hi my friends, > > No SSTV, but a female voice during the pass, low on the eastern horizon in France, around 07:30 UTC. NBFM, narrow bandwidth, 2.5 kHz I guess. > > Nothing heard during the next pass. A much more favorable pass will be at 20:15 UTC, so there is hope again. > > The AMSAT tle was perfect. > > 73, > > Jean-Pierre F5YG > > On 4/1/25 16:28, Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> >No tx received from FRAM2HAM just overhead now. >> Thanks for this report Jean Marc. >> Everyone is invited to report your observations including "Not Heard" on the *AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page <https://www.amsat.org/status/>* >> AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Status <https://www.amsat.org/status/> >> This web page was created to give a single global reference point for all users in the Amateur Satellite Service to show the most up-to-date status of all satellites as reported by users around the world. >> www.amsat.org >> *Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P)* >> *AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager* >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >> Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Jean-Pierre Godet 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Thank you Joe. Hi my friends, No SSTV, but a female voice during the pass, low on the eastern horizon in France, around 07:30 UTC. NBFM, narrow bandwidth, 2.5 kHz I guess. Nothing heard during the next pass. A much more favorable pass will be at 20:15 UTC, so there is hope again. The AMSAT tle was perfect. 73, Jean-Pierre F5YG On 4/1/25 16:28, Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > >No tx received from FRAM2HAM just overhead now. > > Thanks for this report Jean Marc. > > Everyone is invited to report your observations including "Not Heard" on > the *AMSAT Live OSCAR Satellite Status Page <https://www.amsat.org/status/>* > > AMSAT OSCAR Satellite Status <https://www.amsat.org/status/> > This web page was created to give a single global reference point for > all users in the Amateur Satellite Service to show the most up-to-date > status of all satellites as reported by users around the world. > www.amsat.org > > > > *Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P)* > > *AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager* > > > > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com<mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: Updating GPredict, I see entries for "Fram2Ham" (object 90000) and DRAGON Fram2 (object 63427). They're close to each other, but which is the official one? I'm guessing the later, yes? Greg KO6TH DRAGON Fram2 (object 63427) elements are supplied by US Space Force officials and are based on post launch observations. Fram2Ham (object 90000) come from ARISS officials and are presently based on pre launch predictions. They are sticking with object number 90000 as many new users are associated with the project, and wish to avoid the confusion of changing names/object numbers after launch as we only have a couple of days of activity. Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Official

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by John Antonuk - AL7ID 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

63427 does not appear on SATNogs as of 1-Apr-2025 1658Z 73, John Antonuk AL7ID(a)yahoo.com On Tuesday, April 1, 2025 at 08:41:58 AM AKDT, David Spoelstra via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: I can't find any info on the web to answer your question. Hopefully someone who knows will come in. -David, N9KT On Tue, Apr 1, 2025, 11:39 AM Greg D <ko6th.greg(a)gmail.com> wrote: Updating GPredict, I see entries for "Fram2Ham" (object 90000) and DRAGON Fram2 (object 63427). They're close to each other, but which is the official one? I'm guessing the later, yes? Greg KO6TH David Spoelstra via AMSAT-BB wrote: This is the first crewed polar orbit spaceflight in history and is scheduled for 3-5 days. The TLEs are already in AMSAT's dailytle.txt (thanks Joe!): https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt They will be sending images using Robot 36 on 437.550 MHz +/- doppler. Upload or view images at https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_SSTV/ A certificate is available for uploading an image. -David, N9KT ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ----------------------------------------------------------- Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Jean Marc Momple 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

Hi Jon, Thanks fo the info. Here in Mauritius (3B8) are eager to rx some SSTV from FRAM2 and in case possible to reach the on-board team my message is “please tx over 3B8 please”. In all case will monitor the frequency and in case Rx something will share. 73 ean Marc (3B8DU) > On Apr 1, 2025, at 8:24 PM, Jon <vu2jo0(a)gmail.com> wrote: > > Jean, > > SSTV transmissions for Fram2Ham are supposed to be regional only, for the competitors? > > 73 > Jon, VU2JO > > On Tue, Apr 1, 2025 at 9:33 PM Jean Marc Momple via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > Dear All. > > No tx received from FRAM2HAM just overhead now. > > Hopefully in next pass if ever they will Tx over 3B8. > > FYI > > Jean Marc (3B8DU) > >> On Apr 1, 2025, at 7:52 PM, Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> >> >> > The TLEs are already in AMSAT's dailytle.txt (thanks Joe!): >> > https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt <https://www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt> >> > >> >> >> Should anyone need to satisfy your orbital dynamics curiosity, note that the TLE set generated by USSF 18th Space Defense Squadron for object number 63427 "DRAGON Fram2" is now available via the same URL. >> >> The pre-launch TLE estimate (object number 90000) compares very favorably with the first element set from USSF. New England Sci-Tech's <http://nescitech.org/> orbital dynamics team notes that predicted time the spacecraft rises above the horizon for the next pass at their headquarters in Natick Massachusetts, USA differs by only 18 seconds between the two element sets. Hats off to SpaceX for an extremely accurate orbital injection. >> >> >> Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) >> AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org/>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available >> to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed >> are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. >> Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ <https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/> >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] <https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]> >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org/> >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org/> > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org/>. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available > to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed > are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ <https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/> > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] <https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]> > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org <http://amsat.org/> > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org <https://mailman.amsat.org/>

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Re: Fram2Ham launched!
by Greg D 01 Apr '25

01 Apr '25

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