24 Dec
2006
24 Dec
'06
4:58 p.m.
Now NORAD is tracking 7 objects from the ANDE/RAFT deploy. RAFT has been identified.. But we are not sure about the others:
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/ande/ANDE-TLE.txt
And no where do I see any mention of MEPSI. By my count, we left a total of 9 objects in space. But only 7 are shown here. Is MEPSI accounted for elsewhere?
Again, we have not even started listening for NMARS, but I suppose we should before we have no clue where it is. It only sends one packet a minute on 27.9652 LSB +/- 600 Hz of Doppler. But it can be pinged by authorized MARS stations on 148.975 using a packet "VIA NMARS"
Bob, WB4APR