Dear all,
The maiden flight of the new European launcher, Ariane 6, is scheduled for July 9, 2024, with a launch window of 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time from the European spaceport in French Guiana (July 9 20:00h to July 10 00:00h CEST). Among many other payloads, it carries our (inside YPSAT) GENESIS-A module, attached to the second stage of the launcher. The module will transmit FT8 and live SSTV images in Robot 36 format.
FT8 transmissions are made every 16 seconds, while SSTV's are every 5 minutes.
The working frequencies are as follows:
Downlink 144.175 MHz FT8 Mode:
- Callsign AO4ARI HO60 if the antenna has been deployed - Callsign AO4ARI HO61 if the antenna has not been deployed
Downlink 144.550 MHz SSTV Robot 36 mode with live image and Hades text
A carrier with a frequency of 144.550 MHz (same frequency as SSTV) is left between FT8 tones.
This information is compiled in PDF in the following document on our web: https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/13458580/AMSAT+EA+-+GENESIS-A+transmis...
The only thing ESA has given us is the trajectory over the ground while flying over Europe, but we don't have TLEs or anything that we can semi-automate. It is available on our website:
https://www.amsat-ea.org/s/cc_images/cache_19006006.jpg?t=1720182961
It will be very difficult to receive it but we thank you all if you try and if you spread this information to have all possible operators tuned into FT-8 that day. The module will fall into the sea with the second stage after a few hours.
More information about the flight including timings here: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Ariane_6_la...
73,
Félix EA4GQS (AMSAT EA)