Hi Greg,
Is the telemetry decoding software or code available for us to see/decode the data and monitor the satellite? That would greatly help in getting amateur radio operator support worldwide.
Good luck and 73,
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Wed, May 20, 2015 at 5:13 AM, Gregory Beat w9gb@icloud.com wrote:
The Planetary Society : LightSail Mission Blog, by Jason Davis, Twitter: @jasonrdavis
http://www.planetary.org/blogs/jason-davis/2015/20150518-lightsail-first-day...
We’re now able to release a timeline of events for LightSail’s first day in space.
The chart on LightSail mission Page assumes a liftoff of 10:45 a.m. EDT, (14:45 UTC) at the start of the four-hour launch period. The actual window has not yet been released.
We aren't sure when we'll hear from LightSail, but the first possible opportunity comes three hours, 14 minutes after liftoff (17:40 UTC).
If you’re a member of the amateur radio community, YOU CAN HELP ! Our radio frequency is 437.435 MHz. Email me any data you collect from LightSail, including screenshots of the radio signal if you have them. I'll pass the information on to our engineering team, and we'll recognize your contribution on our blog.
LightSail's automated telemetry chirps start after antenna deployment and continue throughout the mission. We’ll update our Mission Control Center to show the spacecraft’s current position, including pass predictions for your device’s current location (courtesy of N2YO.com).
#LightSail telemetry info from our engineering team:
437.435 MHz, Encoding: FSK, Baud: 9600 bps, AX.25
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