Dear Drew
LAPAN-A2 also known as LAPAN ORARI satellite will be launched together on a mission astrosat India's PSLV-C30 / astrosat on 28 Sep 2015. It will operate in the near equatorial orbit between 6 to 8 degree, 650km and able to cross the territory of Indonesia 14 times a day.
I will update to you as soon as possible after this bird on orbit.
Best 73 de Wisnu YBØAZ
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On Aug 30, 2015, at 19:32, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
Thank you Wisnu,
Best of luck with the launch, and please send us any further information that you can. Is the 8 degree, 650km orbit correct?
73, Drew KO4MA
From: Wisnu Widjaja YBØAZ [mailto:yb0az@yahoo.com] Sent: Saturday, August 29, 2015 11:42 PM To: Andrew Glasbrenner Cc: AMSAT-BB Subject: Re: LAPAN-A2/ORARI update?
Dear Drew
Thanks for your email.
Yes the LAPAN ORARI (LAPAN A2) satellite is planned to launch at the end of September 2015 from India.
It's an equatorial satellite have the amateur payloads: FM Voice repeater and APRS digipeater.
Best 73 de Wisnu YBØAZ
Sent from my iPhone 6
On Aug 29, 2015, at 22:54, Andrew Glasbrenner glasbrenner@mindspring.com wrote:
Would one of our Indonesian friends be able to give us an update on the upcoming launch of their satellite?
I see from https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_... and https://translate.googleusercontent.com/translate_c?depth=1&hl=en&ie... that they are preparing for a launch at the end of September. This seems to line up with the Astrosat PSLV-XL C30 launch. I can’t decipher if it is just for A2, or for LAPANSAT-ORARI, or if the satellites have been combined now? Is http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=152 still correct as to modes and frequencies?
If the 650km, 8 degree inclination orbit is still correct, this will be a very interesting satellite for those below 30 degrees N and S latitudes, but unusable for those further north.
73, Drew KO4MA