Dear All,
Please see below mail I sent on the 3B8 local forum which is self explanatory.
I wish to thank all who help, provided advices and support on this mission. The list would be too long to publish but in a nutshell is a great proof of HAM solidarity worldwide. Without you guys we would not have make it as successful mission.
I wish also to request all to accept our apologies for late commissioning of the digipeater due to many issues, in spite late we strive to live to our commitment to IARU and believe succeeded to provide a high quality digi but unfortunately for a too short period. Hopefully we will do better in future.
73
Jean Marc (3B8DU)
"Dear All,
It seems to be confirmed that MIR-SAT 1 re-entered.
The last valid telemetry signals of MIR-SAT 1 (worldwide) was received in Mauritius with the UoM ground station by YOG-3B8 (Dr Yogesh Beeharry, Lecturer of the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Faculty of Engineering of the University of Mauritius). Yogesh, member of this forum led a team of UoM students who build their own ground station. This was at 01:36 Hrs local time this morning and JA0CAW (Tetsu, an experience Satellite HAM) confirmed to me by mail that no signals was received from MIR-SAT 1 at 05:03 (MRU time). More many other regular reporting HAMs confirmed to me that no signals received from our bird today.
This confirms that MIR-SAT 1 re-entered between 01:36 and 05:03 Hrs and probably burn out at around 110Km in a blast of flame, unfortunately the location is not known as mainly over oceans during the time window.
I also confirm that a few minutes before last observation from Yogesh that I received the TLM of MIR-SAT 1 and also made successful Digipeats through it (see attached screenshot), the bird was at about 160km altitude at that time, this was my farewell to MO-112.
Congratulations to Yogesh to be the last recorded person on this planet to have successfully decoded our 3B8 bird.
RIP MIR-SAT 1, you have been a great tool for educational and HAM experiments.
One page turned and the next (better) opens, MIR-SAT 2 ??? why not?, just a question of vision, willingness, motivation and hard work…
73
Jean Marc (3B8DU)"