17 Mar
2009
17 Mar
'09
6:27 p.m.
On Wed, 18 Mar 2009 08:53:43 +1100 "Tim Tuck" [email protected] wrote:
Bill Ress wrote:
Following up on David's (G0MRF) post about the ion engine, the ESA Goce satellite mission, due to launch next week, uses a nifty ion engine which you can see at: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/7935621.stm
As the article says, "this is a beautiful satellite" !
I notice that it has an S band downlink, It would be interesting to see if we could hear it.
It should be possible if you can receive 2.2-2.3 GHz (I don't know the exact frequency). It is at a very low altitude ~280km so it is even closer than the ISS.
By the way, those who were watching the live video stream from ESOC could hear some beep-beeps at first AOS 90 min after launch.
73 Alex OZ9AEC