Wallops Launching 12 Cubesats Tuesday 7:30 PM
Watch for a dozen new cubesats Tuesday from Wallops at about 7:30 PM.
I have seen a lot of email about Funcube, but haven’t seen much about the Wallops launch.
All of them downlink on 435 MHz band except for Naval Academy downlinkning on 145.870.
Seven downlinks are at 9600 baud, one at 1200 baud and the others are CW or other.
See: http://cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/135-ors3-launch-aler...
Sorry if this is a dupe, I hve not been following the AMSAT-BB that closely.
Plus, you can see this launch from the east coast in the dark!
Bob, Wb4APR
Very simple reason.
None of these cubesat developers has made any significant attempt to rally the amateur radio satellite community. In contrast, Funcube has a great community PR "machine" and we are all very excited for them.
At the end you get what you ask for.
Stefan, VE4NSA
On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
Watch for a dozen new cubesats Tuesday from Wallops at about 7:30 PM.
I have seen a lot of email about Funcube, but haven’t seen much about the Wallops launch.
All of them downlink on 435 MHz band except for Naval Academy downlinkning on 145.870.
Seven downlinks are at 9600 baud, one at 1200 baud and the others are CW or other.
See:
http://cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/135-ors3-launch-aler...
Sorry if this is a dupe, I hve not been following the AMSAT-BB that closely.
Plus, you can see this launch from the east coast in the dark!
Bob, Wb4APR _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
Ø None of these cubesat developers has made any significant attempt
Ø to rally the amateur radio satellite community.
Yes, the lack of promotion was surprising to me. But hams might get a kick out of trying to listen for EIGHT different cubesats all during 8 minutes of the next passes to help figure out which of these 12 new objects are which. Think of it as a DFing mission or Signals Intelligence challenge. See who is first to correctly ID each one to their Keplarian elements.
Our first pass after launch is only 3 degrees to the west, and then we have to wait 12 hours till the next day for a good pass. Our fingers are crossed. The Naval Academy/Drexel satellite downlink is the only one with a 2m downlink which is every 30 seconds at 9600 baud on 145.870 and we would appreaciate any captured telemetry verifying it is alive.
It has a camera. Woop.
Bob, Wb4aPR
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On Mon, Nov 18, 2013 at 4:25 PM, Robert Bruninga [email protected] wrote:
Watch for a dozen new cubesats Tuesday from Wallops at about 7:30 PM.
I have seen a lot of email about Funcube, but haven’t seen much about the Wallops launch.
All of them downlink on 435 MHz band except for Naval Academy downlinkning on 145.870.
Seven downlinks are at 9600 baud, one at 1200 baud and the others are CW or other.
See: http://cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/135-ors3-launch-aler...
Sorry if this is a dupe, I hve not been following the AMSAT-BB that closely.
Plus, you can see this launch from the east coast in the dark!
Bob, Wb4APR
I received confirmation sometime during the last two weeks that I was out of town that I am now up to 558 grids on LoTW and paper qsls for the hamsats. 73 George WA5KBH EM30
George,
Congratulations on the new VUCC mark! I can see that total for you in the current satellite VUCC standings at:
http://www.arrl.org/vucc-standings
73!
Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK http://www.wd9ewk.net/
On Tue, Nov 19, 2013 at 1:43 AM, [email protected] wrote:
I received confirmation sometime during the last two weeks that I was out of town that I am now up to 558 grids on LoTW and paper qsls for the hamsats. 73 George WA5KBH EM30
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Great job, George.
With all the potential new satellites in the coming year, I'm hoping activity increases and we see more active grids.
73 Clayton W5PFG On Nov 18, 2013 7:50 PM, [email protected] wrote:
I received confirmation sometime during the last two weeks that I was out of town that I am now up to 558 grids on LoTW and paper qsls for the hamsats. 73 George WA5KBH EM30
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Clayton Coleman -
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Stefan Wagener