Hokkaido Institute of Technology HITSAT is scheduled for launch 22Sep06 21:36UT with Solar-B on M-V-7. See http://www.isas.jaxa.jp/e/countdown/index.shtml for real-time launch information.

See http://www.hit.ac.jp/~satori/hitsat/index-e.html and http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm for more HITSAT information.

HITSAT call sign: JR8YJT 437.275 CW 100mW 437.425 FM/AFSK 1200bps AX.25 (initially only with HITSAT GS access)

See http://www.hit.ac.jp/~satori/hitsat/system/hitcom-e.htm for CW telemetry format.

HITSAT telemetry reception reports go to http://www.hit.ac.jp/~satori/hitsat/report.html via the embedded form.

HITSAT RSS service will carry latest near real-time launch, separation and operation information. See http://www.hit.ac.jp/~satori/hitsat/index-e.html to download HITSAT RSS READER.

Preliminary TLEs are not yet available but I have estimated first orbit AOS based on M-V-8 Cute1.7 experience:

Australia T0+14min (power up?) South America T0+44min East Coast USA T0+64min Midwest USA (W0RPK) T0+67min Alaska USA T0+82min HITSAT CGS T0+95min

TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK W0RPK@netINS.net http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/ Hubbert's Peak - The Mother of all Perfect Storms