Liftoff: 03:54(UTC) on Jan.21, 2009 Vehicle: H-IIA F15 Launch: Tanegashima Space Center in Japan Payloads: GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) IBUKI
Piggyback Payloads: Satellite Downlink Beacon Mode Callsign KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) 437.375 437.375 FSK9k6/CW STARS (Kagawa Univ.) 437.485/465 437.305/275 FM/CW JR5YBN/JR5YBO KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) 437.455 437.385 AFSK/CW JQ1YDG PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) 437.425 437.250 AFSK/GMSK/CW JQ1YCX SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) 437.505 437.505 AFSK/CW SPRITE (Tohoku Univ.) Scientific observation satellite SDS-1 (JAXA) Small demonstration satellite
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/sub_payload_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/ibuki_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/h2a_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
Hello Mineo,
I hope all goes well with the launch; these are certainly interesting satellites. Since many of the webpages are in Japanese only, do you know if there are any two way packages that might eventually be made available to amateurs worldwide?
I noticed the CW beacons are mostly clustered within 190khz of each other. That is fortunate, and I'd like to think by design? I intend to record some of the initial passes via my SDR-IQ, which may be helpful in sorting out the initial keplerian elements based on Doppler shift.
73 and good luck to JAXA, Drew KO4MA
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mineo Wakita" [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 12:39 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] New CubeSat Launch
Liftoff: 03:54(UTC) on Jan.21, 2009 Vehicle: H-IIA F15 Launch: Tanegashima Space Center in Japan Payloads: GOSAT (Greenhouse gases Observing SATellite) IBUKI
Piggyback Payloads: Satellite Downlink Beacon Mode Callsign KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) 437.375 437.375 FSK9k6/CW STARS (Kagawa Univ.) 437.485/465 437.305/275 FM/CW JR5YBN/JR5YBO KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) 437.455 437.385 AFSK/CW JQ1YDG PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) 437.425 437.250 AFSK/GMSK/CW JQ1YCX SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) 437.505 437.505 AFSK/CW SPRITE (Tohoku Univ.) Scientific observation satellite SDS-1 (JAXA) Small demonstration satellite
http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/sub_payload_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/ibuki_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/countdown/f15/overview/h2a_e.html http://www.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/gosat/index_e.html
JE9PEL, Mineo Wakita
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Not too long ago some of us listened to the KAGUYA (Selene) satellite orbiting the moon. I have not seen any reference to that satellite in a long time. Is there a site where the people chasing this satellite hang out?
If you chase the bottom reference in Mineo's note you see that the Japanese are doing some very interesting work.
TNX es 73 de WB2LLP Gene
Yes! Check out Yahoo Group: amateur-DSN
There may not be any current discussion on Selene but the archives should have some around the time it originally began orbit.
This group consists of hams and other observers of NASA's and other's space probes (generally beyond Earth orbit). DSN refers to the Deep Space Network of tracking stations that track and control/receive deep space missions. Most observing surrounds the x-band centered on 8415-MHz but also includes the 2200-MHz band. There is no commercial equipment for 8415 and most equipment and antennas are HB. If interested in joining their discussion you must register with Yahoo groups. But you may read their discussions without joining: http://dir.groups.yahoo.com/group/amateur-DSN/
In the near future (2009), I hope to build a DSN downconverter to start listening up there with my 16-foot dish. http://www.kl7uw.com/DSN.htm http://www.kl7uw.com/eme1296.htm
73, Ed - KL7UW PS: I worked in the DSN 1971-1979
At 07:14 AM 1/7/2009, WB2LLP wrote:
Not too long ago some of us listened to the KAGUYA (Selene) satellite orbiting the moon. I have not seen any reference to that satellite in a long time. Is there a site where the people chasing this satellite hang out?
If you chase the bottom reference in Mineo's note you see that the Japanese are doing some very interesting work.
TNX es 73 de WB2LLP Gene
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