GeneSat-1 is now scheduled for launch on Saturday 16Dec06 12:00UT. See http://www.wff.nasa.gov/tacsat2/ and http://genesat1.engr.scu.edu/log/opslog.htm (when they get it updated) for more details. A live webcast of the launch will be available via http://www.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/.

A revised preliminary TLE will be posted to http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm when it is available from the GeneSat-1 Team. Until then the currently posted TLE can be used for Saturday morning by setting the tracking clock to real time -but- changing the tracking date to 11Dec06.

Preliminary GeneSat-1 (set tracking date to 11Dec06) 1 99999U 06999X 06345.50694444 -.00000901 00000-0 -14127-4 0 04 2 99999 40.0194 072.9780 0008447 270.5318 220.8695 15.52687384 19

First orbit events ------------------ 12:00UT T0 Launch 12:20 T0+20 GeneSat-1 deployment 437.075/437.100 beacon on-the-air 12:34 TCA South Africa 13:00 TCA Australia 13:31 TCA West coast North America 13:37 TCA Central North America 13:41 TCA East coast North America

NOTE: There is conflicting information about the GeneSat-1 downlink frequency. Until this is resolved be prepared to check both 437.075 and 437.100.

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