The next Rocket Lab launch window is scheduled for November 15 UTC at 01:44 to 04:34. It's is called "Return to Sender". They are going to try to recover the first stage by capturing it by helicopter as it is descending. See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
The payload is 30 cubesats, one of which (APSS-1) is a 1U student satellite from Auckland University. This one has a 9600 GMSK downlink in the 70CM band. The format and details are due to be published here in the next few days. https://apss.space.auckland.ac.nz/.
To balance the payloads, a 3D printer version of "Gnome Chompski" has been attached to the kick stage. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1323335303008903170 Gabe Newell who made the Gnome is going to donate $1 to Starship Children's Hospital for every person watching the launch live. For information about Starship Children's Hospital, see: https://www.starship.org.nz
73, Terry Osborne ZL2BAC
I note that APSS-1's IARU frequency coordination request has not been completed: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/formal_detail.php?serialnum=669
Does anyone have any further information as to the coordination status, or even what frequency the satellite is meant to be using?
73 Mark VK5QI
On Wed, Nov 11, 2020 at 1:43 PM Wendy and Terry Osborne via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb@amsat.org> wrote:
The next Rocket Lab launch window is scheduled for November 15 UTC at 01:44 to 04:34. It's is called "Return to Sender". They are going to try to recover the first stage by capturing it by helicopter as it is descending. See: https://www.rocketlabusa.com/missions/next-mission/
The payload is 30 cubesats, one of which (APSS-1) is a 1U student satellite from Auckland University. This one has a 9600 GMSK downlink in the 70CM band. The format and details are due to be published here in the next few days. https://apss.space.auckland.ac.nz/.
To balance the payloads, a 3D printer version of "Gnome Chompski" has been attached to the kick stage. See: https://twitter.com/RocketLab/status/1323335303008903170 Gabe Newell who made the Gnome is going to donate $1 to Starship Children's Hospital for every person watching the launch live. For information about Starship Children's Hospital, see: https://www.starship.org.nz
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