The Wallops launch window is (Thursday) 7- 9 AM. They require < 10% cloud cover, and the forecast is not promising. But they decided to go through the preparations and launch if the cloud breaks just enough tomorrow.
Wallops Launch team will be "tweeting" about all the launch news or delays as they happen on:
APRS stations can receive Launch announcements even while mobile via the APRS CQSRVR. Just send APRS message to CQSRVR beginning with the group name CQ WALLOPS ... (for info on cqsrvr see www.aprs.org/cqsrvr.html
Remember, Point beams towards Wallops and capture all data on 144.39 1200 baud for the duration of the flight! Which should be visible over most of the mid-atlantic states. Callsign will be KJ4HVJ.
The sounding rocket with amateur satellite operates on 144.39 MHZ APRS will rise to 100 miles or so for an 8 minute mission.
The payload is called SOCEM/ADAMASat. There is a computer program and GUI to interface to your PC so you can grab the telemetry live. It is on: http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/adamasat_free_gui.exe
It's a one shot deal, so I'm gonna have a backup TNC and HYPERTERM collecting everything. ADAMASat is the Antenna Deployment and Mono-filament Actuator Satellite. It's a 2U CubeSat designed by Kentucky Space as part of SOCEM, the Sub-Orbital CubeSat Experimental Mission. ADAMASat, which is scheduled to launch on Hall 12.067 out of Wallops Flight Facility on 11 March, will fly in space for roughly 8 minutes performing an engineering experiment and transmitting data down to Earth via APRS packets.
More information on ADAMASat is available at http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/suborbital/adamasat
Kentucky Space is hereby releasing to the AMSAT-NA community the ADAMASat FREE GUI, a free 32-bit Windows binary for amateur radio operators in the Eastern United States who are interested in tracking ADAMASat on its launch day. The GUI is a standalone application and upon opening it on his/her computer, the HAM will be greeted with a popup window which explains the steps required to track the payload.
All that is needed is a Windows machine, a radio and TNC which can receive on 144.390 MHz, a serial or USB cable, and a suitable location. The GUI parses the APRS packets as they are received, graphing temperatures on-board the payload and reporting status of the mission in real-time. It also includes instructions on e-mailing the packet log to Kentucky Space to aid in post-processing, and a built-in aggregator for the official ADAMASat Twitter RSS feed.
Disclaimer: Kentucky Space provides the GUI "as is" without warranties of any kind, and shall not incur any liability for any damages connected to the use of the GUI.
Regarding Wallops launch 7-9 AM Thursday...
If you are going to logon to the APRS Launch CQSRVR from your mobile, you can do it now, since your logon will last for 24 hours and assure you get instant messages from other stations even if you are mobile. I'm there now
Since your posts there go as global APRS RF bulletins to all similar APRS stations, they are limited to no more than one per person per 30 minutes, so if you are going to have critical info, don't use a silver bullet and then lock yourself out.
Bob, WB4APR
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:47 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: aprssig@tapr.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Wallops ADAMSat Launch Thurs 7-9 AM
The Wallops launch window is (Thursday) 7- 9 AM. They require < 10% cloud cover, and the forecast is not promising. But they decided to go through the preparations and launch if the cloud breaks just enough tomorrow.
Wallops Launch team will be "tweeting" about all the launch news or delays as they happen on:
APRS stations can receive Launch announcements even while
mobile
via the APRS CQSRVR. Just send APRS message to CQSRVR
beginning
with the group name CQ WALLOPS ... (for info on cqsrvr see www.aprs.org/cqsrvr.html
Remember, Point beams towards Wallops and capture all data on 144.39 1200 baud for the duration of the flight! Which should
be
visible over most of the mid-atlantic states. Callsign will
be
KJ4HVJ.
The sounding rocket with amateur satellite operates on 144.39 MHZ APRS will rise to 100 miles or so for an 8 minute mission.
The payload is called SOCEM/ADAMASat. There is a computer program and GUI to interface to your PC so you can grab the telemetry live. It is on: http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/adamasat_free_gui.exe
It's a one shot deal, so I'm gonna have a backup TNC and HYPERTERM collecting everything. ADAMASat is the Antenna Deployment and Mono-filament Actuator Satellite. It's a 2U CubeSat designed by Kentucky Space as
part
of SOCEM, the Sub-Orbital CubeSat Experimental Mission. ADAMASat, which is scheduled to launch on Hall 12.067 out of Wallops Flight Facility on 11 March, will fly in space for roughly 8 minutes performing an engineering experiment and transmitting data down to Earth via APRS packets.
More information on ADAMASat is available at http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/suborbital/adamasat
Kentucky Space is hereby releasing to the AMSAT-NA community
the
ADAMASat FREE GUI, a free 32-bit Windows binary for amateur radio operators in the Eastern United States who are
interested
in tracking ADAMASat on its launch day. The GUI is a
standalone
application and upon opening it on his/her computer, the HAM will be greeted with a popup window which explains the steps required to track the payload.
All that is needed is a Windows machine, a radio and TNC which can receive on 144.390 MHz, a serial or USB cable, and a suitable location. The GUI parses the APRS packets as they are received, graphing temperatures on-board the payload and reporting status of the mission in real-time. It also includes instructions on e-mailing the packet log to Kentucky Space to aid in post-processing, and a built-in aggregator for the official ADAMASat Twitter RSS feed.
Disclaimer: Kentucky Space provides the GUI "as is" without warranties of any kind, and shall not incur any liability for any damages connected to the use of the GUI.
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07:13 Rocket is being elevated to launch position. But launch on hold until clouds clear.
Live webcast on http://sites.wff.nasa.gov/webcast/ Downlink will be on 144.39 for the 100 mile 10 minute duration of flight.
Bob, WB4APR
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 6:41 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: aprssig@tapr.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Wallops ADAMSat Launch Thurs 7-9 AM
Regarding Wallops launch 7-9 AM Thursday...
If you are going to logon to the APRS Launch CQSRVR from your mobile, you can do it now, since your logon will last for 24 hours and assure you get instant messages from other stations even if you are mobile. I'm there now
Since your posts there go as global APRS RF bulletins to all similar APRS stations, they are limited to no more than one
per
person per 30 minutes, so if you are going to have critical info, don't use a silver bullet and then lock yourself out.
Bob, WB4APR
-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 5:47 PM To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: aprssig@tapr.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Wallops ADAMSat Launch Thurs 7-9 AM
The Wallops launch window is (Thursday) 7- 9 AM. They require < 10% cloud cover, and the forecast is not promising. But they decided to go through the preparations and launch if the cloud breaks just enough tomorrow.
Wallops Launch team will be "tweeting" about all the launch news or delays as they happen on:
APRS stations can receive Launch announcements even while
mobile
via the APRS CQSRVR. Just send APRS message to CQSRVR
beginning
with the group name CQ WALLOPS ... (for info on cqsrvr see www.aprs.org/cqsrvr.html
Remember, Point beams towards Wallops and capture all data
on
144.39 1200 baud for the duration of the flight! Which
should
be
visible over most of the mid-atlantic states. Callsign will
be
KJ4HVJ.
The sounding rocket with amateur satellite operates on
144.39
MHZ APRS will rise to 100 miles or so for an 8 minute
mission.
The payload is called SOCEM/ADAMASat. There is a computer program and GUI to interface to your PC so you can grab the telemetry live. It is on: http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/adamasat_free_gui.exe
It's a one shot deal, so I'm gonna have a backup TNC and HYPERTERM collecting everything. ADAMASat is the Antenna Deployment and Mono-filament
Actuator
Satellite. It's a 2U CubeSat designed by Kentucky Space as
part
of SOCEM, the Sub-Orbital CubeSat Experimental Mission. ADAMASat, which is scheduled to launch on Hall 12.067 out of Wallops Flight Facility on 11 March, will fly in space for roughly 8 minutes performing an engineering experiment and transmitting data down to Earth via APRS packets.
More information on ADAMASat is available at http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/suborbital/adamasat
Kentucky Space is hereby releasing to the AMSAT-NA community
the
ADAMASat FREE GUI, a free 32-bit Windows binary for amateur radio operators in the Eastern United States who are
interested
in tracking ADAMASat on its launch day. The GUI is a
standalone
application and upon opening it on his/her computer, the HAM will be greeted with a popup window which explains the steps required to track the payload.
All that is needed is a Windows machine, a radio and TNC
which
can receive on 144.390 MHz, a serial or USB cable, and a suitable location. The GUI parses the APRS packets as they
are
received, graphing temperatures on-board the payload and reporting status of the mission in real-time. It also
includes
instructions on e-mailing the packet log to Kentucky Space
to
aid in post-processing, and a built-in aggregator for the official ADAMASat Twitter RSS feed.
Disclaimer: Kentucky Space provides the GUI "as is" without warranties of any kind, and shall not incur any liability
for
any damages connected to the use of the GUI.
Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. 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
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Any word on when the next try will be?
Alan WA4SCA
The next launch attempt will be no earlier than March 22.
73, Mike DK3WN
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von Alan P. Biddle Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. März 2010 18:26 An: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: aprssig@tapr.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: Wallops ADAMSat Launch Thurs 7-9 AM
Any word on when the next try will be?
Alan WA4SCA
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Mike,
Thanks for the update. Getting through that thin layer of atmosphere with WX in it has always been a challenge.
Alan
WA4SCA
-----Original Message----- From: Mike Rupprecht [mailto:mail@mike-rupprecht.de] Sent: Thursday, March 11, 2010 12:28 PM To: APBIDDLE@mailaps.org; amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: aprssig@tapr.org Subject: AW: [amsat-bb] Re: Wallops ADAMSat Launch Thurs 7-9 AM
The next launch attempt will be no earlier than March 22.
73, Mike DK3WN
-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von Alan P. Biddle Gesendet: Donnerstag, 11. März 2010 18:26 An: amsat-bb@amsat.org Cc: aprssig@tapr.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: Wallops ADAMSat Launch Thurs 7-9 AM
Any word on when the next try will be?
Alan WA4SCA
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In experimenting with the GUI with local APRS traffic, in addition to checking the boxes near the bottom to remove the filters, I found I had to go to my TNC and enable the monitor functions to see traffic. MON 4 in a DSP-2232. As others have reported, I could not get MixW in KISS TNC emulation to "print."
Fingers crossed for good WX for the launch.
Alan WA4SCA
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Mike Rupprecht -
Robert Bruninga