RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes
They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good to go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from it's right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird... Once she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they will upload the TLE data to their site.
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308
Watched the launch from Las Vegas, NV. It rose over the Spring Mountians and arced southwestly and just before it disappeared behind the neighbors rooftop, the first stage seperation occured. At first, it looked like a plane then I noticed the exhaust plume as it got bigger as it gained altitude.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Herbert" ke6zgp@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:20 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes
They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good to go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from it's right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird... Once she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they will upload the TLE data to their site.
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308
-- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp
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Launch was great. PPods have deployed! First transmission in about 30 minutes or so.
---- James W. Cutler, Assistant Professor University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering 1320 Beal Avenue 3013 FXB Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140 Ph: 734-615-7238 Fax: 734-763-0578 http://www.umich.edu/~jwcutler/
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Jeff Yanko wb3jfs@cox.net wrote:
Watched the launch from Las Vegas, NV. It rose over the Spring Mountians and arced southwestly and just before it disappeared behind the neighbors rooftop, the first stage seperation occured. At first, it looked like a plane then I noticed the exhaust plume as it got bigger as it gained altitude.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Herbert" ke6zgp@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:20 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes
They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good to
go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from it's right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird... Once she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they will upload the TLE data to their site.
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?**page_id=308http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308
-- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp
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Congratulations to your team, Auburn, UTAH, and the rest!
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM, James Cutler jwcutler@gmail.com wrote:
Launch was great. PPods have deployed! First transmission in about 30 minutes or so.
James W. Cutler, Assistant Professor University of Michigan Department of Aerospace Engineering 1320 Beal Avenue 3013 FXB Building Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140 Ph: 734-615-7238 Fax: 734-763-0578 http://www.umich.edu/~jwcutler/
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Jeff Yanko wb3jfs@cox.net wrote:
Watched the launch from Las Vegas, NV. It rose over the Spring Mountians and arced southwestly and just before it disappeared behind the neighbors rooftop, the first stage seperation occured. At first, it looked like a plane then I noticed the exhaust plume as it got bigger as it gained altitude.
73,
Jeff WB3JFS
----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Herbert" ke6zgp@gmail.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:20 AM Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes
They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good
to
go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from
it's
right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird...
Once
she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they
will
upload the TLE data to their site.
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308%3E
-- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp
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good luck to RAX-2 from the C.A.P.E. team!
Sincerely, Rizwan Merchant Call Sign: KF5BNL
On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 4:20 AM, Bryan Herbert ke6zgp@gmail.com wrote:
They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good to go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from it's right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird... Once she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they will upload the TLE data to their site.
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308
-- Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA http://bryanherbert.com http://twitter.com/ke6zgp
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Bryan Herbert -
James Cutler -
Jeff Yanko -
Rizwan 'Drake' Merchant -
Robert McGwier