A Sub orbital launch from Wallops Island Virgina will carry a payload built by students from Eastern Shore Community College as a RockSat-c project. I am posting to this group in hopes that some of you mid-Atlantic hams with high gain 2 meter antennas and possibly elevation control (depending on where you are- approx 70 miles elevation at apogee) will give a listen for it. Due to antenna constraints it will have a very low eirp. It will be transmitting standard aprs packets on 144.390 Look for kn4ge-12 or kk4pgr -12 as the profile changes. Launch is scheduled for 5 am EST on June 20th. Keep abreast of any delays or follow the launch at:

https://www.facebook.com/NASAWFF?fref=ts

Also, you can watch the launch live from Ustream when the time comes.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nasa-tv-wallops

Any reception reports are invited, even partially decoded packets at [email protected]

Of interest to many hobbyist, it will carry the first Raspberry Pi into space and also a nooelec SDR dongle that may possibly also be a first.

I apologize in advance for any flooding of aprs that it causes but promise you it is a very fast flight. The profile change above 15k is intended to minimize potential for flooding.

Thank You John KN4GE