November 2010 - Amsat-dc (INACTIVE)

CarrollSat-2 Debrief & Next Flight Planning Reminder
by Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) 18 Nov '10

18 Nov '10

High-Altitude Balloon Experiment Results and More . . . A MEETING REMINDER Our follow up meeting is on! The CarrollSat-2 "post-mortem" meeting and a planning session for the next flight will be held this Saturday afternoon, November 20, in the large conference room at the Eldersburg Public Library starting at 2:00 P.M. EST. You are invited! Go to http://simsat.net/carrollsat/ for details and directions. NOTES We recovered the "expendable" payload!! It will be on display. Tall stories to tell. This technical event is open to the public. You may in turn invite a friend, a student or a teacher. Carpooling is encouraged. PLEASE park across the street in the large shopping area lot! Pretty Please. Depending on attendance the meeting will last up to two hours, with provision for a wee bit more time if needed. Bring your Wi-Fi laptop, cell phone, net book, iPad, whatever. Free public Wi-Fi. Bring a USB thumb drive for yummy data and files that will be shared. Cameras and recording devices are welcome. The news media has been notified, both print and documentary video type groups. DISCLAIMER: Amateur Satellites, Technology, jargon, Microcontrollers, Ham radio, Computers, Education, software, STEM things and more will be spoken here. At the end we will entertain a motion to meet at a local restaurant immediately after if desired. Even taller stories to be telled. To Near Space and Beyond! Sincerely, Pat -----Original Message----- From: Kilroy, Patrick L. Subject: CarrollSat-2 Separate Followup Meeting Set Sent: Monday, November 08, 2010 Importance: High At the recent Mason-Dixon Hamfest ... THE HIGH DRAMA of the balloon lift experiments and the ear-splitting interference on the downlink frequency competed ferociously to scrub our flight, but perseverance paid off. Big time! Not only did we achieve our mission objectives, not only did we soar to near space well above and beyond our goal altitude, but we set [TWO] national records -- 1st Place -- in [two categories] as well. We all have stories to tell! And many of you to thank. And a public to tell. So, we will hold a "CarrollSat-2 Debrief and Lessons Learned Meeting" soon and you are invited. Mark your calendar for Saturday afternoon, November 20, 2010 starting at 2:00 P.M. in Carroll County. Go to http://simsat.net/carrollsat/ for details and directions. Can you make it? Hope to see you then! Cheers, Pat Kilroy, N8PK SimSat P.I. ----------------------------------------- Mr. Patrick L. Kilroy Flight Systems Integration and Test (I&T) Building 5, Mail Code 568 NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Phone: 301-286-1984 E-mail: Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov ----------------------------------------- "Science is organized knowledge. Wisdom is organized life." - Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)

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O/OREOS amateur radio beacon info
by Samudra Haque 17 Nov '10

17 Nov '10

Hello AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DC, I have been requested to spread the word to the amateur community for the O/OREOS 3U cubesat to be launched this Friday on a Minotaur IV from Kodiak Island, relayed from Dr. Pascale Ehrenfreund of The George Washington University, Space Policy Institute. AX.25 437.305 MHz Beacon decoding information: http://beacon.engr.scu.edu/BeaconProcessingSystem/OOREOSBeaconDecoding.pdf If you are able to capture the beacon telemetry, please take the time to file a report at http://beacon.engr.scu.edu/Submission.aspx which is an interface to the Beacon Data Processing System. The O/OREOS project is co-sponsored by Santa Clara University, Ohlone College and NASA Note the same system is used for reporting beacon data from GeneSat, PharmaSat and NanoSail-D. I am interested to hear about your attempts, and discuss the results, on the AMSAT-NA list. 73 de N3RDX Samudra Haque

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CarrollSat-2 Separate Followup Meeting Set
by Kilroy, Patrick L. (GSFC-5680) 08 Nov '10

08 Nov '10

At the recent Mason-Dixon Hamfest ... THE HIGH DRAMA of the balloon lift experiments and the ear-splitting interference on the downlink frequency competed ferociously to scrub our flight, but perseverance paid off. Big time! Not only did we achieve our mission objectives, not only did we soar to near space well above and beyond our goal altitude, but we set a national ARHAB record -- 1st Place -- in a special category as well. We all have stories to tell! And many of you to thank. And a public to tell. So, we will hold a "CarrollSat-2 Debrief and Lessons Learned Meeting" soon and you are invited. Mark your calendar for Saturday afternoon, November 20, 2010 starting at 2:00 P.M. in Carroll County. Go to http://simsat.net/carrollsat/ for details and directions. Can you make it? Hope to see you then! Cheers, Pat Kilroy, N8PK SimSat P.I. Mr. Patrick L. Kilroy Integration & Test Manager NASA Goddard Space Flight Center Building 5, Mail Code 568 Greenbelt, Maryland 20771 Phone: +1-301-286-1984 E-mail: Patrick.L.Kilroy(a)nasa.gov

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