[amsat-bb] Re: CubeSat launch 27Mar07 6:46:35UT

[Edward Cole]

At 02:47 PM 3/21/2007, Ralph Wallio, W0RPK wrote:
>The next CubeSat launch is scheduled for 27Mar07 
>6:46:35UT via a ISC Kosmotras Dnepr launch vehicle
>from Baikonur Cosmodrome, 
>Kazakhstan.  Four-of-seven CubeSats will be using Amateur Radio
>frequencies and modes as follows:
>
>CalPoly PolySat CP3
>436.845MHz (1W) 1200bps FM AFSK AX.25 (Part-5 experimental license)
>http://polysat.calpoly.edu/
>
>CalPoly PolySat CP4
>437.325MHz (1W) 1200bps FM AFSK AX.25
>http://polysat.calpoly.edu/
>
>University of Louisiana CAPE-1
>435.245MHz (1W) 9600bps FM FSK AX.25 and CW telemetry
>during opposite 30sec intervals using call sign K5USL
>http://ulcape.org/wiki/Main_Page
>http://ulcape.org/wiki/CAPE1_Telemetry
>Forward received telemetry to jd.harrist at gmail.com
>
>Universidad Sergio Arboleda  (Colombia) Libertad-1
>437.405MHz (400mw) 1200bps FM AFSK AX.25
>http://www.usergioarboleda.edu.co/proyecto_espacial/index.htm
>http://www.usergioarboleda.edu.co/proyecto_espacial/english_libertad.pdf
>
>Also see http://cubesat.atl.calpoly.edu/ and 
>http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/CubeSat.htm for
>more information.
>
>P-POD A (Preliminary)
>1 xxxxxU xxxxxxxx 07086.29310451  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0 0000x
>2 xxxxx 098.0870 161.6633 0071000 198.4663 339.8290 14.52700000    1x
>P-POD C (Preliminary)
>1 xxxxxU xxxxxxxx 07086.29311609  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0 0000x
>2 xxxxx 098.0870 161.6633 0084000 198.3918 339.9240 14.51600000    1x
>P-POD B (Preliminary)
>1 xxxxxU xxxxxxxx 07086.29312766  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0 0000x
>2 xxxxx 098.0870 161.6633 0090000 199.4051 339.9000 14.50500000    1x
>
>Preliminary First Orbit Schedule
>27Mar07     06:46:35UT  Launch
>             07:02       CubeSat separation
>             07:08       AOS South Africa
>             07:52       AOS Hawaii
>             07:59       AOS CalPoly
>             08:01       AOS Alaska
>             08:20       AOS Northern Europe
>             08:25       AOS Central Europe & UK
>
>             11:16       First AOS Japan
>             11:30       CP3/CP4 start transmitting
>             15:04       First AOS WØRPK-Iowa
>
>TNX es 73 de Ralph Wallio, WØRPK
>W0RPK at netINS.net
>http://showcase.netins.net/web/wallio/
>Hubbert's Peak - The Mother of all Perfect Storms

I will be attempting to detect CAPE-1 on the 3/27 08:01 UTC AOS in Alaska.

I plan a two-fold approach to detecting the cubesat:
1- Monitor CW with my FT-817 and Arrow out on my 
driveway (9.6 Kb FSK is inaudible except for slight quieting of the frequency).
2- Monitor 9.6 kb FM using my FT-847 and 11-elem 
M2 yagi (fixed on horizon) with input to my sound card and MixW2.

The first will be easy, though a bit coolish in 
single-digit temps at local midnight.  The second 
I have not done since early AO-51 telemetry was 
watched.  I need a tutor to help me set up 
MixW2.  I will attempt to find those old 
instructions on the Amsat website if they still 
exist.  A question is whether AO-51 9.6 Kb tlm 
mode is the same as the cubesat.  I'm hoping to 
make a trial run on AO-51 to test my setup before 
next Monday night (0801 utc 3/27).

I have MixW2 installed and a audio cable that 
connects the 9600 packet output of my FT-847 to 
my sound card.  MixW2 launches OK, but I have 
forgotten everything on running it.

The keps shown above are refused by my NOVA so I 
am not able to get accurate AOS predicted time 
and azimuth.  Likewise, I do not know what to 
expect for Doppler on 435.245 MHz...I assume it 
will be high side at AOS.  Nick Pugh, K5QXJ, is 
getting the AOS predicts for me, so any help on the rest is appreciated:

My lat=60.675N, lon=151.316W, AST=UTC-8


73,
Ed - KL7UW
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