[amsat-bb] Re: HO-68 (changing modes, commands)

[Alan Kung]

Flavio,

We upload programm command to the satellite when the satellite pass Chinese airspace, and then the satellite act the order at appropriated time.

73
Alan, BA1DU

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Sent: Tuesday, December 22, 2009 11:06 PM
Subject: [amsat-bb] HO-68 (changing modes, commands)


> Hello,
> 
> On the weekend, during one of the XW-1/HO-68 passes schedulle for change
> the "beacon/TLM only" to "beacon/TLM + FM repeater" mode, It was clear
> the temporarily interruption of TLM data flow for their quickly return
> from the beggining of the TLM frame with new status, exactly on the time
> combined. So CE3RR was well heard in FM downlink.
> 
> My neophyte question is: The satellite was over Chile that time. Do we
> need an earth ground station in South America, inside the footprint of
> the satellite, to send the operational changing command to the bird for
> HO-68 real time answer to the request or only the Chinese controler sent
> the command, for satellite store the information and, at appropriated
> time, far way from Asian footprint, HO-68 active the ordered?
> 
> Flavio PY2ZX
> 
> 
> 
> 
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