[amsat-bb] Re: Nanosail-D (what are we listening for???)

Wed Jan 19 16:48:42 PST 2011

NANOSAILD
1 90027U 0        11019.40613897 +.00003325 +00000-0 +47680-3 0 00013
2 90027 071.9739 007.2360 0021785 203.3337 159.2085 14.77038910000019

Not sure if they copied correctly on my phone.

Dave- KB1PVH
Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X
On Jan 19, 2011 7:33 PM, "Jeff Yanko" <wb3jfs at cox.net> wrote:
> Keps for this object?
>
>
> Jeff WB3JFS
>
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Taylor" <dave.w8aas at verizon.net>
> To: "amsat" <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:01 PM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Nanosail-D (what are we listening for???)
>
>
>> The mission dashboard page has links to the page for submitting
>> packets and decoding, as well as keps:
>> http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm
>> It's standard AX.25, like the other sats on that launch.
>>
>> -- Dave
>>
>>
>> On Jan 19, 2011, at 6:30 PM, Dave Webb KB1PVH wrote:
>>
>>> I got 2 packets by the time I got everything figured out.
>>>
>>> Dave - KB1PVH
>>>
>>> Sent from my Verizon Wireless DROID X
>>>
>>> On Jan 19, 2011 6:24 PM, "Bob Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:
>>> > Would someone pass back to the FASTSAT and NANOSAT folks that they
>>> should
>>> > tell us what we are listening for? AX.25? 1200 baud, 9600 baud?
>>> CW? What
>>> > are we listening for?
>>> >
>>> > I just had an overhead pass, but by the time I went through all
>>> their web
>>> > pages and links, I found NOTHING useful. By the time I gave up,
>>> and got
>>> > back to the radio, I really missed the whole pass.
>>> >
>>> > Bob, Wb4APR
>>> >
>>> >
>>> > -----Original Message-----
>>> > From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-
>>> bounces at amsat.org] On
>>> > Behalf Of Dave Taylor
>>> > Sent: Wednesday, January 19, 2011 4:24 PM
>>> > To: amsat
>>> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Fwd: NanoSail-D Ejects; NASA Seeks Amateur Radio
>>> > Operators' Aid to Listen for Beacon Signal
>>> >
>>> > For those interested...
>>> >
>>> > -- Dave, W8AAS
>>> >
>>> >
>>> >>
>>> >> -----Original Message-----
>>> >>
>>> >> RELEASE: 11-009
>>> >>
>>> >> NANOSAIL-D EJECTS; NASA SEEKS AMATUER RADIO OPERATORS' AID TO
>>> LISTEN
>>> >> FOR
>>> >> BEACON SIGNAL
>>> >>
>>> >> HUNTSVILLE, Ala. - Wednesday, Jan. 19 at 11:30 a.m. EST,
>>> engineers at
>>> >> Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Ala., confirmed that
>>> the
>>> >> NanoSail-D nanosatellite ejected from Fast Affordable Scientific
>>> and
>>> >> Technology Satellite, FASTSAT. The ejection event occurred
>>> >> spontaneously
>>> >> and was identified this morning when engineers at the center
>>> analyzed
>>> >> onboard FASTSAT telemetry. The ejection of NanoSail-D also has been
>>> >> confirmed by ground-based satellite tracking assets.
>>> >>
>>> >> Amateur ham operators are asked to listen for the signal to verify
>>> >> NanoSail-D is operating. This information should be sent to the
>>> >> NanoSail-D dashboard at: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm
>>> .
>>> >> The NanoSail-D beacon signal can be found at 437.270 MHz.
>>> >>
>>> >> The NanoSail-D science team is hopeful the nanosatellite is healthy
>>> >> and
>>> >> can complete its solar sail mission. After ejection, a timer within
>>> >> NanoSail-D begins a three-day countdown as the satellite orbits the
>>> >> Earth. Once the timer reaches zero, four booms will quickly
>>> deploy and
>>> >> the NanoSail-D sail will start to unfold to a 100-square-foot
>>> polymer
>>> >> sail. Within five seconds the sail fully unfurls.
>>> >>
>>> >> "This is great news for our team. We're anxious to hear the beacon
>>> >> which
>>> >> tells us that NanoSail-D is healthy and operating as planned," said
>>> >> Dean
>>> >> Alhorn, NanoSail-D principal investigator and aerospace engineer at
>>> >> the
>>> >> Marshall Center. "The science team is hopeful to see that
>>> NanoSail-D
>>> >> is
>>> >> operational and will be able to unfurl its solar sail."
>>> >>
>>> >> On Dec. 6,, 2010, NASA triggered the planned ejection of NanoSail-D
>>> >> from
>>> >> FASTSAT. At that time, the team confirmed that the door
>>> successfully
>>> >> opened and data indicated a successful ejection. Upon further
>>> >> analysis,
>>> >> no evidence of NanoSail-D was identified in low-Earth orbit,
>>> leading
>>> >> the
>>> >> team to believe NanoSail-D remained inside FASTSAT.
>>> >>
>>> >> The FASTSAT mission has continued to operate as planned with the
>>> five
>>> >> other scientific experiments operating nominally.
>>> >>
>>> >> "We knew that the door opened and it was possible that NanoSail-D
>>> >> could
>>> >> eject on its own," said Mark Boudreaux, FASTSAT project manager
>>> at the
>>> >> Marshall Center. "What a pleasant surprise this morning when our
>>> >> flight
>>> >> operations team confirmed that NanoSail-D is now a free flyer."
>>> >> If the deployment is successful, NanoSail-D will stay in low-Earth
>>> >> orbit
>>> >> between 70 and 120 days, depending on atmospheric conditions.
>>> >> NanoSail-D
>>> >> is designed to demonstrate deployment of a compact solar sail boom
>>> >> system that could lead to further development of this alternative
>>> >> solar
>>> >> sail propulsion technology and FASTSAT's ability to eject a
>>> >> nano-satellite from a micro-satellite - while avoiding re-contact
>>> with
>>> >> the FASTSAT satellite bus.
>>> >>
>>> >> Follow the NanoSail-D mission operation on Twitter at:
>>> >> http://twitter.com/nanosaild
>>> >>
>>> >> For additional information on the timeline of the NanoSail-D
>>> >> deployment
>>> >> visit:
>>> >> http://www.nasa.gov/pdf/501204main_NSD2_timeline_sequence.pdf
>>> >>
>>> >> To learn more about FASTSAT and the NanoSail-D missions visit:
>>> >> http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/smallsats
>>> >>
>>> >> -end-
>>> >>
>>> >> News release
>>> >>
http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news/news/releases/2011/11-009.html
>>> >>
>>> >>
>>> >> For releases sent directly to you, contact:
>>> betty.humphery at nasa.gov.
>>> >>
>>> >> Marshall Space Flight Center
>>> >> Public Affairs Department
>>> >> 256-544-0034
>>> >> 256-544-5852 (fax)
>>> >> http://www.nasa.gov/centers/marshall/news
>>> >>
>>> >> Follow Marshall news and interact with the NASA Marshall
>>> community on
>>> >> Facebook, Twitter and Flickr:
>>> >>
>>> >> http://www.facebook.com/nasamarshallcenter
>>> >> http://twitter.com/NASA_Marshall
>>> >> http://www.flickr.com/photos/28634332@N05/sets
>>> >>
>>> >
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the
>>> author.
>>> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> program!
>>> > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>> >
>>> > _______________________________________________
>>> > Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the
>>> author.
>>> > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
>>> program!
>>> > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
>> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite
program!
>> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
>>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> Sent via AMSAT-BB at amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.
> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program!
> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb