[amsat-bb] Re: SRMSat (SRMVU) - Updated Keps

[Dinesh Cyanam]

Yes, Harvey,
SRMVU inclination of 20 degrees is correct. As the satellite launched along with the Megha-Tropiques satellite, which is going to monitor the precipitation between the tropics, the inclination is 20 degrees.

73
KC2YQJ
Dinesh Cyanam


On Oct 12, 2011, at 10:52 AM, H. Vordenbaum wrote:

> It has an unusually low inclination.  Is 19.97 correct?
> 73, Harvey
> K5HV
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dinesh Cyanam" <dinesh at cyanam.net>
> To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2011 8:00 AM
> Subject: [amsat-bb] SRMSat (SRMVU) - Updated Keps
> 
> 
>> Hello all,
>> Here are the updated keps for SRMSat (SRMVU)
>> 
>> SRMVU
>> 1 55555U 11072A   11285.24558449  .00001106  00000-0  60777-3 0  1231
>> 2 55555  19.9698  66.2533 0014244 344.0462 200.8483 14.10647952    17
>> 
>> Keps can also be downloaded from: http://dinesh.cyanam.net/dl/SRMSat_Updated_Keps.txt
>> More info about CW telemetry decoding can be found at: http://srmsat.in/srmvu.html
>> 
>> 73
>> KC2YQJ
>> Dinesh Cyanam
>> 
>> On Oct 12, 2011, at 8:22 AM, Dinesh Cyanam wrote:
>> 
>>> Hello Fellow Amateurs,
>>> We have received our first report from Ian Ashley, ZL1AOX, from New Zealand about successful copying of the beacon.
>>> --------------------------
>>> CW copied in New Zealand at location RF72mv from 11:24 to 11:37 on 437.425+-, 13th October 2011.
>>> Thought I was recording but it didn't start. Sorry.
>>> Signals fairly weak and MixW wouldn't decode but OK to the human ear!
>>> 
>>> Congratulations on a successful launch and deployment.
>>> Regards
>>> Ian Ashley ZL1AOX"
>>> --------------------------
>>> 
>>> SRMSat beacon and telemetry can be heard @ 437.425 MHz
>>> SRMSat Keps file: http://dinesh.cyanam.net/dl/SRMSAT_TLEs.txt
>>> 
>>> The CW Telemetry and decoding details for SRMSAT are as below:
>>> Character 6: Satellite Mode
>>> 1. P - Sensing Mode
>>> 2. X - Communication Mode
>>> 3. C - Normal Mode
>>> 4. Z - Detumbling Mode
>>> 
>>> Character 7: Magnetometer Status
>>> 1. C - On
>>> 2. P - Off
>>> 3. X - Error
>>> 4. Z - Ready
>>> 
>>> Character 8: GPS Status
>>> 
>>> Character 9: Payload Status
>>> 
>>> Character 10: Temperature Status
>>> 1. C - < 0 degree celcius
>>> 2. P - 0 to 10 degree celcius
>>> 3. X - 10 to 20 degree celcius
>>> 4. Z - 20 to 30 degree celcius
>>> 5. 6 - 30 to 40 degrees celcius
>>> 6. 4 - Above 40 degrees celcius
>>> 
>>> Character 11: Battery Status
>>> 1. C - Less than 7 V
>>> 2. P - >7V and <7.3V
>>> 3. X - >7.3V and <7.6V
>>> 4. Z - >7.6V and <7.9V
>>> 5. 6 - >7.9V and <8.1V
>>> 6. 4 - >8.1V
>>> 
>>> We are looking forward to hearing more reception and health status reports from other Radio Amateurs.
>>> Please send reception reports and CW telemetry to kc2yqj at arrl.org or to sanjaynekkanti at gmail.com
>>> 
>>> 73
>>> KC2YQJ
>>> Dinesh Cyanam
>>> 
>>> 
>> 
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