[amsat-bb] Re: RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes

[Robert McGwier]

Congratulations to your team, Auburn, UTAH, and the rest!

On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM, James Cutler <jwcutler at gmail.com> wrote:

> Launch was great.  PPods have deployed!  First transmission in about 30
> minutes or so.
>
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> On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Jeff Yanko <wb3jfs at cox.net> wrote:
>
> > Watched the launch from Las Vegas, NV.  It rose over the Spring Mountians
> > and arced southwestly and just before it disappeared behind the neighbors
> > rooftop, the first stage seperation occured.  At first, it looked like a
> > plane then I noticed the exhaust plume as it got bigger as it gained
> > altitude.
> >
> >
> > 73,
> >
> > Jeff  WB3JFS
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Herbert" <ke6zgp at gmail.com>
> > To: <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
> > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:20 AM
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes
> >
> >
> >
> >  They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good
> to
> >> go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur
> >> Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from
> it's
> >> right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird...
> Once
> >> she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they
> will
> >> upload the TLE data to their site.
> >>
> >> http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?**page_id=308<
> http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP
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