[amsat-bb] Triton-1 update #1 19 November 2013 15:00UTC

[Wouter Jan Ubbels]

Hi all,

As you may be aware, on the 21st of November, 07:10UTC a DNEPR launch 
vehicle will lift off from Yasny Launch Base, Russia, carrying a number 
of payloads.
One of them is the Triton-1 satellite, a 3-unit cubesat developed by 
ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space from Delft, The Netherlands.
Note that the Triton-2 satellite is not on this launch, its launch date 
is to be determined at this stage. Triton-2 will be similar to Triton-1, 
the main difference being that it will also carry an S-band downlink and 
associated mode US transponder.

Triton-1 is a satellite which will serve as a test bed for an 
experimental receiver, designed to receive Automatic Identification 
System (AIS) messages from ships. During the first three months after 
launch, the plan is to characterize the AIS receiver in orbit. After 
approximately three months of experimenting, we intend to activate a 
single channel FM to DSB mode UV transponder (similar to AO-16's 
transponder). The exact transponder uplink frequency in the 435-438MHz 
band will be announced at that time as well.

We have created an amateur radio information page which contains all 
information related to its downlink signals at:

http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/

We intend to publish regular status updates on the AMSAT-BB as well as 
on the aforementioned page.

Kind regards on behalf of the Triton-1 team,

Wouter Jan Ubbels PE4WJ