[amsat-bb] Swayam Satellite Launching on 22 June 2016 by ISRO

[Rupesh Lad]

Dear All,

CSAT Swayam Satellite is successfully placed in orbit by ISRO PSLV C34.

The post launch TLEs for tracking satellite are updated on our website
www.coep.org.in/csat

Swayam Post Launch TLEs

1 99999U 16005A   16174.17619444  .00001959  00000-0  92201-4 0  1233
2 99999  97.5045 233.3359 0010838 253.1764 319.5872 15.19417963    15

We are eagerly waiting for your reception report of CW Morse Beacon at
437.025 MHz. You can also get the decoded Beacon Data by entering beacon in
Swayam Beacon Decoder available on our website.

Cheers!

Thanks
73,
VU2LRD / VU2COE
Rupesh Lad,
COEP CSAT Team


On 19-Jun-2016 11:31 pm, "Rupesh Lad" <rupeshdlad2738.rl at gmail.com> wrote:

> Dear All,
>
> Greetings from India!
>
> DE VU2LRD, Rupesh Lad from College of Engineering Pune.
>
> We are extremely glad to inform you that COEP's first  satellite SWAYAM
> developed by the students of the COEP Satellite Team shall be launched by
> ISRO on 22 June, from Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SHAR), Sriharikota at 9am.
>
> Swayam has a mass of 990 grams and dimensions of 10cm x 10cm x 11.35cm. It
> will be launched by Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLV-C34. After being
> launched into its orbit, Swayam shall stabilize itself passively i.e.
> without consumption of electric power. This concept of stabilization is the
> first of its kind in India.  It also provides a messaging service for the
> Ground Stations in the HAM band. A functional Ground station is also
> developed by team to communicate with Swayam and have sucvessfully received
> data from 40+ satellites.
>
> Swayam will downlink analog CW Morse beacon at frequency of 437.025 MHz
> with a gap of 90 secs between successive beacons. I request you all to
> receive the beacon data and report your reception details on our website -
>
> www.coep.org.in/csat
>
> Swayam TLEs will be uploaded post launch on our website mentioned above.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Thanks
> 73,
> VU2LRD / VU2COE
> Rupesh Lad,
> COEP CSAT Team
>