[amsat-bb] Current state of "STARS-C/Hagoromo"

[Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis]

SatNOGS community managed to get Mother satellite signal on 2017-05-20
via KB9JHU station[1].

I have decoded CW data here[2]. I'm going to add them later to the given
form.

We are going also to schedule more observations on both mother and daughter.

73,
fredy

[1] https://network.satnogs.org/stations/2/
[2] https://community.libre.space/t/observation-3990-stars-c-41895/1052

On 05/22/2017 09:33 AM, Suzuki, Yasuyuki wrote:
> The current state of "STARS-C/Hagoromo"- Space Tethered Autonomous
> Robotic Satellite
> https://amsat-uk.org/2016/11/08/jaxa-iss-ham-radio-cubesats/
> 
> Hi all.
> I am Prof. SUZUKI Yasuyuki /WR1J , Shizuoka university, Japan.
> I'll post instead of Mr. Takeru Kumao (student of our univ.) the project
> manager.
> 
> Quotation Start>>
> 
> - We haven’t been able to receive the CW signal from the mother
> satellite since May 18, 2017, and from the daughter satellite since May
> 11, 2017.
> (When we had received the signal of the daughter satellite, we confirmed
> the gap between the frequency of the design value (437.255MHz) and the
> frequency we operated(437.254MHz).
> 
> - We consider that the grand station at Shizuoka University might have
> something wrong and the other ground stations might be able to catch the
> signal.
> - The altitude of STARS-C has been going down gradually since STARS-C
> was released from
> the ISS.
> - We are planning to conduct the main mission when STARS-C receives
> continuous
> sunlight.(2017/5/23 12:10-12:19Z) The reasons of the plan are as follows,
> 
> 1. We will observe STARS-C using an astronomical telescope because we
> haven’t been able to receive the FM signal from STARS-C.
> 2. We expect STARS-C to generate enough electricity and hence transmit
> information at the situation
> .
> 
> The frequencies of STARS-C are as follows:
> 
> Mother satellite (JJ2YPL): CW 437.245MHz, FM(1200bps) 437.405MHz
> Daughter satellite (JJ2YPM): CW 437.255MHz, FM(1200bps) 437.425MHz
> 
> [The request to radio amateurs]
> 
> (1) Whether it can be received the CW signal of STARS-C at your ground
> station or not.
> (2) If it can be done(1), whether each frequency of STARS-C have some
> gap or not.
> (3) Whether the second, fourth and sixth line(Telemetry format)are
> appeared or not.
> (4) We would like to know the information of fifth line especially.
> Telemetry format:
> https://wwp.shizuoka.ac.jp/suzuki/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2017/05/Telemetry-Format.pdf
> 
> 
> Please send the report on the following site.
> https://ws.formzu.net/fgen/S96136629/
> 
> Thank you for your cooperation in advance.
> 
> STARS-C project manager Takeru Kumao
> kumao.takeru.15 at shizuoka.ac.jp
> 
> << End of Quotation
> 
> 73 DE WR1J SUZUKI Yasuyuki
> suzuki.yasuyuki at shizuoka.ac.jp
> 
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