[amsat-bb] Updated Fox-1D Preliminary TLEs

David Johnson david.johnson.bbq at gmail.com
Thu Jan 11 20:50:56 UTC 2018


Great!  Thanks!

Dave, W9DWJ

On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 2:31 PM, Mark L. Hammond <marklhammond at gmail.com>
wrote:

> For Doppler.SQF, might as well add the others now, too!   (Thanks to Alan
> WA4SCA is in order, I think..)
>
> FOX-1C,145920,435300,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Preliminary
> FOX-1C,145920,1267300,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Preliminary L-up
> FOX-1D,145880,435350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Preliminary
> FOX-1D,145880,1267350,FM,FM,NOR,0,0,Preliminary L-up
> FOX-1E,435915.0,145885.0,USB,LSB,0,0,+/-30 KHz
>
>
> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 3:19 PM, David Johnson <
> david.johnson.bbq at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the help.  I'm pretty new to SatPC32 and the manual leaves some
>> questions unaswered.  Is there an entry for the Doppler.SQF file or will
>> that come later?  For now I can at least see and follow the footprint on
>> the map.  Thanks again!
>>
>> Dave, W9DWJ
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 1:49 PM, Burns Fisher <burns at fisher.cc> wrote:
>>
>> > There probably are such instructions, but all I did was to put the TLE
>> in
>> > a file in the same directory as the rest of the keps.  Look under the
>> > "Satellites" menu and see "Path:"  It is something like
>> > username/AppData/Roaming/SatPC32/Kepler.  The go to that same menu and
>> > dialog box (you may have to restart SatPC32), select the file you just
>> put
>> > there, and then select Fox-1D (the only sat in that file).
>> >
>> > Unfortunately, that wipes out the sats that you had chosen from a
>> previous
>> > file.  You might also edit the previous file you were using (like
>> nasa.all)
>> > and add Fox-1D to the end.  Just don't update it until you hear that the
>> > Fox-1D, perhaps with a new name, is there.  BTW, when 1D is open to the
>> > public, you will also want to edit subtone.sql and add the 67Hz tone
>> there.
>> >
>> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 2:06 PM, David Johnson <
>> > david.johnson.bbq at gmail.com> wrote:
>> >
>> >> Are there any instructions posted anywhere for manually adding Fox 1-D
>> to
>> >> SatPC32?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >> Dave, W9DWJ
>> >>
>> >> On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 12:37 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I have just discovered that individual files are still accessible on
>> >> > the AMSAT website. The Getting Ready for Fox-1D PDF is available at
>> >> > https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/
>> >> > 2018/01/Getting-Ready-for-Fox-1D.pdf
>> >> >
>> >> > Please note that the TLEs in that document are now outdated, please
>> >> > use the TLEs in the previous post.
>> >> >
>> >> > 73,
>> >> >
>> >> > Paul, N8HM
>> >> >
>> >> > On Thu, Jan 11, 2018 at 1:32 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at amsat.org>
>> wrote:
>> >> > > Good afternoon,
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Fox-1D launches in less than 10 hours! ISRO reports that fourth
>> stage
>> >> > > fueling is complete, second stage fueling is underway, and the
>> >> > > countdown is proceeding nominally. Updated preliminary TLEs for
>> Fox-1D
>> >> > > are:
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Fox-1D
>> >> > > 1 99934U 1801D    18012.18138657  .00000000  00000-0  00000-0 0
>> 19
>> >> > > 2 99934  97.5671  73.8300 0006273 277.3678 311.7572 15.21737581
>> 17
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Unfortunately the AMSAT website is currently down. We hope it will
>> be
>> >> > > working in time to provide launch coverage, but if not, please
>> follow
>> >> > > the AMSAT Twitter account (@AMSAT) and AMSAT North America Facebook
>> >> > > page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/7828379515/) for live
>> updates.
>> >> > >
>> >> > > If you have finished setting up your station to collect telemetry
>> >> > > (remember that the downlink frequency is 145.880 MHz, if using an
>> SDR,
>> >> > > make sure you have set your LO frequency to cover Fox-1D's
>> downlink),
>> >> > > then please take a look at the following video explaining the
>> PSLV-C40
>> >> > > mission. Fox-1D is featured prominently among the American
>> satellites
>> >> > > on the launch at 5:02 of the video
>> >> > > https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-
>> >> > satellite-mission/pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-satellite-missi
>> >> on-curtain-0
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Live launch video will be available at
>> >> > > https://www.isro.gov.in/pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-
>> >> > satellite-mission/watch-live-pslv-c40-cartosat-2-series-sate
>> >> llite-mission
>> >> > >
>> >> > >
>> >> > > 73,
>> >> > >
>> >> > > Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
>> >> > > Executive Vice President
>> >> > > Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT)
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