[amsat-bb] DStar Satellite

Fri Mar 16 13:42:19 UTC 2018

Those four unidentified objects (43186, 43187, 43188 and 43189)
are actually the four S-Net satellites of the Technical University
of Berlin:
http://www.raumfahrttechnik.tu-berlin.de/menue/forschung/aktuelle_projekte/s_net/parameter/en/

These satellites are flying in close formation and therefore it
is hard to identify them individually. Downlink: 435.950 MHz.

No TLE set has been determined for D-Star One. Also the TLEs
for the rocket stage are missing. But two catalog numbers
have been reserved for them: 43190 and 43191. Maybe
something has gone wrong and D-Star One was never released
into space? That could explain why no signals have been
received.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 16-03-18 13:23, Paul Stoetzer wrote:
> They sent up a second one and claim that it worked, but there's no
> independent verification despite many hams around the world listening
> for it.
>
> Also, there is still no entry in the Space-Track catalog for DSTAR ONE
> Phoenix, just four unidentified objects from that launch. That
> suggests that there are no signals for them to identify which object
> they are and claim it.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
> On Fri, Mar 16, 2018 at 1:57 AM, Caleb Smith <caleb at calebsmith.net> wrote:
>> http://www.d-star.one/
>>
>> I was under the impression that they had sent up a second one that worked
>> (hence the Pheonix designation) -- I don't know much and also don't have a
>> DSTAR radio to try with.
>>
>>
>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018, 9:30 PM Walter Holmes <walterh at k5wh.net> wrote:
>>> Many thanks Paul, sorry to hear that.
>>>
>>> All the best..
>>>
>>> Walter/K5WH
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: prstoetzer at gmail.com <prstoetzer at gmail.com> On Behalf Of Paul
>>> Stoetzer
>>> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2018 10:10 PM
>>> To: Walter Holmes <walterh at k5wh.net>
>>> Cc: Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com>; Donald Jacob <wb5eku at gmail.com>; AMSAT
>>> BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DStar Satellite
>>>
>>> Still no word from German Orbital and no independent reception reports. I
>>> think we can consider it SK.
>>>
>>> 73,
>>>
>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 11:08 PM, Walter Holmes <walterh at k5wh.net> wrote:
>>>> It's been a while since I have heard anything on this one.
>>>>
>>>> Perhaps I missed the latest news.
>>>>
>>>> Is it operational?  As I don't see it listed on the Amsat.org page.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any information on it.
>>>>
>>>> Walter/K5WH
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org> On Behalf Of Don KB2YSI
>>>> Sent: Friday, February 23, 2018 9:20 AM
>>>> To: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net>
>>>> Cc: Donald Jacob <wb5eku at gmail.com>; AMSAT BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org>
>>>> Subject: Re: [amsat-bb] DStar Satellite
>>>>
>>>> That is a bummer! That team has had all the bad luck!
>>>>
>>>> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 10:11 AM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Although German Orbital reports hearing it, no one else has and they
>>>>> have since gone radio silent on Twitter, so it seems the satellite is
>>>>> probably not functioning.
>>>>>
>>>>> 73,
>>>>>
>>>>> Paul, N8HM
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Feb 23, 2018 at 10:07 AM, Don KB2YSI <kb2ysi at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>> Their website http://www.d-star.one/ has:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> D-Star ONE Phoenix (DP1GOS) halfduplex repeater & beacon frequencies:
>>>>>> Uplink: 437,325MHz
>>>>>> Downlink: 435,525MHz
>>>>>> RF-Power: 800mW
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On Thu, Feb 22, 2018 at 11:07 PM, Donald Jacob <wb5eku at gmail.com>
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Does anyone have any information about the Dstar satellite D-Star
>>>>>>> One Pheonix that German Orbital Systems built and launched.
>>>>>>> Would appreciate any info
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>>> 73
>>>>>>> Don
>>>>>>> WB5EKU
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