[amsat-bb] Duchifat3 FM transponder?

[Paul Stoetzer]

Steve,

It will be in pass predictions, though with a temporary ID until it is
positively identified.

OSCAR numbers depend on the owner/operator of the satellite requesting
one. See https://www.amsat.org/oscar-numbers-policy/

This group hasn't released any updates on the FM transponder operating
plans that I have seen and so far there has only been one report of
hearing the transponder online.

73,

Paul, N8HM


On Thu, Dec 12, 2019 at 1:16 PM AI9IN via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
> Thank you, Nick. Good info. Are there plans to give it an OSCAR number
> and add it to the "Pass Predictions"? Perhaps the AMSAT News Service
> could publish an update for this forum.
>
> Steve AI9IN
>
> On 2019-12-12 12:44 pm, Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW via AMSAT-BB wrote:
>
> > Yes we have been discussing this on twitter. It was successfully launched
> > yestorday by ISRO and shortly after it was heard by Glenn AA5PK and a few
> > others over the US on 436.420 with the FM repeater active. As of today the
> > FM repeater is not on, only 9600 baud telemetry. So very good sign the
> > satellite is functioning well. There's also a good chance that the repeater
> > will be active continuously rather on a schedule as they said all 3 of its
> > payloads will operate in "parallel"
> >
> > Frequencys:
> >
> > Downlink: 436.420 (stated 436.400 but it's been heard 20khz above the
> > published frequency for some reason)
> > Uplink: 145.970 no tone
> >
> > Status as of this post: 9K6 telemetry only.
> >
> > Preliminary TLE  (not 100% accurate but close) allegedly could be object
> > 2019-089B
> >
> > DUCHIFAT-3
> > 1 84101U          19345.41319444  .00000000  00000-0  50000-4 0    08
> > 2 84101  37.0000 148.0000 0001442   0.0000 140.0000 15.02563222    03
> >
> > 73 Nick KE8AKW
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