[amsat-bb] Urgently seeking row data of JAISAT-1 satellite.

[Tanan Rangseeprom]

Dear AMSAT member,

Firstly, thanks for sending a congratulatory message to the Radio Amateur
Society of Thailand under the Patronage of His Majesty the King (RAST) for
the successful launch of the JAISAT-1 Satellite. The JAISAT-1 Project team
has been informed by RAST President Dr Jakkree Hantongkom who had direct
contacted to German Orbital Systems (GOS) which had informed him of
problems relating to the beacon of the JAISAT-1 satellite and currently the
JAISAT-1 satellite is in the process of the commissioning of various
systems and getting them ready for use.

GOS needs to use the beacon on the frequency of 435.700 MHz first before
commissioning various systems for three satellites, namely JAISAT-1,
LightSat and EXOCONNEXT, which are all using the Dstar One platform. In
order for ease of control and to complete the commissioning of various
functions it is necessary for GOS to use the Engineering Frequency of
435.700 MHz while the three satellites have orbits spaced apart allowing
for GOS to adjust the operating frequencies separately. For JAISAT-1 the
frequency is 435.325 MHz for as has been assigned by the IARU for the
control of satellite operations.

For the JAISAT-1 satellite, RAST has received funds from the NBTC's
Broadcasting and Telecommunications Research and Development Fund for the
Public Interest (BTFP) with support being made in periodic payments.
According to the satellite progress report, RAST will be obliged to pay GOS
a fee as a guarantee for successfully sending the satellite into space and
to achieve this RAST needs to file a report to the BTFP in order to receive
the funding for this payment.

Consequently, RAST is making request for urgent assistance from AMSAT
members around the world to listen for the JAISAT-1 Beacon signal on
435.700 MHz in GMSK Mobitex 4K8 mode, according to the advice  from Mr Vlad
Choreny as follows (Frames 1 in row 11):

11 (0x0B)  - LightSat UHF1
12 (0x0C)  - LightSat UHF2

41 (0x29)  - JAISAT UHF1
42 (0x2A)  - JAISAT UHF2

51 (0x33)  - EXO connect UHF1
52 (0x34)  - EXO connect UHF2

The Radio Amateur Society of Thailand (RAST) and the JAISAT-1 Project Team
are urgently seeking row data that can be received from all packets
worldwide. Please send Row data and KSS files to RAST by email at
jaisatonetele at gmail.com so that RAST will be able to report the reception
of signals from around the world to submit in a report to the BTFP to
demonstrate that the GOS commissioning of all functions is complete up to
and including the testing of the Linear Transponder in Mode-J that we will
ask AMSAT members to test in the future.

RAST therefore requests AMSAT members worldwide to gather information and
send the details to RAST so that the society will be able to submit a
report to the BTFP fund so that it will grant the final payment for GOS.
With the JAISAT-1 launch, RAST has enabled AMSAT members worldwide to use
the JAISAT-1 from now on.

Please be informed accordingly.
Sincerely and with respect

Tanan Rangseeprom
Project Manager of JAISAt-1