[amsat-bb] Fwd: USNAP1 lives! - capture UHF data pse -UPDATE

Robert Bruninga bruninga at usna.edu
Fri Jul 26 03:56:00 UTC 2019


FREQ is 437.605 (corrected)
Object is 44355
I captured objects via VK6HAM at 151929 to 152812 for PSAT2 and for USNAP1
from 151803 to 152711 showing USNA P1 about a minute ahead of PSAT2.

It is only alive for about 60 to 70 minutes when in the sun apparently by
looking at the T# telemetry count.

Bob

On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:42 PM Robert Bruninga <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> Standard 9600 baud AX.25.  No special software.  Just need raw packets.on
> 447.605
>
> PSAT2 and USNAP1 were delppyed together and have identical external shape
> and so should be in same orbit, but due to mass differences, USNAP1 should
> be LEADING PSAT2.  We need to know by houw much.  Since PSAT2 is likely
> object 44354, and 44355 is very slightly leading (by 1 minute) that could
> be it.
>
> Bob
>
> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 11:33 PM Jeff Moore via AMSAT-BB <
> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>
>> So what do we need to copy the downlink data??   Is there an app or is it
>> straight ax.25 packet???
>>
>> Jeff Moore  --  KE7ACY
>> CN94
>>
>> On Thu, Jul 25, 2019 at 8:27 PM Robert Bruninga via AMSAT-BB <
>> amsat-bb at amsat.org> wrote:
>>
>> > It looks liike PSAT2's sister cubesat finally woke up today (a month
>> after
>> > launch) at 0614z on 25 July:
>> >
>> > http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/raw.cgi?call=usnap1-1&time=1
>> >
>> > The VHF telemetry shown here has only bus voltage.  The digipeater is
>> OFF
>> > and will remain off until we find out what happened.
>> >
>> > In the mean time, we need all the capture we can get of the 9600 baud
>> > downlink on 437.605 MHz +/- Doppler.  There is a beacon every 30
>> seconds.
>> >
>> > Bob, WB4APR
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