[amsat-bb] HuskySat

Mike Seguin n1jez at burlingtontelecom.net
Sat Nov 2 17:17:23 UTC 2019


Hi Paul,

I'm curious about the 24 GHz payload. It appears to have been 
coordinated at 24.049 GHz?

I'm interested in seeing if I can detect it here in VT. I have several 
24 GHz receive systems including my 2' dish left over from the AO-40 days.

Mike

On 11/2/2019 12:07 PM, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> Cygnus is scheduled to depart the ISS on January 13, 2020 and raise
> its orbit to around 500 km before deploying HuskySat-1 and SwampSat.
> After deployment, I believe the 1200 bps BPSK beacon on 435.800 MHz
> (decodable with FoxTelem) will be active. It will then complete its
> primary mission, expected to last 30 days, testing a pulsed plasma
> thruster and experimental 24 GHz data transmitter before being turned
> over to AMSAT for amateur radio operations.
> 
> 73,
> 
> Paul, N8HM

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73,
Mike, N1JEZ
"A closed mouth gathers no feet"


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