[amsat-bb] Taurus-1 FM to Codec2 Repeater Satellite Launched

[Nico Janssen]

Small correction: FM uplink is on 145.820 MHz, downlink on
436.760 MHz, and the telemetry downlink is on 435.840 MHz.

73,
Nico PA0DLO

On 12-09-19 19:43, Paul Stoetzer via AMSAT-BB wrote:
> BG2BHC reported on Twitter that Taurus-1 launched today on the CZ-4B
> launch from Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Taurus-1 carries an FM to
> Codec2 repeater that operates using the same protocol as LO-90
> (LilacSat-1) and can use the same software (after frequencies are
> changed). The uplink is 145.840 MHz up and the downlink is 436.760
> MHz.
>
> CelesTrak currently has three objects from the launch cataloged out of
> an expected four. Two objects are in a circular orbit that seem
> unlikely for a CubeSat given international orbital debris stations
> (750 km x 730 km). The third cataloged object, Object D is a more
> likely candidate in a 738 km x 453 km orbit with an inclination of
> 98.7 degrees. The currently cataloged objects are 2019-059A,
> 2019-059B, and 2019-059D. TLEs can be found at
> https://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt
>
> For more information about this unique analog uplink, digital downlink
> system, see my AMSAT Journal article / Symposium paper about LO-90 at
> https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/N8HM_LilacSat_LO-90.pdf.
>
> 73,
>
> Paul. N8HM
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