Congratulations to your team, Auburn, UTAH, and the rest! On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 7:43 AM, James Cutler <[email protected]> wrote:
> Launch was great. PPods have deployed! First transmission in about 30 > minutes or so. > > ---- > James W. Cutler, Assistant Professor > University of Michigan > Department of Aerospace Engineering > 1320 Beal Avenue > 3013 FXB Building > Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2140 > Ph: 734-615-7238 > Fax: 734-763-0578 > http://www.umich.edu/~jwcutler/ > > > On Fri, Oct 28, 2011 at 5:59 AM, Jeff Yanko <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Watched the launch from Las Vegas, NV. It rose over the Spring Mountians > > and arced southwestly and just before it disappeared behind the neighbors > > rooftop, the first stage seperation occured. At first, it looked like a > > plane then I noticed the exhaust plume as it got bigger as it gained > > altitude. > > > > > > 73, > > > > Jeff WB3JFS > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bryan Herbert" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, October 28, 2011 2:20 AM > > Subject: [amsat-bb] RAX-2 Launch In 30 Minutes > > > > > > > > They're in the final hold, weather is awesome and everything looks good > to > >> go for the 0948 UTC launch. Much like RAX-1, RAX-2 will have an Amateur > >> Radio beacon spitting out 500mW of 9600 baud GMSK every 20 seconds from > it's > >> right handed circularly polarized antenna... Such a spunky lil bird... > Once > >> she reaches orbit and the ground stations are able to track her they > will > >> upload the TLE data to their site. > >> > >> http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?**page_id=308< > http://rax.engin.umich.edu/?page_id=308> > >> > >> -- > >> Bryan Herbert - KE6ZGP > >> Newhall, CA. DM04RJ USA > >> http://bryanherbert.com > >> http://twitter.com/ke6zgp > >> > >> ______________________________**_________________ > >> Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the > author. > >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/**listinfo/amsat-bb< > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > >> > >> > > > > ______________________________**_________________ > > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite > program! > > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/**listinfo/amsat-bb< > http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> > > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb > -- Bob McGwier Facebook: N4HYBob ARS: N4HY _______________________________________________ Sent via [email protected]. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
