Thanks for the update Thu. I appreciate the work that you and the students from the FPT University have put into this project.
I hope the deployment of F-1 and the other CubeSats will be a success and I look forward to receiving the signals. 73 Trevor M5AKA --- On Mon, 24/9/12, Vu Trong Thu <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Vu Trong Thu <[email protected]> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Need your support to track F-1 CubeSat > To: [email protected] > Date: Monday, 24 September, 2012, 12:29 > Dear everyone, > > According to latest news from JAXA, deployment of the 5 > CubeSats to space by > the robotic arm of Kibo module on the ISS will be carried > out on Thursday, > September 27. Here is the plan: > > - First, 15h10 to 15h20: > WE WISH and RAIKO from POD #1 > > - Second,16h30 to 16h40: > TechEdSat, F-1 và FITSAT-1 from POD#2 > > > > All time in UTC. The event is planned to be broadcasted live > on the > following websites: > > http://iss.jaxa.jp/iss/jaxa_exp/hoshide/library/live/ > > http://www.ustream.tv/nasahdtv > > > > 30 minutes after deployment from the station, F-1 will begin > transmitting > beacon alternatively on its main and backup channels. > Telemetry and beacon > data from F-1 contain critical information about the > satellite’s health > (battery & solar cell voltages, temperature readings) > and they are very > important to us, especially in the first week of operation. > Thus, we would > like to ask the amateur radio community to help in tracking > and receiving > data from F-1 CubeSat. > > > > Here’s a quick summary of F-1’ frequencies: > > - 145.980 MHz: main > channel, 1.0W RF output, FM, AFSK 1200bps, one > telemetry packet every 30 seconds, operates in the dark by > default (but can > be commanded later to operate in sunlight as well) > > - 437.485 MHz: backup > channel, 0.2W RF output, FM, PWM CW beacon, > each beacon transmission lasts about 20 seconds then 60 > seconds delay, only > operates in sunlight > > > > More information and guide to download F-1 telemetry decoder > can be found at > http://fspace.edu.vn/?page_id=27. Decoded data can be > submitted to us via > the telemetry decoder or by sending to me directly ([email protected]), > audio > records are highly appreciated. > > > > Please feel free to send me a message if there is any > question. We would > really appreciate your kind support! > > > > 73, > > Thu XV9AA > > F-1 CubeSat Project Manager > > _______________________________________________ > 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 > _______________________________________________ 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
