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The two ANDE satellites (Castor and Pollux) will be deployed
from the Space Shuttle now that it has separated from the ISS.
Both satellites will be transmitting on 145.825 MHz. Castor will
transmit telemetry every 30 seconds. Pollux every 33 seconds.
Both are transmitting 1200 baud AX.25 packet
Hi Bob,
have any idea as to what the telemetry may consist of?
And I'm assuming this will be a similar project? measure atmospheric drag?
Too bad they either wouldn't allow it, or for whatever reason the two
birds didn't have a ground user capability.
This would be a perfect test for
The satellite is made mostly of parts from Digikey.
The following processors are flying:
Pollux: 1 - Atmega168, 3 - Atmega168
Castor: 1 - LPC2106, 2 - Atmega168, IGLOO FPGA AGL125, Atmega128
Printed circuit boards from www.pcbexpress.com
When I get a chance, I'll see how much info I can release
Hi Joe,
You Wrote:
have any idea as to what the telemetry may consist of?
Telemetry is documented on the website Bob referenced, on each
Satellite's own page, see:
https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Castor.html and
https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Pollux.html
TX is on 145.825, so any Satgate
Pretty cool,
But Ok I see what is all in this thing, but holy cow,,, what is in it
that makes it weigh 140 POUNDS!!! a 19 sphere, wow!
Joe WB9SBD
g7...@g7iii.net wrote:
Hi Joe,
You Wrote:
have any idea as to what the telemetry may consist of?
Telemetry is documented on the
The hemispheres are about 1/2 inch thick solid aluminum. It's built to
be heavy.
Ivan
Joe wrote:
Pretty cool,
But Ok I see what is all in this thing, but holy cow,,, what is in it
that makes it weigh 140 POUNDS!!! a 19 sphere, wow!
Joe WB9SBD
g7...@g7iii.net wrote:
Hi Joe,
Hi,
I'll dig out my ANDE-1 / PCSAT-2 telemetry decoding web site code and
put up a site on one of my servers.
73
Dave
G4DPZ
van Galysh wrote:
The hemispheres are about 1/2 inch thick solid aluminum. It's built to
be heavy.
Ivan
Joe wrote:
Pretty cool,
But Ok I see what is all
Where can you get those FX-25 TNC?
Robin
ON8RTH
2009/7/29 Ivan Galysh ivan.gal...@nrl.navy.mil
Word is the satellites will delpoy between 1:15pm and 1:25pm eastern time.
Ivan
Joe wrote:
Pretty cool,
But Ok I see what is all in this thing, but holy cow,,, what is in it
that makes
You mean AX25 TNC?
Your local amateur radio dealer should have them or you can implement it
is software.
Free programmes are available.
Robin Theunis wrote:
Where can you get those FX-25 TNC?
Robin
ON8RTH
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No he means FX.25:
From the Milcom/BTown blogs:
The communications board contains the transmitter and receiver. The
transmitter operates at 2 meters and can put out up to 1 watt of signal.
Power level is adjustable. The transmitter can operate at 1200 baud AFSK and
9600 baud FSK. The
OK, so presumably a standard AX25 TNC in kiss or RAW data mode and FX25
error correcting software to post process the data?
Looks as though the deployment from the shuttle didn't go ahead. They've
been doing engine burns during the past minutes.
jmfranke wrote:
No he means FX.25:
From the
Sorry, deployment is Thursday. A standard AX.25 TNC will work. FX.25
wraps error correction data around the packet. I'll get info on the FX25
decoder up real soon.
Ivan
Nigel G8IFF/W8IFF wrote:
OK, so presumably a standard AX25 TNC in kiss or RAW data mode and FX25
error correcting
Looks as though the deployment from the shuttle didn't go ahead. They've
been doing engine burns during the past minutes.
Looks like the deployment happens tomorrow about 17:22 UTC(Specifically
flight day 14 19:19:00 mission elapsed Time.) to allow for good radar
observations.
From today's
BEVO-1 is also being deployed by the shuttle, freq 437.325 MHz, details at
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2009/dual_picosat_deployment.htm
73 Trevor M5AKA
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Hi Peter --
Sorry for the poor sentence construction --
It is my belief you have to use the rear connector for 9600 -- you
cannot use the earphone / speaker connector ...
I was trying to ask if you were ...
Clarity is important ..
73,
Bruce
WA3SWJ
At 01:22 PM 7/29/2009, Peter Gibson wrote:
Also AggieSat2 on 436.250 MHz will be deployed from the shuttle.
http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:FMerJChhzs4J:aggiesat.org/+aggiesatcd=1hl=enct=clnkgl=uk
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Wed, 29/7/09, Trevor . m5akayahoo.co.uk wrote:
BEVO-1 is also being deployed by the shuttle, freq 437.325
I was just on FO-29 this evening from JO45pk as OZ/KO4MA/Portable. I had good
copy on the satellite with my Arrow and 817, but neither station I called could
get my full call. C'est la vie. I'll be on again tomorrow I'm sure.
73, Drew OZ/KO4MA/P
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g7...@g7iii.net wrote:
TX is on 145.825, so any Satgate should pick them up and transfer
the data to APRS-IS.
I suppose I should go update my APRS/PCSAT/PCSAT2/ANDE telemetry decoder
now. Wish I'd realised these were going to be this open earlier *mutter*.
And Hmm. With a closer look I
A succesful launch was reported at
http://www.roscosmos.ru/NewsDoSele..asp?NEWSID=6920
73 Trevor M5AKA
--- On Wed, 29/7/09, Trevor .. m5akayahoo.co.uk wrote:
From: Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk
Subject: [amsat-bb] Shrewsbury School Space Experiment
To: amsat-bb@amsat.org
Date: Wednesday,
Ok,
The next question is then,, WHY? when all we ever hear all the time is
Bitch ,, Bitch,, BITCH,,, about the high cost per pound to get something
into orbit?
Here again, instead of thick shell, why not pack in some useful
electronics?
DUH?
Joe WB9SBD
Ivan Galysh wrote:
The
What callsigns should we expect from the two ANDE-2 satellites?
Tnx,
Ken, W7KKE
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It has about a million killowatt hours of expendable batteries to keep it going
for a year or more.
The sphere is solid metal because the entire satellite is built inside the
antenna.
Joe wrote:
Ok,
The next question is then,, WHY? when all we ever hear all the time is
Bitch ,, Bitch,,
Greetings,
I am liquidating most of my ham radio collection due to
the fact that the house that I am renting is going into foreclosure
due to the landlords negligance. I need to amass some money to make
sure that I can get another house to rent for my wife and kids.
They come first, so my
Ditto Clint's comments. Quite exhilarating to see them both- because of
having previously, accidently figured out to look earlier than the predicted
ISS pass time, I was waitin' this time!
very cool to see from urban OC
Craig
N6RSX
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