[amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing?

2011-09-06 Thread John Wright
At 11:41 06/09/2011, you wrote: Is Prospero still transmitting? Sometime ago, I think in 2007 the BBC TV program Coast was on the Isle of White where there had been a test stand for rocket testing. I have a copy of that program, It was BBC "Coast" Series 2, Episode 1 Dover to Isle Of Wight

[amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing?

2011-09-06 Thread John Heath
Hi Trevor, Many thanks for the link to DD1US, great to have these recordings preserved. 73 John G7HIA  From: Trevor . To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Tuesday, 6 September, 2011 12:52:32 Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing? Although fundi

[amsat-bb] Re: Is Prospero still TX'ing?

2011-09-06 Thread Trevor .
Although funding to command the satellite ceased in 1996 the Prospero real-time oribtal tracking page says it was heard in 2006. http://www.vk3ukf.com/Space/GadgetSatProspero.htm I would image now the Mullard Space Science Laboratory in Surrey are attempting to command the satellite again the 13