[Adrian ARC] Info on SuitSat

[Lowell S.]

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> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-022.07
> Get Ready For SuitSat
> 
> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 022.07
> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
> January 22, 2006
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> BID: $ANS-022.07
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> Miles, WF1F sends the following International Space
> Station ARISS
> SuitSat Project Status Report.
> 
> ARISS to activate a new hand launched educational
> satellite project from
> the International Space station.  The new
> educational experiment is called
> SuitSat.  The SuitSat project is onboard the
> International Space Station
> and is being prepared for activation very soon.  The
> SuitSat project has a
> tentative activation date of February 3, 2006.  The
> SuitSat activation will
> take place during the ISS crew space walk. SuitSat
> will be a hand launched
> by the ISS crew during their early February
> SpaceWalk.
> 
> Since we have determined that the batteries in
> SuitSast may last only a
> few days, it is suggested that radio amateurs
> prepare now to receive the
> first transmissions so as not to miss out on this
> Historical event!
> The current expected life of the SuitSat project is
> approximately 2 to 6
> days.  If you delay in setting up your station you
> may miss out on this
> educational experiment.
> 
> What is SuitSat:
> In short, the crew will toss an Old spacesuit out
> the airlock and let it
> fly away as its own satellite.  The Space Station
> crew have attached an
> Amateur Radio beacon transmitter to the spacesuit. 
> The SuitSat project
> will broadcast telemetry and voice messages to earth
> for as long as the
> batteries last.  There are no solar cells on this
> satellite.
> 
> Anyone with a simple FM receiver or VHF police
> scanner should be able to
> hear the signals from SuitSat on 145.99 MHz as it
> orbits around the earth
> 15 times a day.
> 
> Voice Telemetry:
> The SuitSat project will be transmitting on 145.990
> MHz FM and will
> consist of Voice Telemetry, giving Mission Time,
> Suit Temperature and
> Battery Voltage, Voice Greeting messages in multiple
> languages, and an
> SSTV image using Robot 36 format.  This entire
> transmission cycle will
> repeat every 9 minutes until the batteries
> discharge.
> 
> SuitSat Transmitter:
> The SuitSat transmitter is a Kenwood TH-K2, a small
> hand held radio, which
> will transmit a 1 watt FM signal from SuitSat on
> 145.990 MHz FM Downlink
> only.  There is no uplink for this satellite.
> 
> The ARISS team is also planning on using the Kenwood
> D700 transceiver aboard
> the ISS to rebroadcast the SuitSat signal on 437.800
> MHz FM.  This will
> allow you to hear SuitSat while ISS is in range of
> your station.
> 
> For more specific details on the SuitSat project,
> please review the AMSAT
> and related links below.
> 
> AMSAT SuitSat information:
> http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/SuitSat/
> 
> ARISS SuitSat Details:
>
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/BauerSuitsat/index.php
> 
> ARISS video on SuitSat September 2005
> mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/SuitSat.wmv
> 
> [ANS thanks Miles, WF1F for the above information]
> 
> /EX
> 
> 
> SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-022.08
> NASA Prepares For February 3 Spacewalk
> 
> AMSAT News Service Bulletin 022.08
> From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
> January 22, 2006
> To All RADIO AMATEURS
> BID: $ANS-022.08
> 
> NASA is hosting a preview session about the next
> spacewalk by the
> International Space Station Expedition 12 crew at 2
> p.m. EST, Friday,
> January 27 from NASA's Johnson Space Center,
> Houston. The event airs
> live on NASA TV with questions from media at
> participating agency locations.
> 
> The spacewalk by station Commander Bill McArthur and
> Flight Engineer
> Valery Tokarev is Feb. 3. It airs live on NASA TV
> with coverage
> starting at 4:30 p.m. EST. The six-hour spacewalk
> starts at 5:20 p.m.
> EST. (SuitSat is likely to be released during this
> spacewalk.)
> 
> For digital downlink information and access to NASA
> TV's Public Channel
> on the Web in RealPlayer, RealAudio, or Windows
> Media Player, visit:
> 
> http://www.nasa.gov/ntv
> 
> [ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
> 


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