[AReU] Suitsat Launch Tomorrow
Tony Stone
w4tas at gte.net
Thu Feb 2 20:16:24 EST 2006
The "launch" of Suitsat is scheduled for tomorrow.
Remember, the frequency to listen on is 145.99 MHz with a + 5 KHz offset
in the early part of the pass and a -5 KHz offset in the latter part of the
pass
Since the Suitsat is to be launched from the ISS, I am including a print out
of the
ISS passes for tomorrow. I figure that it will not be that much different
from the
Suitsat orbit since they will probably be close together for some few hours
or days.
The time is Eastern in 24 hour format. Be listening a few minutes before the
pass to
account for differences in your location from Brandon as the print out is
set up for
my QTH in Brandon and others could be different by several minutes.
GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
3. iss
EST Date Time Azim/Elev Range Lat Long Doppler Phs/M Offp
03Feb2006 0158 149/ 0 2147 12N 73W 105
03Feb2006 0159 138/ 1 2013 14N 70W 107
03Feb2006 0200 127/ 2 1946 17N 68W 110
03Feb2006 0201 115/ 2 1954 20N 66W 112
03Feb2006 0202 104/ 1 2034 22N 64W 115
--------------------------------end of
pass------------------------------------
03Feb2006 0330 221/ 0 2142 13N 95W 106
03Feb2006 0331 220/ 4 1764 16N 92W 108
03Feb2006 0332 220/ 9 1388 19N 90W 111
03Feb2006 0333 220/ 16 1019 21N 88W 113
03Feb2006 0333 218/ 30 670 24N 86W 116
03Feb2006 0334 211/ 62 401 26N 83W 118
03Feb2006 0335 51/ 58 416 29N 81W 121
03Feb2006 0336 45/ 28 699 31N 78W 123
03Feb2006 0337 44/ 16 1050 34N 75W 126
03Feb2006 0338 44/ 9 1420 36N 72W 128
03Feb2006 0339 43/ 4 1796 38N 69W 131
03Feb2006 0340 43/ 0 2173 40N 65W 134
--------------------------------end of
pass------------------------------------
03Feb2006 0507 279/ 0 2180 29N 104W 121
03Feb2006 0508 288/ 2 1935 32N 101W 123
03Feb2006 0509 298/ 4 1739 34N 98W 126
03Feb2006 0509 311/ 6 1608 36N 95W 128
03Feb2006 0510 326/ 7 1561 38N 92W 131
03Feb2006 0511 340/ 6 1605 41N 88W 133
03Feb2006 0512 353/ 5 1733 43N 85W 136
03Feb2006 0513 4/ 2 1927 44N 81W 139
03Feb2006 0514 12/ 0 2169 46N 77W 141
--------------------------------end of
pass------------------------------------
03Feb2006 1000 3/ 0 2172 47N 81W 173
03Feb2006 1001 13/ 1 2051 45N 77W 175
03Feb2006 1001 24/ 2 1994 43N 73W 178
03Feb2006 1002 36/ 1 2006 41N 69W 180
03Feb2006 1003 46/ 1 2086 39N 65W 183
--------------------------------end of
pass------------------------------------
03Feb2006 1133 328/ 0 2157 43N 96W 178
03Feb2006 1134 332/ 4 1798 41N 92W 181
03Feb2006 1135 337/ 8 1450 39N 88W 183
03Feb2006 1136 346/ 14 1125 37N 85W 186
03Feb2006 1137 2/ 21 850 35N 82W 188
03Feb2006 1137 32/ 28 692 32N 79W 191
03Feb2006 1138 68/ 26 731 30N 76W 193
03Feb2006 1139 92/ 18 943 27N 74W 196
03Feb2006 1140 105/ 11 1242 25N 71W 198
03Feb2006 1141 112/ 6 1579 22N 69W 201
03Feb2006 1142 117/ 2 1933 19N 66W 203
--------------------------------end of
pass------------------------------------
03Feb2006 1309 291/ 0 2160 33N 103W 190
03Feb2006 1309 284/ 3 1858 30N 100W 192
03Feb2006 1310 275/ 6 1593 28N 98W 195
03Feb2006 1311 262/ 9 1386 25N 95W 197
03Feb2006 1312 245/ 11 1266 23N 93W 200
03Feb2006 1313 226/ 11 1259 20N 90W 202
03Feb2006 1314 209/ 9 1367 18N 88W 205
03Feb2006 1315 196/ 6 1565 15N 86W 207
03Feb2006 1316 186/ 3 1825 12N 84W 210
--------------------------------end of
pass------------------------------------
04Feb2006 0220 191/ 0 2125 10N 86W 100
04Feb2006 0221 185/ 3 1794 12N 84W 103
04Feb2006 0222 177/ 7 1488 15N 82W 105
04Feb2006 0222 165/ 12 1227 18N 79W 108
04Feb2006 0223 147/ 15 1047 20N 77W 110
04Feb2006 0224 123/ 17 994 23N 75W 113
04Feb2006 0225 101/ 15 1087 26N 72W 115
04Feb2006 0226 85/ 11 1294 28N 70W 118
04Feb2006 0227 74/ 6 1571 31N 67W 120
Also, here is the latest information from the Amsat web site,
www.amsat.org
21 Hours until Suitsat Activation!
SuitSat Readies for Operation
on 145.990 MHz Updated
Now is the time to begin preparing your amateur radio
station
to receive signals from SuitSat, the most unusual Amateur
Radio satellite ever orbited. SuitSat amateur radio
equipment
will be installed inside a surplus Russian Orlan
spacesuit. It
will become an independently orbiting satellite once it is
deployed by the crew of the International Space Station
during
an extravehicular activity, tentatively planned for
February
3rd, 2006.
Running only on internal batteries within the spacesuit,
SuitSat will have a limited, but interesting lifetime
beaming
down special messages and an SSTV image as it floats in
space.
Having no external thrust to adjust its orbit after it is
hand-deployed during the EVA, SuitSat will be in a
free-floating, but decaying orbit around Earth. It is
expected
to remain in orbit up to 6 weeks after being deployed.
SuitSat's transmissions will include special international
voice messages, spacesuit telemetry, and a pre-programmed
SSTV picture on its 145.990 MHz FM downlink. If you have
already received the packet station or heard the ISS crew
on 2-meter
voice, then you already have most of what you need.
Amateur
radio signals from the ISS can be received with a 2 meter
vertical antenna so an elaborate tracking system is not
necessary. Keep in mind that SuitSat will transmit a
weaker
signal than the main ham transmitter aboard the ISS so try
for
the best antenna feasible. The SSTV signal can be decoded
with
personal computer SSTV software after you connect your
computer to the speaker output of your radio.
See the complete article including additional SuitSat
photographs at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/SuitSat/
Also see the article "This Is SuitSat-1 RS0RS" by Frank
Bauer,KA3HDO at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/BauerSuitsat/index.php
More information about the AReU
mailing list