[HCARC] Space

[Fred]

  UVSQsat Scheduled for January 21, 2021 Launch

The launch of UVSQsat is scheduled for January 21, 2021 by a SpaceX 
Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral, Florida. UVSQ-SAT is a nanosatellite 
designed by LATMOS (Atmospheres Spatial Observation Laboratory) and 
developed at the Observatory of Versailles Saint Quentin-en-Yvelines.  
Its scientific and technological goals are observing essential climate 
variables, namely shortwave and longwave radiative fluxes at the top of 
the atmosphere and UV solar spectral irradiance.

In addition to experimental and educational missions, it will provide 
the Amateur Radio community with a new FM transponder. AMSAT-Francophone 
and the radio club F6KRK have been involved throughout the project. 
AMSAT-Francophone offers software to interpret the data and send it to 
the AMSAT-F & Satnogs database. The software is in beta mode and 
available for testing and giving feedback for improvement. The software 
runs on both Windows and Linux platforms. Information for downloading is 
available at:
https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/21-ecr-uvsqsat/ApplicationUVSQsatDecoder/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md 
<https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/21-ecr-uvsqsat/ApplicationUVSQsatDecoder/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md>

Two audio files are available for testing the software:
– 1200 bps (BPSK / G3RUH): 
SDRSharp_20201023_143925Z_437017790Hz_IQ—Beacon_1200.wav
– 9600 bps (BPSK / G3RUH): 
SDRSharp_20201023_144839Z_437011810Hz_IQ—Beacon_9600.wav

The satellite will transmit on the frequency: 437.020 MHz.

More information on the satellite frequencies: 
http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UVSQsat.html 
<http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatellitePage/UK/0UVSQsat.html>

More information on the project: 
http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/index.php 
<http://uvsq-sat.projet.latmos.ipsl.fr/index.php>

/[ANS thanks AMSAT-F for the above information.]/