[SOC] FW: ''Launch'' of SuitSat: Highlights of 3 Feb ISS Spacewalk / NASA TV / 06-02-2006

[Reicher, James]

SuitSat was reported on NPR's "All Things Considered" last night
(February 1st).  The text of the story can be found at:
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=5183146

For those with a police scanner or other radio that can receive in this
range, the frequency SuitSat will transmit on is 145.990 MHz.  It will
transmit a voice identification and a slow-scan television signal.  

You should be able to find out when SuitSat will be over your location
by going to http://www.amsat.org, the website for AMSAT International
and using the online tracking program.  You will need to know your
latitude and longitude.  For Kansas City, using 38 degrees, 48 minutes
(38.8) north by 94 degrees, 29 minutes (94.49) west will get you close
enough.  

For the KC area, SuitSat should be in range for its first pass about
08:55 UTC(2:55 AM CST) on Saturday, February 4th, for about 9 minutes.
Here's a listing of the likely times you can hear it in the KC area:

Sat 04Feb06 08:55:12 (2:55 AM CST)
Sat 04Feb06 10:29:50 (4:29 AM CST)
Sat 04Feb06 12:06:33 (6:06 AM CST)
Sat 04Feb06 13:43:14 (7:43 AM CST)
Sat 04Feb06 15:18:33 (9:18 AM CST)
Sat 04Feb06 16:53:36 (10:53 AM CST)
Sat 04Feb06 18:30:39 (12:30 PM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 07:46:09 (1:46 AM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 09:18:50 (3:18 AM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 10:54:45 (4:54 AM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 12:31:45 (6:31 AM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 14:07:42 (8:07 AM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 15:42:41 (9:42 AM CST)
Sun 05Feb06 17:18:14 (11:18 AM CST)


These times are approximate and are actual times the International Space
Station will be overhead.  SuitSat will probably arrive slightly before
the ISS, especially as time passes.


-----Original Message-----
From: owner-AMSAT-BB at amsat.org [mailto:owner-AMSAT-BB at amsat.org] On
Behalf Of Graham Shirville
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 8:17 AM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
Cc: nmelville at freenet.co.uk
Subject: [amsat-bb] Fw: ''Launch'' of SuitSat: Highlights of 3 Feb ISS
Spacewalk / NASA TV / 06-02-2006

For those in Europe with biggish dishes - here is another way of
watching 
NASA-TV - thank you ESA

Also remember that with broadband/ADSL you should be able to view the 
programme at:
http://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/

enjoy!
73

Graham G3VZV


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <claus.habfast at esa.int>
To: <g3vzv at AMSAT.Org>
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 1:00 PM
Subject: ''Launch'' of SuitSat: Highlights of 3 Feb ISS Spacewalk / NASA
TV 
/ 06-02-2006


> ESA BROADCAST CENTRE
>
> Dear graham shirville,
>
> The next transmission of the ESA TV Service will be:
> 06-Feb-06 16:00 - 17:00 GMT
> ''Launch'' of SuitSat: Highlights of 3 Feb ISS Spacewalk
> NASA TV
>
> Background information on the transmission:
>
> In the night 3-4 February, the two resident astronauts of the 
> International Space Station will put one of the strangest "satellites"

> ever into orbit: Valery Tokarev and Bill McArthur will hurl an empty 
> spacesuit overboard, making it an Earth-orbiting satellite - "SuitSat"
for 
> short.
>
> To this end, a Russian Orlan spacesuit that has passed its design 
> liftetime, was equipped with three batteries, a radio transmitter and 
> internal sensors to measure temperature and battery power. Like
Sputnik 48 
> years ago, radio signals of this object can be received by radio
amateurs 
> around the globe, at frequency 145.990 MHz.
>
> Of course, the main objectives of the ISS spacewalk on 3 February are
not 
> this deployment but preparation for major maintenance and assembly
work of 
> the International Space Station. But viewers around the world will
admire 
> the pictures of an empty space suit floating away into the depth of
space.
>
> NASA-TV covers the spacewalk live, during eight hours, starting 3
February 
> 2006 at 21:30 GMT. NASA-TV also transmits a summary report, on Monday
6 
> February starting 16:00 GMT which ESA TV will rebroadcast live.
>
> More background information can be found on http://suitsat.org/.
>
>
>
> Transmission details:Eutelsat W2 at 16 DEG EAST
> Transponder B5 Middle,
> Channel 6, horizontal,
> F=11.160 MHz, SR=5.632 MS/sec, FEC=3/4
>
>
>
> For further information, visit our website at
http://television.esa.int. 
> For other enquires, contact Claus Habfast, Tel +31 71 565 3838, Fax
+31 71 
> 565 6340, e-mail claus.habfast at esa.int.
>
> With kind regards
>
> ESA TV Service
----
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