Only one word .... Wow!!!!
Thanks and good luck with the launch
On 19-11-2013 16:20, Wouter Jan Ubbels wrote:
Hi all,
As you may be aware, on the 21st of November, 07:10UTC a DNEPR launch
vehicle will lift off from Yasny Launch Base, Russia, carrying a
number of payloads.
One of them is the Triton-1 satellite, a 3-unit cubesat developed by
ISIS - Innovative Solutions In Space from Delft, The Netherlands.
Note that the Triton-2 satellite is not on this launch, its launch
date is to be determined at this stage. Triton-2 will be similar to
Triton-1, the main difference being that it will also carry an S-band
downlink and associated mode US transponder.
Triton-1 is a satellite which will serve as a test bed for an
experimental receiver, designed to receive Automatic Identification
System (AIS) messages from ships. During the first three months after
launch, the plan is to characterize the AIS receiver in orbit. After
approximately three months of experimenting, we intend to activate a
single channel FM to DSB mode UV transponder (similar to AO-16's
transponder). The exact transponder uplink frequency in the 435-438MHz
band will be announced at that time as well.
We have created an amateur radio information page which contains all
information related to its downlink signals at:
http://www.isispace.nl/HAM/
We intend to publish regular status updates on the AMSAT-BB as well
as on the aforementioned page.
Kind regards on behalf of the Triton-1 team,
Wouter Jan Ubbels PE4WJ
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