[amsat-bb] UKube 1 identification confirmed

2014-08-07 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Finally the separation between UKube 1 and AISSat 2 has increased to about 60 km. And with the telemetry beacon transmitting a continuous signal, it now became possible to identify UKube 1 using doppler measurements. It appears that UKube 1 is object 40074, 2014-037F. So the JSpOC's initial

[amsat-bb] UKube 1 identification

2014-07-11 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Doppler measurements suggest that UKube 1 is either object 40074, 2014-037F, or object 40075, 2014-037G. The separation between these objects is now only 1 s, so no more than 7.5 km. It is not easy to carry out meaningful doppler measurements because of the limited transmissions from the

[amsat-bb] Dauria DX 1 identified

2014-07-11 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Using doppler measurements I find that Dauria DX 1 is object 40071, 2014-037C. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite

[amsat-bb] DUCHIFAT identified

2014-07-04 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Using detailed doppler measurements I find that DUCHIFAT is definitely object 40021, 2014-033M. Operators of DTUSat 2 confirm that their satellite is object 40030, 2014-033W. So now it is up to Planet Labs to determine which of the objects 40022 and 40023 is FLOCK 1C-10 and which is PACE.

Re: [amsat-bb] LO-78 Decay Date

2014-06-30 Thread Nico Janssen
Paul, The JSpOC has mixed up the IDs of the satellites that were launched from the ISS on February 28. Although we all know that LITUANICASAT 1 is object 39569, 1998-067EN, it is now indicated as 39571, 1998-067EQ. This object 39571, ARDUSAT 2, is expected to decay on July 2. But OSCAR 78 will

[amsat-bb] ANTELSat identified

2014-06-28 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Using detailed doppler measurements I find that ANTELSat is now object 40034, 2014-033AA. Yesterday the JSpOC decided to exchange the TLE set of object 40034 with the set of object 40049, 2014-033AR. So up to yesterday ANTELSat was object 40049 but as of today it is object 40034. Doppler

[amsat-bb] POPSAT-HIP identified

2014-06-27 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Using detailed doppler measurements I find that POPSAT-HIP is object 40028, 2014-033U. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite

[amsat-bb] NanosatC-BR1 identified

2014-06-26 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Using detailed doppler measurements I find that NanosatC-BR1 is object 40024, 2014-033Q. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] QB50p1 and QB50p2 identified

2014-06-25 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Using detailed doppler measurements I find that QB50p1 is object 40025, 2014-033R, and QB50p2 is object 40032, 2014-033Y. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join

[amsat-bb] Object IDs

2014-03-08 Thread Nico Janssen
It seems that the JSpOC has changed some of their policies lately. After the launch of multiple small satellites late last year it took a long time to get them all identified. Apparently they don't want to leave all the TBAs in their database for a long time, so now they use a different

[amsat-bb] Re: Object IDs

2013-12-19 Thread Nico Janssen
Another ID can now be added to the list: 39433 2013-066T HumSat D 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-12-18 17:07, Mike Rupprecht wrote: Hi Nico, Thanks. I use #39388 (Object J) for KySat-2 and 393882 (Object C) for CAPE-2. 73 Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: Nico Janssen

[amsat-bb] Re: Object IDs

2013-12-17 Thread Nico Janssen
($50Sat) (tbc) 39438 2013-066Y Velox PII (tbc) 39439 2013-066Z First-MOVE (tbc) 39440 2013-066AA CubeBug 2 (tbc) 39444 2013-066AE AMSAT-OSCAR 73 39445 2013-066AF HiNCube 39446 2013-066AG UWE 3 (tbc) 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-12-01 16:25, Nico Janssen wrote: All, An update on the satellite IDs

[amsat-bb] Re: Object IDs

2013-12-01 Thread Nico Janssen
, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-11-23 11:32, Nico Janssen wrote: All, An overview of the presently known IDs for the satellites that have been launched recently. ISS JSSOD Cubesat launches 2013-11-19 12:18 UTC 39412 1998-067DA Pico Dragon ? 39413 1998-067DB ArduSat 1 ? 39414 1998-067DC ArduSat X

[amsat-bb] Object IDs

2013-11-23 Thread Nico Janssen
All, An overview of the presently known IDs for the satellites that have been launched recently. ISS JSSOD Cubesat launches 2013-11-19 12:18 UTC 39412 1998-067DA Pico Dragon ? 39413 1998-067DB ArduSat 1 ? 39414 1998-067DC ArduSat X ? To be confirmed when the objects have more separation.

[amsat-bb] Re: Cornell CUSat Keps?

2013-10-11 Thread Nico Janssen
45 2 39267 80.9931 307.0850 0796581 135.6654 231.1187 13.96656656 1151 Downlink is nominally 436748.7 MHz at my QTH. 73 Colin VK5HI. PS: CUSAT remains a good fit with Object B. -Original Message- From: Nico Janssen [mailto:ham...@xs4all.nl] Sent: Tuesday, 8 October 2013 05:59

[amsat-bb] Re: Cornell CUSat Keps?

2013-10-07 Thread Nico Janssen
Detailed doppler shift measurements show that CUSat is either object 39266 or object 39271. Object 39271 appears to be officially identified as the second stage of the Falcon rocket. If that is true then object 39266, 2013-055B, is CUSat. On October 6 around 19:30 UTC I measured a pass of CUSat

[amsat-bb] F1 and Bell decayed

2013-05-10 Thread Nico Janssen
Cubesat F1 (38855, 1998-067CR) decayed on Thursday May 9, around 19:58 UTC. PhoneSat Bell (39145, 2013-016D) now finally also decayed on Friday May 10, around 00:58 UTC. Cubesat FITSAT 1 may be expected to decay by the middle of June. 73, Nico PA0DLO

[amsat-bb] Re: TechEdSat decay

2013-05-05 Thread Nico Janssen
Cubesat TechEdSat (38854, 1998-067CQ) decayed on Sunday May 5, probably between 03:00 and 05:00 UTC. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-05-03 11:33, Nico Janssen wrote: The decay of TechEdSat is now to be expected in the evening of May 4 (UTC). The satellite is still transmitting. 73, Nico PA0DLO

[amsat-bb] Re: TechEdSat decay

2013-05-03 Thread Nico Janssen
The decay of TechEdSat is now to be expected in the evening of May 4 (UTC). The satellite is still transmitting. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-04-24 21:52, Nico Janssen wrote: TechEdSat appears to be quite sensitive to changes in the density of the upper atmosphere. Small changes in solar

[amsat-bb] Re: [keps] New Satellites In This Weeks KEP Distribution

2013-04-27 Thread Nico Janssen
Ray, An update on the identifications of the new satellites: 39131 2013-015B OSSI 1 39132 2013-015C DOVE 2 39133 2013-015D AIST 2 39134 2013-015E BEESAT 3 39135 2013-015F SOMP 39136 2013-015G BEESAT 2 NEE-01 (Pegaso), Cubebug 1 (Capitán Beto) and Turksat-3USAT are in the group 39151

[amsat-bb] Re: TechEdSat decay

2013-04-24 Thread Nico Janssen
On 2013-04-06 18:43, Nico Janssen wrote: All, Cubesat TechEdSat (38854, 1998-067CQ) may be expected to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere around April 25. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author

[amsat-bb] Re: OSSI-1 Deployed Friday

2013-04-22 Thread Nico Janssen
-20 15:29, Nico Janssen wrote: Bion M1 is 39130, 2013-015A. The upper stage of the Soyuz 2 rocket is 39137, 2013-015H. OSSI 1 is probably 39131, 2013-015B. No element set has been provided yet for this satellite. It was separated from BION M1 at 16:13:50 UTC on April 19. The ID numbers 39132

[amsat-bb] Re: OSSI-1 Deployed Friday

2013-04-20 Thread Nico Janssen
Bion M1 is 39130, 2013-015A. The upper stage of the Soyuz 2 rocket is 39137, 2013-015H. OSSI 1 is probably 39131, 2013-015B. No element set has been provided yet for this satellite. It was separated from BION M1 at 16:13:50 UTC on April 19. The ID numbers 39132 to 39136 have been reserved for

[amsat-bb] TechEdSat decay

2013-04-06 Thread Nico Janssen
All, Cubesat TechEdSat (38854, 1998-067CQ) may be expected to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere around April 25. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support

[amsat-bb] Re: We-Wish decay

2013-03-12 Thread Nico Janssen
of March. 73 Mike DK3WN Nico Janssen ham...@xs4all.nl hat am 11. März 2013 um 21:02 geschrieben: We-Wish decayed this morning, March 11, probably around 02:59 UTC near 48 degrees North, 119 degrees East. Next cubesat TechEdSat 1 (38854, 1998-067CQ) will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere

[amsat-bb] Re: We-Wish decay

2013-03-11 Thread Nico Janssen
We-Wish decayed this morning, March 11, probably around 02:59 UTC near 48 degrees North, 119 degrees East. Next cubesat TechEdSat 1 (38854, 1998-067CQ) will burn up in the Earth's atmosphere, probably by the end of April. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-03-10 14:30, Nico Janssen wrote: Solar

[amsat-bb] Re: We-Wish decay

2013-03-10 Thread Nico Janssen
Solar activity has not increased. The decay of We_Wish may be expected on March 11 around 04:00 UTC (+/- 4 hours). The satellite is still transmitting. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-03-08 15:54, Nico Janssen wrote: As solar activity will likely increase slightly in the coming days, the decay

[amsat-bb] Re: We-Wish decay

2013-03-08 Thread Nico Janssen
As solar activity will likely increase slightly in the coming days, the decay of We-Wish may already occur on Sunday, March 10 (UTC). 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2013-03-05 20:58, Nico Janssen wrote: All, Cubesat We-Wish (38856, 1998-067CS) will soon burn up in the atmosphere. Probably the decay

[amsat-bb] Re: 29.351 Mhz odd signal

2012-10-14 Thread Nico Janssen
Paulo, This is RS 15. See also Mike's page: http://www.dk3wn.info/sat/afu/sat_rs15.shtml 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2012-10-14 14:50, CT2IWW Paulo Teixeira wrote: Dear friends, I've been monitoring for the past two weeks a chirping sound on 29.351 Mhz that has me baffled. Since I believe it is

[amsat-bb] Re: FITSAT 1 is object 38853

2012-10-11 Thread Nico Janssen
, yes - and TechEdSat is #38854 and We-Wish is #38856... 73 Mike DK3WN -Ursprüngliche Nachricht- Von: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von Nico Janssen Gesendet: Mittwoch, 10. Oktober 2012 21:33 An: Amsat Betreff: [amsat-bb] FITSAT 1 is object 38853

[amsat-bb] FITSAT 1 is object 38853

2012-10-10 Thread Nico Janssen
Hi, Using very accurate dopplershift measurements, I found that FITSAT 1 is object 38853, 1998-067CP. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur

[amsat-bb] Re: ISS spacewalk, satellite to be released?

2012-08-21 Thread Nico Janssen
The sphere-shaped satellite was hand-launched at 18:29 UTC on August 20 during a Russian spacewalk. It is called Sfera and is also known as TEKh-44 and as Vektor-T. It is a steel ball with diameter 53 cm and mass 9.2 kg. It is to burn up in the atmospere 2 to 5 months from now. It will be an

[amsat-bb] RS 40 is object 38735

2012-08-10 Thread Nico Janssen
Doppler shift measurements show that RS 40 (alias Yubileiny 2, alias MiR) is object 38735 (2012-041C). This is now also confirmed by Space-Track. Object 38736 is Gonets M04. 73, Nico PA0DLO ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2012-01-04 Thread Nico Janssen
24107 After 2012-01-04, 07:00 UTC, use this set: 1 37772U 98067CK 12004.29237155 .28278236 77737+0 51650-3 0 94753 2 37772 51.6170 211.7417 0003268 248.4933 111.4719 16.47481875 24116 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2012-01-02 16:38, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, My updated prediction for the decay

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2012-01-04 Thread Nico Janssen
, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, My updated (and probably last) prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1: January 4, 09:00 UTC ± 5 hours. Recent predictions from other sources: - USSTRATCOM TIP message: January 4, 05:34 UTC ± 11 hours - Aerospace: January 4, 07:35 UTC ± 4 hours (http://reentrynews.aero.org

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2012-01-02 Thread Nico Janssen
On 2012-01-01 15:49, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, My updated prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1: January 4, 10:00 UTC +/- 18 hours. Recent predictions from other sources: - USSTRATCOM TIP message: January 4, 07:46 UTC +/- 48 hours - Aerospace: January 4, 07:34 UTC +/- 28 hours (http

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2012-01-01 Thread Nico Janssen
PA0DLO On 2011-12-31 15:46, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, My prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1 still stays on the same date: January 4 +/- 1 day. As the aerodynamic drag increases, the telemetry of the satellite should show ever higher temperatures in the coming days. Especially interesting

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-12-31 Thread Nico Janssen
the density of the air around the satellite. Happy New Year to all! 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2011-12-22 16:15, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, My current prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1 is January 4, 2012, +/- 3 days. If solar and geomagnetic activity really increase before the end of December

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-12-22 Thread Nico Janssen
Hi, My current prediction for the decay of ARISSat 1 is January 4, 2012, +/- 3 days. If solar and geomagnetic activity really increase before the end of December, as some predictions suggest, the decay may be a few days earlier. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2011-12-11 15:24, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-12-11 Thread Nico Janssen
activity it may be more than 5 days later or earlier. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 2011-11-28 21:36, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, With its relatively high area to mass ratio, ARISSat 1 is quite sensitive to space weather changes. In the past two weeks solar flux values have been relatively low, around 140

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-11-30 Thread Nico Janssen
, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, So far all my analyses of the evolution of the orbit of ARISSat 1 have resulted in a predicted decay date sometime in December 2011. Actually my current predicted decay date for this satellite is December 17. Obviously it depends very much on how solar activity develops

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-11-28 Thread Nico Janssen
, Nico PA0DLO On 2011-11-18 15:05, Nico Janssen wrote: Hi, So far all my analyses of the evolution of the orbit of ARISSat 1 have resulted in a predicted decay date sometime in December 2011. Actually my current predicted decay date for this satellite is December 17. Obviously it depends very much

[amsat-bb] Re: ARISSat-1 (37772) decay

2011-11-18 Thread Nico Janssen
Hi, So far all my analyses of the evolution of the orbit of ARISSat 1 have resulted in a predicted decay date sometime in December 2011. Actually my current predicted decay date for this satellite is December 17. Obviously it depends very much on how solar activity develops in the coming weeks.

[amsat-bb] Re: Life Expectancy ARISat-1

2011-08-07 Thread Nico Janssen
On 2011-08-07 09:34, Phil Karn wrote: On 8/6/11 8:55 PM, James wrote: Thank you for your informative contribution.. Anyone with a real answer? Well, an educated guess can be made by looking at a plot of ISS altitude vs time: http://www.heavens-above.com/IssHeight.aspx The ISS is

[amsat-bb] Re: RS-38?

2010-01-03 Thread Nico Janssen
von Nico Janssen Gesendet: Freitag, 1. Januar 2010 18:40 An: Elan Portnoy Cc: amsat-bb@amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: RS-38? Elan, RS38 is the satellite Universitetsky 2 alias Tatiana 2, that was launched on September 17 from Baikonur, together with Ugatusat. Initially it identified

[amsat-bb] Re: RS-38?

2010-01-01 Thread Nico Janssen
Elan, RS38 is the satellite Universitetsky 2 alias Tatiana 2, that was launched on September 17 from Baikonur, together with Ugatusat. Initially it identified itself as 'RS28'. But reports from Moscow called it 'RS38'. Now the satellite also has started to identify as 'RS38'. A couple of weeks