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Satellite mode

Posted: Sun Jan 23, 2022 8:48 pm
by VK3KYY
https://site.amsat-f.org/uvsq-sat/

Extra line for satellites.txt

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47438U,UVSQsat,437020000,145905000,0,0
http://amsat-f.org/AMSATLIST/SatelliteP ... SQsat.html

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:32 am
by N1KY
I was not aware of this satellite, thanks Roger!

For those who use the SatSat iOS app be aware that there are two entries that match the name of this satellite: UVSQSAT and UVSQ-SAT. UVSQ-SAT is the one that you want to use.

-N1KY

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:36 am
by VK3KYY
N1KY wrote:
Mon Jan 24, 2022 12:32 am
I was not aware of this satellite, thanks Roger!

For those who use the SatSat iOS app be aware that there are two entries that match the name of this satellite: UVSQSAT and UVSQ-SAT. UVSQ-SAT is the one that you want to use.

-N1KY
I got the information from N1ID, and I think he got the information from the AMSAT mailing list.

Shame its only going to be active as a voice transponder for 2 days

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 2:45 am
by N1KY
Wow 2 days. The first of the two days is already over.

Hopefully there will be other activations of the FM transponder in the future.

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Jan 24, 2022 8:37 pm
by VK3KYY
Update

My original data was not correct, apparently the frequencies were transposed.

Sorry about that, I had no way to test it.

Thanks to N1ID for testing and using that satellite, and alerting me to the problem

Perhaps the satellite operators can be lobbied to occasionally activate the voice transponder, perhaps 1 day a week, if they are worried about battery consumption etc

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:20 pm
by UA6ATG
Good afternoon!

How to add satellite cas-5a ? It is in the TLE https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt but there are no frequencies for this satellite...

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Sun Dec 25, 2022 8:01 pm
by VK3KYY
UA6ATG wrote:
Sun Dec 25, 2022 2:20 pm
Good afternoon!

How to add satellite cas-5a ? It is in the TLE https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt but there are no frequencies for this satellite...
The CPS allows you to specify URL for the satellite KEPS data, if https://www.celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt does not contain the keps, you need to choose a URL that does contain the data.

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:24 pm
by UA6ATG
The orbit data is
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt
CAS-5A (FO-118) 1 54684U 22167C 22360.18489760 .00008108 00000+0 51585-3 0 9994 2 54684 97.5390 134.8861 0014368 204.8277 278.4913 15.08970980 2547

there are no frequencies in the transceiver . ;-(

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:18 pm
by SA0BUX
UA6ATG wrote:
Mon Dec 26, 2022 1:24 pm
The orbit data is
https://celestrak.org/NORAD/elements/amateur.txt
CAS-5A (FO-118) 1 54684U 22167C 22360.18489760 .00008108 00000+0 51585-3 0 9994 2 54684 97.5390 134.8861 0014368 204.8277 278.4913 15.08970980 2547

there are no frequencies in the transceiver . ;-(
I guess that frequencies come from some other source ?

I looked on the https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-formats/ specification and I can't see anything here about frequencies.

Re: Satellite mode

Posted: Mon Dec 26, 2022 2:52 pm
by N1KY
CAS-5A line for satellites.txt

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54684U,CAS5A,435600000,145925000,0,0
https://ukamsat.files.wordpress.com/202 ... l-v1.0.pdf