{"id":39220,"date":"2014-06-20T08:45:39","date_gmt":"2014-06-20T06:45:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/?p=39220"},"modified":"2023-10-06T10:31:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T08:31:33","slug":"successful-launch-of-amateur-radio-satellite-payloads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/ham-radio-news\/successful-launch-of-amateur-radio-satellite-payloads\/","title":{"rendered":"Successful launch of amateur radio satellite payloads"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT a Dnepr rocket was launched from Dombarovsky near Yasny in the Russian Federation carrying 37 satellites, 12 of which had amateur radio payloads.<\/p>\n<p>Among the amateur radio payloads are a SSB\/CW linear transponder, FM voice transponder, D-STAR Parrot Repeater and three Packet Radio Digipeaters. In total 33 satellites were deployed, the remaining four, Tigrisat, Lemur 1, ANTELSat and AeroCube 6, are being carried by the microsatellite UniSat-6 and should be deployed on Friday, June 20.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39221\" style=\"width: 810px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39221\" class=\"wp-image-39221 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts-1024x438.jpg\" alt=\"Cluster Mission\" width=\"800\" height=\"342\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts-1024x438.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts-768x328.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts-1536x657.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/SATts.jpg 1649w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39221\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Dnepr Cluster Mission Orbit Injection Profile June 19, 2014 \u2013 Credit ISC Kosmotras<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p>In the hours immediately after launch signals were reported from POPSAT, QB50p1, QB50p2, UniSat-6, BugSat-1, NanosatC-BR1, Duchifat-1 and TabletSat-Aurora. The two QB50 precursor Cubesats on the launch carry amateur radio transponders. They were deployed at 19:32 UT and CW signals from both were received shortly after by <strong>Andre Van Deventer ZS2BK<\/strong> in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. <strong>Brian Best ZS5SB<\/strong> also reported receiving QB50p1.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39222\" style=\"width: 811px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39222\" class=\"wp-image-39222 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs-724x1024.jpg\" alt=\"SAT Cluster\" width=\"801\" height=\"1133\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs-724x1024.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs-212x300.jpg 212w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs-768x1086.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs-1087x1536.jpg 1087w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs-1449x2048.jpg 1449w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/Statabs.jpg 764w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39222\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>Satellites launched June 19, 2012 on the Yasny Dnepr<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Richard Dailey N8UX<\/strong> in Kentucky, USA made use of the Southampton University Wireless Society (SUWS) WebSDR to receive the QB50P2 beacon when the satellite was in range of the UK. The details of the initial 145 MHz\u00a0CW transmission format for both QB50p1, and its near twin QB50p2, is at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.isispace.nl\/HAM\/qb50p.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">http:\/\/www.isispace.nl\/HAM\/qb50p.html<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>QB50p1 carries the FUNcube-3 400 mW inverting linear 435\/145 MHz transponder provided by AMSAT-NL.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 145.815 MHz BPSK telemetry<br \/>\n\u2022 FUNcube inverting 400 mW SSB\/CW transponder<br \/>\n&#8211; 435.035-435.065 MHz Uplink LSB<br \/>\n&#8211; 145.935-145.965 MHz Downlink USB<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_39223\" style=\"width: 809px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/qb50p1-and-qb50p2-image-credit-isis.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-39223\" class=\"wp-image-39223 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/qb50p1-and-qb50p2-image-credit-isis.png\" alt=\"Satellites\" width=\"799\" height=\"583\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/qb50p1-and-qb50p2-image-credit-isis.png 600w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/qb50p1-and-qb50p2-image-credit-isis-300x219.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-39223\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><em>QB50p1 and QB50p2 \u2013 Image Credit ISIS<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>QB50p2 carries a 435\/145 MHz FM transponder and FX25 data transmitter from AMSAT-F.<\/strong><br \/>\n\u2022 145.880 MHz BPSK telemetry<br \/>\n\u2022 145.840 MHz 9600 bps FSK FX25<\/p>\n<p>It is expected that both these transponder payloads will be activated after the science missions have been completed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-39230 \" src=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/r4uab_Dnepr_launch_19Jun2014.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"801\" height=\"1160\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/r4uab_Dnepr_launch_19Jun2014.jpg 746w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/r4uab_Dnepr_launch_19Jun2014-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/r4uab_Dnepr_launch_19Jun2014-707x1024.jpg 707w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/r4uab_Dnepr_launch_19Jun2014-768x1112.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/06\/r4uab_Dnepr_launch_19Jun2014-1060x1536.jpg 1060w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 801px) 100vw, 801px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>References:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>QB50 precursor amateur radio operator page <a title=\"http:\/\/www.isispace.nl\/HAM\/qb50p.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.isispace.nl\/HAM\/qb50p.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.isispace.nl\/HAM\/qb50p.html<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There were 37 satellites\u00a0and a 2U Mass Dummy on the launch, frequencies at <a title=\"http:\/\/r4uab.ru\/?p=6393\" href=\"http:\/\/r4uab.ru\/?p=6393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/r4uab.ru\/?p=6393<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>For a short description of each of the satellites see <a title=\"http:\/\/www.zarya.info\/Calendar.php#Dnepr\" href=\"http:\/\/www.zarya.info\/Calendar.php#Dnepr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.zarya.info\/Calendar.php#Dnepr<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Article about the launch and payloads <a title=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflight101.com\/dnepr-launch-updates---2014-cluster-launch.html\" href=\"http:\/\/www.spaceflight101.com\/dnepr-launch-updates---2014-cluster-launch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.spaceflight101.com\/dnepr-launch-updates\u20142014-cluster-launch.html<br \/>\n<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Southampton University Wireless Society WebSDR <a title=\"http:\/\/websdr.suws.org.uk\/\" href=\"http:\/\/websdr.suws.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/websdr.suws.org.uk\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Source: AMSAT.UK<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT a Dnepr rocket was launched from Dombarovsky near Yasny in the Russian Federation carrying 37 satellites, 12 of which had amateur radio payloads. Among the amateur radio payloads are a SSB\/CW linear transponder, FM voice transponder, D-STAR Parrot Repeater and three Packet Radio Digipeaters. In total 33&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":39221,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[38,190,194,203,234,414],"class_list":["post-39220","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ham-radio-news","tag-amsat","tag-ham","tag-ham_radio","tag-hamradio","tag-info","tag-satellite","category-5","description-off"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39220","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39220"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39220\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/39221"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39220"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39220"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cqdx.ru\/ham\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39220"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}