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AMSAT-EA Launch Tonight

Clint Bradford
 

If the launch goes as planned tonight from Vandenberg, the AMSAT-EA (Spain) satellites 
are expected to be operating on these frequencies (coordinated with IARU):

GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1

  • 145.875 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK, AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
  • 436.888 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW, FSK 50 bps, FM voice beacon with AM2SAT callsign

GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2

  • 145.925 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps,  AFSK, AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
  • 436.666 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW FSK 50 bps, SSTV Robot 36, FM voice beacon with AM3SAT callsign
LIVE video right now - launch looks like 12:01AM tonight (midnight Thursday) - 

https://spaceflightnow.com/2022/09/30/firefly-alpha-to-the-black-mission-status-center/
Clint Bradford
 

ABORT / RESET - launch window until 2AM. Might proceed in 45 mins ...
Clint Bradford
 

And a second abort. If not launched before 2am Pacific, next launch window tomorrow - same 12:01 - 2:00 AM Pacific time.
Jim Ricker KK4TW
 

Clint any update?
thanks
Jim
Clint Bradford
 

Scrubbed last night. Next window is, again, 12:01AM - 2:00 AM Pacific tonight (well, technically, tomorrow).

Clint

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