HiakaSat Beacon

Posted by YC3BVG at 10/29/2015 12:07:00 AM

UPDATE 2015-10-27:
The launch date has slipped. Possible launch dates now are  Nov 1 or 2.
The beacon will transmit every 15 seconds on both UHF and VHF frequencies.

• Spacecraft Name: HiakaSat
• Target Launch Date: Nov 1 or 2
• Orbit: 415x490km, 94.7 degrees, Period of 93.6 minutes
• UHF Beacon: 437.2705MHz (437.26-437.28 MHz), 9600bps GFSK 2W
• VHF Beacon: 145.9805MHz (145.97-145.99 MHz), 9600bps GFSK 1W
• Baseline Receive Equipment:
  • Ham Radio IC-9100 or IC-7000, ‘Data 2’ Port 9600bps FSK Output
  • MixW Software TNC in packet mode w/ VHF 9600bps defaults and TNC emulation, or Kantronics TNC using 9600bps FSK port

The Two Line Element Set will be provided once we have more information about the orbit insertion.