AubieSat-1

AubieSat-1, RAX-2, M-Cubed, E1P-U2, DICE-1/2

AubieSat-1, RAX-2, M-Cubed, E1P-U2, DICE-1, DICE-2 will be launched on 28 Oct 2011.

Mission: NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP)
Launch Vehicle:ULA Delta II 7920
Launch Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif.
Launch Date: Oct. 28, 2011
Launch Window: 2:48:01 a.m. - 2:57:11 a.m. PDT
5:48:01 a.m. - 5:57:11 a.m. EDT
9:48:01 a.m. - 9:57:11 a.m. UTC
Orbital Altitude: 512 miles
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/NPP/launch/

AubieSat-1
Organisation: Auburn University Student Space Program, USA
Freq: 437.475MHz FM, CW
Rate: 1200bps
Modulation: FSK
http://space.auburn.edu/

AubieSat-1

RAX-2
Organisation: University of Michigan, USA
Freq: 437.345MHz FM
Rate: 9600bps
Modulation: GMSK, KISS mode
http://rax.engin.umich.edu/

RAX-2

M-Cubed
Organisation: University of Michigan, USA
Freq: 437.485MHz FM
Rate: 9600bps
Modulation: GMSK, KISS mode
http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/
http://www.umcubed.org/

M-Cubed

E1P-U2
Organisation: Montana Space Grant Consortium, USA
Freq: 437.505MHz
Rate: 1200bps
Modulation: AFSK(USB)
http://ssel.montana.edu/

E1P-U2

DICE-1, DICE-2
Organisation: Space Dynamics Laboratory, USA
Freq: 465MHz
Rate: OQPSK
Modulation: CCSDS, 1.5/3.0 megabit
http://www.sdl.usu.edu/programs/dice

DICE-1, 2

[Complement 1]

E1P(Explorer 1 Prime) is a Montana Space Grant Consortium Cubesat-class satellite in development by
the Space Science and Engineering Laboratory (SSEL) at Montana State University. E1P will demonstrate
software technology developed at SSEL that uses a popular chip radio to close a digital data link with
standard ham radio hardware allowing people around the world to contact the satellite and download
science and housekeeping data. E1P F2 is the second flight model.

The beacon is broadcast at approximately 437.505 MHz every 15 seconds.
Any TNC capable of operating in KISS mode can decode the beacon.
The connection of a KISS TNC to the E1P Telemetry Decoder is accomplished
via a serial connection.
http://ssel.montana.edu/e1p/
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/e1p.htm
http://wordpress.projectoscar.co.uk/?page_id=1090

DICE-1/2 (Dynamic Ionosphere CubeSat Experiment) will map geomagnetic Storm Enhanced Density (SED)
plasma bulge and plume formations in Earth?fs ionosphere. Two identical spinning spacecraft will
measure plasma density and electric fields to determine the how and why of variations in ionospheric
plasma density that affect the performance of communications, surveillance, and navigation systems
on earth and in space.
http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/dice.htm
http://digitalcommons.usu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2002&context=etd

E1P, Hermes, KySat-1 were launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base at 10:09:45 UT Friday,
4 March 2011 on an Orbital Sciences Taurus XL rocket. The rocket's fairing, the part of the
rocket which covers the satellite on top of the launcher, did not separate properly so the
Taurus XL did not have enough velocity to enter orbit.

The second flight model, E1P U2, was launched through the NASA Educational Launch of
Nanosatellites (ELaNa) program in 28 October 2011 with AubieSat-1, RAX-2, M-CUBED, DICE-1/2.
Those satellites have been separated, but E1P-U2 and M-Cubed by subsequent observation
was found to be that they are flying together to coalesce.

http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/e1p.htm
http://www.dk3wn.info/sat/afu/sat_e1p.shtml
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/e1pkysat.htm

[Complement 2]

DK3WN observed each satellites which were launched on 28 Oct 2011.
See his DK3WN_Blog.

Decoding of E1P telemetry data 29 Oct 2011
RAX-2 telemetry packets 30 Oct 2011
AubieSat-1 CW beacon heard 31 Oct 2011
first M-Cubed telemetry decoded 05 Nov 2011

[Complement 3]

E1P Data Submissions, Need to obtain Username and Password from GS.

M-Cubed Beacon Decoder, Install it in the same way as RAX-1.
M-Cubed a wav-file decoded
M-Cubed wav playback

RAX-2 Beacon Decoder, Update

(1) Install python 2.7
(2) Run setup_pyserial.bat
(3) Edit run_serial_to_tcp.bat
(4) Run run_serial_to_tcp.bat
(5) Cancel block in Windows warning message
(6) Edit config.props
(7) Run run_gs_client.bat
(8) Double click run_serial_to_tcp.bat and run_gs_client.bat
then run_gs_client.jar starts automatically.
(9) DOS_window opens and is finished when you close Decoder.

AubieSat-1 CW

At last I could receive and decode AibieSat-1 CW.
The signal is very weak, but it's exceedingly a clear sound.

9:10-9:22 UTC, 2 May 2012, Ele 51 S-W-WN, 437.473 MHz CW
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/20502aub.png
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/20502aub.wav

AubieSat-1 Telemetry Format
http://space.auburn.edu/Ham_Radio.htm