Delta-2 / ExoCube-1, FIREBIRD-C/D, GRIFEX, SMAP
Delta-2 / ExoCube-1, FIREBIRD-C/D, GRIFEX, SMAP
Date: 31 Jan 2015, 14:20 UTC
Rocket: United Launch Alliance Delta-2
Site: Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
http://www.spaceflight101.com/smap-mission-updates.html
Launched Successfully
(C)NASA, Captured by JE9PEL
Launch Vehicle: Delta II 7320
Launch Date: January 31, 2015
Window: 14:20:42 - 14:23:42 UTC
Launch Site: SLC-2W Vandenberg
Mission Duration: 2 Hours 10 Minutes
Primary Payload: SMAP
Target Orbit: 661 x 685km, 98.1 deg
Secondary Payloads: FIREBIRD II-A & B, GRIFEX, ExoCube
ExoCube-1(CP-10)
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Mission: Directly measure the density Hydrogen, Oxygen,
Helium and Nitrogen in the upper atmosphere
437.270MHz 9k6 FSK,CW
http://www.polysat.org/launched/
(C)Calpoly
FIREBIRD-C/D
Montana State University
Mission: Focused Investigations of Relativistic Electron Burst,
Intensity, Range, and Dynamics
437.405/437.230MHz, 19k2 FSK
http://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/f/firebird
(C)MSU
GRIFEX (GEO-CAPE ROIC In-Flight Performance Experiment)
University of Michigan
Mission: High spatial and spectral resolution measurements
of rapidly changing atmospheric chemistry
437.485MHz 19k2 9k6 GMSK
http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?p=2498
http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?p=2535
(C)UM
SMAP (Soil Moisture Active-Passive)
NASA
Mission: Global observations of soil moisture and freeze/thaw state,
together termed the hydrosphere state
1217-1298/1400-1427MHz
http://smap.jpl.nasa.gov/
http://www.spaceflight101.com/smap.html
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLw3veKBqo0
(C)NASA
FIREBIRD-2
1 99991U 15031.59861111 -.00003570 00000-0 -19504-3 0 00001
2 99991 099.0984 037.3071 0163136 342.7180 150.8323 15.03559600000011
GRIFEX
1 99992U 15031.59861111 -.00003597 00000-0 -20054-3 0 00003
2 99992 099.0980 037.3077 0161468 342.2744 151.4119 15.03089438000018
EXOCUBE
1 99993U 15031.59861111 -.00003538 00000-0 -19750-3 0 00000
2 99993 099.0978 037.3072 0161500 341.7803 151.9355 15.03037792000011
http://mstl.atl.calpoly.edu/~ops/keps/kepler.txt
[Complement]
GRIFEX Beacon Decoder
http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?p=2535
1. Registration
2. Recieve a Mail
3. Activate an account
4. Get API Token
5. Download Public Client Launcher
6. Edit run_serial_to_tcp.bat
7. Run run_serial_to_tcp.bat
8. Run run_gs_client.bat
How to decode GRIFEX using MixW and Decoder
(1) Setup Serial Port Bridge MixW or VSPM
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mixwbrid.htm
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/mix3win8.htm
(2) Download ComEmulDrv3.zip for Windows XP
Download VSPM for Windows 7 / 8.1
Install Python for Decoder
MixW setup on Windows 7
MixW setup on Windows 8.1
(3) Configure two pairs as follows,
Pair#1: First emulated port: COM5 (In)
Second emulated port: COM6 (Out)
Pair#2: First emulated port: COM7 (In)
Second emulated port: COM8 (Out)
Reboot your computer.
(4) Settings MixW
Mode ... Packet
Mode settings ... Modem, VHF 9600 baud G3RUH
Mode settings ... General, Check Emulate KISS TNC on TNC emulation port
Configure ... Sound device settings, Samplerate 22050
Configure ... TNC emulation, Port COM5*, Baud rate 9600
(5) Read GRIFEX PDF, Downloading-the-MXL-Client-Application.pdf
(6) How to install GRIFEX Decoder
http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/blog/?p=2535
1. Registration
2. Recieve a Mail
3. Activate an account
4. Get API Token
5. Download Public Client Launcher
6. Edit run_serial_to_tcp.bat
(7) Edit run_serial_to_tcp.bat in GRIFEX folder as follows.
tcp_serial_redirect.py -q -p COM8 -b 9600 --rtscts -P 12500 -i 0 -n JE9PEL
(8) Run GRIFEX Decoder in the following order
1. run_serial_to_tcp.bat
2. run_gs_client.bat
(9) Then, Windows 8.1 -> VSPM -> MixW -> OnlineKissPlus -> GRIFEX Decoder
(10)How to image GRIFEX signal
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ja0caw-je0mzi/d/20150303
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/ja0caw-je0mzi/d/20150304
(11)Telemetry using DK3WN Decoder
22:42-22:51 UTC, 10 Apr 2015, Ele 19 N-W-WS, 437.480MHz 9600bps GMSK
http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/cubesat/grifex.php
http://spaceflight101.com/spacecraft/grifex/
http://www.facebook.com/Michigan.Exploration/
http://exploration.engin.umich.edu/missions/grifex/iaru/
http://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/g/grifex
FIREBIRD-II FU4 first decoded
08:27-08:38 UTC, 11 Feb 2015, Ele 66 S-W-WN, 437.219MHz 19200bps FSK
I was the first time to decode 19200bps signal from FIREBIRD-II FU4.
Time in the above figure is the playing time. And I confirmed that
it was sending the signal in 30 seconds intervals.
FIREBIRD-II FU3 first decoded
21:31-21:43 UTC, 14 Feb 2015, Ele 52 N-W-WS, 437.395MHz 19200bps FSK
The frequency of FIREBIRD-II FU3 is quite low as well as FIREBIRD-II FU4.
2015-02-14 21:38:07.780 UTC: [173 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)]
ctrl: 3 PID: F0 {UI} 154 Payload Bytes
from K7MSU to K7MSU:
1 > C0 AA 04 AA 01 00 0E 00 00 C2 8C 0F 02 0E 15 26 05 43 01 08
21 > 4A CD 00 83 00 00 72 4D 01 01 00 03 03 0E 02 3B 01 3C 02 49
41 > 02 34 00 19 02 73 01 7C 00 24 00 50 02 63 00 35 AA 04 28 00
61 > 0E 00 00 00 00 3B 72 00 0E 00 00 00 00 06 06 00 00 5B C6 00
81 > 00 00 06 2E 00 00 00 20 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 0B 06 00 0C 00
101 > 0D 1A 00 0F 00 0E 00 19 04 59 00 04 49 00 00 00 04 01 04 02
121 > 00 00 00 00 0D 53 00 29 69 00 33 6D 0A 50 5B 20 4F 39 40 00
141 > 00 18 00 CD 00 CC 00 C2 00 C1 04 36 BB C0
FIREBIRD-II FU4 19k2 wav_file decoded
G3RUH SoundModem Ver0.17b by UZ7HO
AGW OnlineKiss by Ver2.4.4 DK3WN
Firebird FU3/FU4 Telemetry Decoder Ver0.3 by DK3WN
MixW Ver3.0.1 by UT2UZ and UU9JDR
OnlineKissPlus Ver8.5 by DK3WN
KissTerm Ver2.0 by NNCT Asai Lab.
Firebird FU3/FU4 Telemetry Decoder Ver0.3 by DK3WN
firebird4_11022015_0912_je9pel.wav
firebird4_agw244english_11022015_0912_je9pel.kss
firebird4_mixw_kissplus_11022015_0912_je9pel.kss
firebird4_mixw_kissterm_11022015_0912_je9pel.kss
FIREBIRD-II FU4 19k2 at real time
14:31-14:43 UTC, 3 May 2016, Ele 54 S-W-WN, 437.219MHz 19200bps FSK
Win7(En) + RTLSDR + SDR#1327 + HS_SoundModem0.03b + AGW_OnlineKiss244
ExoCube heard
08:16-08:28 UTC, 15 Feb 2015, Ele 80 S-Z-N, 437.270MHz CW
I tried to re-image ExoCube CW that was confirmed immediately after launch.
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