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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