FO-29

FO-29 Recovery Plan Dec.2011-Jan.2012

FO-29 Recovery Plan [amsat-bb]
From: Mineo Wakita
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 17:06:13 +0900

Ground Station says that
Possibility of the recovery of the command device of FO-29 is made.
It is a temporary system constitution, but seems to be able to reopen
the use of the satellite. We perform the function confirmation of the
command device on 23 Dec 2011 and draw up the year-end and new-year
operative plan if there is not a problem. And we recover the system
of the command device.
> 2011
> 23 Dec 14:20-14:25 UTC, Command Test, JTA ON/OFF
> 24 Dec 05:00 UTC, Test Operation over JA (Until it stop in UVC action)
> 25 Dec 14:16 UTC, Test Operation over JA (Until it stop in UVC action)
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/fo-29/e/c69e28180ee4b3277df084504457e887


FO-29 Time Schedule
     JST      AOS       ON
  23 Dec    23:18    23:20
  24 Dec    13:59    14:05
  25 Dec    13:04    13:10
  25 Dec    23:14    23:20


Re: FO-29 Recovery Plan [amsat-bb]
From: Mark L. Hammond
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:10:57 -0500

This is excellent news, Mineo!  Please share our congratulations to the FO-29
command team.

73,
Mark N8MH


FO-29 Recovery Test successful [amsat-bb]
From: Mineo Wakita
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:30:29 +0900

We received FO-29 CW Telemetry at 14:22:00UTC ON, and 14:25:46UTC OFF
on 23 Dec 2011.

Received by JE1CVL
HI HI 20 02 88 D1 00 71 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 82 85 82 8D 7B FB FB FB FA FC
HI HI 20 02 88 D1 00 71 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 84 80 8B 8E FB FB FB FA FD
HI HI 20 02 88 D1 00 71 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 84 7E 89 8D FB FC FB FA FC


FO-29 Telemetry Analysis by JE9PEL/1

The telemetry of FO-29 have many errors in Temperature,

  5A. Bus Voltage
  5C. Structure 1  Temperature
  5D. Structure 2  Temperature
  6A. Structure 3  Temperature
  6B. Structure 4  Temperature
  6C. Battery Cell Temperature

We have to read the second column in B in the case of F
and it in A in the case of E.

HI HI 1A 1B 1C 1D 2A 2B 2C 2D 3A 3B 3C 3D 4A 4B 4C 4D 5A 5B 5C 5D 6A 6B 6C
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
HI HI 20 02 88 D1 00 71 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 82 85 82 8D 7B BB BB BB BA BC
HI HI 20 02 88 D1 00 71 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 84 80 8B 8E BB BB BB BA BD
HI HI 20 02 88 D1 00 71 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 84 7E 89 8D BB BC BB BA BC

I analyzed these telemetries using my 'fo29cwte.exe'. This program is
placed in My_HP index.





Re: FO-29 Recovery Test successful [amsat-bb]
From: Peter Portanova
To: Mineo Wakita
Date: Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:42:08 -0500

Mineo,

Great News, we in North America, look forward to the best Holiday Gift,
thank you.

73's Pete
WB2OQQ
http://www.massapequanyweather.com


FO-29 alive [amsat-bb]
From: Masahiro Arai
Date: Sat, 24 Dec 2011 00:09:17 +0900

FO-29 test operation at 23rd Dec was succeeded!

JTA was on at 1422z. Lound CW telemetry was heard. Unfortunately, the
telemetry was shut off by UVC at 1426z.

I put the telemetry MP3 file on the following URL.

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/sound/FO29-111223142200-142544z.mp3

The command station announced 24th sked as start at 0405z. I guess
this is typo. The correct time is 0505z. Transponder will operate
until eclipse. East Asia, VK and southern South American station will
chat over FO-29.

Thank you for the FO-29 command station!
73
Masa  JN1GKZ


I have begun to hear the operative test of Dec 24 early from a plan at 14:02JST.
FO-29, 13:59-14:14JST, 24 Dec 2011, Ele 55 N-W-WN, 435.7964MHz CW
Received by JE9PEL/1
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7B 61 95 92 F1 76 C3 C3 C4 C2 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7B 61 95 92 F1 7E C3 C4 C4 C2 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7C 61 96 93 F1 93 C3 C3 C4 C2 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7E 61 96 93 F1 91 C3 C3 C4 C1 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7D 62 97 94 F1 73 C3 C3 C4 C1 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7D 61 97 94 F1 75 C3 C3 C4 C1 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7B 62 98 95 F1 7A C2 C3 C4 C1 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 7C 62 98 95 F0 8A C2 C3 C3 C1 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 78 62 99 95 F1 86 C2 C3 C3 C1 FF
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 78 62 99 96 F1 89 C2 C3 C3 C1 C0
HI HI 20 C2 88 D1 00 72 00 00 09 60 01 01 73 63 9A 96 F1 7E C2 C2 C3 C1 C0


FO-29 Satellite Recovery in Progress
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-359.03

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 359.03
  From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
December 25, 2011
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-359.03

The FO-29 Command Team reports from Japan that they have recovered
the satellite after it had experienced a shutdown due to longer
eclipse periods causing an undervoltage condition.

Ground station operators have placed FO-29 in a temporary, but stable
configuration for further testing and recovery operations. They will
test FO-29 while it is over Japan between December 23-25.

If no problems occur the Command Team will announce an operating
schedule for the satellite for the remainder of 2011 and into the
early part of 2012. Please standby for further news and announce-
ments.

[ANS thanks Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL for the above information]


FO-29 Operative Schedule [amsat-bb]
From: Mineo Wakita
Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2011 20:36:45 +0900

2011
Dec 29 03:58 UTC
Dec 31 03:53 UTC

2012
Jan  1 04:43 UTC
Jan  3 04:37 UTC
Jan  4 05:28 UTC

JTA of Sat will turn off soon into eclipse by UVC computer
due to the decrease in NiCad battery performance.


FO-29 Battery Alive!

23:01JST, 31 Dec 2011
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/11231f29.mp3

00:42-00:59JST, 1st Jan 2012, Ele 89 S-Z-N, 435.7964MHz CW
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 82 81 81 8C 7D F6 F2 F4 F6 F7
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 80 7F 8A 83 F7 F4 F5 F7 F6
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 81 80 7E 89 87 F7 F4 F6 F7 F6
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 7F 7F 7E 89 66 F7 F5 F6 F7 F6
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 81 7F 7E 89 89 F7 F5 F6 F7 F6
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 7F 7F 7E 89 72 F8 F5 F6 F8 F6
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 7F 7D 88 71 F8 F5 F7 F8 F6
HI HI 20 02 88 D5 00 76 00 00 09 60 01 01 01 80 7F 7B 88 7B F8 F5 F7 F8 F6


Nice and strong on the resent passes all of the world in Dec.2011-Jan.2012.
It looks like the batteries are good enough to get through eclipse.
You should limit use when it's not illuminated.

Ground Station Operator says that it seems to be able to accumulate
the electricity with enough many electricity to get through eclipse,
or the malfunction occurred in the circuit which turned on an analog
transmitter at the time of the battery terminal voltage recovery,
but it may work normally now.
http://blog.goo.ne.jp/fo-29/


FO-29 CW OFF/ON

23:48-24:04JST, 1st Jan 2012, Ele 31 SE-E-N, 435.7964MHz CW OFF
But after the re-command by Ground Station on 3rd Jan, FO-29 is continuing ON.