Hundred ninth edition of the N&O column / Spooks newsletter

(Date: Wed Oct 4, 2006 1:46 pm (PST))

Satellite logs

RS-15	:	CW beacon on 29352 kHz
CubeSat XI-IV	:	436.848 MHz. Mode: CW
FengYun 1D	:	180.007 & 480.019 MHz. Doppler beacon
Unid	:	253.550 MHz. Brazilian pirates
Unid	:	255.550 MHz. Brazilian pirates

Cosmos 2378	:	149.940 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2398	:	149.910 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2386	:	149.940 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2407	:	149.970 MHz. Mode: RTTY
Cosmos 2414	:	149.970 MHz. Mode: RTTY

Gonets D1-3	:	264.9000 MHz. 2400bd PSK data burst
Gonets D1-5	:	264.4000 MHz. 2400bd PSK data burst
Gonets D1-7	:	264.7875 MHz. 2400bd PSK data burst
Gonets D1-9	:	264.7875 & 262.9125 MHz. 2400bd PSK data burst

NOAA 9	:	137.5000 MHz. Deactivated. Sporadic carrier on 137.500 MHz.
NOAA 12	:	137.5000 MHz. APT
NOAA 15	:	137.5000 MHz. APT
NOAA 17	:	137.6200 MHz. APT
NOAA 18	:	137.9125 MHz. APT

Formosat

Formosat 3B	:	150.012 & 400.032 MHz. Doppler beacon
Formosat 3C	:	150.012 & 400.032 MHz. Doppler beacon
Formosat 3D	:	150.012 & 400.032 MHz. Doppler beacon
Formosat 3E	:	150.012 & 400.032 MHz. Doppler beacon
Formosat 3F	:	150.012 & 400.032 MHz. Doppler beacon

Formosat 3B-F are five of six Taiwanese-American satellites that were launched on 15 April 2006. They collect atmospheric sounding data for scientific research and operational testing. The satellites have 3 main payloads: an advanced GPS receiver, a vert small ionospheric photometer and a tri-band beacon transmitter that transmits on 150.012, 400.032 and 1066.752 MHz.

ORBCOMM satellites

The sats transmit data on 137.2000, 137.2250, 137.2500, 137.2875, 137.3125, 137.3975, 137.4400, 137.4600, 137.6625, 137.6275, 137.6875, 137.7075, 137.7125, 137.7375, 137.8000 MHz.

Mode: 4800bd SDQPSK (Symmetric Differential Quadriphase Shift Keying)

Doppler beacon on 400.0940 MHz.

ORBCOMM FM 02 / F2	ORBCOMM FM 04 / G2	ORBCOMM FM 05 / A1
ORBCOMM FM 06 / A2	ORBCOMM FM 07 / A3	ORBCOMM FM 08 / A4
ORBCOMM FM 09 / A5	ORBCOMM FM 10 / A6	ORBCOMM FM 11 / A7
ORBCOMM FM 12 / A8	ORBCOMM FM 13 / B1	ORBCOMM FM 14 / B2
ORBCOMM FM 15 / B3	ORBCOMM FM 16 / B4	ORBCOMM FM 17 / B5
ORBCOMM FM 18 / B6	ORBCOMM FM 19 / B7	ORBCOMM FM 20 / B8
ORBCOMM FM 21 / C1	ORBCOMM FM 22 / C2	ORBCOMM FM 23 / C3
ORBCOMM FM 24 / C4	ORBCOMM FM 25 / C5	ORBCOMM FM 27 / C7
ORBCOMM FM 30 / D2	ORBCOMM FM 31 / D3	ORBCOMM FM 32 / D4
ORBCOMM FM 34 / D6	ORBCOMM FM 35 / D7	ORBCOMM FM 36 / D8

HIT-SAT

http://www.hit.ac.jp/~satori/hitsat/index-e.html

The satellite was built by the Hokkaido Institute of Technology (HIT) and was launched on 23 September.

Callsign	:	JR8YJT
Up-link	:	145.000 MHz
Downlinks	:	437.275 MHz	Mode	:	CW
		437.425 MHz	Mode	:	FM/AFSK 1200bps AX.25

Sample CW message:

hit4 8dd8d1e4
hit1 jr8yjt
hit2 9240100533b
hit3 3a4d514c4d49484c
hit4 c1d7d1e3
hit1 jr8yjt
hit2 9240e.044e.
hit3 3a4d514b4e4a484b