ARLA/CLUSTER: ESA convida radioamadores a ouvir os CubeSat e atribui prémio ao 1º que escute o AAUSAT-5.

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

ESA invites radio hams to listen for CubeSat

The AAUSAT-5 amateur radio CubeSat built by students at the University
of Aalborg, Denmark is planned to be released from the International
Space Station sometime in the week of October 5

The European Space Agency (ESA) is inviting radio amateurs to listen
out for the signals from the satellite. The first to send in a
recorded signal from AAUSAT-5 will receive a prize from ESA's
Education Office.

Launched on August 19, 2015 to the ISS, the Danish student CubeSat is
now waiting for its deployment from the Japanese Kibo module’s
airlock. An astronaut will manipulate the Kibo robotic arm to lift
AAUSAT-5 from the airlock and place it in orbit.


AAUSat-5 and Deployer – Credit ESA

Once deployed from the ISS the CubeSat will begin transmitting signals
to Earth that can be picked up by anyone with common amateur radio
equipment. ESA challenges anyone to record the signal and send it to
ESA (cubesats  esa.int) and Aalborg University
(studentspace  space.aau.dk).

The satellite will transmit on 437.425 MHz using CW and GMSK. The 30
WPM CW beacon will transmit every 3 minutes and the 9600 bps GMSK
every 30 seconds.

The first correct email received will win the following prizes:

• ESA/AAUSAT5 poster with signatures of the team members
• ESA Education goodie bag
• Scale 1:1 3D printed model of the AAUSAT-5 satellite

Read the ESA article at
http://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/
Be_the_first_to_catch_the_signals_from_a_new_Satellite_in_orbit

AAUSAT-5 amateur radio information
http://www.space.aau.dk/aausat5/index.php?n=Main.HamInfo

ESA AAUSAT-5 Twitter hashtag #AAUSAT5
https://twitter.com/ESA__Education

Danish CubeSats head for ISS
http://amsat-uk.org/2015/08/19/danish-cubesats-head-for-iss/