ARLA/CLUSTER: CubeSat indiano Nayif-1 lançado

[João Costa > CT1FBF]

Nayif-1 launched

The Indian Space Agency ISRO successfully launched the amateur radio
satellite Nayif-1 along with 103 other satellites, a record for a
single launch

The PSLV-C37 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 03:58 UT on Wednesday, February 15,
2017.

Nayif-1 started transmitting about an hour after launch and radio
amateurs in the west of the USA reported the first signals. The first
frame of data received at the Data Warehouse was from Christy Hunter
KB6LTY. Telemetry data was also received by WA6FWF, KA7FVV, WC7V,
NC7V, K6FW, KE7QPV, WA9ONY, W5PFG, KK6AYK.

Ken Eaton GW1FKY reports he received his first frames of data when the
satellite came in range of the UK at 10:07 UT.

Nayif-1 has been developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre
(MBRSC) and American University of Sharjah (AUS). The UAE’s first
Nanosatellite was developed by Emirati engineering students from AUS
under the supervision of a team of engineers and specialists from
MBRSC within the framework of a partnership between the two entities,
aiming to provide hands-on experience to engineering students on
satellite manufacturing.

The spacecraft includes a U/V linear transponder and telemetry
transmitter. It employs enhanced oscillator circuitry and includes an
active attitude determination and control system.

Initial operations of the spacecraft will be in a low power “safe”
mode where only the telemetry transmitter is activated.

Telemetry
145.940 MHz using 1k2 BPSK to the FUNcube standard.

SSB/CW Transponder
Uplink on 435.045 – 435.015 MHz
Downlink on 145.960 – 145.990 MHz

For further information check http://amsat-uk.org/