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<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><IMG alt="Bevo-1 and AggieSat2"
src="http://aggiesat.org/images/projects/aggiesat2/Sat2.png"></FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Verdana><FONT face="Times New Roman"><STRONG>BEVO 1</STRONG> is
a picosat mission of the University of Texas. It is sponsored under NASA JPL's
DRAGONSAT program. The mission is to test a GPS unit designed and built in house
by NASA Johnson. Texas A&M and the University of Texas were required to
build 5" cubesat spacecraft buses and support systems for the GPS units. The
satellite will be deployed together with its sister satellite </FONT><A
href="http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/aggiesat-2.htm"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">AggieSat2</FONT></A><FONT face="Times New Roman"> from
</FONT><A href="http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/sts-ov.htm"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Space Shuttle Endeavour (STS-127)</FONT></A></FONT><FONT
face="Times New Roman">.</FONT></DIV>
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<H1>BEVO 1 request for reports</H1>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Radio Amateurs are requested to listen out for and report
any signals on 437.325 MHz from <STRONG>BEVO1</STRONG> launched July 30
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>BEVO1 and AggieSat2 were a pair of Amateur Radio satelles
originally designated as DragonSat. They were ejected together from the Space
Shuttle Endeavour (STS-127) but it appears that they failed to separate.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Karla Vega KE5FKU provides this update on BEVO1:
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Still no signals from BEVO1, although beacon packets were
heard from AggieSat2.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>The current theory on the state of the satellites is that
only partial separation occurred. The inhibit switches keeping the satellites
powered off have been closed, allowing the satellites to boot up. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>However, it is likely that the antennas did not deploy
correctly, leaving the antennas disconnected from their respective transmitters.
</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>AggieSat2 transmits with 1W of power so it is easier to
hear, while BEVO1 only transmits with 200mW during beacon mode.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>UT Austin has also posted some pictures here:<BR></FONT><A
href="http://paradigm.ae.utexas.edu/ops/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://paradigm.ae.utexas.edu/ops/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Thanks for all your help!</FONT></P>
<P><EM><STRONG><FONT face=Verdana>Karla Vega
KE5FKU</FONT></STRONG></EM></P><FONT face=Verdana>
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<P><FONT face=Verdana>BEVO1 (DragonSat 1) - 437.325 MHz FM, Morse Code at about
20 WPM<BR></FONT><A href="http://www.utexas.edu/news/2009/06/09/picosatellite/"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.utexas.edu/news/2009/06/09/picosatellite/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>AggieSat2 (DragonSat 2) - 436.250 MHz<BR></FONT><A
href="http://aggiesat.org/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://aggiesat.org/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>You can follow AggieSat2 on Twitter at<BR></FONT><A
href="http://twitter.com/aggiesat2" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://twitter.com/aggiesat2</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>N2YO Real Time Satellite Tracking <BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.n2yo.com/" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.n2yo.com/</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Also launched with BEVO1 and AggieSat2 were: <BR>ANDE
Castor - 145.825 MHz FM transmits telemetry every 30 seconds </FONT><A
href="https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Castor.html" target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Castor.html</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>ANDE Pollux - 145.825 MHz FM transmits telemetry every 33
seconds </FONT><A href="https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Pollux.html"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>https://goby.nrl.navy.mil/ANDE/Pollux.html</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>Four new Amateur Radio satellites </FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/four_new_amateur_radio_satellites.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/<BR>four_new_amateur_radio_satellites.htm</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Verdana>YouTube STS-127 satellite deployment video<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/satellite_deployment_video.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Verdana>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/august2009/<BR>satellite_deployment_video.htm</FONT></A></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>