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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=PT link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Vega satellite deployments<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Vega is presently scheduled to launch at 0900 UT on Thursday, Feb 9, with eight student-built amateur radio satellites.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The launcher will first deploy the main payload, the LARES Laser relativity Spacecraft and will then make an additional firing of the final OVUM stage before deploying the secondary payloads. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>The planned timing for these deployments are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>T0+ 4245.30secs first PPOD, with (in order of ejection) XatCobeo, e-st@r, and Goliat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>T0+ 4255.30secs second PPOD, with (in order of ejection) Robusta, MaSat-1 and PW-Sat<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>T0+ 4265.30secs third PPOD, with UniCubeSat only<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>These Cubesats will not deploy their antennas until >1800 seconds after they leave their PODS<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>T0+ 4275.30secs AlmaSat-1 – it is not known how soon this spacecraft will start transmitting after deployment<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Pre-launch TLEs have not yet been made available but all the teams will certainly appreciate reception reports on the day. All observers are being encouraged to join the CubeSat IRC chat channel to pass on their news and comments in realtime. Using the irc.freenode.net server please join the #cubesat channel. It is recommended that you change you nickname to “name_callsign”.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>For frequencies of the eight student amateur radio satellites to be deployed by Vega see<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/4180">http://www.uk.amsat.org/4180</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>Vega Elliptical Orbit Video <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://www.uk.amsat.org/4119">http://www.uk.amsat.org/4119</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US>CubeSat IRC chat channel<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><a href="http://irc.lc/freenode/cubesat">http://irc.lc/freenode/cubesat</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-US><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>