Drishti - Observations

temporary norad id: 98313
spacetrack: 69010

based on iq raw from this observations

the signal in strf should be like this (with doppler adjusted)

with interval 120 seconds:

or when burst, based on this observation (less than 120 seconds)


latest optical observation 2026-05-16 by @EelkeVisser , from this post

running strf-capture by @PE0SAT on station-4365, using 1/4 ground plane noob antenna. hopefully will got the signals…


$ ./strf-capture.sh 4 400.200 48h strf-data                                
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Using SDR device /usr/local/bin/rtl_sdr
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Base        : strf-data
# Directory   : strf-data/400.200/2026-05-19T06:14:28+00:00
# Duration    : 48h
# Frequency   : 400.200e6 Hz
# Timestamp   : 2026-05-19T06:14:28+00:00
# Sample rate : 1.024e6
#
#-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Starting SDR and RFFFT for a duration of 48h
#
Filename: stdin
Frequency: 400.200000 MHz
Bandwidth: 1.024000 MHz
Sampling time: 0.976562 us
Number of channels: 20480
Channel size: 50.000000 Hz
Integration time: 1.000000 s
Number of averaged spectra: 50
Number of subints per file: 60
Starting index: 0
Found 3 device(s):
  0:  RTLSDRBlog, Blog V4, SN: 1004451
  1:  Realtek, RTL2838UHIDIR, SN: 1004330
  2:  Realtek, RTL2838UHIDIR, SN: 1004365

Using device 2: Generic RTL2832U OEM
Found Rafael Micro R820T tuner
[R82XX] PLL not locked!
Sampling at 1024000 S/s.
Tuned to 400200000 Hz.
Tuner gain set to 44.50 dB.
Tuner error set to 25 ppm.
Reading samples in async mode...
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Had strf till the 13th of may, transmitter and frequency 400.200 all ok.
Started new strf yesterday, no traces of 69010 , neither within + and - 200 kHz.

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same with this obs

no traces :frowning:

zoom out:

note: the big wide signal above dristhi is from tianqi (lora signal)

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I switched strf to 2240 MHz to check if there is a transmitter active over there. But only 20 minutes ago so this would take some time.

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i think i found the signal trace around 04:06 utc today.. wait…

im wrong. this not object AG / dristhi sat. but elevation-1. sorry

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sample waterfall from elevation-1 that seen almost same with drishti, but not..

taken from this obs

yeah i also noticed the same, bad luck nothing from object AG

hi @pe2bz any traces on 2240 mhz?

Completely nothing over last 48 hours.

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thank you

all RAW IQ (rawint16, signed integer) file of obersavations below (total: 19),
available here

what does this kind of signal mean here?

You might look here as well Observation 13966841: Drishti (98313) - #12 by N6RFM

Not 100% sure if the AI solution is correct as the framing appears to be encrypted.