K4KDR
January 9, 2026, 7:07pm
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last update: 2026-01-12 04:00 UTC
Temporary NORAD ID
Satellite
Frequency
Notes
Deployed
UHF
98409
MUNAL
401.375 MHz
GFSK 4800.0
-
AMATEUR UHF
98411
CGUSAT-1
435.360 MHz
CW
-
98412
DSAT-1
435.360 MHz
CW
-
98413
LACHIT-1
435.360 MHz
CW
-
98411
CGUSAT-1
436.175 MHz
FSK 9600.0
-
98412
DSAT-1
436.175 MHz
FSK 9600.0
-
98413
LACHIT-1
436.175 MHz
FSK 9600.0
-
S-Band
98410
THEOS 2A
2236.666 MHz
FM
-
Initial post:
Looks like we have a ride-share mission from ISRO scheduled for 12-Jan-2026.
From their Media Brief (https://www.isro.gov.in/media_isro/pdf/PSLVC62/PSLV_C62_Brochure080126.pdf ), here are the sats that we can hope to see downlinks from:
… there are some very interesting sites that appear to be related to some of these satellites (or previous members of the same family)…
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K4KDR
January 9, 2026, 7:11pm
2
And the Launch LiveStream URL:
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PE0SAT
January 9, 2026, 7:16pm
3
Hi Scott,
Thanks for sharing the information on this upcoming launch.
I had a quick look but couldn’t find any frequency information on the satellites in the list.
Only Thybolt 1/2 are launched earlier and where also IARU coordinated.
Did you already find some frequency details ?
Nasa Space Flight Forum launch information .
Jan | PE0SAT
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K4KDR
January 9, 2026, 7:21pm
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Not yet - but I certainly plan to start the usual searches!
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pu4elt
January 9, 2026, 8:01pm
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I am familiar with the Brazilian satellites, which are:
From what I know ALL Brazilian satellites should transmit at 468.5MHz (I know that UaiSat and Aldebaran should transmit in LoRA). Both are on the TinyGS network
For UaiSat:
Spreading Factor = SF11
Coding Rate = 4/5
Sync Word = 0x12
Preamble Length = 8 symbols
CRC = Enabled
For Aldebaran-1:
Spreading Factor = SF09
Coding Rate = 4/5
Sync Word = 0x12
Preamble Length = 8 symbols
CRC = Enabled
Edit : Please note that HERE we have information about Aldebaran-1 radio, however, as far as I know, this information is outdated.
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K4KDR
January 9, 2026, 10:51pm
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Here are the ‘easy’ payloads that are in ITU, SatNogs, tinyGS, etc:
-Theos-2 (58016 ??) 2244.230
-CGUSAT IARU Sat Coordinator
a telemetry and data downlink on 436.175 MHz and for the beacon on 435.360 MHz have been coordinated
-Sanskarsat ITU lists 70cm (435 - 438), but not specific freq
-Uaisat
Mode LoRa
Frequency 468.5 MHz
Bandwidth 250 kHz
Spreading Factor SF11
Coding Rate 4/5
Sync Word 0x12
Power 5 dBm
Preamble Length 8 symbols
CRC Enabled
-Aldebaran-1
Mode LoRa
Frequency 468.5 MHz
Bandwidth 250 kHz
Spreading Factor SF9
Coding Rate 4/5
Sync Word 0x12
Power 5 dBm
Preamble Length 8 symbols
CRC Enabled
… and tinyGS lists two of the others as ‘possible LoRa’ downlinks: Orbital Temple & SanskarSat-1
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Dear all
I have found :
CGUSAT-1 : IARU Sat Coordinator
LASHIT 1 - IARU Sat Coordinator
for DSUSat : may be : IARU Sat Coordinator
for Thybolt-3 I have found for Thybolt 1 & 2 : IARU Sat Coordinator
73’s
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Brazilian satellites are within the Constellation A2S_1 registered with the ITU.
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Here are some images of UaiSat and the mission emblem. If you need more information, don’t hesitate to ask!
K4KDR
January 10, 2026, 2:47pm
11
Thanks for the info! Any idea how frequently those sats will be transmitting? With a 250k bandwidth, it’s going to take a long time before they drift far enough apart to be clear of each other’s downlinks.
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So, each satellite has a different bandwidth; the highest is UaiSAT’s 250kHz beacon, and this standard is at 30s. I don’t remember the other three PocketQubes exactly. But each beacon is set to a different time.
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K4KDR
January 10, 2026, 2:59pm
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Thanks! If anybody has a list of which sat has which bandwidth, please share.
That would be a very easy way to identify the downlinks whether you have any LoRa receivers or not!
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K4KDR
January 12, 2026, 3:39am
14
Launch live-stream currently showing a start time of 0415utc.
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fredy
January 12, 2026, 4:33am
15
TLE for satellites added in DB from suggestions (first post updated accordingly):
MUNAL
1 98409U 26012.20347222 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 05
2 98409 97.5000 83.3410 0000001 0.0000 166.0420 15.20183509 06
THEOS 2A
1 98410U 26012.20347222 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 07
2 98410 97.5000 83.3410 0000001 0.0000 166.0420 15.20183509 08
CGUSAT-1
1 98411U 26012.20347222 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 08
2 98411 97.5000 83.3410 0000001 0.0000 166.0420 15.20183509 09
DSAT-1
1 98412U 26012.20347222 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 09
2 98412 97.5000 83.3410 0000001 0.0000 166.0420 15.20183509 00
LACHIT-1
1 98413U 26012.20347222 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 00
2 98413 97.5000 83.3410 0000001 0.0000 166.0420 15.20183509 01
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fredy
January 12, 2026, 5:15am
17
It seems that something went wrong and there is an issue on flight path. Not sure from the announcement if the satellites were successful deployed.
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fredy
January 12, 2026, 5:24am
18
In the live stream around 4:57 UTC time where it shows a view from the control room, there is a live feed from camera on the last stage(?) and shows a quick spin (earth shows up and disappears), like the last burn was done uncontrollable (my speculation).
Wondering now if the payload were deployed in the scheduled time or not, independently from the last stage status, and if yes what orbit they will follow.
Looking forward for the official announcement to find out what happened.
EDIT:
I’m going to leave the scheduled observations just in case the satellites were deployed until we have any news.
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