According to CitGardens X, Sakura sent an APRS beacon on 145.825MHz from 2024/09/19 15:08-15:38(UTC).
The transmission started as scheduled, first report was observation #10268108 received by IK1JNS-VHF. Sakura says “Hello World! This is SAKURA.”, but recieved data was something strange.
CitGardens say: “The APRS beaconing will begin at around 06:50 (UTC) over North America and will last for approximately 30 minutes until it reaches South America.”
Next beacon transmissions SKD from this tweet.
| 9/21 05:56-06:26 | North America - South America |
| 9/21 13:10-13:50 | Africa - Japan |
| 9/21 16:07-17:17 | South America - Australia |
| 9/22 07:43-08:03 | Inida - Japan |
| 9/22 13:33-14:43 | South America - Australia |
is it UTC or JST?
SKD is UTC!
New APRS SKD from 9/23-9/29 from CitGardens. See CitGardens X.
Sakura will switch to user message mode from wednesday. This mode is not a digipeater! They explains about this mode at X.
The APRS schedule will be changed due to camera mission.
The updated time is 09/26 from 13:27 (UTC) to 15:12 (UTC).
I did not receive any packet on 145.825 over Europe on 25th 12:56 and today 15:12.
Same here, nothing seen
In the current mode, SAKURA has max wait time of 2min. If SAKURA does not recieve any message for 2min, APRS mode will be over.
I think this is probably the cause.
I understood that according to the schedule SAKURA will send programmed messages unsolicited (in 1 minute interval).
Did I get you right that we have to send a message first within 2 minutes after APRS mode has activated (times from schedule) and only then SAKURA will start sending out the programmed messages?
Daniel
Your understanding is correct! In addition, not only first but also every 2min after sending programmed messages.
But at 13:38 UTC this was the telemetry from Sakura. It says NO APRS.
At that time and the next pass at I sent APRS messages to sat but no answer. When do you plan do activate the APRS messaging functionality again?
73 de David EA4SG
The digipeater was up and running today’s JA path. 
Fm JI1IZR To CQ Via JS1YNI* <UI pid=F0 Len=36 PF=0 >[12:31:53]
=3521.15N\13917.30ESHello Via SAKURA
Fm JE1CVL To CQ Via JS1YNI* <UI pid=F0 Len=27 P=0 >[12:32:33]
:JI1IZR :Ur 599 de JE1CVL
I’ve extended the SAKURA section on dashboard Digipeater Overview to also show digipeated messages.
The APRS on 9/26 at 13:38 (UTC) was rescheduled to 15:12~.
You’ll see the time when you look at the schedule.
schedule(9/23~9/29 UTC)
Is the NORAD ID 60954? Because the Sakura schedule for 28th September (today) for south-east Asia doesn’t match any satellite pass over south-east Asia! (according to N2Y0 pass data for 60954, and N2Y0 says 60954 was launched in 1998…)
