Soyuz-2-1b Fregat-M (METEOR M N2-2) launch on 2019-07-05

Hi folks,
especially @fredy and @cgbsat.

The telemetry format will be published (as soon as our webmaster works) here:
http://www8.informatik.uni-wuerzburg.de/en/wissenschaftforschung/sonate/

It’s basically CCSDS source packets/transfer frames packed in AX25 frames.
Times were quite busy - so sorry about the delayed publication.

With the next pass (about 13:10 UTC) over Europe we will try to turn on the telemetry on UHF with a rate of one frame every 2 seconds for 20minutes. Additionally, we’ll try to activate a morse beacon of the callsign (DP0SNT) on our VHF (lasts about 10 seconds) for every 30seconds for the next two hours. We track the NORAD object 44400 (2019-038Q) but are not 100% sure if it’s actually us :stuck_out_tongue:

The idea using the S-band transmitter to identify the sat is quite neat. But we won’t turn it on until we haven’t fully acquired the satellite’s state as it’s consuming quite some power :wink:

Cheers and always good signals
tom

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