@mfalkvidd there are many speculations so any source would be more than appreciated. Also letās have in mind that one of the deployers will not be launched (Momentus), and there is at least one more deployer that we donāt know how many satellites it carries(ION).
Currently the best source for the launched satellites I have found is the first post of this topic https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=50075.0;all and the celestrak prelimanry TLE sets, which are not super detailed but give a good picture of what will be launched.
EDIT: Iāve just seen the tweet bellowā¦ so it makes it official
Iāve created this link spreadsheet to gather all known info with sources. Not complete but the best I could doā¦ feel free to add any comment if you find something new.
In the next hour(s) Iām going to check the satellites that @BOCTOK-1 has created in DB and schedule observations in the Network.
TLE have been assigned and satellites are available for scheduling. Have in mind that deployment if launch is on time, it is expected around 16:00 UTC.
ARCE-1A-C got TLE of their deployer, so it doesnāt make too much sense to schedule for now as they are not going to be deployed. Unfortunately no information on when they are going to be deployed from spaceflight SHERPA-FX deployer.
Launch was successful, observations for the first 12h are scheduled.
Iāve tried to share observations fairly between the satellites giving a priority to UVSQ-SAT as this is the only team contacting us before the launch.
To station owners, feel free to re-arrange scheduled observations on your stations if you want to by delete and re-scheduling observations.
@XtopheSwl sorry if missed it, what is the expected time for UVSQ-SAT to start transmitting after its deployment? Is there any delay or it starts immediately?
I setup temporary a new SatNOGS station #1993 with a RHCP Helical antenna tuned to 910 MHz, just for this purposes. Weāll see soon if we can hear anything.
From analysis of STRF data on the first pass over the Transporter-1 sats over my station, I have identified the following candidate signals from the 400 MHz commercial satellite band which I believe to be associated with this launch:
400.575
401.050
401.150
401.205
401.640
401.670
401.700
401.730
401.760
The last 5 signals have the same modulation, and given the spacing are very likely to be the same type of satellite. My suspicion is that these are the new AstroCast sats, which are the only group of five sats on this launch.
UPDATE: The signal 401.305 MHz was likely object 44316, as it did not appear in the 00:46Z pass. All other signals were observed again, confirming they are from this launch.
No luck in receiving VR3X-A or PIC-A on 900 MHz band in the last 12 hours.
I will check and retune my helical antenna on #1993, because I have bad feelings that something doesnāt work properly.
so any source would be more than appreciated. Also letās have in mind that one of the deployers will not be launched (Momentus), and there is at least one more deployer that we donāt know how many satellites it carries(ION).