Confirming.
09 April - 13 April 2025, the VIZARD-METEO (RS38S) spacecraft is expected to broadcast images via SSTV protocol. The topic of the broadcast is “Girl Engineers”. The broadcast is organized by the finalists of the in-person stage of the All-Russian competition “Space-π Orbit. Applied Space Systems and Satellite Control” at the space shift of the “Planet Duty Officer - 2025” program organized with the support of the Innovation Assistance Fund from the Baytik camp, Kazan.
SSTV broadcast schedule for the VIZARD-METEO (RS38S) spacecraft:
- Beginning of the broadcast: April 09, 2025 at ~ 18:10 UTC.
- End of transmission: April 13, 2025 at ~ 19:25 UTC.
- Format — SSTV Robot 36
- Interval between transmissions is 120 seconds (may be adjusted later).
Frequency of the «VIZARD-METEO (RS38S)» :
437.825 MHz GMSK 2k4 USP FEC, GMSK 4k8 USP FEC, GMSK 9k6 USP FEC, SSTV;
For more information, access the publication on the R4UAB website HERE
Strange…
Saw one SSTV transmission at AOS that was too weak to decode. Then several rapid bursts of data before it switched back to its regular telemetry routine…
Edit: From R4UAB.RU:
Broadcast suspended for technical reasons until April 10, 2025 ~ 06:00 UTC
Jomjom79
Thats what i got out of those bursts… Surprised i even got that considering how low the signal strength was…
Jomjom79
Heard a couple of tlm blips but no SSTV heard on 1010UTC pass over southern UK.