PA3GUO ANDE-2

PA3GUO ANDE-2 (Castor & Pollux) Satellite Experiments

Atmospheric Neutral Density Experiment - 2 (ANDE-2) consists of two microsatellites launched from the Shuttle payload bay,
that will measure the density and composition of the Low Earth Orbit (LEO) atmosphere while being tracked from the ground.
Data will be used to better predict the movement and decay of objects in orbit.
Originally designed as passive payloads, both satellites were turned into research projects of various participating highschools and universities.

Radio Amateurs participated in the program as they acquired all satellite data transmitted via radio.

Castor:
Castor is a 19 inch diameter aluminum sphere with a mass of 63 kg.
Since the satellite is orbiting in a low altitude, only industrial grade commercial components are used.
The satellite transmits telemetry every 30 seconds at 1200 baud AFSK using the AX.25 protocol.
Downlink frequency is 145.828 MHz.
Since September 28 Castor stopped transmitting for unknown reasons.

Pollux:
The satellite is a 19 inch aluminum sphere split in two with a delrin disk separating the halves.
The two hemispheres are used as the antenna.
The satellite is powered by twenty-eight 19AH Lithium-ion cells configured to provide 14 volts.
Downlink is at 145.826 MHz (1W maximum).
The transmitter operates at 1200 baud AFSK (AX.25).
Telemetry was initalially sent every 33 seconds, since September 3 every 15 seconds.
Since September 13th Pollux stopped transmitting due to low batteries.

NLR ANDE-2 information:
Links to the main ANDE-2 program pages:
ANDE-2 program    (objectives, scientific goals, etc.)
Castor satellite details    (telemetry, payload, ...)
Pollux satellite details    (telemetry, payload, ...)

October 6, 2009
Released a short HD video on YouTube: "ANDE-2 Radio Amateurs supporting a mission in space".
High Definition is available by pressing the 'HD' switch at the bottom.

Oct 01, 2009
Castor report
Nobody receives any Castor packets anymore. Also not weak ones.

Mission leader Ivan Galysh assumes that possibly high energy particles caused a problem. Nevertheless the mission is considered successfull with all the data acquired of the onboard experiments.

September 27, 2009
Castor report
Castor signal strenght in Europe has dropped significant in the past 2 weeks.
Only 1 or 2 packets during a pass are of enough quality level that we can decode.
Interesting is that KD8CAO in the USA does not observe this trend.
Secondly, Colin VK5HI in Australia, has always had poor reception of ANDE-2 satellites.
We all have groundstations with similar performance on other satellites.

Since Sept 27 my station was not decode any packet anymore. Packets were still heard, but they were too weak to decode.

September 13, 2009
Pollux report
In the afternoon of September 13 2009 I discovered that during the first pass of 18 degrees elevation my station had not decoded any telemety packet anymore. During the next pass of 19:20utc (85 degrees elevation) I listened to the radio and did hear very short bursts of distorted packets (weak carriers) only.

Since I was very sure my station was in good condition, and since I had for the past weeks been able to non-stop decode all packets, I knew something had gone wrong onboard Pollux. Therefore I submitted immediately an ALERT email to the rest of the radio amateurs supporting the mission. During the next hours others reported hearing weak signals, but that also ended soon... Pollux's downlink became silent.

Analysis of the data of the past days showed that the battery voltage onboard Pollux had decreased rapidly from 13.8V downto only 10.7V. Mission leader Ivan, KD4HBO, concluded on September 14th that we should assume the mission of Pollux be to successfully ended as its batteries are now entirely empty.

The very last telemetry packet that I received was on September 12th:
20090912234818,POLLUX-1>CQ,TELEM,qAS,PA3GUO:MEMS 3824676 2.57 2.56 2.44 22.03 22.665 20.662 0.113 0.119 0.07 -1.35 -5.57 -0.77 26.03 26.25 25.63 2.60 12 5 37

Last telemetry packet received world wide was from Doug, KD8CAO:
20090913054957,POLLUX-1>CQ,TELEM,qAS,KD8CAO-6:SYST 3846381 0 1 15 0 fffe 1410 fffe 1418 fffe 1580 fffe 1b28 fffe 1978 ffff ffff 0158 06e2 0fbc 003a

August 27 - September 6, 2009
The past days/weeks I have undertaken non-stop attempts to command Castor and Pollux to reduce the transmission periods from 30 downto 15 seconds.

Both satellites still pass this period during the middle of the night (till early morning), and commanding is still a manual task. Telemetry downlink collection & internet-forwarding is fully automated.

No success in Europe (from neither PA3GUO nor DK3WN) in uplinking commands, despite the fact that our ground stations have proven to have enough ERP during previous and current mission (PCSAT-1, PCSAT-2, RAFT, ANDE-1).
Ivan, KD4HBO, was able to get a single command acknowledged; since September 3rd Pollux has a transmission period of 15 seconds.

After that we continued to get command access to both Castor and Pollux, but remained un-successfull. Downloading telemtry continued succesfully.

August 07, 2009
My observation, confirmed by Mike, DK3WN, is that for best results the following downlink frequencies should be assumed:

POLLUX: 145.826 MHz
CASTOR: 145.828 MHz

10:40:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 667029 0 0 33 0 0181 1608 fffe 1548 000c 1548 002e 0888 000f 0818 ffff ffff 0156 08c4 0fb8 0036
10:41:57 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 667095 0 0 33 0 0004 1668 0031 15b0 0016 15b0 0021 0920 0027 08b0 ffff ffff 0156 08c6 0fba 003a
10:42:36 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 667128 2.58 2.56 2.45 20.993 20.662 18.443 -1.01 0.555 1.110 -8.46 0.10 -9.96 23.84 24.70 24.27 2.60 10 2 49
10:43:03 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 667161 0 0 33 0 017d 16b0 0000 15f0 0002 15f0 002b 0998 002c 0928 ffff ffff 0154 08c4 0fbc 003c
10:43:42 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 667194 2.57 2.57 2.45 21.09 20.662 18.443 -1.115 -0.113 1.223 -8.14 1.14 7.99 23.79 24.58 24.12 2.60 41 9 9
10:44:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 667227 0 0 33 0 ffff 1728 0000 1650 0030 1658 0031 0a08 0174 0978 ffff ffff 0154 08c4 0fb6 0038
10:45:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 662460 65535 0 30 0 ffd7 0d98 ffec 0af8 ffd7 0f30 ffc6 0ea0 fe7c 0dc0 ffee 0f40 13.8 5.0 9.9  .53 0.18 0.97 12.79 9.91 9.91 36 3 24
10:46:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 662490 65535 0 30 0 fffd 0da8 ffee 0af0 fff2 0f80 fe79 0ee0 ffbd 0df8 ffd9 0f58 13.8 5.0 10.4  .36 0.13 1.10 12.79 9.91 9.91 34 57 14
10:46:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 662520 65535 0 30 0 ffe8 0db8 fff8 0af0 ffe0 0fa8 ffcb 0f10 fe7c 0e18 ffef 0fa0 13.8 5.0 10.9  .62 0.09 0.85 12.79 9.91 9.91 32 0 0  A
10:47:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 667425 0 0 33 0 001d 1850 0005 1738 0164 1750 000a 0b30 0021 0af0 ffff ffff 0154 08c6 0fb8 003c
12:16:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 672738 2.57 2.57 2.45 20.993 20.446 18.443 -1.119 -0.118 0.996 -9.16 -0.26 8.57 23.73 24.55 23.92 2.60 40 2 0
12:16:32 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 672771 0 0 33 0 0000 17a0 0000 16b8 004a 16b8 001a 0a90 0177 09e8 ffff ffff 0154 08c6 0fbc 003a
12:17:39 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 672837 0 0 33 0 0022 1800 0126 1720 0026 1738 001a 0b28 0010 0a78 ffff ffff 0154 08c4 0fbe 003a
12:18:44 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 672903 0 0 33 0 0004 1880 015a 1778 014b 1798 0038 0b80 0028 0b08 ffff ffff 0154 08c6 0fb8 003a
12:19:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 668100 65535 0 30 0 fe9d 0da8 fff9 0b90 ffdb 1098 ffdf 0eb0 ffe6 1020 ffc2 1108 13.8 5.0 11.4  .00 0.91 0.16 12.79 9.91 9.91 27 24 59
12:20:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 668130 65535 0 30 0 ffb7 0dd8 ffdd 0bc8 ffee 10a8 fffc 0ed0 fefa 1050 fe67 1148 13.8 5.0 10.9  .09 0.46 0.12 12.79 9.91 9.34 25 20 60
12:20:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 668160 65535 0 30 0 fe8f 0df0 fffb 0bf0 ffe2 10b8 ffee 0ed0 ffd0 10a0 ffb5 1188 13.8 5.0 10.4  .13 0.32 0.20 12.79 9.91 9.34 30 31 58
12:21:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 668190 65535 0 30 0 ffc3 0e20 ffe4 0c30 ffde 10e8 fffa 0eb0 feb6 10f8 fe80 11b0 13.8 5.0 10.9  .03 0.03 0.38 12.79 9.91 9.91 23 16 56
12:22:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 668250 65535 0 30 0 ffc8 0e80 ffe5 0c78 ffdd 1130 fff6 0ed8 fea3 1168 fe97 11f8 13.8 5.0 10.4  .09 0.41 0.16 12.21 9.91 9.34 22 10 48
13:52:14 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 678513 0 0 33 0 001f 1948 0114 1840 0018 1878 009c 0c58 ffff 0bc0 ffff ffff 0156 08c2 0fba 003c
13:52:54 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 678546 2.57 2.57 2.44 20.778 20.446 18.443 -1.111 -0.09 -1.330 -9.60 -15.51 2.75 23.82 24.55 23.88 2.60 17 38 34
13:53:20 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 678579 0 0 33 0 0133 19b8 015a 18b8 0020 18d0 001e 0cd0 0009 0c20 ffff ffff 0156 08c6 0fb6 003a
13:54:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 673800 65535 0 30 0 ffd4 0fd0 ffdd 0d08 ffd2 1240 ffe8 0e98 fff9 1200 ff16 11a0 13.7 5.0 10.4  .08 0.17 0.93 12.79 9.91 9.91 44 22 48
13:57:44 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 678843 0 0 33 0 0019 1b78 0000 1a28 0003 1a48 0006 0dd8 000f 0d90 ffff ffff 0156 08c2 0fb8 0038
15:26:50 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 684189 0 0 33 0 0191 1a80 0000 1960 001a 1970 0015 0d18 ffff 0cd8 ffff ffff 0156 08c4 0fba 003c

August 06, 2009

08:52:03 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 574101 0 0 33 0 0004 1540 0001 1460 001a 1470 0021 09f0 01a1 0990 ffff ffff 0156 08c8 0fba 0038

10:24:00 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 579612 2.58 2.57 2.45 20.115 19.884 17.550 -1.114 -0.331 -0.771 -9.98 -11.33 9.46 22.96 23.99 23.30 2.60 40 8 5
10:25:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 579678 20.115 19.884 17.550 -0.997 0.446 -1.117 -9.89 -14.96 -11.57 23.08 23.99 23.34 2.60 35 16 26
10:25:33 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 579711 0 0 33 0 0001 1638 0008 1548 0163 1550 0019 0b10 0037 0a70 ffff ffff 0154 08c8 0fba 0038
10:27:18 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 579810 2.58 2.57 2.45 20.00 19.884 17.665 -1.119 -0.333 0.110 -9.51 -6.55 10.73 23.04 23.98 23.31 2.60 38 5 12
10:27:45 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 579843 0 0 33 0 0012 16f0 00b2 1600 0036 1600 0038 0bd8 0006 0b28 ffff ffff 0156 08c6 0fba 0038

11:57:57 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 585255 0 0 33 0 0015 1678 ffff 1590 013e 15a0 001e 0af8 0034 0a70 ffff ffff 0154 08cc 0fbe 0038
11:58:36 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 585288 20.00 19.884 17.550 -1.117 -0.110 1.667 -8.88 3.89 7.09 23.09 23.99 23.31 2.60 9 14 50
11:59:03 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 585321 0 0 33 0 01a2 16e0 0003 15f8 ffff 1600 0039 0b70 0033 0ac8 ffff ffff 0154 08c8 0fbc 0036
11:59:42 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 585354 2.58 2.57 2.44 20.00 19.668 17.881 -1.110 -0.114 -1.557 -10.14 -17.20 2.39 23.07 23.99 23.30 2.60 28 17 16
12:00:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580530 65535 0 30 0 ffed 0c30 fff5 0918 fee6 1168 ffd4 0d08 ffe6 10f8 ffc0 0fd0 13.8 5.0 9.9  .17 0.00 0.89 12.21 9.91 9.34 35 18 50
12:00:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580560 65535 0 30 0 ffbd 0c40 ffbc 0950 feb3 11b0 ffe0 0d30 fffd 10f0 fff3 0fe0 13.8 5.0 9.9  .39 0.17 1.10 12.79 9.91 9.34 53 31 34
12:01:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580590 65535 0 30 0 fe81 0ca8 fff4 0980 ffc6 11f8 fff9 0d58 ffb9 1108 ffda 0fd0 13.8 5.0 10.4  .26 0.00 1.02 12.21 9.91 9.34 31 50 39
12:01:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580620 65535 0 30 0 fff3 0ce8 ffde 0990 fe64 1240 ffdb 0d80 fff5 10f0 ffdc 0ff8 13.8 5.0 11.4  .08 0.22 1.10 12.79 9.91 9.34 56 19 5
12:02:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580650 65535 0 30 0 ffdc 0d20 ffe6 09c0 ffe9 1290 fe6d 0db8 ffdc 10f8 fffa 0fe8 13.8 5.0 10.9  .08 0.05 1.61 12.21 9.91 9.34 32 57 17
12:02:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580680 65535 0 30 0 ffec 0d78 ffee 09f8 fe66 12d0 ffe5 0df0 ffe6 10e0 ffd2 0ff0 13.8 5.0 10.4  .00 0.14 1.32 12.21 9.91 9.34 44 36 43
12:03:00 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 585552 2.57 2.57 2.45 20.00 19.884 17.665 -1.111 -0.226 -1.05 -9.73 -14.23 7.84 23.19 23.99 23.30 2.60 8 25 27
12:03:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 580710 65535 0 30 0 ffce 0db0 ffd4 0a18 fff3 1320 fed8 0e30 fff7 10d0 ffee 1000 13.8 5.0 10.4  .05 0.14 1.53 12.21 9.91 9.34 48 41 37
12:04:22 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 585618 2.58 2.57 2.45 20.00 20.00 17.665 -1.01 0.557 -0.776 -9.37 -11.73 -12.88 23.30 23.99 23.36 2.60 14 34 42

13:33:25 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 590964 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.668 19.668 17.665 -1.04 0.449 1.779 -7.91 3.69 -8.02 23.18 23.99 23.30 2.60 4 10 47
13:33:39 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 590997 0 0 33 0 0185 1878 0000 1768 000c 1758 003e 0d68 0018 0ce8 ffff ffff 0158 08ca 0fbc 003e
13:34:46 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 591063 0 0 33 0 003f 18d8 0174 17a0 0029 17b8 000a 0dc8 0006 0d10 ffff ffff 0156 08c6 0fbc 003a
13:36:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 586290 65535 0 30 0 ffc1 0e70 ffcd 0ad8 fff0 1400 fe51 0f68 ffe1 11a0 fffc 10d0 13.8 5.0 9.9  .18 0.50 1.44 12.21 9.34 9.34 38 54 20

15:08:54 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 596706 2.57 2.57 2.45 20.00 19.884 17.881 -1.114 0.226 2.110 -8.53 6.36 -0.07 23.30 23.99 23.40 2.60 38 0 1
15:09:20 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 596739 0 0 33 0 0004 1a10 01a1 18e0 001e 18e8 0018 0e50 0004 0df8 ffff ffff 0156 08c4 0fba 003a
15:11:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 596838 2.58 2.57 2.44 20.00 20.115 17.996 -1.01 0.444 -1.118 -9.31 -15.69 -10.41 23.30 24.03 23.43 2.60 18 11 38
15:11:32 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 596871 0 0 33 0 001a 1af0 0000 19a8 0002 19a0 0007 0ef0 001b 0e68 ffff ffff 0156 08c2 0fba 003a
15:12:12 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 596904 2.58 2.57 2.45 20.115 20.115 17.996 -1.05 0.441 1.888 -8.53 4.95 -5.88 23.37 24.18 23.74 2.60 22 20 18

August 05, 2009

My station was running first passes today on the Pollux KEPS, at 145.825 MHz.
Second half Castor was tracked, on 145.827 MHz.
These keplersets were used:

ANDE POLLUX SPHERE
1 35693U 09038E   09216.01806542  .00017599  00000-0  95543-4 0    60
2 35693 051.6410 061.0256 0003625 050.7087 309.4255 15.80124791   688
ANDE CASTOR SPHERE
1 35694U 09038F   09216.65100657  .00009875  00000-0  55697-4 0    70
2 35694 051.6419 057.7520 0004274 054.7897 305.3491 15.79946104   784

Like yesterday, the amount of decoded Castor packets was less as expected.

08:31:15 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 486453 0 0 33 0 0008 13a0 01ba 12c8 001b 12c0 0007 0a40 0000 0960 ffff ffff 0156 08cc 0fba 003c
08:31:55 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 486486 2.58 2.57 2.44 19.06 18.559 16.771 -0.995 0.336 -1.775 -9.54 -19.15 -10.23 22.24 23.42 22.74 2.60 14 30 4
08:32:21 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 486519 0 0 33 0 0005 13e8 0000 1320 000d 1320 001a 0ac0 0192 09e8 ffff ffff 0154 08d2 0fb8 003a
08:34:07 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 486618 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.06 18.775 16.771 -1.221 -0.335 0.888 -9.34 -0.40 12.43 22.21 23.39 22.71 2.60 35 7 20
08:34:33 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 486651 0 0 33 0 0004 14b8 0007 13d0 0057 13b8 0032 0b88 0177 0ac0 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fba 003c

10:04:45 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 492063 0 0 33 0 0169 1448 0000 1370 000d 1360 002d 0b00 000b 0a48 ffff ffff 0156 08cc 0fbe 0038
10:05:25 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 492096 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.06 18.775 16.556 -0.995 0.449 -1.441 -8.92 -16.94 -11.95 22.21 23.38 22.73 2.60 4 20 36
10:05:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 492129 0 0 33 0 018c 1498 0000 13e8 0010 13c8 002c 0b88 0007 0ab0 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fba 003a
10:06:31 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 492162 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.06 18.775 16.440 -1.02 0.448 2.330 -7.74 6.63 -5.78 22.31 23.41 22.73 2.60 37 25 10
10:07:37 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 492228 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.06 18.775 16.771 -1.119 -0.339 0.228 -9.88 -4.80 13.26 22.24 23.34 22.72 2.60 37 18 9
10:08:03 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 492261 0 0 33 0 0011 1568 0188 1478 0025 1478 000b 0c30 0006 0b78 ffff ffff 0154 08ce 0fbe 003a
10:09:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 492327 0 0 33 0 0019 15d0 007a 14d0 002a 14b0 0014 0cb0 016e 0bf0 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fb8 0038

11:38:54 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 497706 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.221 18.990 16.556 -0.995 0.669 -0.336 -9.32 -9.93 -15.17 22.60 23.43 22.78 2.60 13 30 17
11:40:00 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 497772 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.221 19.06 16.887 -1.09 0.119 2.447 -8.07 8.53 0.86 22.63 23.44 22.74 2.60 15 45 13
11:40:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 497805 0 0 33 0 0016 1600 0000 14f0 0184 1510 0007 0c70 003a 0bc0 ffff ffff 0154 08cc 0fbc 003c
11:41:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 497838 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.221 18.990 16.771 -1.113 -0.337 -0.887 -9.76 -11.84 10.91 22.44 23.42 22.73 2.60 20 24 17
11:41:33 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 497871 0 0 33 0 0022 1658 0000 1548 002e 1560 0014 0ce8 0029 0c08 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbc 003e
11:42:-- !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 497904 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.221 18.990 16.771 -0.998 0.550 -1.334 -9.55 -16.29 -12.59 22.67 23.42 22.76 2.60 38 26 9
11:42:39 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 497937 0 0 33 0 001b 16c0 0000 15b0 0003 15c0 0018 0d50 0022 0c88 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fbe 0038
11:43:18 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 497970 2.58 2.57 2.45 19.06 19.06 16.887 -1.02 0.444 2.223 -8.34 6.55 -5.77 22.74 23.44 22.82 2.60 29 14 41
11:43:45 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 498003 0 0 33 0 0001 1710 01b5 1600 000e 1618 0030 0d98 000e 0ce8 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbe 003a

13:13:30 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 503382 18.990 18.775 16.556 -1.117 -0.220 1.662 -8.77 3.25 9.64 22.31 23.40 22.73 2.60 2 3 50
13:16:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 498720 65535 0 30 0 ffe4 0cc8 ffc4 0a78 fe84 1280 fff7 0e78 ffe6 11a0 fff6 1050 13.8 5.0 9.9  .21 0.22 1.19 11.64 9.34 8.76 51 35 34
13:17:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 498780 65535 0 30 0 ffe1 0d58 ffdc 0ac8 fe97 1328 ffd9 0ec0 fff4 1188 ffd4 1050 13.7 5.0 10.9  .31 0.03 1.40 11.64 9.34 8.76 41 34 48
13:19:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 503745 0 0 33 0 0023 18c0 0002 1790 0133 17a8 0012 0f18 0057 0e50 ffff ffff 0156 08cc 0fbc 003a

14:48:32 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 509091 0 0 33 0 0174 1868 000a 1730 001e 1738 001f 0ee0 0005 0e08 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fb8 003c
14:49:12 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 509124 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.990 18.990 17.03 -0.997 0.449 2.08 -7.88 5.58 -6.73 22.75 23.42 22.78 2.60 35 0 25
14:49:38 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 509157 0 0 33 0 0024 18c8 0016 1780 0014 17a8 000e 0f10 001a 0e80 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbe 0038
14:50:44 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 509223 0 0 33 0 002f 1930 015c 17d8 0016 1800 0029 0f50 0002 0ea8 ffff ffff 0156 08ca 0fbc 0038
14:51:24 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 509256 18.990 19.06 17.03 -1.00 0.118 -1.997 -9.64 -19.85 -5.02 22.75 23.43 22.78 2.60 37 23 8
14:51:50 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 509289 0 0 33 0 001d 19b8 000c 1820 0000 1860 000a 0fb8 0020 0ef0 ffff ffff 0154 08ca 0fbe 003a

August 04, 2009

My station was running today on the Castor KEPS, at 145.828 MHz.
These keplersets were used:

POLLUX
1 35693U 09038E   09214.62668842  .00017764  00000-0  96621-4 0    44
2 35693 051.6406 068.2363 0003496 046.5116 313.6102 15.80074726   469
CASTOR
1 35695U 09038G   09214.62699302  .00023572  00000-0  12777-3 0    44
2 35695 051.6418 068.2403 0004351 048.6343 311.4991 15.79927223   464

That did not give stunning results. I expected to get much more Castor, but in fact I got less. That is partially explained by the used keplersets, as today new assignment were done (Castor is not object G).

09:46:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 404547 0 0 33 0 000f 1368 0000 1270 0145 1288 000a 0bc0 0024 0af8 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fba 003a
09:46:49 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 404580 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.443 17.996 15.778 -1.113 -0.448 -0.331 -9.49 -8.64 14.32 21.66 22.44 22.07 2.60 35 25 7
09:47:55 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 404646 2.58 2.57 2.44 18.228 17.996 15.778 -0.888 0.332 -2.114 -9.81 -21.69 -9.28 21.66 22.54 22.12 2.60 16 26 21
09:49:01 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 404712 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.228 17.996 15.993 -0.993 0.770 1.990 -7.96 4.03 -12.14 21.67 22.77 22.15 2.60 24 1 40
09:49:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 404745 0 0 33 0 010e 1458 016b 1390 0008 1370 0055 0d18 0038 0c50 ffff ffff 0156 08d8 0fbc 003a

11:22:31 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 410322 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.228 17.996 15.993 -0.991 0.776 1.227 -7.94 -0.67 -15.58 21.77 22.80 22.15 2.60 9 33 43
11:23:44 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 405540 65535 0 30 0 ffd0 0e70 fff0 0a80 ffd2 1158 fea5 0e58 ffef 0f60 ffe0 0fa0 13.8 5.0 10.4  .36 0.09 1.53 12.21 9.34 9.34 16 43 54

12:55:21 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 415899 0 0 33 0 0182 15c0 000e 14b8 001f 14b8 002f 0e28 0000 0d20 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbc 003c
12:56:00 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 415932 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.112 18.112 15.993 -0.992 0.771 1.880 -7.35 3.47 -12.74 21.87 22.83 22.15 2.60 34 18 8
12:56:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 415965 0 0 33 0 0194 1630 0014 1500 000f 1508 006b 0e78 0012 0da8 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fc0 003a
12:57:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 415998 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.112 18.112 16.09 -1.114 -0.229 1.665 -9.19 3.76 12.18 21.81 22.71 22.15 2.60 24 38 25
12:57:33 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 416031 0 0 33 0 0199 16a0 000a 1570 0005 1580 0044 0f08 0021 0df8 ffff ffff 0154 08ce 0fbc 003c
12:57:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 411180 65535 0 30 0 ffee 0ea0 ffd4 0b00 ff49 1228 ffda 0fb8 ffd3 0f88 ffbc 10d0 13.8 5.0 10.4  .49 0.03 0.04 12.21 9.34 9.34 50 24 34
12:58:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 411240 65535 0 30 0 ffda 0ec8 fffd 0b48 ffd3 1260 ffd1 0ff8 fea6 1020 fe95 1138 13.7 5.0 10.9  .36 0.05 0.47 12.21 9.34 9.34 12 3 23
12:59:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 411270 65535 0 30 0 ffcc 0ed0 ffde 0b50 ffdc 1290 fff4 1008 ffef 1068 fe96 1188 13.7 5.0 11.4  .27 0.05 0.21 12.21 9.34 9.34 31 18 57
12:59:18 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 416130 2.58 2.56 2.45 18.112 18.112 16.09 -0.993 0.778 0.05 -7.87 -7.53 -17.46 22.14 22.85 22.15 2.60 24 5 45
12:59:45 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 416163 0 0 33 0 0004 1788 0001 1640 017b 1640 002c 0fc8 0047 0ee0 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbe 003a

14:28:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 421509 0 0 33 0 01a6 16e0 0000 15c8 0039 15c8 003e 0f68 ffff 0e68 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fc0 003a
14:29:57 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 421575 0 0 33 0 01a5 1758 0019 1610 0009 1630 002f 0fc0 0015 0ed0 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fc0 003e
14:30:36 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 421608 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.112 18.112 15.993 -1.110 -0.448 -0.333 -9.36 -8.73 13.86 21.90 22.75 22.16 2.60 1 50 13
14:31:42 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 421674 2.58 2.57 2.44 18.112 18.228 16.225 -0.889 0.336 -2.07 -8.81 -21.58 -9.76 22.09 22.85 22.15 2.60 38 12 24
14:32:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 421707 0 0 33 0 0023 1838 fffe 16f0 015c 1710 0022 1080 0035 0f78 ffff ffff 0156 08d4 0fbc 003c
14:32:48 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 421740 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.112 18.443 16.440 -0.992 0.667 1.997 -7.54 4.05 -11.80 22.21 22.86 22.22 2.60 6 24 32
14:33:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 416910 65535 0 30 0 fff0 0fb8 ffed 0c80 fff7 1338 ffe0 1098 ffc1 1230 ffcd 12e8 13.8 5.0 10.4  .26 0.31 0.38 12.21 9.34 9.34 40 24 49
14:33:15 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 421773 0 0 33 0 000b 1898 01bc 1750 0021 1760 0017 10b8 0007 0ff8 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbe 003a
14:33:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 416940 65535 0 30 0 fff2 0fc8 fff0 0cb8 fff2 1340 ffd3 10b8 fe6b 1268 ffcc 1308 13.7 5.0 9.9  .21 0.72 0.55 12.21 9.34 9.34 40 8 29
14:35:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 421905 0 0 33 0 0012 1988 002f 17e8 fffe 1830 0012 1130 0030 1048 ffff ffff 0154 08ce 0fbe 003a
14:36:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 421938 2.58 2.56 2.45 18.228 18.559 16.440 -0.991 0.779 0.331 -8.93 -6.14 -17.02 22.26 22.95 22.49 2.60 34 28 16
14:36:33 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 421971 0 0 33 0 0022 19d0 fffd 1848 0146 1880 000f 1178 000e 10c0 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbc 003c

16:06:18 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 427350 18.228 18.559 16.771 -1.111 -0.05 2.338 -8.12 8.09 6.69 22.35 22.97 22.56 2.60 17 28 0
16:06:45 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 427383 0 0 33 0 001b 19e8 0000 1858 0032 1868 0164 1168 ffff 10b0 ffff ffff 0156 08cc 0fbc 003a
16:07:24 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 427416 2.58 2.57 2.45 18.443 18.775 16.556 -1.02 -0.333 -1.664 -9.98 -16.74 8.45 22.25 22.95 22.47 2.60 38 0 12
16:07:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 427449 0 0 33 0 0021 1a48 0000 18d0 0008 18d8 001b 11c0 0185 10a0 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbe 003c
16:08:57 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 427515 0 0 33 0 000b 1aa8 0009 1910 0004 1918 000a 11e0 0015 1118 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fc0 003a

August 03, 2009

Unattended operations, using 145.827 center frequency, and Object G.

At the start/end of a pass mostly POLLUX, and in the middle mostly Castor.

!S 09:30:52 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 317229 0 0 33 0 017e 1378 0003 1288 0009 12a0 0021 0e40 0015 0d20 ffff ffff 0158 08d6 0fbe 003c
!S 09:31:58 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 317295 0 0 33 0 001b 13e0 0000 12e0 002b 12e0 0153 0eb0 014e 0d70 ffff ffff 0156 08d6 0fbe 003c

!S 11:03:15 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 322773 0 0 33 0 0038 13e0 0051 12c8 0026 12a0 0022 0e50 001d 0d28 ffff ffff 0154 08d4 0fba 0036
!S 11:03:55 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 322806 2.58 2.57 2.45 17.334 16.887 14.884 -0.991 0.223 3.07 -6.72 12.27 0.94 21.11 21.89 21.27 2.60 32 22 27
!S 11:04:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 317970 65535 0 30 0 fff9 0a30 ffc8 0810 fe45 1150 ffe1 0d60 ffd5 1038 ffb8 0f10 13.7 5.0 9.9  .43 0.58 0.55 11.64 8.76 8.76 53 24 18
!S 11:04:21 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 322839 0 0 33 0 0024 1438 0174 1318 0013 1318 005e 0ea0 001d 0d90 ffff ffff 0156 08d8 0fbe 003a
!S 11:04:44 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 318000 65535 0 30 0 fff6 0a58 ffcd 0840 fe45 1188 ffe5 0d90 ffcd 1050 ffa3 0f18 13.8 5.0 9.9  .26 0.72 0.59 11.06 8.76 8.19 54 31 19
!S 11:05:44 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 318060 65535 0 30 0 fff3 0ac8 ffca 08b8 fe8e 1210 ffe7 0d88 ffb7 1078 ff97 0f38 13.7 5.0 9.9  .17 0.58 1.32 11.06 8.76 8.76 49 44 17
!S 11:06:07 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 322938 2.58 2.57 2.44 17.03 17.03 14.884 -0.882 0.227 -2.553 -8.79 -24.64 -8.45 21.11 21.78 21.32 2.60 1 24 31
!S 11:06:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 318090 65535 0 30 0 fff3 0b10 ffc7 08d0 fea7 1270 ffe5 0dc8 ffb9 1078 ffa4 0f40 13.8 5.0 9.9  .03 0.31 1.66 11.06 8.76 8.19 46 48 16
!S 11:06:33 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 322971 0 0 33 0 0184 1520 0000 13d8 001d 13f8 0037 0fd0 0002 0e88 ffff ffff 0158 08d6 0fbe 003c
!S 11:06:44 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 318120 65535 0 30 0 fff4 0b48 ffcc 0908 feb8 12b8 ffe6 0dd8 ffb6 1090 ffb4 0f58 13.7 5.0 10.4  .00 0.63 1.74 11.06 8.76 8.19 45 50 14
!S 11:07:39 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 323037 0 0 33 0 000e 1590 0000 1440 0142 1438 001d 1038 0033 0f28 ffff ffff 0158 08d2 0fba 0038

!S 12:37:25 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 328416 2.58 2.57 2.45 17.118 17.03 14.884 -1.06 -0.222 2.335 -8.14 7.89 11.69 21.11 21.76 21.35 2.60 20 11 40
!S 12:37:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 328449 0 0 33 0 0044 1538 0000 1410 003e 1418 017b 0fb8 ffff 0e78 ffff ffff 0158 08d4 0fba 0036
!S 12:38:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 323640 65535 0 30 0 ffe0 0c20 fff4 0a08 ffd5 1300 ffb1 0ec8 fe9a 1028 ffe3 1018 13.8 5.0 10.4  .09 0.17 0.26 11.64 8.76 8.19 36 3 18
!S 12:39:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 323670 65535 0 30 0 ffd4 0c50 ffed 0a30 ffd6 12f8 ffcc 0ed8 fe99 1090 ffef 1068 13.7 5.0 10.9  .05 0.27 0.51 11.06 8.76 8.19 33 2 17
!S 12:39:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 323700 65535 0 30 0 ffc6 0c78 ffe0 0a48 ffd2 1310 ffce 0f10 fea3 1110 fff9 10b8 13.8 5.0 10.4  .08 0.35 0.17 11.06 8.76 8.76 33 1 15
!S 12:40:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 323730 65535 0 30 0 ffbd 0c80 ffcc 0a80 ffb0 1318 ffc8 0f08 fec3 1178 fffd 10e0 13.7 5.0 10.4  .21 0.53 0.12 11.06 8.76 8.76 36 2 9  A
!S 12:41:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 328647 0 0 33 0 0062 16b0 0002 1550 002c 1550 006b 10f8 0017 0fe8 ffff ffff 0158 08d4 0fbe 003a
!S 12:41:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 323790 65535 0 30 0 ffb6 0cc0 ff9f 0ad0 fe65 1358 ffd4 0f28 fff1 1228 fffe 1118 13.7 5.0 9.9  .66 0.49 0.50 11.06 8.76 8.76 50 9 5  A
!S 12:41:49 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 328680 2.58 2.57 2.45 17.118 17.118 15.115 -1.09 -0.449 0.995 -8.55 -0.38 16.81 21.15 21.91 21.13 2.60 6 20 43

!S 14:12:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 334125 0 0 33 0 0013 16c0 0000 1570 0159 1580 001f 1100 006a 0fb0 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbe 003a
!S 14:13:06 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 334158 2.58 2.57 2.45 17.118 17.118 15.331 -0.882 0.557 2.668 -7.13 8.85 -8.65 21.32 22.13 21.58 2.60 38 24 1
!S 14:13:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 329340 65535 0 30 0 ffe0 0d90 ffe4 0ad0 fea9 1480 ffab 10c0 ffe1 1100 ffdc 1108 13.7 5.0 10.4  .67 0.31 0.59 11.06 8.76 8.19 51 14 17
!S 14:14:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 329370 65535 0 30 0 ffd2 0dc0 ffe8 0ad8 ffbf 14a0 ffc9 10d0 feb5 1140 ffdf 1168 13.8 5.0 9.9  .76 0.63 0.33 11.06 8.76 8.19 41 5 14
!S 14:14:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 329400 65535 0 30 0 ffc2 0de0 ffee 0b10 ffce 14c0 ffd0 1120 fe85 1150 ffd0 11e8 13.8 5.0 9.9  .62 0.35 0.16 11.06 8.76 8.76 29 0 9  A
!S 14:16:13 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 329490 65535 0 30 0 ff97 0e10 ffe4 0b58 ffce 14d0 ffe2 1180 fe75 1280 ffcb 1308 13.7 5.0 10.9  .09 0.40 0.26 11.64 8.76 8.19 14 5 30
!S 14:16:24 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 334356 2.58 2.56 2.45 17.118 17.334 15.446 -0.883 0.885 0.03 -7.80 -8.83 -19.11 21.65 22.27 21.59 2.60 12 47 8
!S 14:16:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 334389 0 0 33 0 0034 18b0 0009 1720 001f 1738 0004 1268 000d 1158 ffff ffff 0154 08d0 0fbc 003a

!S 15:48:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 339867 0 0 33 0 0040 1900 0000 1790 0005 17a8 001c 12d8 002d 1190 ffff ffff 0154 08d2 0fbc 0038
!S 15:48:43 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 335040 65535 0 30 0 ffe3 0f40 fffa 0c40 feb9 15c0 ffdd 10d8 ffbe 13a0 ffd6 12d8 13.7 5.0 9.9  .08 0.44 1.83 11.64 8.76 8.76 11 56 11
!S 15:48:48 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 339900 2.58 2.57 2.45 17.550 17.996 15.993 -0.883 0.774 2.07 -7.27 4.88 -13.48 21.78 22.39 21.94 2.60 8 7 41
!S 15:50:21 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 339999 0 0 33 0 0175 19e8 0000 1828 0011 1858 0022 1330 002d 1228 ffff ffff 0158 08d4 0fbe 003a
!S 15:51:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 340065 0 0 33 0 0023 1a50 0000 18b0 0002 18c8 0015 1360 0166 1238 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fbe 0038

August 02, 2009

Ande-2 audio-recording, containing 4 telemetry packets, August 2nd 2009 (145.825 MHz FM)

When the mp3 file is replayed, MixW will decode the 2 Pollux and 2 Castor frames as indicated in this screenshot:
(Pollux: at T=1 and T=28 seconds, Castor: at T=14 and T=44 seconds)

Castor

10:45:46 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 235323 0 0 33 0 0013 1288 0000 1160 0174 1140 0008 0e98 005b 0d58 ffff ffff 0158 08d6 0fbe 0036
12:21:01 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 241032 15.446 15.446 13.559 -0.665 0.996 0.03 -7.00 -9.30 -22.26 20.02 20.60 20.14 2.60 15 43 19 
12:22:07 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 241098 2.58 2.57 2.45 15.446 15.662 13.559 -0.770 0.442 3.339 -6.36 13.58 -3.30 20.02 20.66 20.30 2.60 3 3 51 
12:22:34 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 241131 0 0 33 0 002e 14e0 0003 1388 0022 13a0 016a 1118 0008 0fd0 ffff ffff 015a 08d2 0fb8 003a
13:53:52 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 246609 0 0 33 0 007f 1520 0048 13d0 003b 13b8 0016 1158 0006 1008 ffff ffff 0156 08d4 0fba 003c
13:54:31 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 246642 15.446 15.778 13.990 -0.880 0.113 3.337 -5.94 13.39 4.39 20.07 20.80 20.42 2.60 13 7 45
13:54:44 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 241800 65535 0 30 0 ffc6 0ee0 ffcb 0bb0 ffed 1268 fe46 0f98 ffe3 10e0 fffb 1168 13.8 5.0 10.4  .13 0.40 1.83 11.06 8.19 8.19 38 51 34
13:54:58 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 246675 0 0 33 0 002a 1590 0007 1408 002e 1430 0187 11c0 ffff 1068 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbc 003a 
13:55:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 241830 65535 0 30 0 ffb8 0f18 ffd0 0bd0 fff1 1298 fe75 0fc0 ffea 10d8 fff0 1190 13.8 5.0 9.9  .13 0.13 1.79 11.06 8.19 8.19 41 45 42
13:55:44 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 241860 65535 0 30 0 ff9f 0f50 ffc9 0bf0 fff7 12b0 fea7 1010 fff5 1110 ff06 1198 13.7 5.0 9.9  .53 0.58 1.49 11.06 8.19 8.19 45 39 46
13:56:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 241890 65535 0 30 0 ffaf 0f90 ffb0 0c28 fffa 12c0 ffbd 1058 fffd 1108 fe81 11c0 13.7 5.0 9.9  .40 0.67 1.49 11.06 8.19 8.19 48 31 45
15:27:21 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 252219 0 0 33 0 000e 1698 0056 1520 0036 1550 002d 12a0 0186 1120 ffff ffff 0158 08d4 0fb8 0036
15:28:27 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 252285 0 0 33 0 0189 1700 0000 1598 001b 15a0 0023 1320 000e 1180 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fbc 0036
15:31:19 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 252450 2.58 2.57 2.45 16.09 16.556 14.337 -0.991 -0.665 -0.555 -8.12 -10.24 18.17 20.62 21.23 20.87 2.60 26 15 27
15:31:45 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 252483 0 0 33 0 0026 1840 017b 1690 005d 16f8 0001 13f8 002b 1258 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fba 003c
17:01:57 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 257895 0 0 33 0 0021 1818 0052 1668 002e 16b8 013c 1390 0161 11f0 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbe 003a
17:05:15 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 258093 0 0 33 0 000e 1958 01ac 1788 0020 17a8 0011 1420 0007 1310 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbe 003a

August 01, 2009
18:20 UTC:
Although I seem not to decode to many packets in general, even not during a 90 degrees pass, I did during the recent 18:20utc pass hear 2x a beacon.

... this was a max 0.6 degrees elevation pass !!

So no decode of course, but signal was clearly Pollux or Castor. I think I recall the same from ANDE-1; that during low elevation signals were relative quite good/strong.

Used object G for antenna direction & freq tuning.
OBJECT G
1 35695U 09038G 09213.10893030 .00024031 00000-0 13061-3 0 37
2 35695 051.6429 076.1057 0004268 042.6969 317.4434 15.79854678 229

15:10 UTC:
60 degrees elevation pass.
Object G used, gave much better results (especially Castor was stronger now).

15:09:25 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 164736 2.58 2.57 2.45 14.06 14.553 12.550 -0.446 0.559 -2.773 -7.59 -26.43 -15.94 18.93 19.47 18.80 2.60 39 7 22
15:09:51 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 164769 0 0 33 0 0048 14e8 002d 13a0 0002 1378 0109 1320 0031 1138 ffff ffff 0156 08ca 0fbc 0038
15:10:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 159930 65535 0 30 0 ffb5 0ea8 ffe3 0b10 ff9d 1288 ffe2 0ff8 ffa7 1170 fff1 1238 13.7 5.0 10.9 .26 -1.31 0.89 9.91 7.04 7.04 38 51 33
15:10:31 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 164802 2.59 2.57 2.45 14.221 14.553 12.665 -0.448 1.02 1.662 -5.03 0.97 -21.98 18.95 19.57 19.23 2.60 6 33 12
15:10:57 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 164835 0 0 33 0 002b 1558 fffe 13e8 000f 13c8 015c 1360 000f 11c0 ffff ffff 015a 08ce 0fbc 003c
15:11:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 159990 65535 0 30 0 ffe4 0f08 ffde 0b48 ff93 12e0 ffb3 1028 ffeb 11d0 ffc2 1260 13.8 5.0 10.9 .17 -1.03 1.61 9.91 7.04 7.04 44 8 18
15:13:09 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 164967 0 0 33 0 0004 15f8 0000 1460 001e 14c0 0024 13c0 0189 11f0 ffff ffff 0158 08ce 0fba 0036
15:13:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 160110 65535 0 30 0 ffde 0fd0 fff2 0bd0 fff0 13a0 ffc8 10f8 fffe 11d8 fe7f 12a0 13.7 5.0 9.9 .71 0.85 1.32 9.91 7.04 7.04 38 8 35 A

--> 3 Castor packet
--> 5 Pollux packets

13:35 UTC:
80 degrees pass
13:34:10 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 159027 0 0 33 0 017f 12a8 0030 1108 0009 1130 002e 1098 0024 0f00 ffff ffff 0156 08d2 0fbe 003a
13:34:49 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 159060 2.58 2.57 2.45 13.990 14.06 12.118 -0.882 -0.669 0.779 -7.25 -1.89 21.48 18.38 18.98 18.69 2.60 7 12 38
13:35:16 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 159093 0 0 33 0 01b1 12f0 0002 1190 ffff 1198 0066 1110 0044 0f50 ffff ffff 0158 08d0 0fc0 003e
13:38:14 !KD4HBO-1>TELEM>CQ:SYS 154410 65535 0 30 0 ffdc 0e30 fff8 0a60 ffe2 1240 ffdb 0f20 fe9f 0fb0 fe96 1088 13.7 5.0 10.9 .71 0.85 0.38 9.91 7.04 7.04 25 0 6 /A
13:38:34 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 159291 0 0 33 0 0185 1438 0000 12b8 0023 1290 0029 1238 0001 10d8 ffff ffff 0156 08ce 0fba 0036

--> 1 Castor packet
--> 3 Pollux packets

The new KEPS seem to be more accurate, Thursdays version is running ~2 minutes behind.
During this pass I used the old KEPS, but the antenna was off, when going to the newer
KEPS signals got stronger.

12:00 UTC:
Unattended 45 degrees pass.
12:00:13 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 153384 2.58 2.57 2.45 14.06 14.06 12.118 -0.880 -0.553 2.08 -7.18 6.03 19.30 18.39 19.23 18.72 2.60 1 40 26
12:00:40 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 153417 0 0 33 0 000a 1190 0000 1068 0046 1038 001f 0fa8 0193 0de0 ffff ffff 0156 08d0 0fc0 003e
12:01:46 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 153483 0 0 33 0 0007 11f8 0033 10c8 001c 10a8 0020 1028 0089 0e48 ffff ffff 0158 08d4 0fbe 0036

July 31, 2009
16:25 UTC:

16:24:19 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 82830 2.59 2.58 2.44 11.771 12.118 10.446 -0.331 0.114 4.07 -3.83 17.75 4.23 16.83 17.38 17.00 2.60 24 19 19
16:24:46 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 82863 0 0 33 0 013d 1338 0171 1188 001a 11a8 004f 1300 0004 1100 ffff ffff 015a 08ca 0fb8 003c
16:25:52 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 82929 0 0 33 0 000e 1378 003d 11c8 002f 1230 0182 1358 002a 10e8 ffff ffff 0158 08c8 0fb8 0038

14:50 UTC:
90 degrees pass. I think I need new KEPS, already at 0 degrees I did hear packets.

14:49:04 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 77121 0 0 33 0 003b 10c0 0000 0f60 002b 0f70 0134 10d8 0014 0e78 ffff ffff 0158 08ca 0fbc 0038
14:50:10 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 77187 0 0 33 0 0168 10f8 0000 0fd0 0008 0ff0 003d 1138 0060 0ec0 ffff ffff 0158 08ca 0fbc 003a
14:50:49 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 77220 2.59 2.58 2.45 11.225 11.771 9.884 -0.09 -0.440 -3.441 -5.09 -30.15 8.14 16.23 16.80 16.44 2.60 10 18 43
14:51:55 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 77286 11.440 11.771 10.331 -0.02 -0.02 -3.882 -5.32 -34.22 -2.22 16.34 17.02 16.44 2.60 34 32 18

13:16 UTC:
80 degrees pass, but signals relative weak, only 2 packets from Pollux-1 decoded.
13:16:40 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 71577 0 0 33 0 002b 1030 002c 0ee8 0023 0ee8 018f 10a0 0019 0e60 ffff ffff 015a 08c8 0fba 003a 13:19:32 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:MEMS 71742 2.59 2.57 2.45 11.225 11.440 9.668 -0.223 0.888 -2.220 -6.00 -24.53 -23.41 16.20 16.71 16.43 2.60 35 15 6

Here are 3 packets decoded by Mike, DK3WN:
2009-07-31 13:19:31.750 UTC: from POLLUX-1 to CQ via TELEM:> MEMS
2009-07-31 13:19:58.270 UTC: from POLLUX-1 to CQ via TELEM:> SYST
2009-07-31 13:20:37.730 UTC: from POLLUX-1 to CQ via TELEM:> MEMS
Based on these I conclude the following regarding the transmission periods:
MEMS > SYST: 27 seconds (58-31)
SYST > MEMS: 39 seconds (37-58)
Total: 27 + 39 = 66 seconds for a complete package.

This corresponds with my audio analysis, which also shows Castors 30 seconds period:

ANDE-2 PA3GUO telemetry

11:42 UTC:
24 degrees elevation pass.
Signals not strong, Castor not decoded but heared.
Period is 66/2=33 seconds (was yesterday 27 seconds).

11:42:04 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 65901 0 0 33 0 013a 0ea8 0015 0dc8 0018 0d80 0021 0f28 002a 0cd8 ffff ffff 0158 08ca 0fb8 003a
11:43:10 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ:SYST 65967 0 0 33 0 0051 0f20 0000 0e08 001e 0df8 019d 0fa0 0002 0d30 ffff ffff 0158 08cc 0fbc 003c

July 30, 2009
17:40 UTC:
Only 17 minutes after release from Space Shuttle STS-127 the two satellites passed over Europe for the very first time.
For my station this was a 16 degrees elevation (only) pass.

PA3GUO ANDE-2

I did hear many packets from both satellites, but the TNC only decoded two POLLUX telemetry sets:

17:40:19 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ: MEMS 990 2.59 2.57 2.45 -3.112 -1.556 -2.118 0.226 -0.779 -2.559 -5.35 -27.74 17.44 4.86 4.73 4.40 2.60 7 49 10
17:40:46 !POLLUX-1>TELEM>CQ: SYST 1023 0 0 33 0 002d 06e8 017f 06a8 0145 0670 ffff 09a0 0022 06c0 ffff ffff 0158 08cc 0fc4 0036

From these Ivan Galysh concluded:
"Current surface temperature is ranging from 6 to 9C. Interior temperature is ranging from -3 to -1C. It looks like all high school MEMS experiment payloads are functioning. Some of the data doesn't look right but that is part of the experiment."

We also derive that the telemetry transmission period seems 46-19=27 (not 33) seconds.

17:23 UTC:

Both ANDE-2 satellites were successfull launched from STS-127 at 17:23utc over Texas, USA.
Below, in the Youtube movie from OZ9AEC, the deployment starts at 05:13: