SSETI Express is Calling all radio amateurs

[VE7TKO]

Radio Amateur Competitions

The following announcement was made on the ESA Website on behalf of the SSETI Express mission teams:

Calling all radio amateurs

Radio amateurs worldwide are being asked to help collect data from the student-built SSETI Express satellite, due to be placed in orbit on 27 September. To encourage them, ESA's Education department has organised two competitions and is supplying free downloadable software.

"We will be happy to receive all the help we can, particularly during the early operations phase," says SSETI Express Project Coordinator, Neil Melville. "If a radio amateur receives a signal from SSETI Express before we do then the main ground station in Aalborg, Denmark will be delighted to hear from them."

Radio amateurs wherever they live are being asked to help with the downlink of housekeeping and payload data. In return, various functionalities of the SSETI Express UHF and S-Band communications systems will be made freely available to the radio amateur community, along with the mission data downlink, once the main mission objectives of SSETI Express are complete.

SSETI Express will downlink telemetry in AX25 format at 9600 baud on 437.250MHz and at 38400 baud on 2401.835MHz. It will also be available for radio amateurs to use as a single channel FM transponder. The software needed to downlink data and to submit telemetry to the SSETI Express Mission Control can be downloaded free from the Radio Amateur Connection pages on the SSETI Express Mission site. Submissions will be automatically recorded and published on the site. For more information go to http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/express....st.html (http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/express/mop/index.php?uri=ham_contest.html) .

[kb7uxe]

You wanna use M Y radio and computer for WUT?http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/rock.gif

[M5AKA]

Unfortunately there's a delay in the launch, for full story see:

http://www.southgatearc.org/news....ain.htm (http://www.southgatearc.org/news/september2005/sseti_launch_delayed_again.htm)

Below are details of the free SSETI Express handbook and software that is
available in preperation for it's eventual launch in a month or so's time.

Trevor
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Video Webstream of SSETI Express Launch

The launch of SSETI Express from Plesetsk in northern Russia when it occurs
will be streamed to the Internet.

Thanks to the efforts of Howard Long enthusiasts around the world will be able
to watch the launch live by entering the following URL into their browser:

http://www.streamingwizard.com/clients/space.asx

The latest version of the SSETI Express Handbook can be downloaded free from

http://www.uk.amsat.org/

For news and pictures from Plesetsk see the SSETI Express Mission Operations
Page at http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/express/mop/

The ESA Download Page at http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/downloads.php
contains software to enable enthusiasts to make use of the spacecraft along
with the launch campaign logbook.

It is planned that SSETI Express will downlink telemetry in AX25 format at 9k6
on 437.250MHz and at 38k4 on 2401.835MHz. It should also be available for Radio
Amateurs to use as a single channel FM transponder.

AMSAT-UK produce a quarterly newsletter "Oscar News" which is full of Amateur
Satellite information.
For membership details contact the secretary Jim Heck
Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
E-mail: g3wgm@amsat.org
Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
Online Satellite Pass Predictions:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/
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[W9GRN]

Might be fun and interesting. http://www.qrz.com/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif

[kb7uxe]

From what I can remember, SSETI engages users who have high speed connections, and 24hr connections to bind into their network. They network the cpu power of all these computers for these massive computations as they use your computer to help search for ET.
Kinda a neat idea.

( a loose quote from Buzz)
you'd have to be really narrow minded to think that in all those stars and all those planets this is the only one with some kind of life. (such as it is ) they could be very primitive or very advanced.( and smart enough not to want to talk to us.) ..

It's kinda a cool idea they want to enlist the help of a massive antenna array by using all the ham antennas at once. it might just work... ( or course, we'll prolly just get reorder )

[M5AKA]

The latest information on SSETI Express from Graham G3VZV. 73 Trevor M5AKA
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SSETI Express - Update 3rd October
Date: Mon, 3 Oct 2005 10:40:47 +0100

We have been advised that a new launch date has been agreed - Thursday 27th
October from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome - with 28th October as a back-up date.
The launch time is still expected to remain at 06:52:26 UTC

For those who have already set-up their sat TV equipment to receive the ESA
transmissions on ASTRA 1G - you may like to know that the launch of the ESA
Cryosat spacecraft will be broadcast this coming Saturday -8th October.
Cryosat will lift-off from a launch facility at Plesetsk just a few
kilometres away from where SSETI Express will be launched from.

Start End Description
GMT GMT
14:20 14:45 Start of ESA TV Programme – welcome from ESA/ESRIN
14:45 15:15 Launch coverage from ESA/ESOC and Plesetsk Cosmodrome
15:02 Scheduled lift-off
15:15 16:30 Cryosat background information – live from ESA/ESRIN
16:30 16:45 Live coverage of satellite/launcher separation from ESA/ESOC
16:36 Scheduled orbital injection
17:00 17:30 Post-launch media briefing from ESA/ESRIN

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It is planned that SSETI Express will downlink telemetry in AX25 format at 9k6
on 437.250MHz and at 38k4 on 2401.835MHz. It should also be available for Radio
Amateurs to use as a single channel FM transponder.

Free SSETI Express Handbook download: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
SSETI Express Mission Operations: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/express/mop/
Download Page: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/downloads.php

AMSAT-UK produce a quarterly newsletter "Oscar News" which is full of Amateur
Satellite information.
For membership details contact the secretary Jim Heck G3WGM
Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
E-mail: g3wgm@amsat.org
Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
Online Satellite Pass Predictions:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/
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[KI6ABR]

If I am not mistaken, the belief that SSETI is an effort to search for ET, is incorrect.

As I recall, SETI (the Search for Extra Terrestrial Intelligence) and SSETI (the Student Space Exploration & Technology Initiative) are separate entities with separate goals.

SSETI Express is Quote[/b] ]the first pan-European student microsatellite, built by a distributed team of university students and radio amateurs throughout Europe (within SSETI)
What they want from us is not computer time, rather they want us to help download payload data.
I presume this is because they don't have free access to a worldwide radio network.

Sounds like a great idea to me. Perhaps I can get my daughter's ham radio club involved.

[M5AKA]

The SSETI Express Handbook has been updated. The latest version
can be downloaded free of charge from the AMSAT-UK website at:

http://www.uk.amsat.org/

It is also available in Japanese thanks to the work of Toyo Komatsu JA0CQP

The new TLEs ( Kepler elements) for a SSETI Express launch at
06:52:26 UTC on October 27th are also on the AMSAT-UK website.
These were provided by Viktor Kudielka OE1VKW .

AMSAT-UK produce a quarterly newsletter "Oscar News" which is
full of Amateur Satellite information.
For membership details contact the secretary Jim Heck
Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
E-mail: g3wgm@amsat.org
Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
Online Satellite Pass Predictions:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/

73 Trevor M5AKA
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[kb2wye]

can you hear me now...................

[M5AKA]

SSETI Express raised and ready to fly

A picture of the rocket which will launch SSETI Express being raised is now available on the web see:

http://www.southgatearc.org/

Todays news on the BBC website has an item on SSETI Express, see

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4375986.stm

SSETI Express will be launched on Thursday 27th October at 06:52 GMT (07:32 BST).

A live stream of ESA TV from ASTRA 1G is being made available so enthusiasts can see the launch live via the web, see

http://www.streamingwizard.com/clients/space.asx

A test card is being shown at the moment. It runs at two rates, 148kbps and 43kbps, so you can get to see the launch on dial-up as well as broadband.

Schedule details are at http://television.esa.int

More information on SSETI Express can be found on the European Space Agency website:

http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEM3IY3J2FE_index_0.html

AMSAT-UK produce a quarterly newsletter "Oscar News" which is full of Amateur Satellite information.
For membership details contact the secretary Jim Heck G3WGM
Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
E-mail: g3wgm@amsat.org
Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
Online Satellite Pass Predictions:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/
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[M5AKA]

Download the SSETI Express Launch Video

Folks

The video of the launch of SSETI Express is available at

http://www.g6lvb.com/images/ssetilaunchcut.wmv

It's 64Mb, and 48 minutes long. The launch itself is at 31'45".

I recommend downloading it first and then playing it direct from your local
disk.

Kind Regards, Howard G6LVB
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SSETI Express Handbook http://www.uk.amsat.org/

Launch Picture: http://www.southgatearc.org/

Picture Library: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/express5.php

New Scientist
http://www.newscientistspace.com/article.ns?id=dn8217

ESA SSETI Progress Update
http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/sseti_express/SEMCMZ538FE_0.html

BBC http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4375986.stm

73 Trevor M5AKA
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[M5AKA]

SSETI Express - Update from Moscow

I am at Moscow airport on the way home now.

We have not heard anything from Express on UHF since last night when the
telemetry seemed to indicate a very negative power budget.

If it does not recover then it will be a sad end to wonderful mission.

We are planning to try to try a blind command of the satellite into S band
on mode 2401.835 MHz - maybe on a Sunday am pass - 8:50 or 10:30 local and GMT
would be the passes that would also be covered by the command station in
Aalborg.

cheers

graham
UA/G3VZV
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Pedro Cruz CU2JX captured this telemetry late Thursday night, see Bob's comment
below.
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Hello to all

I receved this

2005-10-27 23:43:56,1,1100011000100000,0.847420 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:43:58,2,1101000100000000,0.102901 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:44:14,3,1100010010011111,23.461428 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:44:20,4,1101011111111111,24.774929 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:44:28,5,1101000011100110,19.956741 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:44:49,6,1100111111111111,24.780982 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:45:01,7,1100000000000010,12.396544 V,SAFE MODE

2005-10-27 23:45:16,1,1100111000111111,24.103046 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:45:23,2,1101111111111111,24.787035 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:45:51,3,1100000000000000,0.000000 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:46:06,4,1100000000000000,0.000000 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:46:30,5,1100100000010000,1.561674 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:46:42,6,1101000000001111,21.700005 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:47:51,7,1101000000000001,0.006053 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:47:56,8,1100000011111111,24.599392 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:48:20,9,1100000000000000,0.000000 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:48:25,10,1100000000000000,0.000000 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:48:34,11,1101100000000001,0.018159 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:48:54,12,1100100100000000,0.108954 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:48:59,13,1100110000000001,0.036318 V,RECOVERY MODE
2005-10-27 23:49:07,14,1100100000000000,0.012106 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:49:21,15,1100000000000010,12.396544 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:49:29,16,1100000000001000,3.099136 V,SAFE MODE
2005-10-27 23:49:34,17,1100000000000000,0.000000 V,SAFE MODE

Best 73 !

Pedro Cruz cu2jx
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WHOA! Has that main bus voltage sensor failed or what? That is a huge
variation on the main bus voltage. Am I misinterpreting these telemetry
lines? If I have it right, the main bus voltage sensor is swinging from
0V (YOUCH) to 25V. I think the sensor has failed since I doubt we would
hear the spacecraft with ZERO VOLTS on the bus.

Bob
N4HY
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73 Trevor M5AKA

[M5AKA]

SSETI Express has generated a wealth of good publicity for Amateur Radio,
Howard Long G6LVB has found all these stories on the web. 73 Trevor M5AKA
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http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=1254642
http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/space/10/27/space.students.reut/
http://www.usatoday.com/tech....t_x.htm (http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2005-10-27-student-build-rocket_x.htm)
http://msnbc.msn.com/id/9837708/
http://today.reuters.co.uk/news....-DC.XML (http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/newsArticle.aspx?type=scienceNews&storyID=2005-10-27T100326Z_01_KNE736150_RTRIDST_0_SCIENCE-SPACE-STUDENTS-DC.XML)
http://www.hindustantimes.com/news/5922_1531879,008700010015.htm
http://news.independent.co.uk/europe/article322840.ece
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,13509-1846435,00.html (Page 47, 28
October 2005)
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/10/27/students_get_high/
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4375986.stm
http://www.theage.com.au/news....23.html (http://www.theage.com.au/news/World/European-students-launch-satellite/2005/10/27/1130400305423.html)
http://seven.com.au/news/technology/116605
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/051027_sseti_kosmos_launch.html
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=43519
http://www.shortnews.com/start.c....parte=4 (http://www.shortnews.com/start.cfm?id=50930&rubrik1=Science&rubrik2=Engineering&rubrik3=Air%20and%20Space%20Travel&sort=1&sparte=4)
http://english.epochtimes.com/news/5-10-28/33830.html
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/view.php?StoryID=20051027-041006-9363r
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7000737554
http://www.imperial.ac.uk/P6994.htm
http://www.almendhar.com/english_7288/news.aspx
http://addict3d.org/index.p....D=12001 (http://addict3d.org/index.php?page=viewarticle&type=news&ID=12001)
http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_....=106940 (http://www.financialexpress.com/latest_full_story.php?content_id=106940)
http://www.newkerala.com/news.php?action=fullnews&id=43086
http://technocrat.net/article....comment (http://technocrat.net/article.pl?sid=05/10/27/2342247&mode=nocomment)
http://www.universetoday.com/am/publish/student.html?27102005
http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=18130
http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=100480
http://www.technologynewsdaily.com/node/1636
http://www.news24.com/News24....00.html (http://www.news24.com/News24/Technology/News/0,,2-13-1443_1824650,00.html)
http://www.noticias.info/asp/aspComunicados.asp?nid=112901&src=0
http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.p....237B212 (http://www.int.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=118&art_id=qw1130407382237B212)
http://www.smh.com.au/news....23.html (http://www.smh.com.au/news/World/European-students-launch-satellite/2005/10/27/1130400305423.html)
http://www.lasalute.net/article33277.html
http://www.eitb24.com/noticia_en.php?id=100480
http://www.heraldnewsdaily.com/stories/news-0091384.html
http://www.leadingthecharge.com/stories/news-0091384.html

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Tel: +44 (0)1258 453959
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Website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/
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73 Trevor M5AKA
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[ad5fd]

seems all these new hamsats are having the same problem....losing battery power. you'd think with all these advances in tech, amsat and others wouilda solved the power problem by now.

[M5AKA]

Martin Sweeting G3YJO Chair of AMSAT-UK has issued a statement on SSETI Express which can be seen at:

http://www.southgatearc.org/news....ent.htm (http://www.southgatearc.org/news/november2005/sseti_express_statement.htm)

73 Trevor M5AKA