ASTRO-15
Scheduled Launch Details:
Where: ASTRO primary launch site
When: Wednesday, Nov. 25th, 09:00 am from Stillwater
Mission Summary:
OSU intro to Aerospace Engineering student satellite mission
Mission Objectives:
Testing of student-built satellites
Payload Details
For internet tracking, click on one of the "Live Tracking" links on the ASTRO home page.
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Frequency |
Usage and System |
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144.360 MHZ |
Primary APRS W2OSU-11 (2.2Watt) Kenwood TH-D7 GPS 18 Mic-E Format |
|
144.390 MHz |
Secondary APRS KE5CAB-11 (230mW) PocketTracker GPS 18 |
|
147.475 MHz |
Beacon CWID (W5YJ ASTRO) 5sec intervals (12mW) K12 CW beacon |
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444.525 MHz |
Primary Repeater (STW TARC) 88.5 PL tone |
|
446.000 MHz |
Primary Simplex |
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448.000 MHz |
Secondary Simplex |
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144.390 MHz |
Personal APRS if used (Please use the tag ASTRO-GC and manually beacon) |
Flight prediction for: Wednesday, Nov. 25th, 09:00 am from Stillwater
Prediction made: Tuesday, Nov. 24th, 19:30 using winds in Stillwater area (READY Winds File)
Landing Zone: 36.02705 -96.32775 (42.69 miles, 100 deg from Stillwater)

NOTE: The following is an experiment on mixing winds during the flight.
Flight prediction for: Wednesday, Nov. 25th, 09:00 am from Stillwater
Prediction made: Using 15zulu winds during ascent and 18zulu winds during descent
Landing Zone: 36.00234 -96.25349
