ASTRO-09
Scheduled Launch Details:
Where: ASTRO primary launch site
When:
Mission Summary:
Joint mission sponsored by NASA EPSCoR and NASA OSGC
Mission Objectives:
Testing of the BBIC (Balloon-Borne Ionization Chamber) radiation detector developed by the OSU Radiation Physics Lab.
Testing of a new high-resolution camera system
For internet tracking, click on one of the "Live Tracking" links on the ASTRO home page.
| Frequency | Usage and System |
| 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 |
| 444.525 MHz | Primary Repeater (STW TARC) 88.5 PL tone |
| 446.000 MHz | Primary Simplex |
| 448.000 MHz | Secondary Simplex |
| 144.390 MHz | Personal APRS if used (Please use the tag ASTRO-GC and manually beacon) |