ARISSat-1/KEDR is now ready for deployment from the International Space Station during EVA 29 on August 3. NASA TV will cover the EVA live starting at 1400 UTC.
1430 UTC: Hatch Open
1446 UTC: Egress ARISSat-1/KEDR and secure to airlock ladder
1452 UTC: Remove solar panel covers
1507 UTC: Translate to deploy site, activate PWR, TIMER1 and TIMER, switches, verify LEDs on, and deploy
NASA describes the activities for EVA-29, of which our satellite will be the first task, “The duo’s [Cosmonaut/Flight Engineers Sergei Volkov and Alexander Samokutyaev] first task will be to deploy a boxy, 57 pound satellite, called alternately ARISSat-1 and Radioskaf-V, which is the prototype test flight of a proposed series of educational satellites being developed in a partnership with the Radio Amateur Satellite Corp. (AMSAT), the NASA Office of Education ISS National Lab Project, the Amateur Radio on ISS (ARISS) working group and RSC-Energia.”
ARISSat-1/KEDR Project Manager, Gould Smith, WA4SXM said, “The satellite is scheduled to be deployed from the ISS during EVA-29 on Wednes- day August 3 around 1507Z. There is a 15 minute delay after the safety switches are all thrown before the transmitter turns on. First signals should be transmitted shortly after 1520Z.”
ARISSat-1/KEDR RECEPTION REPORT CERTIFICATES
When you receive the downlink signal from ARISSat-1/KEDR you are invited to send your report to the following e-mail boxes. You will receive a PDF certificate by e-mail. Students and school groups are especially welcome! We look forward to your report!
Your report must contain the following information:
1) The signal you received:
a) the secret word*,
b) an SSTV image, or,
c) telemetry data
2) Your name or group name
3) The date/time of reception
4) Your e-mail address of where to send your certificate. You will receive a PDF certificate via email.
Here are the e-mail boxes to send your reports:
Secret word* contest to: secretword@arissat1.org
SSTV image to: sstvreport@arissat1.org
Telemetry data to: tlmreport@arissat1.org
Received BPSK telemetry and .CSV files should continue to be sent to: telemetry@arissattlm.org
* Those who do hear the secret word or call sign please do not put it out to the world. That would ruin the contest for those still
waiting for their station to be in range.
[thanks to the ARISSat-1/KEDR Team for the above information]