NROL-36 TLE update

The following TLE’s working fine for us:

CP5
1 80039U 0        12272.50447727 +.00006181 +00000-0 +56736-3 0 00257
2 80039 064.6767 355.9056 0219234 285.3009 168.9701 14.79184629002140
CSSWE
1 91038U 0        12272.43926843 +.00004831 +00000-0 +44894-3 0 00228
2 91038 064.6715 356.1079 0218302 285.2254 181.9517 14.79180402002130
AENEAS
1 91037U 0        12272.50781698 +.00007513 +00000-0 +68380-3 0 00239
2 91037 064.6748 355.8803 0219179 285.1831 192.4046 14.79301069002148

CP-5 telemetry

2012-09-30 23:56:54.778 UTC: [26 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)]
   1 > 04 43 4F 4D 4D 20 41 
.COMM A

2012-09-30 23:56:56.361 UTC: [157 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)]
   1 > 19 8A 2F AA AA AA AA AA AA 3B 00 02 CD 00 A0 94 C7 2A 00 03 
  21 > BA FF B9 BC C6 00 0E 04 00 FF AB AE C6 1B 00 01 43 7C AB AB 
  41 > C7 1C 06 05 CB 21 C8 CB C6 00 01 BA 65 2C 08 A9 0F 11 0B 0D 
  61 > 02 04 68 67 68 BB BB CB C7 6B FA FF FF 85 FF C3 C7 69 FA F3 
  81 > FF 72 DE 01 01 00 02 64 26 70 44 01 89 03 F8 00 00 00 38 CD 
 101 > 08 39 0E 39 FF FF FF FF 52 A9 0A 00 FB 94 38 00 00 00 00 00 
 121 > 00 F0 D4 3C 00 00 B1 B5 34 02 E5 B7 E2 8C 00 00 70 04 


2012-09-30 23:58:41.780 UTC: [26 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)]
   1 > 04 43 4F 4D 4D 20 41 
.COMM A

2012-09-30 23:58:43.371 UTC: [157 Bytes KISS Frame (without CRC)]
   1 > 19 8B 2F AA AA AA AA AA AA 3D 00 02 C6 00 AA 9D C7 29 00 03 
  21 > 7C FF C6 C9 C6 00 0F 04 00 FF AD AF C6 1B 00 01 81 82 AB AB 
  41 > C7 1C 06 05 86 2C D1 D4 C6 00 01 BA 6B 2E 09 A9 0F 11 0A 0C 
  61 > 02 04 6E 6D 6E BB BB CB C7 6B F8 FF FF 85 FF C3 C7 69 F8 F3 
  81 > FF 67 DE 01 01 00 02 64 26 70 44 01 88 03 F6 00 00 00 38 CD 
 101 > 08 39 0E 39 FF FF FF FF 8B A9 0A 00 FB 94 38 00 00 00 00 00 
 121 > 00 F0 D4 3C 00 00 B5 B5 34 02 E9 B7 E5 8C 00 00 70 04 

CP5 Decoded 0350utc 26 Sept 2012

The following two graphics show an abridged dump of an IQ File from my Funcube SDR, and the KissDump of a Decoded CP5 burst.
The abridged dump shows the CSSWE signal on the left and the CP5 signal on the right.
The CP5 CW signal commenced at 03:53utc.
This pass was a high elevation (80 degrees) overhead pass and CP5 beaconed close to TCA. Other bursts were recorded but were too weak to decode.

… first CP5 beacon decoded

We receive the signal since one week but it’s very weak and very hard to decode.
But yesterday JA5BLZ received a good packet good and sent us an audio file.
My friend Tetsu JA0CAW decoded this audio file with SOUNDMODEM by UZ7HO. It’s based on AGW-PE software decoder. I have written a KISS decoder for that software and so we could get our first complete KISS frame.

Next – I used my old CP-6 telemetry decoder software and we have a good result :-) Maybe some telemetry channels are wrong but it looks fine so far …

Great thanks to JA5BLZ and JA0CAW

NROL-36 TLE lottery – update

After a week we have now 3 groups:
1st Obj I, Obj H
2nd Obj D, Obj F and Obj J, Obj K
3rd Obj G

All cubesats in the 2nd group are very close together and it’s not possible to make a decision yet.

I analyzed the CSSWE beacon signal and simulated a pass with all TLE. And we can see a similiar result. Obj G, H, I are not the right ones. All others are close together and you can track with one of them. But it shows, that my calculation method is right :-)

ObjectD
1 90032U 0        12263.86004251 +.00001062 +00000-0 +11220-3 0 00139
2 90032 064.6729 022.3986 0219166 287.7240 218.2349 14.79094136000862
ObjectF
1 90034U 0        12264.60102604 +.00001324 +00000-0 +13543-3 0 00114
2 90034 064.6745 020.1297 0219450 287.5442 203.6219 14.79092634000811
ObjectG
1 90035U 0        12264.59376749 +.00001321 +00000-0 +13548-3 0 00141
2 90035 064.6739 020.1538 0219345 287.4655 163.5186 14.79027647000977
ObjectH
1 90036U 0        12264.59983951 +.00001203 +00000-0 +12416-3 0 00121
2 90036 064.6714 020.1236 0219608 287.3709 200.8987 14.79236679000978
ObjectI
1 90037U 0        12264.59347624 +.00002058 +00000-0 +20045-3 0 00130
2 90037 064.6723 020.1431 0219118 287.2886 166.4231 14.79213317000970
ObjectJ
1 90038U 0        12264.52772095 +.00001246 +00000-0 +12859-3 0 00141
2 90038 064.6719 020.3496 0219119 287.3135 173.9581 14.79110077000967
ObjectK
1 90039U 0        12264.52841600 +.00001585 +00000-0 +15874-3 0 00170
2 90039 064.6734 020.3488 0219335 287.4295 177.4629 14.79108143000967

NROL-36 – updated TLE

Objects A, B, C and E have been confidently identified or are non-beaconing cubeSats.

ObjectA
1 90029U 0        12264.59466500 +.00001721 +00000-0 +17236-3 0 00152
2 90029 064.6733 020.1573 0218682 287.4391 164.5371 14.78869948000977
ObjectB
1 90030U 0        12264.23327467 -.00000090 +00000-0 +00000-0 0 02826
2 90030 063.4019 170.1901 0452054 003.1403 357.2287 13.40634249045400
ObjectC
1 90031U 0        12263.86118929 +.00002228 +00000-0 +21904-3 0 00153
2 90031 064.6763 022.4030 0217779 287.6330 218.3878 14.78811792000869
ObjectD
1 90032U 0        12263.86004251 +.00001062 +00000-0 +11220-3 0 00139
2 90032 064.6729 022.3986 0219166 287.7240 218.2349 14.79094136000862
ObjectE
1 90033U 0        12264.59982075 +.00001639 +00000-0 +16362-3 0 00143
2 90033 064.6756 020.1306 0219562 287.2533 196.7471 14.79062499000970
ObjectF
1 90034U 0        12264.60102604 +.00001324 +00000-0 +13543-3 0 00114
2 90034 064.6745 020.1297 0219450 287.5442 203.6219 14.79092634000811
ObjectG
1 90035U 0        12264.59376749 +.00001321 +00000-0 +13548-3 0 00141
2 90035 064.6739 020.1538 0219345 287.4655 163.5186 14.79027647000977
ObjectH
1 90036U 0        12264.59983951 +.00001203 +00000-0 +12416-3 0 00121
2 90036 064.6714 020.1236 0219608 287.3709 200.8987 14.79236679000978
ObjectI
1 90037U 0        12264.59347624 +.00002058 +00000-0 +20045-3 0 00130
2 90037 064.6723 020.1431 0219118 287.2886 166.4231 14.79213317000970
ObjectJ
1 90038U 0        12264.52772095 +.00001246 +00000-0 +12859-3 0 00141
2 90038 064.6719 020.3496 0219119 287.3135 173.9581 14.79110077000967
ObjectK
1 90039U 0        12264.52841600 +.00001585 +00000-0 +15874-3 0 00170
2 90039 064.6734 020.3488 0219335 287.4295 177.4629 14.79108143000967