low 10 deg elevation pass but good CW beacons “irv1” every 41 sec
Category: IRVINE
IRVINE01 deployed
0445 UTC
Rocket Lab has declared success on today’s mission, the first operational launch by the company’s Electron rocket. All six satellites have deployed from the Curie kick stage.
IRVINE01
1 99999U 18070A 18315.19599537 +.00002271 00000-0 +63767-4 0 9991
2 99999 87.2184 104.5971 0095317 222.2963 179.7627 15.41289143563534
preliminary TLE IRVINE01
IRVINE01
1 70001U 18599A 18315.16151858 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 06
2 70001 85.1214 90.1577 0000000 268.3772 134.4415 15.20781546 06
Launch will target Sunday, 11 Nov 3:00:00 UTC for liftoff (New Zealand) and release of IRVINE01 occurs 52 minutes and 35 seconds after launch.
IRVINE01 Radio Information:
o Frequency: 437.800 MHz
o Encoding: Morse, will send “IRV1” about every 41 seconds
o Call Sign: WI2XPH