A week had passed since the separation satellite “Chibis-M” of the cargo vehicle “Progress M-13M” and began its independent flight. During this time a large amount of work on testing and configuring systems on board. During this time, control unit and made two points – the ground control in Kaluga and Kaluga remotely controlled from the ground complex in Krasnoyarsk.

Using these two systems control the spacecraft separated by a distance of 4,000 kilometers, can carry an average of 8 sessions per day with microsatellite and radio-visibility conditions cover almost the whole territory of Russia.

In today’s sessions were carried out work on the system management orientation and stabilization system, as well as tests of radio-speed transmission of scientific data.

According to the results of processing the received telemetry data service temperature and voltage onboard network are within acceptable values ​​(voltage onboard network of about 14 volts, temperature from 0 to 23 degrees).

Morse beacon at a frequency of 435.215 kHz in the morning session off and will be active again on 16:30 UTC.

January 31 continued the testing of equipment on the satellite “Chibis-M”.
Sessions radio is still carried out using ground-based control in Krasnoyarsk and Kaluga. Continue the test include high-speed radio transmission and satellite attitude control system debugging.

The parameters of the power supply is normal, temperature normal on board.

20:49 UTC  435.215 MHz CW-Beacon  loop signal

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:wul4xmvnffdbt0wgoqoifcbedlmuyqqy1=u8hkolywoew3f

20:49 UTC   435.315 FM-TLM

22:28  UTC  435.215  CW-Beacon

US 145  IBS 21 USUN 22  ISUN 213  ITXA 0   ITXB 0  TTXA 136  TTXB 137
TNAP 134  TAB 152  MSEP 0 MCON 5  SMA 153  SMB 122  MRXA 18  MRXB 2  

OnBoard Voltage:                     14.5 V
OnBoard Current:                     0.21 mA
Charge Voltage from Solar battery:   2.2 V
Charge current from solar battery    2.13 mA
D.C. current of the 435 MHz TX A:    0 mA
D.C. current of the 145 MHz TX B:    0 mA
Temperature of the 435 MHz TX A:     8 °C
Temperature of the 145 MHz TX B:     9 °C

Temperature of the Navigation Unit:  6 °C
Temperature of onboard battery:      24 °C
operational Mode of power supply:    0
operational mode of controller:      5
operational mode of channel A:       153
operational mode of channel B:       122
operational mode of RX A:            18
operational mode of RX B:            2

Work continues with the SC “Chibis-M”. Between 22:25 MSK 29.01.2012 at 09:00 MSK 30.01.2012 were held five sessions with the ground control in Krasnoyarsk and 5 sessions with ground control in Kaluga.

Parameters of the systems on board are in the range of valid values.

Performed a test of the inclusion of scientific equipment. Registered normal increase in current consumption. Implemented test equipment include high-speed data transmission at a frequency of 2270 MHz. The carrier was received at the ground complex in Kaluga with a level of up to +26 db of noise, but also reported the presence of high-frequency signal from the spacecraft to the ground receiving scientific telemetry data in Tarusa. There are plans to continue the work with high-speed data reception on board the satellite.

Data transmission in Morse code to be resumed at 21:40 UTC.

Upcoming scheduled communications sessions with the spacecraft, “Chibis-M”:

NKU Krasnoyarsk 21:47:35 UTC
NKU Kaluga 00:55:46 UTC

Today, work was continued with the SC “Chibis-M”. Between 21:30 MSK 28.01.2012 at 09:55 MSK 29.01.2012 were conducted 4 sessions with ground control in Krasnoyarsk and 6 sessions with the ground control in Kaluga. Parameters of the systems on board are in the range of valid values. Work continues with the attitude control system. Preparations are underway for the integration of scientific instruments.

The next session with the ground control in Kaluga is scheduled for Jan 29 21:17 UTC.

02:30 UTC transmission on both TX A and B AND CW beacon on (all time)

04:05 UTC transmission on both TX A and B, no CW beacon

values of a telemetry channel (Jan 29 01:47:00 UTC – Jan 29 03:53:45 UTC)

Today, work was continued with the SC “Chibis-M”. In the period from 23:00 am to 11:00 pm 1/27/2012 1/28/2012 4 sessions were conducted with ground control station in Krasnoyarsk and 6 sessions with the ground control in Kaluga.

Parameters of the systems on board are in the range of valid values. The temperature at various points on board the vehicle from 3 to 23 degrees Celsius.

During the work with a system of orientation and stabilization of the spacecraft was carried out using apparatus turn the flywheel. According to information received telemetry data confirmed the successful execution of the maneuver.

Transmission of CW telemetry will be resumed today at 18:20 UTC on the 2nd channel (435.215 MHz).

The next session is due to the spacecraft with the ground control in Kaluga is scheduled for Jan 28 21:39:55 UTC.

http://chibis.cosmos.ru/

Today, work was continued with the SC “Chibis-M”. In the period from Jan 26 23:00 am to Jan 27 11:00 pm J four sessions were conducted with ground control station in Krasnoyarsk and 5 sessions with ground control in Kaluga.

Past sessions allow us to conclude that the main parameters of the microsatellite are normal. During the chat sessions were the following parameters on-board systems:

– The voltage onboard network 13.2V-15V
– Current on-board network 0.48A – 2.72A
– The temperature on board the vehicle from 0 to 28 degrees Celsius

Parameters within acceptable values.

Was continued for configuring the system and stabilize the orientation of the spacecraft, in particular algorithm is enabled to maintain solar orientation. According to information received telemetry data confirmed that the unit is currently sorietirovan solar panels to the sun and has a small rotation around this axis.

Transfer of technology telemetry in Morse code was resumed today at 00:30 Moscow time and will continue until 16:30. Today’s reports of reception of the satellite signal received from Malta, Italy, France, USA, Argentina, India and Japan.

The next session is scheduled with the spacecraft on Jan 27 22:01:41 UTC.

http://chibis.cosmos.ru/

Only active in the range of the control stations in Kaluga and Krasnojarsk.
Data transmission on 435.315 MHz (TX A) and 435.215 MHz (TX B) – Modulation PM Manchester coded 9.6 kbit/s (FM ) with 1136 bytes frame length.

One transmission burst contains of 256 frames with sync and frame counter. Data contains interleaved data, it’s first and second part of a longer frame send on even and odd numbered frames.
A complete telemetry record consist of 128 x 128 bytes.

January 26 continued to work with the satellite “Chibis-M”. In the period from 01:00 am to 11:00 pm Moscow time, were carried out 4 sessions with ground control station in Krasnoyarsk and 5 sessions with ground control in Kaluga.

During this time the satellite passed over hundreds of commands and received a large amount of telemetry data. The data obtained allow to assess the state of each subsystem and satellite work out the correct method of management of these subsystems. Being closely monitored for system power and system orientation of the satellite. It was from their state depends on the successful operation of all onboard equipment.

For the past day onboard network voltage is varied from 13 to 15 volts, which corresponds to normal. Mounted on the satellite machine disconnects the battery to reach a certain voltage on it, cut-off threshold of the charge depends on the temperature of the battery.

The temperature of the equipment on board varies depending on the location of the satellite and, in general, ranges from 0 to 20 degrees Celsius.

Work continues on setting up the system orientation and stabilization of the spacecraft. To do this quickly analyze incoming data. During today’s session on satellite monitoring program has been laid and the calibration parameters of the orientation system.

Issuance of telemetry in Morse code was disabled this morning and will be included again in the 20:30 UTC.

22:11 22:23 UTC
Orbit # 29
RS39 UBS 140 IBS 90 USUN 21 ISUN 0 ITXA 0 ITXB 0 TTXA 139 TTXB 138 TNAP 137 TAB 150 MSEP 0 MCON 5 SMA 99 SMB 94 MRXA 2 MRAB 2
RS39 UBS 140 IBS 90 USUN 22 ISUN ITXB 0 TTXA 137 TNAP 136 TAB 149 MSEP 0 MCON 5 SMA 98 SMB 95 MRXA 2 MRXB 2
RS39 UBS 139 IBS 96 USUN 22 ISUN 0 ITXA 0 ITXB 0 TTXA 137 TTXB 136 TNAP 135 TAB 149 MSEP 0 MCON 5

22:38 UTC  435.315Mhz          

US 136  IBS 112  USUN 23  ISUN 96  ITXA 0  ITXB 0  TTXA 134  TTXB 134
TNAP 131  TAB 146  MSEP 0   MCON  5  SMA 165  SMB 131  MRXA 2  MRXB 2  

OnBoard Voltage:                     13.6 V
OnBoard Current:                     1.12 mA
Charge Voltage from Solar battery:   2.3 V
Charge current from solar battery    0.96 mA
D.C. current of the 435 MHz TX A:    0 mA
D.C. current of the 145 MHz TX B:    0 mA
Temperature of the 435 MHz TX A:     6 ｰC
Temperature of the 145 MHz TX B:     6 ｰC

Temperature of the Navigation Unit:  3 ｰC
Temperature of onboard battery:      18 ｰC
operational Mode of power supply:    0
operational mode of controller:      5
operational mode of channel A:       165
operational mode of channel B:       131
operational mode of RX A:            2
operational mode of RX B:            2

22:38 UTC  435.215 Not Heard

21:20 UTC  435.315 MHz CW-Beacon

US 135  IBS  21   USUN  22   ISUN  0  ITXA  0   ITXB  0   TTXA  132  TTXB  143
TNAP 129  TAB 140  MSEP 0   MCON 5   SMA 111  SMB 110  MRXA 2   MRXB 2  

OnBoard Voltage:                     13.5 V
OnBoard Current:                     0.21 mA
Charge Voltage from Solar battery:   2.2 V
Charge current from solar battery    0 mA
D.C. current of the 435 MHz TX A:    0 mA
D.C. current of the 145 MHz TX B:    0 mA
Temperature of the 435 MHz TX A:     4 ｰC
Temperature of the 145 MHz TX B:     15 ｰC

Temperature of the Navigation Unit:  1 ｰC
Temperature of onboard battery:      12 ｰC
operational Mode of power supply:    0
operational mode of controller:      5
operational mode of channel A:       111
operational mode of channel B:       110
operational mode of RX A:            2
operational mode of RX B:            2

22:59 UTC 435.215 FM

2012.01.26  00:38  UTC  Not Heard

CHIBIS-M
1 38051U 11062C   12026.60146318  .00048217  00000-0  20834-2 0    78
2 38051 051.6466 118.0065 0011518 250.8894 136.3829 15.21949765   247