SPROUT will launch at 0305 UTC (05:05 CEST) 24th May by H-2A rocket from Tanegashima Space Center. Here is the launch event sked. SPROUT will separate at T+37:30 around lat/lon=72S/99E where just above Antractica.
event T -------------------------------------------- 1 liftoff 00:00 2 solid rocket booster burnout 01:55 3 solid rocket booster separation 02:05 4 fairing separtion 04:30 5 1st stage main engine cuttoff 06:36 6 1st/2nd stage separation 06:44 7 2nd stage engine ignition 06:50 8 2nd stage engine cuttoff 15:14 9 DAICHI-2 separation 16:04 10 RISING-2 separation 25:00 11 UNIFORM-1 separation 29:10 12 SOCRATES separation 33:20 13 SPROUT separation 37:30 |
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Callsign: JQ1ZJQ Weight: 7.1 kg Mode: 1200bps AFSK, 9600bps GMSK CW downlink 437.525 MHz FM packet downlink 437.525 MHz Digi-peater uplink 437.600 MHz Digi-talker downlink 437.600 MHz SSTV downlink 437.600 MHz
Updated TLE 24-05-2014 12:33 UTC Thank you Tetsu San
SPROUT 1 00000U 14001A 14144.15426352 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 12 2 00000 097.8740 241.6133 0035980 058.6810 194.6458 14.85960816 16
Preliminary TLEs (Update 24-05-2014 from JA0CAW) Thank you Tetsu san
SPROUT 1 00000U 14000A 14144.15426352 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0000 2 00000 097.8740 250.9240 0035980 058.6810 194.6460 14.85960800 03
And here is the interesting web site.
DAICH-2(ALOS-2) info by JAXA http://global.jaxa.jp/projects/sat/alos2/index.html
Launch Live Broadcast info is shown above URL. It will start 0215z 24th May.
Countdown Report by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries http://h2a.mhi.co.jp/en/mission/countdown/h2a_f24.html
SPROUT Downlink and Uplink Software
Thank you Aria San for the above information via Amsat-BB