Dnepr Launch for D-STAR Satellite

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TabletSat-Aurora - Image Credit Sputnix TabletSat-Aurora – Image Credit Sputnix

The D-STAR satellite TabletSat-Aurora is expected to launch with 11 other satellites carrying amateur radio payloads from Dombarovsky near Yasny on Thursday, June 19, 2014 at 19:11:11 UT.

TabletSat-Aurora - Image Credit Sputnix TabletSat-Aurora – Image Credit Sputnix

It carries a D-STAR Parrot (Store and Forward) Repeater running 0.8 watts of GMSK  on 437.050 MHz (+/- 10 kHz) to a whip antenna. It can store up to 8 seconds of voice message.

There are two other transceivers on the satellite that operate on 435.550 MHz and 436.100 MHz. Their power can be varied by command from the ground station between 0.8 and 2.0 watts and it is understood they will be used for command and control and transmit GMSK telemetry data. There is also a downlink on 8192 MHz.

Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports the D-STAR repeater could become operational in early July. It is understood that when the D-STAR repeater…

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