10 minutes ago
Here is another look at the new RSP Streamer X for @SDRPlay RSPduo. 1X SDR, 2X Streams = 2X XRITs running. Right now just 2X GOES-17 but you can imagine one tuner tied to GOES-16 and the other to GOES-17. Coming soon. https://t.co/05C8L6Ksbp
51 minutes ago
Today's full disk false color image from GOES-17 (as relayed). Crop of Argentina. https://t.co/PnDSSOGxZh
2 days ago
#NOAA19 #HRPT from the 15:55 UTC pass with a max elv of 37°.
Handtarcked this time out of my garden using my linear feed.
Signal was great as long as it cleared the Obstructions (sccreenshot is trough trees)
I will Build a new Helix for comparision in the next week or so. https://t.co/ZCO3e1FkOt
2 days ago
For the last 2 days I've been controlling the @MarsRovers Oppy connections. Rest assured project is trying their hardest to get #OppyPhoneHome. We get 4 windows after commanding to listen for a beep, Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter downlink does make it difficult on occasion. https://t.co/CF8HICiVob
2 days ago
More 8.4GHz depolarisors under construction! Also work fine for 7.5GHz milsat band. https://t.co/bmSXlDaFbQ
3 days ago
Some improvements coming soon to XRIT decoder. Mesoscale false color images have been fixed to work when component image sizes do not match. Memory foot print improved. New LUT for false color. And 2 MSPS support for RSPduo. Today's FD and mesoscale centered on Austin Texas. https://t.co/99AGHWVCWU
Tag Archives: Space
ISEE-3 Frequency Drift Measured
Based on the latest Horizons update by JPL (based on Arecibo observations) I have measured the frequency drift of the spacecraft TX frequency (transponder A RHCP). It appears to be drifting upward at a rate of 3.3 Hz per hour. … Continue reading
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Tagged S-Band, Space
JPL Updates ISEE3 Horizon Data
Updated my Horizons data for ISEE-3 today and found this nice note: UPDATE (2014-Jun-23): Trajectory updated to JPL solution #32 (s32), based on 42 coarse Arecibo plane-of-sky angular measurements spanning May 22 – Jun 23 … Upon updating things and … Continue reading
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ISEE-3 Signal Getting Stronger
Each day the signal from the old but reliable ISEE-3 spacecraft gets stronger and stronger. I have updated the tracking software to log the signal strength over time. It’s also very easy to see the signal without averaging as shown … Continue reading
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ISEE-3 (ICE) Spacecraft Detected
ISEE-3 (ICE) Spacecraft was detected today using a 1.2m dish at 2270.390831 MHz. The signal at this frequency was also simultaneously detected and confirmed by Paul over at UHF-Satcom. The detection was accomplished by integrating multiple FFTs with the spacecraft … Continue reading
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Comet ISON
Comet ISON is getting closer. Here is an image I grabbed in the early morning hours before sunrise. This image was taken October 18th at the KESA Observatory in Colfax CA. I am in the process of imaging ISON again … Continue reading
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
Here is a quick look at the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) signal. Even though NASA is shutdown as part the US government shutdown, there is still a good signal coming from the LRO. I was doing a quick 1.2m dish … Continue reading
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Tagged Moon, S-Band, Space
Shuttle Endeavour Ferry Flight
The shuttle Endeavour made a historic ferry flight to Northern California today. Endeavour performed low level flyovers in the Bay Area and Sacramento before making it’s way to it’s final destination in Los Angeles. After the low pass over the … Continue reading
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