Re: CASAA-Sat launch

Oh, my condolences! Still looking forward to hearing more from the university team!

All the best,
Marcus

On 28.12.24 18:10, fpellet.f4ctz wrote:
> Hi Marcus,
>
> Unfortunatly, the rocket encountered a problem and the flight terminaison system had to be
> activated at about an altitude of 150km.
>
> As a consequence, CASAA-SAT will never transmit. We don't know at the moment if the lab
> will rebuild it for another launch.
>
> Best regards,
> Fabien.
>
> -------- Message d'origine --------
> De : Marcus Müller <mmueller@gnuradio.org>
> Date : 28/12/2024 17:19 (GMT+01:00)
> À : discuss-gnuradio@gnu.org
> Objet : Re: CASAA-Sat launch
>
> Hi Fabien,
>
> darn! Missed the launch! This is exciting news! Please keep us updated! Do you have a GNU
> Radio Flowgraph with which interested readers could monitor the satellite? TLEs?
>
> Best regards,
> Marcus
>
>
> On 26.12.24 08:53, Fabien PELLET wrote:
> > Dear all,
> >
> > I would like to inform the GNURadio community that tomorrow 27 December 2024 is scheduled
> > the launch of CASAA-Sat, a student nanosatellite from Marseille.
> >
> > Bernard Repetti, CASAA-Sat project manager, informs us that the satellite will be launched
> > by the Kinetica-1 rocket from the Jiuquan launch base (Inner Mongolia, China). The launch
> > is scheduled for 27 December 2024 at 1.03 UTC.
> >
> > The CASAA-Sat project of the Laboratoire d'Astrophysique de Marseille (LAM), supported by
> > CNES, began in 2013. It involved more than 200 Master's students from Aix-Marseille
> > University's IUT and engineering schools (ISAE, ESEO, etc.).
> >
> > Designed in CubeSat 2U format (10 x 10 x 20 cm), this 2-litre nanosatellite carries a
> > suite of sophisticated instruments:
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     A dosimeter to measure the flow of charged particles
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     A precision magnetometer
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     A high-resolution camera
> >
> > The aim of these instruments is to map the South Atlantic Magnetic Anomaly (SAA), an area
> > where the Earth's magnetic field is particularly weak, with unprecedented precision.
> >
> >
> >
> > In addition to the amateur radio mission, there are 3 other objectives:
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     CASAA-Sat's first objective is to measure the doses deposited by this radiation,
> >     particularly at the poles and in the South Atlantic Anomaly (SAA) where a higher flux
> >     is expected. To do this, it has six dosimeters, two in each axis, capable of recording
> >     the irradiation they receive over time.
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     The second objective of CASAA-Sat is to measure the local magnetic field and correlate
> >     it with the irradiations. This field will then be compared with existing models such
> >     as IGRF 13.
> >
> >   *
> >
> >     The third objective of CASAA-Sat is to capture the aurora borealis (to the north) and
> >     aurora australis (to the south) by taking photos and correlating them with the
> >     irradiance and magnetic field.
> >
> > On the amateur radio side, AMSAT-Francophone helped Bernard Repetti with the amateur radio
> > mission. An appeal was made to the Bouches-du-Rhône amateur radio community. Jean-François
> > IOSCA (F1LVO) and Fabien PELLET (F4CTZ) responded. Together with AMSAT-Francophone, they
> > contributed to the submission of the satellite frequency coordination request. Their
> > strong commitment enabled the operating mode to evolve to the benefit of radio amateurs.
> > Jean-François and Fabien, thanks to their proximity, have made improvements to the ground
> > station and have also contributed their expertise to the development of the satellite.
> >
> > The satellite will broadcast telemetry and images captured by the satellite.
> >
> > The satellite uses the following amateur service frequencies:
> >
> > Downlink frequency: 436.500 MHz, modulation 9600 baud BPSK G3RUH
> >
> > The satellite uses AX.25 UI (Unnumbered Information) protocol frames.
> >
> > Call sign is: CASAA-1
> >
> > Uplink frequency for sending commands: 145.900 MHz
> >
> > The document 'TM/TC specifications for the CASAA-Sat nano-satellite' describes the
> > protocol used. : _https://site.amsat-f.org/download/120557/?tmstv=1735157767_
> >
> > IARU link: _IARU Sat Coordinator <https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?
> > serialnum=958>_
> >
> > Link to the project :_Nanosats - LAM <https://www.lam.fr/formations/nanosats/>_
> >
> > _Amsat-Francophone article on CAASAT <https://site.amsat-f.org/2024/12/23/casaa-sat-un-
> > nanosatellite-etudiant-de-marseille-a-lassaut-de-lanomalie-de-latlantique-sud-lancement-
> > prevu-le-26-decembre-2024/>
> > _
> >
> > Every ham radio operator are invited to try to receive CASAA-Sat and report to the LAM any
> > successfull reception.
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Fabien, F4CTZ.
> >
> >
>
>