[AMSAT-UK] Nayif-1 Launched
 

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Nayif-1 Launched

Posted: 15 Feb 2017 05:46 AM PST
https://amsat-uk.org/2017/02/15/nayif-1-launched/

ISRO PSLV-C37 Launch

The Indian Space Agency ISRO successfully launched the amateur radio
satellite Nayif-1 along with 103 other satellites, a record for a single
launch. The PSLV-C37 lifted off from the Satish Dhawan Space Centre,
Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh at 03:58 UT on Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
Nayif-1 was developed by UAE students Image credit The Mohammed bin Rashid
Space Centre

Nayif-1 started transmitting about an hour after launch and radio amateurs
in the west of the USA reported the first signals. The first frame of data
received at the Data Warehouse was from Christy Hunter KB6LTY. Telemetry
data was also received by WA6FWF, KA7FVV, WC7V, NC7V, K6FW, KE7QPV, WA9ONY,
W5PFG, KK6AYK.

Ken Eaton GW1FKY reports he received his first frames of data when the
satellite came in range of the UK at 10:07 UT.

Nayif-1 has been developed by the Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC)
and American University of Sharjah (AUS). The UAE’s first Nanosatellite was
developed by Emirati engineering students from AUS under the supervision of
a team of engineers and specialists from MBRSC within the framework of a
partnership between the two entities, aiming to provide hands-on experience
to engineering students on satellite manufacturing.

The spacecraft includes a U/V linear transponder and telemetry transmitter.
It employs enhanced oscillator circuitry and includes an active attitude
determination and control system.

Initial operations of the spacecraft will be in a low power “safe” mode
where only the telemetry transmitter is activated.

The operating frequencies for the spacecraft will be:

Telemetry

145.940 MHz using 1k2 BPSK to the FUNcube standard.

SSB/CW Transponder

Uplink on 435.045 – 435.015 MHz

Downlink on 145.960 – 145.990 MHz

The Nayif-1 Telemetry Dashboard can be downloaded from

http://download.funcube.org.uk/Nayif..._installer.msi

Guidance notes
https://funcubetest2.files.wordpress...lease_1-0b.pdf

A file to test that the Dashboard and Warehouse configuration are working
correctly

http://download.funcube.org.uk/nayif...ile.funcubebin

Nayif-1 Data Warehouse http://data.amsat-uk.org/nayif1/

Use these TLEs for tracking are at
http://download.funcube.org.uk/nayif_tle.txt

Keplerian Two Line Elements (TLEs) ‘Keps’ for satellites launched in past
30 days

http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt

Adding new satellites to SatPC32, Gpredict and Nova

https://amsat-uk.org/2013/11/23/addi...es-to-satpc32/

ISIS gets 101 CubeSats launched during record breaking PSLV launch

https://www.isispace.nl/dutch-nanosa...g-pslv-launch/