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   ARLS007 New Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched, Monitored   
      
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   Space Bulletin 007  ARLS007   
   > From ARRL Headquarters   
   Newington, CT  October 13, 2016   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS007   
   ARLS007 New Satellites with Amateur Radio Payloads Launched, Monitored   
      
   The AlSat-1N and Pratham satellites, both carrying Amateur Radio payloads,   
   have both been heard and identified following the India Space Research   
   Organization (ISRO) PSLV-C35 mission launch on September 26. Reports are   
   requested. Reports on AMSAT-BB indicate the Pratham CW beacon on 145.980 MHz   
   is active.   
      
   The 3U AlSat-1N CubeSat was built in collaboration with the Algerian Space   
   Agency, the UK Space Agency (UKSA), Surrey Space Centre (SSC) staff, and   
   Algerian students as a technology transfer and demonstrator for Algeria.   
      
   AlSat-1N is also hosting three UK payloads from various institutions and aims   
   to take images of the Earth and send back data from the UK payloads. The IARU   
   coordinated downlink is 437.650 MHz (9,6 FSK). Downlinked data reports are   
   welcome, both decoded hex files and recordings.  They can be emailed to,   
   alsatnano@gmail.com .   
      
   The Pratham satellite, built by students at the Indian Institute of   
   Technology-Bombay, also is a 3U CubeSat. It was designed to measure total   
   electron count at an 800 kilometer (approximately 500 mile) altitude   
   sun-synchronous orbit. The CW beacon (35 WPM) will transmit continuously at   
   145.980 MHz, and the Institute seeks post-launch reports. The satellite's 1200   
   bps FSK downlink is on 437.455 MHz. There is a Pratham project Facebook page   
   at, https://www.facebook.com/iitb.student.satellite/ .   
      
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