Hello VSO ers, I want to inform you that the Amsat P3D satellite due to be launched on November 14 with the Ariane V507 carries a Laser experiment that may be of interest to you. This Laser experiment is included in the radio amateur communication package in memory of Werner Haas DJ5KQ who contributed to the satellite hardware and died before he could see the satellite launched. The Laser is a 835 nm 0.5 Watt Laser that is modulated with 400 baud BPSK. The footprint of the beam at Apogee is abt 1000 km. It should be possible to see the Laser with night viewers and the telemetry can be decoded with amateur equipment. The experiment can only be used after reaching the final elliptical orbit and after stabilization of the satellite expected about 6 months after launch. If you are interested in more information about the Amsat P3D satellite please visit : http://www.amsat-dl.org/launch/ or http://www.amsat.org Greetings, Freddy de Guchteneire ON6UG Amsat P3D Launch campaign team member ----------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe from SeeSat-L by sending a message with 'unsubscribe' in the SUBJECT to SeeSat-L-request@lists.satellite.eu.org http://www2.satellite.eu.org/seesat/seesatindex.html
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