During the second passage there where again signals from E1P-U2 and because we now switched to LSB modulation, we heard recognizable signals. These where decoded with the use of MixW and the Explorer-1 telemetry decoding software by G3VZV. We now know that there are two active satellites which were launched this morning. E1P-U2 Explorer-1 [PRIME] and RAX-2 both are received.
Delta II rocket successfully lauched and has deployed his main carco, NPP climate and weather satellite. After that the following CubeSats where also successfully deployed with the P-POD containers.
Confirmed deployment of P-POD-3. This P-POD contains the two-satellite DICE CubeSats
Confirmed deployment of P-POD-2. This P-POD contains the RAX Cubesat
Confirmed deployment of P-POD-1. This P-POD contains AubieSat-1, Explorer-1 Prime, and M-Cubed/COVE
Around 12:30 UTC (14:30 CEST) European Amateur Radio Stations can hear the first transmissions if the CubeSats activate in the right way.
Initial Cubesat TLE data for AubieSat-1, E1P-U2, M-Cubed, RAX-2 and DICE
AubieSat-1 1 99994U 00000 11301.47661542 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0004 2 99994 101.6484 233.3593 0253027 295.2632 199.6027 14.79026571000008 E1P-U2 1 99995U 00000 11301.47661542 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0005 2 99995 101.6483 233.3593 0252986 295.2628 199.6029 14.79017909000003 M-Cubed 1 99996U 00000 11301.47661542 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0006 2 99996 101.6483 233.3593 0252943 295.2624 199.6032 14.79009197000007 RAX-2 1 99997U 00000 11301.47777282 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0006 2 99997 101.6434 233.3640 0249216 295.6962 205.2960 14.78420752000002 DICE-F 1 99998U 00000 11301.47893023 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0009 2 99998 101.6485 233.3603 0247816 295.0284 212.1452 14.77853717000006 DICE-Y 1 99999U 00000 11301.47893023 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 0000 2 99999 101.6484 233.3604 0247744 295.0246 212.1487 14.77838475000007
AubieSat-1, DICE-1/2, E1P-F2, M-Cubed and RAX-2 are scheduled to launch on 27 October 2011 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. The satellites will be launched with a Boeing Delta II rocket. The main payload on this flight is NPOESS Preparatory Project (NPP) for NOAA and NASA. NPP will collect data on atmospheric and sea surface temperatures, humidity, land and ocean biological activity, and cloud and aerosol properties.