Another AMSAT satellite – ECHO – should be launched from Baikonur in Kazakhstan on June 29th around 6:30 UT, despite the fact that sufficient funds have not yet been collected for the launch. We have reported on Echo's features before, currently those interested can also order Gould Smith WA4SXM's book "ECHO, Operation, Development and Specifications" for (EU).
The TX0 transmitter on the frequency 435.155 MHz should be the first to use the 9k6 Pacsat protocol during a flight over the east coast of the USA on June 29. If all tests are successful, the transmitter will turn off before the end of the flight.
Telemetry can be decoded on the Windows platform with a program from the Telemetry Specification 1.2 page. The most recent Keplerian pre-flight data are as follows:
ECHO 1 99999U 99999B 04015.44385708 .00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 00013 2 99999 098.2700 042.0000 0072000 180.0000 226.0000 14.40910000000006