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Author Topic: Solar Sail Satellite Lightsail-2 Now Transmitting Morse Code Beacon  (Read 3527 times)

Offline Josh

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Lightsail-2 is a solar sail experiment which successfully launched on a Space-X Falcon Heavy on 25 June, and was released into orbit on July 2nd. A solar sail is a type of spacecraft that uses a large metallic foil to create propulsion via photons from the sun hitting it. Lightsail-2 is still undergoing testing, so it has not yet deployed it's solar sail, but recent updates indicate that it is healthy.
https://www.rtl-sdr.com/solar-sail-satellite-lightsail-2-now-transmitting-morse-code-beacon/
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Thanks, Josh. I'm gonna give it a listen after I check the orbital predictions.
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Would i be able to pick the beacon up with my handheld scanner?
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Would i be able to pick the beacon up with my handheld scanner?

2019-036A is 709 x 724 km, orbit inclination 24°...use satellite tracking to compute max elevation your location
« Last Edit: July 14, 2019, 0046 UTC by sat_dxer »
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Would i be able to pick the beacon up with my handheld scanner?

2019-036A is 709 x 724 km, orbit inclination 24°...use satellite tracking to compute max elevation your location

I have a satellite tracking app on my iPhone so that might help
Tecsun PL-880, MLA-30 plus loop antenna. Various sdrs.

Please eQSL to deserthawk1990@hotmail.com