VO-52 Not heard
VO-52 seems to be down, it hasn’t been heard in the last couple of days. I hope that the ground station in India will give some information about the status of this great Satellite soon.
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VO-52 Dutch Transponder Active
The commands to ‘Turn On’ the transponder # 2 (Dutch transponder, made by Williams PE1RAH) on-board HAMSAT VO-52 was successfully sent during 14:00 UT 35 deg ascending Node pass over Bangalore, India. The sent commands were successfully received, acknowledged and … Continue reading
VO-52 Dutch Transponder Switching ON
Update: 13-03-2012 16:04 CEST Due to ‘Operational Constraints’ the commands to turn on the transponder were not been able to send. In-convenience caused is regretted. The next attempt would be made during 01:44 UT pass over India. On behalf of … Continue reading
VO-52 Activation ON Hold
Unfortunately, we are sorry to inform that the ‘Expert Committee’ overseeing the VO-52 (HAMSAT) performance has advised to extend the ‘Observation Period’ by an other week. Hence, the decision to switch on the transponder # 2 is now put ‘ON … Continue reading
VO-52 Switched On 08-03-2012 13:51 UTC
After the ‘In-Orbit Maintenance Operations’ the decision to turn ‘ON’ the payload transponder was taken and accordingly; The Transponder No 2 i.e. The Dutch Transponder made by William Leijenaar PE1RAH would be switched ‘ON’ at 13:51 UT on 08.03.2012 during orbit … Continue reading
VO-52 in Excellent Health
Hello All, All that I can share at this moment is ‘HAMSAT VO-52’ is in ‘Excellent Health’ after recovery operations. Right now, it is under observation. However, decision about switching ‘ON’ the transponder is pending clearance. Decision expected in other … Continue reading