09 May 2008

First SSTV Pictures from Amateur Radio CubeSat Seeds

The first Slow Scan Television (SSTV) pictures have been received from the satellite which was launched on 28th April.

Masa JN1GKZ reports:
I put SEEDS SSTV picture on my web site. This is my best shoot. It's hard to take high quality picture.
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/pic/20080502140-SEEDS.jpg

SEEDS sends only one SSTV picture which is stored in S/C about everytwo minute when she is in Digi-talker mode. Please try to take high quality one.


Henk, PA3GUO reports:
On my website I have placed an mp3 recording of SEEDS digi-talker and SSTV picture of today (10:15utc).
http://www.qsl.net/pa3guo - click in left menu on SEEDS.

Having these messages broadcasted from space is a kind of cool: keeps you interested to hear what's transmitted today, and what they say (or sing ?). Not all seems to be in English, but I like the messages.


SEEDS transmits on a frequency of 437.485 MHz using either CW running 110mW output or FM with 450 mW output.

Slow Scan TV Software MMSSTV:
http://mmhamsoft.amateur-radio.ca/

Satscape Satellite Tracker:
http://www.satscape.co.uk/

The Downlink Data Analysis software can be downloaded from http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/
download_e.html

Telemetry Data Format
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/
telemetry_e.html

Reports can be emailed to eeds_message@forth.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp

SEEDS Blog
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/blog.html

Nihon University CubeSat
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/index.html

SEEDS' CubeSat telemetry reports requested http://www.southgatearc.org/news/april2008/
seeds_telemetry_request.htm

Source: www.southgatearc.org