GeneSat-1 continues operations

The GeneSat-1 mission is proceeding very well.

Biology data shows definite growth. Payload temperature control is doing a good job of holding the median payload temperature close to 34 deg C (the latest data shows median payload temp of 33.42).

The 2.4 GHz communications link is functional and supporting the required level of procedural execution by the ops team. So far nearly all commanding has been done in the very early morning hours, over time the Ops Team will also be interested in assessing how time-varying (and most likely directional) 2.4 GHz noise affects the command link (e.g. how 2.4 GHz wireless noise increases during normal working hours)

The 70cm beacon downlink is excellent although the frequency has shifted down to about 437.0645 MHz. So far, over 7100 beacon packets have been submitted by Radio Amateurs world-wide.

The GeneSat team is also happy to report the winner of the GeneSat First Contact Prize for the amateur radio community: Ralph Wallio, WØRPK. Ralph successfully decoded 5 beacon packets at approximately 13:44:28 UTC on 16 December 2006, which was about 85 minutes after GeneSat deployed from the PPOD. Ralph is located in Iowa.

Additional information about the GeneSat-1's on-going mission is availble at
http://www.genesat1.org/

GeneSat1 Operations Team

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