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