Russian Amateur Radio payload on same launch as SSETI Express

It looks as though there was also a Russian Amateur Radio payload on the same launch as SSETI Express. Unfortunately it failed to seperate from the rocket. CW telemetry has been received on 435.325 MHz with an ID of RS-25 which is believed to be from the Russian Mozhayets 5 satellite still attached to the rocket.

The following info from Keith N4ZQ/2

Keps
1 28898U 05043J 05301.30572491 .00006442 00000-0 13900-2 0 90
2 28898 098.1811 197.9912 0020890 176.5761 183.4970 14.58564036 144

AOS @ 15:39 on 435.336.160 MHz
Doppler Correction of 11 KHz per SatPC32
Puts Center frequency at about 435.325 MHz

Signal Strength from S1 to S7 Max Elevation 45 Degrees.
Appears to be 16 Telemetry Channels of Telemetry starting with an ID.

RS 25
US 100
IBS 200
USUN 100
ISUN 200
ITXA 224
ITXB 164
TNPA 122
TCTR 43
TSBA 150
TSBB 22
MODB 8
MODC 133
MTX3
MHX 0

RS 25...

From website http://www.Orbireport.com/
Payload: Mozhayets 5 (failed to separate)
Mission:Geodesy, Education, Amateur Radio
Operator:Mozhaiskiy Military Space Engineering Academy (Russia)
Prime: NPO Prikladnoy Mekhaniki
Platform:Strela 1M?
Launch mass:64 kg

Report on seperation failure:
http://www.mosnews.com/news/2005/10/28/mozhayets.shtml

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