MIR-SAT1 Special Award

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On the occasion of the deployment in space of the first Mauritian NanoSatellite MIR-SAT1, on 22 June 2021 at 10:55UTC, the Mauritius Amateur Radio Society (MARS) is creating special awards (ELECTRONIC ONLY) open to all participating Hams/SWLs worldwide. These awards will be issued to those decoding MIR-SAT1 telemetry (TLM) and forwarding same to Satnogs, see below conditions.

  1. A PLATINUM award will be issued to the first 10 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to Satnogs
  2. A GOLD award will be issued to the next 20 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to Satnogs
  3. A SILVER award will be issued to the next 30 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to Satnogs
  4. A BRONZE award will be issued to the next 50 ground station applying for MIR-SAT1 Award after having forwarded the telemetry to Satnogs

Participation form link – https://forms.gle/TDiZ22kj8nAaXqUH9 By submitting your application for MIR-SAT1 Award you agree that MARS may display your name and/or callsign and the award certificate picture on our promotions & social media. 

SATNOGS link – https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/99718

MIR-SAT1 details for receiving the TLM
Modulation: GMSK 9k2 AX.25 (G3RUH)
Downlink frequency: 436.925 MHz
Uplink frequency: 145.9875 MHz

Decoders are available on following links:
With thanks to Chris Thompson (G0KLA) – https://www.g0kla.com/pacsat/index.php
With thanks to Daniel Estevez (EA4GPZ) – https://github.com/daniestevez/gr-satellites/blob/master/python/telemetry/mirsat1.py

More information on this link: https://www.g0kla.com/workbench/2021-06-18.php

Note: it is recommended to check for latest versions of these decoders as updates maybe issued prior to MIR-SAT1 deployment or even after live data becomes available.

Good luck to all participants.