Add the CubeSat Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE) to SatNOGS DB

Satellite name

CubeSat Inner Radiation Belt Experiment (CIRBE)

Description

CIRBE, a 3U CubeSat, will study the inner radiation belt of Earth’s magnetosphere, providing new insight into the energetic particles that can disrupt satellites and threaten spacewalking astronauts. It will provide the first advanced resolution of one of Earth’s two Van Allen belts, a zone that traps energetic particles in the planet’s magnetic field.

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UHF Transceiver (70cm)

Transmitter Name

SpaceQuest TRX-U

Type

Transceiver

Service

Amateur

Downlink Frequency

437.250 MHz

Downlink Mode

GFSK 9.6 kbaud and 19.2 kbaud

Downlink Encoding

NRZ-I differential encoding

Uplink Frequency

437.250 MHz

Uplink Mode

GFSK 9.6 kbaud and 19.2 kbaud

Uplink Encoding

NRZ-I differential encoding

S-Band Transmitter (13cm)

Transmitter Name

BCT SDR-S TX

Type

Transmitter

Service

Amateur

Downlink Frequency

2.402 GHz

Downlink Mode

OQPSK 500 kbaud, 1.0 Mbaud, or 2.0 Mbaud

Downlink Encoding

NRZ-M differential encoding and convolutional encoding (K=7,R=1/2)

Comments

CIRBE does not currently have a NORAD ID, as it has not yet been launched. I would like if a temporary ID could be assigned to CIRBE for uploading data to SatNOGS until an actual ID is issued.

We plan on adding support for this mission to gr-satellites. I will soon publish an issue to their GitHub and attach a link here for anyone interested to follow.