Launch is Monday 25th February 13:31 (12:31 UTC) with the possibillity of up to 20 min delay.

After launch we will have to wait 3 hours before the first low pass and the following passes will come with 100 minutes interval.

Our best guess for a TLE (based on Launch Provider estimates 25th February 2013) is

NEW TLE 130225 14:56CET

 
AAUSAT3
1 30000U 13010D   13056.53554398  .00000000  00000-0 -11606-4 0  0018
2 30000  98.5602 246.6937 0004889 347.4954 227.2507 14.33925378000018

NORAD have now categorised the objects from the launch. http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt We believe, that we could be object D or H, but the objects are still too close to be certain

Our groundstation is located: QTH locator : JO47XA or 57.013789 North 9.987504 East

We hope we will have first real TLE's from NORAD 1 hour after launch and will update the TLE on this page.

Very first part of the mission

After deployment following takes place

So 85 minutes after deployment AAUSAT3 starts looking for ships and emits beacons

Launch at 13:31 gives 14:56 danish/CET time for first beacons

The first passes

Launch 25 February 12:31 UTC(13:22 danish time) will give us the following first passes in Aalborg:

(time is in danish/CET time)

26 February morning

26 February afternoon