Project Horus’s next launch is currently planned for Sunday the 26th of April, with a backup date the following weekend. Launch time is planned for 10AM, with launch crew on-site around 9AM.
This launch will be flying an imaging payload for CSIRO’s Space Optics manufacturing division, who are based here in Adelaide. As the aim of this flight is to capture imagery, this launch will be very dependent on good weather (e.g. clear skies!) so a launch delay is a very real possibility. We thank CSIRO for choosing AREG and Project Horus to perform this launch!
This flight will only have Horus Binary tracking telemetry onboard (no live imagery downlink), with frequencies:
- Primary: ‘HORUS’ 434.200 MHz
- Backup: ‘VK5ARG’ 434.210 MHz
You can find more information about how to decode this telemetry further below.
This launch is planned to be performed from the Mt Barker High School Oval, which is accessible from Stephenson Street, Mt Barker. We may switch to our Auburn launch site if weather conditions are better from there.
Mt Barker Launch Site
Please note that parking near the launch site is extremely limited due to other activities occurring at the same site.
TRACKING LINKS
- Flight Tracking via SondeHub-Amateur: https://amateur.sondehub.org/#!mt=Mapnik&mz=9&qm=12h&mc=-35.0677,139.23902
Primary Telemetry – Horus Binary v3 – 434.200 MHz – “HORUS”
The primary tracking telemetry will be transmitted on 434.200 MHz using the new Horus Binary v3 4FSK data mode.
To receive telemetry, you’ll need either a SSB-capable 70cm receiver (think IC-7100/705/9700, FT-817, etc), or a SDR (e.g. RTLSDR or AirSpy), and some kind of 70cm antenna. Horus Binary is very robust, so it doesn’t take much antenna to receive this telemetry – a small vertical will work just fine!
Our decoding software is available for a range of platforms:
- Windows / Mac – Horus-GUI – If you’re running Windows or a newer Mac, you can use our ‘Horus-GUI’ telemetry decoder software! Make sure you are on v0.6.0 or newer to decode the Horus Binary v3 telemetry. We have a detailed guide on setting this up, which is available by clicking here!
- Windows / Mac / Linux / Android / iPhone – WebHorus – On almost any platform (including many mobile phones!) you can also decode the Horus Binary telemetry in a web browser using either audio input, or a RTLSDR (Android / Chrome only) by clicking this link!
- Raspberry Pi / Linux – If you have a spare RTLSDR and a Raspberry Pi (or other linux machine), you can set up a dedicated Horus Binary receiving station by following this guide.
Amateurs in the Adelaide and Central SA region are encouraged to get involved with the flight through receiving and uploading flight telemetry from our 70cm band tracking beacons. Every piece of telemetry data is valuable to the flight tracking and recovery teams so if you can help join the distributed receiver network to collect that data you will be making an important contribution to the project!
Backup Telemetry – Horus Binary 434.210 MHz – VK5ARG
A backup tracking payload will be transmitting on 434.210 MHz also using the Horus Binary 4FSK data mode, and can be received in the same way as the primary tracking payload, with information above. For this payload you will need to use a USB ‘dial’ frequency of 434.209 MHz.
Click this link to start up a browser-based receiver: