By Jason Davis | Digital Editor
When LightSail 2 recently flew south of The Planetary Society's Pasadena, California headquarters, CEO Bill Nye and other staff members stepped outside to listen.
Every 45 seconds, LightSail 2 also squawks Morse code of its radio call sign, WM9XPA.
On 9 September 2019, LightSail 2 testing and operations engineer Justin Foley, who is also a Planetary Society member, brought his amateur radio equipment to The Planetary Society for a LightSail 2 flyover. As Nye and others watched, Foley's radio antenna picked up LightSail 2's Morse code signal and piped it through laptop speakers for everyone to hear.
Radio enthusiasts looking for tips on tracking LightSail 2 can visit the "see and track" section of our LightSail 2 Mission page.
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