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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/EY473L56VIGMHMVT4YIH2NFROFD4UGAP/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "CADDbS5AWSh3uVuUQa05qnCyNLOp=Uz15OSREoN=LJfabaj0sdQ@mail.gmail.com", "message_id_hash": "EY473L56VIGMHMVT4YIH2NFROFD4UGAP", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/EY473L56VIGMHMVT4YIH2NFROFD4UGAP/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "k0jm.mark (a) gmail.com", "mailman_id": "4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/4fa2bb5eca934ca4b14c4ede20ff0c9a/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "Mark Johns, K0JM", "subject": "[AMSAT-BB] ANS-281 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for Oct. 8", "date": "2023-10-08T00:29:00Z", "parent": null, "children": [], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-281\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* Symposium Registration Deadlines Drawing Near\n* ARISS SSTV Event Rescheduled to October 16-20, 2023\n* Amateurs Participate in Annular Solar Eclipse Event on October 14\n* NEXUS (FO-99) Operation Schedule and JAMSAT DXpedition\n* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution\n* VUCC Satellite Standing October 2023\n* ARISS News\n* Upcoming Satellite Operations\n* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information\nservice of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes\nnews related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities\nof a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active\ninterest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog\nand digital Amateur Radio satellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in\nSpace as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]\namsat.org\n\nYou can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service\nBulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:\nhttps://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/\n\nANS-281 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nTo: All RADIO AMATEURS\nFrom: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation\n712 H Street NE, Suite 1653\nWashington, DC 20002\n\nDATE 2023 Oct 08\n\n\nSymposium Registration Deadlines Drawing Near\n\nPersons planning to attend the 41st Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual\nGeneral Meeting, October 20-21, 2023 – Dallas, TX should be aware of the\nupcoming deadlines.\n\n + The deadline for Symposium registrations with tickets to the Saturday\nevening banquet or the Sunday morning members breakfast is Friday, October\n13th. MEALS CANNOT BE ORDERED AFTER THAT DATE.\n\n + The deadline for the guaranteed group rate has passed but you can call\nthe hotel at 972-929-8400 then press #1. Request “Rodriguez” Reservation\nCoordinator and ask for rate RADIO AMATEUR SATELLITE. A room at that rate\nmight still be available depending on availability.\n\nThe rate for a standard room with two Queen beds is $137.00 plus state and\nlocal taxes of 15%. Rooms may be available for check-in on Wednesday,\nOctober 18 and check out Sunday, October 22.\n\nThe Sheraton DFW Airport is located adjacent to the Dallas/Fort Worth\nInternational Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and\nfrom the airport. Complimentary parking is available for those who drive to\nthe Symposium. The hotel address and phone number is:\n\n Sheraton DFW Airport Hotel\n 4440 W John Carpenter Fwy.\n Irving, TX 75063\n 972-929-8400\n\n+ The deadline for submitting proposals for presentations at the Symposium\nis NOW. If you have been entertaining submitting a paper at the Symposium,\ncontact Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, immediately\nat n8fgv [at] amsat [dot] org.\n\nWe, at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host our 41st annual Symposium this\nyear. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.\n\nSchedule\n\nThursday, October 19, 2023\n8:00 AM – 6:00 PM AMSAT Board Meeting\n6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Pre-Registration Check-in\n\nFriday, October 20, 2023\n8:00 – 12:00 Noon AMSAT Board Meeting (Closed Session)\n9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Registration\n1:00 PM – 1:15 PM AMSAT Symposium Kickoff, President’s Welcome\n1:15 PM – 5:00 PM Paper Sessions\n5:00 PM – 7:00 PM Informal Dinner on your own\n7:00 PM – 9:00 PM AMSAT Reception and Auction, Cash Bar Available\n\nSaturday October 21, 2023\n8:00 AM – 11:45 AM Registration\n8:00 AM – 8:15 AM AMSAT Symposium Welcome\n8:15 AM – 12:00 Noon Paper Sessions\n1:00 PM – 3:15 PM Paper Sessions\n3:30 PM – 4:45 PM AMSAT Annual Meeting & Awards Ceremony\n6:00 PM – 7:00 PM Attitude Adjustment (Social), Cash Bar\n7:00 PM – 10:00 PM AMSAT Banquet, Cash Bar\n\nSunday October 22, 2023\n7:30 AM – 9:00 AM AMSAT Member Breakfast\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]\n\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Hungary Lil' Buckaroo?\n Make Your Reservation for the Symposium Banquet Today!\n(Deadline is is Friday, October 14)\n It's a Belt Bustin' Texas Style Barbecue with\n Smoked BBQ Sliced Brisket and Roasted BBQ Chicken\n BBQ Baked Beans, Southern Style Potato Salad, Roasted Corn\n Salad Greens, Corn Bread, Pecan Pie and all the fixin's!\n More Info At: https://tinyurl.com/AMSAT2023\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nARISS SSTV Event Rescheduled to October 16-20, 2023\n\nThe transmission of images via the SSTV protocol as part of the experiment\n“About Gagarin from Space” from the International Space Station is\npostponed to October 16-20, 2023 due to technical problems.\n\nImages will be transmitted from the International Space Station via the\nSSTV protocol as part of the “About Gagarin from Space” experiment. The\ntopic of the program is the first artificial Earth satellite, amateur radio\nsatellites, school satellites.\n\nSSTV images will be transmitted on 145.800 MHz using a Kenwood TM-D710\ntransceiver. They are expected to use the PD-120 SSTV format.\n\nThe “Russia ISS SSTV” diploma is awarded to radio amateurs (observers) for\nreceiving SSTV (slow-scan television) broadcasts from aboard the\nInternational Space Station (ISS) as part of the space experiment (SE)\n“About Gagarin from Space.” To receive the “Russia ISS SSTV” Diploma, one\nmust receive and decode three images transmitted over a radio channel from\non board the ISS using the SSTV protocol only on the days of the\nexperiment. Each image must be at least 90% complete and of acceptable\nquality. Information on earning the certificate is available at\nhttps://r4uab.ru/diplom-iss-sstv/.\n\nAMSAT Argentina is also offering a diploma for reception of ISS SSTV\nimages. Learn more at http://amsat.org.ar/?f=9.\n\n[ANS thanks Ignacio Granados Vega, TI3IES, and R4UAB.ru for the above\ninformation]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n The 2023 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now!\n To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch\non June 16, 1983, this year's coin features\nan image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.\n Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help\nKeep Amateur Radio in Space!\n https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nAmateurs Participate in Annular Solar Eclipse Event on October 14\n\nAn annular solar eclipse will make its appearance in the skies over parts\nof North America on October 14, creating a singular spectacle for those in\nits path — and a rare opportunity for amateurs to contribute to scientific\nresearch.\n\nThe dazzling celestial event will allow millions of people to witness “the\nawe and the wonder of seeing a beautiful ring of fire eclipse,” said Peg\nLuce, acting director of the Heliophysics Division at NASA headquarters.\n\nThe “ring of fire” nickname comes from the appearance of annular solar\neclipses, which are like total solar eclipses, except the moon is at the\nfarthest point in its orbit from Earth, so it can’t completely block the\nsun. Instead, the sun’s fiery light surrounds the moon’s shadow, creating\nthe so-called ring of fire.\n\nThe annular solar eclipse will begin in the United States at 16:13 UTC\n(9:13 a.m. Pacific Daylight Time) and pass from the Oregon coast to Texas’\nGulf Coast, appearing in Oregon, Nevada, Utah, New Mexico and Texas. The\nlunar shadow will also be visible in parts of California, Idaho, Colorado\nand Arizona.\n\nAfter leaving the U.S., the eclipse will cross Mexico, Belize, Honduras,\nPanama and Colombia before ending off South America’s Atlantic coast at\nNatal, Brazil.\n\nWeather permitting, a cresecent-shaped partial solar eclipse, where only\npart of the sun is covered by the moon, will be visible October 14 in all\n49 continental US states, including Alaska, according to NASA. Use the\nagency’s interactive eclipse map to check when the eclipse will pass over\nyour area: https://bit.ly/3rCbSz1\n\nFor those unable to see the eclipse, NASA will share a live stream\nbeginning at 11:30 a.m. ET on eclipse day, sharing views from Albuquerque,\nNew Mexico, Kirbyville, Texas, and White Sands, New Mexico, according to\nKelly Korreck, eclipse program manager at NASA.\n\n“The next annular eclipse seen in this part of the country is actually\ngoing to be in 2046,” Korreck said. “It’s going to be a long stretch before\nwe will see this phenomenon again, so we’re really encouraging folks to go\nout there and observe safely.”\n\nIt’s never safe to look directly at the sun without using specialized\nprotection, and there is no phase of an annular eclipse that is safe to\nview with the naked eye because the sun’s light is never completely blocked.\n\nTo view the annular eclipse, wear certified eclipse glasses or use a\nhandheld solar viewer. Sunglasses won’t work in place of eclipse glasses or\nsolar viewers, which are thousands of times darker and held to an\ninternational standard, ISO 12312-2.\n\nA Solar Eclipse QSO Party (SEQP) will be held from 1200 - 2200 UTC, and\nparticipants may use any band or mode (except WARC bands). Researchers will\ntake the submitted logs and work to derive meaningful observations from the\ndata. All radio amateurs need to do is operate using any mode and any band\nfor all or part of the day, then upload their logs. Participation can be\nfrom anywhere; you don't need to be near the path of the eclipse to\ncontribute valuable data. For SEQP contest and rules, visit\nwww.hamsci.org/contest-info.\n\nFor information on the Gladstone Signal Spotting Challenge using CW, WSPR,\nand FST4W, go to https://www.hamsci.org/contest-info.\n\nARRL members can find out more about the SEQP by reading \"The Solar Eclipse\nQSO Party: A Fun Way to Support Radio Science\" in the September/October\n2023 issue of On the Air magazine.\n\n[ANS thanks CNN.com and ARRL for the above information]\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,\n and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through\n AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards\n Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.\n https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nNEXUS (FO-99) Operation Schedule and JAMSAT DXpedition\n\nThe October operating schedule for JAMSAT FO-99 is available at\nhttps://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=2341. However, There is an error in the values\nshown in the table due to the altitude drop of the satellite. Please use\nthe displayed time as a guide and check “Satellite Tracking” on the JAMSAT\nwebsite for exact transit times.\n\n[ANS thanks Y.Ohtani, JH4DHX/3, of the JAMSAT NEXUS operations team for the\nabove information]\n\nJAMSAT also reports that the VK9QO Cocos (Keeling) Island DXpedition coming\nup in November will include satellite operation on QO-100, IO-117, and\nRS-44. Unfortunately, there are not likely to be mutual windows when any\nsatellite footprints include the island and North America. However, some\namateurs in Hawaii may enjoy brief opportunities for this DX on IO-117.\n\n[ANS thanks Mikio Mouri, JA3GEP/VK9QO, and JAMSAT for the above information]\n\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\n Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?\n Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff\n from our Zazzle store!\n 25% of the purchase price of each product goes\n towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space\n https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear\n\n+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+\n\nChanges to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Oct. 6\n\nTwo Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps\nin the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical\nmodel of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly\nupdates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. Elements in\nthe TLE bulletin files are updated daily. TLE bulletin files are updated to\nadd or remove satellites as necessary Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or\nmore frequently if new high interest satellites are launched. More\ninformation may be found at\nhttps://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/\n\nThe following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE\ndistribution:\n\nGrizu 263a NORAD Cat ID 51025 Decayed from orbit on or about 01 October 2023\nPICSAT NORAD Cat ID 43132 Decayed from orbit on or about 01 October 2023\nNUSAT-2 Norad Cat ID 41588 Decayed fromorbit on or about 02 October 2023\nSuchai 1 NORAD Cat ID 42788 Decayed from orbit on or about 05 October 2023\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT Orbital Elements page for the above information]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nVUCC Satellite Standing October 2023\n\n------------------------------------------------------------\nVUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for\nSeptember 01, 2023 to October 01, 2023.\n------------------------------------------------------------\nAA5PK 1350 1382\nN8RO 1342 1356\nW5CBF 841 1201\nKF7R 1027 1050\nN0JE 1000 1025\nDF2ET 950 1000\nN3GS 932 980\nK6FW 825 951\nCO6CBF 841 900\nXE1L 639 860\nEA2AA 800 825\nW8LR 783 801\nOZ9AAR 700 800\nN6UK 707 777\nK0JM 601 702\nKE8FZT 625 700\nN9FN 569 700\nKB1HY 521 604\nVA7LM 400 600\nN8MR 557 581\nNM3B 566 572\nJL1SAM 410 511\nA65BR 455 477\nIW7DOL 101 474\nHB9GWJ 412 450\nKO9A 423 424\nN3CAL 352 412\nAB1OC 400 407\nAG7NR 300 350\nF6EQD 130 311\nM0SKM 118 300\nW1LE New 300\nN6PAZ 262 290\nCT1ETE New 283\nAD2DD 175 261\nN9XG 151 252\nJR0GAS 140 250\nZS2BK 213 244\nJA6SZV 205 207\nKH6WI 155 203\nJQ1TIV New 201\nW6AER 126 201\nIK7EOT New 171\nK6VHF New 151\nJF3MKC 103 150\nN7GR 113 141\nDJ7NT 100 133\nW8XCT New 127\nVU2YQ New 125\nK9JKM New 114\nK2HAT New 103\nK2PLL New 102\nN6UTC (DM05) New 101\nXE1BRX New 100\n\n------------------------------------------------------------\nCongratulations to the new VUCC holders.\nXE1BRX is first VUCC Satellite holder from DL90\nCT1ETE is first VUCC Satellite holder from IN51\nIK7EOT is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN80\nVU2YQ is first VUCC Satellite holder from MK65\n\n[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nARISS NEWS\n\nAmateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between\namateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with\nastronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The\ndownlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.\n\nRECENTLY COMPLETED CONTACTS:\n149 Secondary School, Baku, Azerbaijan, direct via 4K6EH\nThe ISS callsign was OR4ISS\nThe rewmember was Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ\nThe ARISS mentor was SP3QFE\nContact was successful: Fri 2023-10-06 08:29:20 UTC 32 degrees elevation\nCongratulations to the 149 Secondary School students, Andreas, and mentor\nSP3QFE!\n\nTechnological University Dublin, Dublin, Ireland, direct via EI1ISS\nThe ISS callsign was OR4ISS\nThe crewmember was Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL\nThe ARISS mentor was EI8BP\nContact was successful: Fri 2023-10-06 13:11:32 UTC 49 deg\nCongratulations to the Technological University Dublin students, Jasmin,\nand mentor EI8BP!\nWatch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2E8wZd2gBoo or\nhttps://www.youtube.com/@tudublin/\n\nUPCOMING CONTACTS:\nBelgian Defence (KSOO), Koninklijke School voor Onderofficieren,\nSint-Truiden, Belgium, direct via ON4BAF AND telebridge to IEPSCF\nColfontaine, Colfontaine, Belgium\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS\nThe scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli KI5WSL\nThe ARISS mentor is ON6TI\nContact is go for: Tue 2023-10-10 11:36:29 UTC 78 deg\n\nSekolah Kebangsaan Wangsa Maju Seksyen 2, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, direct\nvia 9M2RPN\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS\nThe scheduled crewmember is Andreas Mogensen KG5GCZ\nThe ARISS mentor is 7M3TJZ\nContact is go for: Wed 2023-10-11 11:12:42 UTC 78 deg\n\nCovenant Christian Academy, West Peabody, MA, direct via N1DQF\nThe ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS\nThe scheduled crewmember is Loral O’Hara KI5TOM\nThe ARISS mentor is AB1OC\nContact is go for: Fri 2023-10-13 13:51:42 UTC 39 deg (***)\nWatch for Livestream at https://vimeo.com/event/3761617 (***)\n\nThe crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} &\n437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is\npick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband\nrepeater. So give a listen, you just never know.\n\nThe packet system is also active (145.825 MHz up & down).\n\nAs always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios\nare turned off as part of the safety protocol.\n\nNote, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own\norbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed\ntime.\n\nThe latest information on the operation mode can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html\n\nThe latest list of frequencies in use can be found at\nhttps://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html\n\n[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors\nfor the above information]\n\n--------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nUpcoming Satellite Operations\n\nJW7XK (Svalbard Island) will be activated around October 11th to 16th by\nHalvard Eriksen, LA7XK, on RS-44 and Greencube IO-117 packet satellite.\n(ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and DX News for the above information)\n\n******\n\nJonathan, N4AKV, will be QRV ‘from the EM93/EM94 line and the FM03/FM04\nline’ on the afternoon of 13th October and all day on the 14th. This will\nbe a LEO/MEO operation. Check hams.at for passes/times.\n\n******\n\nAlex, N7AGF, says he’ll be in DN02 for the solar eclipse on 14th October.\n-Ed: this is really all I know at the moment. Best suggestion is to watch\nhis X account or keep an eye on hams.at for additional info.\n\n******\n\nAdrian, N8AJM, will be QRV from EM85 (TN) 16th – 20th October. This will be\nLEO/MEO. Details are available at hams.at\n\nA growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their\ngrid square activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the website, you\ngain easy access to comprehensive information about the operators\nresponsible for activating specific grid squares. Additionally, you have\nthe ability to assess the match score between yourself and a particular\nrover for a given pass, while also being able to identify the upcoming\nsatellite passes that are accessible from your location.\n\n[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nHamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events\n\nAMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through\namateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,\nconventions, maker faires, and other events.\n\n+ ARRL Minnesota State Convention\nSaturday, October 14\nHennepin Technical College\n9000 Brooklyn Blvd.\nBrooklyn Park, Minnesota\nhttp://mnconvention.org\n\n+ 41st AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting\nOctober 20-21, 2023\nSheraton DFW Airport Hotel\n4440 W John Carpenter Fwy, Irving, TX 75063\nhttps://tinyurl.com/AMSAT2023\n\n+ ARRL Pacific Division Convention\nFriday, October 20 - Sunday, October 22\nSan Ramon Marriott\n2600 Bishop Drive\nSan Ramon, CA 94583\nhttps://www.pacificon.org\n\nAMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, has spoken to these clubs recently …\n+ Gallatin Ham Radio Club, Montana\n+ London Bridge ARC, Arizona\n+ Sevir Amateur Radio Society, Tennessee\n+ GOTA HAMS, Southern California\n+ Daytona Beach ARA, Florida\n\nThis month, he'll be informally visiting with hams in the Czech Republic,\nHungary, Austria, Germany, and the Netherlands during a personal trip.\n\nThink a 75-minute presentation on \"working the easy satellites\" would be\nappropriate for your club or event in November or December? Send email to\nClint at k6lcsclint (at) gmail (dot) com\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Events page and Clint Bradford, K6LCS, for the above\ninformation]\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n+ The International Telecommunications Union has released a 'Handbook on\nSmall Satellites.' The guide was developed in response to the United\nNations agency's Resolution ITU-R 68 on “Improving the dissemination of\nknowledge concerning the applicable regulatory procedures for small\nsatellites, including nanosatellites and picosatellites.” It includes a\nsection (5.4) on what types of satellites should qualify for use of amateur\nradio frequencies. See https://www.itu.int/hub/publication/r-hdb-65-2023/\n(ANS thanks the ITU for the above information)\n\n+ The Federal Communications Commission has fined Dish Network $150,000 for\nfailing to properly remove a satellite from geostationary orbit, the U.S.\nregulator said Oct. 2 in a first for its space debris enforcement action.\nThe settlement includes an admission of liability from Dish for leaving\nEchoStar-7 at 122 kilometers above its operational geostationary arc, less\nthan halfway to where the satellite broadcaster had agreed. (ANS thanks\nSpaceNews for the above information)\n\n+ NASA announced on Friday (Sept. 29) that it will extend operations for\nNew Horizons until the spacecraft exits the Kuiper Belt, which is expected\nin 2028 or 2029. New Horizons launched in January 2006, on a mission to\nprovide the first-ever up-close looks at Pluto, the Kuiper Belt's most\nfamous resident. NASA extended the mission to include a flyby of another\nKuiper Belt object (KBO) — the 21-mile-wide (34 kilometers) Arrokoth.\nAdditional extensions are possible. New Horizons has enough nuclear fuel\nremaining to continue flying through at least 2040, mission team members\nhave said. (ANS thanks Space.com for the above information)\n\n+ NASA delayed the launch of the Psyche asteroid mission aboard a SpaceX\nFalcon Heavy by a week to October 12. The spacecraft will explore the\nmetal-rich asteroid 16 Psyche that orbits between Mars and Jupiter. (ANS\nthanks The Parabolic Arc for the above information)\n\n+ Amazon has officially joined the race to build massive constellations of\nsatellites that can blanket the globe in internet connectivity — a move\nthat puts the tech company in direct competition with SpaceX and its\nStarlink system. The first two prototype satellites for Amazon’s network,\ncalled Project Kuiper, launched aboard a United Launch Alliance rocket from\nCape Canaveral, Florida, on Friday, Oct. 6.\n\n+ It was a bad week for small satellite launchers with multiple failures:\nGalactic Energy’s Ceres-1 suffered its first failure in 10 launches on\nSeptember 21. The failure lowered the solid-fuel booster’s reliability to\n90 percent. Galactic Energy has not revealed the cause of the failure. The\nfailure came two days after a Rocket Lab Electron booster fell back to\nEarth after its second stage failed to ignite properly. It was the fourth\nfailure in 40 launches for the orbital rocket, whose reliability fell to 90\npercent as a result. (ANS thanks The Parabolic Arc for the above\ninformation)\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\nJoin AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:\n\n* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).\n* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at\none-half the standard yearly rate.\n* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status\nshall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary\nyears in this status.\n* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.\n\nContact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.\n\n73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!\n\nThis week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, KØJM\nk0jm [at] amsat.org\n\n\n", "attachments": [ { "email": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/EY473L56VIGMHMVT4YIH2NFROFD4UGAP/?format=api", "counter": 2, "name": "attachment.html", "content_type": "text/html", "encoding": "utf-8", "size": 28979, "download": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/message/EY473L56VIGMHMVT4YIH2NFROFD4UGAP/attachment/2/attachment.html" } ] }