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{ "url": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/WSQBMHPXAK3TYLBFX6DCFOP2M34YYQUI/?format=api", "mailinglist": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/?format=api", "message_id": "[email protected]", "message_id_hash": "WSQBMHPXAK3TYLBFX6DCFOP2M34YYQUI", "thread": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/thread/WSQBMHPXAK3TYLBFX6DCFOP2M34YYQUI/?format=api", "sender": { "address": "lucleblanc6 (a) videotron.ca", "mailman_id": "9e00802147284c40880480833e06c230", "emails": "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/sender/9e00802147284c40880480833e06c230/emails/?format=api" }, "sender_name": "Luc Leblanc", "subject": "[amsat-bb] AO-51 sat VS US military operations", "date": "2007-02-15T02:52:50Z", "parent": null, "children": [ "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/MWKR6ZIY32QDXS4QFUVREHSY7SRWTQIF/?format=api", "https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/api/list/[email protected]/email/LD2INPVTKI6UMJEJ7BIBX3SAEXRTK4HY/?format=api" ], "votes": { "likes": 0, "dislikes": 0, "status": "neutral" }, "content": "On 14 Feb 2007 at 0:00, Andrew Glasbrenner wrote:\n\n> Luc,\n> \n> Your research is faulty. This information below is not the same Falconsat as the USAFA satellite I mentioned:\n\nHere is a link where the falconsats are depicted:\n\nhttp://space.skyrocket.de/index_frame.htm?http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/fal\nconsat-3.htm\n\nI respecfully submit to your attention theses sats are Military satellite made \nby, launch by, and controlled by military (even cadets).\n\nHere is the mission and payloads of the Falconsats\n\nFalcon gold\n\nFalcon Gold was an US Air Force Academy experiment to demonstrate use of GPS \nnavigation in orbits above the Navstar constellation. The instrument package \nwas bolted to the Centaur-2A stage of an Atlas-2A, which launched the DSCS-3 \nB13 satellite. All systems operated nominally during the successful mission \nuntil primary battery power on the spacecraft was depleted. Cadets participated \nin all phases of the mission including systems design, fabrication, launch \nvehicle integration, qualification testing, launch site operations, and mission \noperations.\n\n\nFalconSat 1\n\nThe first free-flying Academy satellite, FalconSat-1 carried the CHAWS \n(Charging Hazards and Wake Studies) experiment developed by the Physics \nDepartment at the Academy. The launch was successful and the satellite was \ndeployed into its orbit without problems. However, the following weeks, cadets \nworking in the Academy ground station struggled to bring the satellite totally \non-line. Initial communication contacts with the satellite went well, but \nduring subsequent it became apparent that the spacecraft's power system was not \nfunctioning correctly to properly charge the batteries during daylight. \nUnfortunately, after about 1 month, the mission was satellite the mission was \nterminated.\n\nWhile FalconSAT-1 was a technical failure, it was a resounding academic \nsuccess. Cadets participated in all phases of the mission from conceptual \ndesign though assembly, integration, testing, launch and on-orbit operations.\n\n\nFalconSat 2\n\nThe mission of the FalconSat-2 will be to measure space plasma phenomena that \nare known to adversely affect space-based communication, such as the Global \nPositioning Satellite (GPS), and other civil and military communications. \nOriginally planned to be deployed from a Shuttle mission, it has been moved to \na dedicated launch on the maiden flight of the Falcon-1 rocket.\n\n\nFalconSat 3\n\nFalconSAT-3, is a 50 kg microsatellite being developed by faculty and cadets, \nand is the Air Force Academy´s first attempt at achieving three axis attitude \ndetermination and control (ADCS). FalconSAT-3 will carry three payloads to \nconduct DoD research. The attitude requirements for FalconSAT-3 include \npointing the satellite within +/- five degrees of ram direction, as well as \nattitude knowledge to within one degree. FalconSAT-3 will provide sophisticated \ncharacterization of plasma turbulence in the F region ionosphere. Significant \nadvances in technology have enabled miniaturization of instruments that enable \ncomprehensive measurements of both ambient and spacecraft-specific turbulence.\n\nThe three primary experiments include\n\n * the Flat Plasma Spectrometer (FLAPS), a planar electrostatic analyzer \nused to measure ion spectra differential in energy with a DE/E ~ 4%;\n * the Plasma Local Anomalous Noise Environment (PLANE) experiment, a \nbifurcated retarding potential analyzer capable of distinguishing between \nambient and spacecraft-induced turbulence; and\n * the Micro-Propulsion Attitude Control System (MPACS), consisting of a set \nof Teflon-fueled pulsed plasma thrusters used to stabilize satellite attitude.\n\nThe FalconSAT-3 satellite bus is custom fabricated at the United States Air \nForce Academy (USAFA) and is manifested for launch into a 35° inclination, 560 \nkm circular orbit in late 2006. Satellite operations will be managed from the \nUSAFA ground station. Complementary ground-based observations of the ionosphere \nwill be taken both at USAFA and at remote locations at low magnetic latitudes, \nwhere equatorial ionospheric processes are particularly effective at \nstimulating plasma turbulence.\n\nYou are right about the FALCONSAT NSSDC ID: 2000-004D\nOther Names* 26064 As you not quote FalconSat 3 you confirm that FalonSat 3 is \na military satellite. There is some military spy satellite and some \"science\" \nmilitary satellite, My point is why AMSAT-NA is helping the US air force with \nan amateur radio satellite?\n\nIf you read carefully i wrote \"Did AMSAT-NA will condemned military endeavour \nor support it?\" I never say it was an AMSAT-NA project \"hopefully\" .\n\nYou wrote \" please be patient as we cooperate with our friends at the USAFA\" \nPlacing AO-51 an AMSAT-NA amateur satellite in a configuration to help \"our \nfriends at the USAFA\" just make me ask again \"Did AMSAT-NA will condemned \nmilitary endeavour or support it?\".\n\nI never speak about any conspiracy but as you raised the subject could be an \nAMSAT-NA official can also do his homework and tell us how they let an amateur \nradio satellite involved in a military conducted business?\n\nIf you feel pointed out it's probably because the shoe fits! Otherwise you \nwill never come up with you hollow post where you don't even give us a glimpse \nof an answer about my questions.\n\t\n\n\nSet aside the good old volunteer saga and their time spent that we all know and \nthat we admire and just focus your attention on this part of you post \n\"badgering by the likes of you may deprive hams from the use of a fine \nsatellite.\" Reads if you don't let us do what we want and you don't shut your \n/x%6 mouth you will don't get this satellite! That's what i wrote \"driven by \nany floating interest who probably blackmailed them \"AGAIN\" note the \"AGAIN\" \nand change the \"them\" for \"us\".\n\nJust an historical note. There was a bunch of rocket scientist in Peenemünde \nwho from 1936 to 1943 where making also scientific rocket search and test and \nyou probably know also their final product! the V-1 and V-2 rocket.\n\nAMSAT-NA should not be involved with any military testing or actions nor \nletting an IARU/ITU OSCAR satellite be used to help an armed forces wing.\n\nI suggest a former letter of protest should be sent to the IARU condemning this \nmilitary satellite use.\n\nP.S. If my home work is not correct this time don't hesitate to correct me!\n\n\n\n\"-\"\n\n\nLuc Leblanc VE2DWE\nSkype VE2DWE\nwww.qsl.net/ve2dwe\nWAC BASIC CW PHONE SATELLITE\n\n \n\n\n", "attachments": [] }