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    "subject": "[ans] ANS-341 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins",
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    "content": "AMSAT NEWS SERVICE\nANS-341\n\nThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor-\nmation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite\nCorporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space\nincluding reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur\nRadio operators who share an active interest in designing, building,\nlaunching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio\nsatellites.\n\nThe news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur\nRadio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.\n\nPlease send any amateur satellite news or reports to:\nans-editor at amsat.org.\n\nIn this edition:\n\n* AMSAT Board Approves Technology Development Seed Funding\n* November/December AMSAT Journal is Ready\n* AMSAT SKN ON OSCAR 2015\n* ARISS Discusses Ham TV, Elects New International Officers\n* Amateur radio spacecraft received over 1 million km from Earth\n* Japanese Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio Payloads are Launched\n    into Deep Space\n* HAMSAT II – Dhruva Space and AMSAT India\n* SpinSat Now in Orbit\n* Surrey Space Centre SME-SAT\n* AMSAT Events\n* Call for Proposals ARISS Contact Opportunity\n* ARISS News\n* Satellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\n\nSB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-341.01\nANS-341 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins\n\nAMSAT News Service Bulletin 341.01\n >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD.\nDATE December 7, 2014\nTo All RADIO AMATEURS\nBID: $ANS-341.01\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Board Approves Technology Development Seed Funding\n\n\nThe AMSAT Board of Directors met on December 2, 2014. As a part of\nAMSAT's \"Design The Next AMSAT Satellite\" challenge, the Board of\nDirectors approved $5000, within the 2015 engineering budget, to be\nused as seed money for future satellite development. Additional fund\nraising sources will also be investigated and pursued.\n\nAMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, said, \"We're prepared to\nreturn to space starting in 2015 with a fleet of satellites that will\nequal, if not exceed, the performance, and availability to the\naverage ham, of our previously popular AMSAT OSCAR 51. Meanwhile, we\nare preparing for the future looking to potentially leverage new\ntechnologies, to provide the best opportunities for enhancing amateur\nradio's presence in space.\"\n\nDirector Tom Clark, K3IO, noted the need for a defined future systems\nprogram. Tom said, \"We saw a significant number of both new and old\nmembers who want to see the development of critical system elements\nfor future opportunities by 2018-20. As I see it, critical 'tall\npoles' in applying potential technologies require significant work to\nbegin now to ensure success.\"\n\nAMSAT is interested in supporting technology ideas that enhance the\nutility of using the CubeSat form factor to support more robust\namateur satellite capabilities.   The scope of potential interest in\nnot limited; some examples of  technology enhancement might include:\n\n+ Microwave technology suitable for use in amateur spacecraft. This\n  includes the need to identify optimum frequency bands.\n\n+ Complementary, low-cost ground systems, including an effective ~1º\nantenna pointing system.\n\n+ Define and develop optimum coding and modulation schemes for low\npower microwave use.\n\n+ Attitude determination & control systems to point the spacecraft\n  antennas towards the user while maximizing solar panel production.\n\nIndividuals interested in learning more about this initiative should\ncontact AMSAT Vice President-Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY (n0jy at\namsat.org).\n\nMeanwhile, the development of AMSAT's current series of the Fox-1\ncubesats continues on schedule. AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering,\nJerry Buxton, N0JY reported during the Board meeting that\nconstruction and testing of five Fox satellites is on schedule:\n\n+ Fox-1A will launch on a NASA ELaNa flight during the 3rd quarter\n  of 2015 from Vandenberg AFB,\n\n+ Fox-1B will fly with the Vanderbilt University radiation\n  experiments expected in 2016.\n\n+ Fox-1C will launch on Spaceflight's maiden mission of the\n  SHERPA multi-cubesat deployer during the 3rd quarter of 2015.\n  This flight was purchased by AMSAT.\n\n+ Fox-1D is a flight spare for Fox-1C. If not needed as a spare\n  it will become available to launch on any open launch slot which\n  becomes available and be submitted in a CSLI proposal in 2015.\n\n+ Fox-1E is built as a flight spare for Fox-1B but has been\n  included in a student science proposal as part of the November,\n  2014 Cubesat Launch Initiative (CSLI) for an ELaNa flight slot.\n  If selected the Fox-1B spare will fly as Fox-1E.\n\nMore details of the \"Design The Next AMSAT Satellite\" challenge can\nbe found on-line at:\nhttp://www.amsat.org/?p=3395\n- and - in the November/December 2014 AMSAT Journal, currently in-\ntransit to your QTH.\n\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Board Of Directors for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nNovember/December AMSAT Journal is Ready\n\n\nThe November/December 2014 AMSAT Journal is completed and has been\nsent to the print shop.\n\nThe contents of this issue include:\n\n+ AMSAT Announcements\n+ Apogee View\n+ November 15 - 40th Anniversary of AO-7 Launch\n+ A Checklist to Design The Next AMSAT Satellite!\n     Jerry Buxton, N0JY\n+ AMSAT Engineering Update\n     Jerry Buxton, N0JY\n+ Satrack - Doppler and AZ/EL Control Software\n     Pedro Converso, LU7ABF\n+ Operating FO-29 from CN73\n     Lee (Doc) Ernstrom, WA7HQD\n+ Taking Part in the ARISS Project on a $500 Budget\n     Dr. Michael Butler, MA, MSc, PhD, G4OCR\n+ How to Get Your AMSAT Challenge Coin\n+ AMSAT Field Operations Report\n     Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK\n+ ARISS 2014:  A Program in Transition\n     Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, et al\n+ An Eyeball QSO in India\n     Burns Fisher W2BFJ\n\nThanks to all who contributed!\n\n\n[ANS thanks the AMSAT Journal for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT SKN ON OSCAR 2015\n\n\nYou are cordially invited to participate in Straight Key Night on\nOSCAR 2015, sponsored by AMSAT for radio amateurs throughout the\nworld.\n\nThis year's event is being held in memory of Captain Charles Dorian,\nW3JPT, who passed away in 2014, aged 92.  Chuck, who had held many\nsenior positions in the U.S. Coast Guard, was one of AMSAT's earliest\nmembers and served as secretary of  the Board of Directors.\n\nParticipation in AMSAT SKN on OSCAR is easy and fun.  Just operate\nCW, using a straight key or non-electronic \"bug,\" through any\namateur satellite between 0000 and 2400 UTC on January 1, 2015.\nThere is no need to send in a log, but all participants are asked to\nnominate someone they worked for \"Best Fist.\"  Your nominee need not\nhave the best fist of those you heard, only of those you worked.\nSend your nomination to [email protected].  A list of \"Best Fist\"\nnominees will be published in early February.\n\n\n[ANS thanks Ray, W2RS for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS Discusses Ham TV, Elects New International Officers\n\n\nAmateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is\ncontinuing explore the possibility of establishing a network of\nground stations to enable the use of the Ham TV video system during\nARISS school contacts. Mark Steiner, K3MS, updated the ARISS\nInternational team on the topic during its November meeting,\nconducted by teleconference. Kerry Banke, N6IZW, who works on ARISS\nhardware issues, reported that a document under development will\ndescribe just what is required to build a ground station. He and\nARISS International Project Selection & Use Committee representative\nLou McFadin, W5DID, have successfully received Ham TV transmissions.\n\nARISS-EU President Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, has been working with\nEuropean Space Agency (ESA) management to finalize the agreement that\ntransfers custody of the Ham Video transmitter from ESA to ARISS.\nSteiner told the teleconference that more “blank” test transmissions\ncould take place, once the custodial agreement is finalized.\n\nNASA Astronaut Mike Hopkins, KF5LJG, successfully installed and\ncommissioned the ARISS) Ham Video system last March. The system can\ntransmit video of the crew and the interior of the Columbus module on\nthe 2.4 GHz band (S-band). Last April, Japanese Astronaut Koichi\nWakata, KC5ZTA, served as the host for a successful final\ncommissioning pass for the Ham Video transmitter and camera. The\nARISS project, led initially by ARISS-EU, AMSAT-Italy, and ESA, would\nenhance ARISS school contacts by providing a video and audio\ndownlink, plus an audio-only uplink.\n\nOperating under the call sign OR4ISS, the S-band transmitter can be\nconnected to one of two ARISS patch antennas on Columbus. Radiated RF\npower is on the order of 10 W EIRP. The commissioning process\nprimarily involved making sure that ground stations in Europe would\nbe able to copy the DTV downlink signal. Commissioning of the overall\n“Ham TV” system culminated more than a decade of planning and\npreparation.\n\nDuring the November 18 teleconference ARISS International delegates\nre-elected the current slate of officers for new 2-year terms\nstarting on January 1, 2015. The incumbents are ARISS Chair Frank\nBauer, KA3HDO; ARISS Vice-Chair Oliver Amend, DG6BCE, and ARISS\nSecretary-Treasurer Rosalie White, K1STO. In keeping with tradition,\nCanada’s ARISS delegate Ian MacFarquhar, VE9IM, handled the election\nlogistics.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, ARRL, & AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAmateur radio spacecraft received over 1 million km from Earth\n\n\nMichal Zawada SQ5KTM received signals from the ARTSAT2:DESPATCH and\nShin’en2 spacecraft on Friday evening, December 5 at a distance of\naround 1,100,000 km from Earth.\n\nHam radio spacecraft launched into deep space\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2014/12/03/ham-radio-spacecraft-launched-into-\ndeep-space/\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nJapanese Satellites Carrying Amateur Radio Payloads are Launched into\nDeep Space\n\n\nThis week, Japan successfully launched its Hayabusa 2 asteroid\nsample-return mission into deep space, and with it, two satellites\ncarrying Amateur Radio payloads. A Japan Aerospace Exploration\nAgency (JAXA) rocket lifted off on schedule early on December 3\n(UTC), carrying the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft on the first leg of its\njourney to Asteroid 1999 JU3. Along for the ride into deep space are\ntwo Amateur Radio satellites, Shin'en 2 (Abyss 2) and ARTSAT2:\nDESPATCH. The launch had been postponed twice owing to unfavorable\nweather conditions. Shin'en 2 will identify as JG6YIG, while\nARTSAT2:DESPATCH will use the call sign JQ1ZNN.\n\nShin'en2 carries a 0.1 W CW beacon on 437.505 MHz and telemetry on\n437.385 MHz (0.8 W) using a mode similar to WSJT. It will also carry\na F1D digital store-and-forward transponder with an uplink of 145.942\nMHz and a downlink at 435.270 MHz (0.4 W), but not the Amateur Radio\nMode J linear transponder announced earlier. The data format is\nposted on the Kagoshima University website.\n\nA linear SSB/CW transponder had been part of the initial design,\nbut, according to Hideo Kambayashi, JH3XCU, that had to be abandoned\nbecause of regulatory issues. The digital transponder will offer\nearthbound hams an opportunity to test the limits of their\ncommunication capabilities, however. The project also is hoping to\ngather listener reports.\n\nARTSAT2:DESPATCH carries a 7 W CW transmitter on 437.325 MHz.\nOnboard will be the first sculpture ever to be carried into deep\nspace. The ARTSAT2: DESPATCH mission is seeking \"exceptionally\nskilled ham operators\" as part of its \"cooperative diversity\ncommunication\" experiment. This effort will attempt to intercept\nsignals from the spacecraft not only at the ground station in Tokyo,\nbut at Amateur Radio stations around the world, \"in order to\nreconstruct the original data from the spacecraft.\"\n\n\"Reception of such weak signals to reconstruct data from the\nspacecraft will require the expertise of exceptionally skilled ham\noperators,\" the satellite's developers explained.\n\nThe two spacecraft will have an elliptical orbit around the Sun and\ntravel to a deep space orbit between Venus and Mars. With an orbital\ninclination of nearly zero, the spacecraft should stay in Earth's\nequatorial plane. The distance from the Sun will be between\napproximately 6.5 million and 12 million miles.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL and AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nHAMSAT II – Dhruva Space and AMSAT India\n\n\nThe Economic Times report Dhruva Space, a two-year-old start-up co-\nfounded by space technologist and ham radio operator Sanjay Nekkanti\nVU3ISS/AB3OE, sealed a deal with AMSAT India on November 30, 2014 to\ndevelop HAMSAT II. VUsat-OSCAR-52_HAMSAT\n\nIt will be the successor to HAMSAT VO-52 which went silent on July\n11, 2014 due to the failure of the on-board lithium ion batteries.\nHAMSAT provided a valuable communications resource for the amateur\nradio community for over 9 years.\n\nDhruva’s satellites are expected to be launched on ISRO’s workhorse\nPolar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV). Nekkanti said his team is\nworking closely with the space organization for design approvals and\ntesting of the satellite.\n\nThe AMSAT India Secretary Nitin Muttin, VU3TYG has released this\nstatement:\n\nWe are pleased to announce that AMSAT India and Dhruva Space Pvt.\nLtd. have signed a Memorandum of Understanding on November 30th 2014\nto pursue the development of a follow up mission to HAMSAT launched\nin 2005 on-board the PSLV-C6. HAMSAT II is envisioned to fill the gap\ncreated by the recent end of life of HAMSAT and shall continue\nservicing the societal needs in disaster management,\namateur/emergency radio communications and education.\n\nSome of the contemplated payloads for HAMSAT II include:\n* U/V Analog FM Transponder\n* U/V Linear Transponder, 50 kHz\n* APRS Digipeater\n* Digitalker\n\nRead The Economic Times article at\nhttp://economictimes.indiatimes.com/articleshow/45354501.cms\n\nAMSAT India\nhttp://amsatindia.org/\n\n\n[ANS thanks  Dinesh, AB3DC and AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSpinSat Now in Orbit\n\n\nThe US Naval Research Laboratory SpinSat satellite was successfully\ndeployed from the International Space Station on November 28. SpinSat\narrived at the ISS on September 21 via the SpaceX Falcon 9 resupply\nvehicle. For the next few days, SpinSat's orbit will approximate that\nof the ISS. The ISS real-time tracker on the ISS Fan Club website can\nshow when the spacecraft are within range.\n\nThe 125-pound SpinSat, a 22- inch diameter sphere, carries a 2 W\n9600 bps AX.25 packet radio store-and-forward system on 437.230 MHz.\nThe satellite's primary mission is to demonstrate a new micro-\nthruster technology, from which SpinSat derives its name; its 12\nelectronically controlled solid-propellant thrusters will be fired in\npairs to spin the spacecraft.\n\nEquipped only with primary batteries and just 4.8 grams of fuel, the\nsatellite's working phase is expected to last up to 6 months\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARRL and AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSurrey Space Centre SME-SAT\n\n\nThe Surrey Space Centre (SSC) are developing a 3U CubeSat SME-SAT\nexpected to launch into a 550-620 km orbit using the ISIPOD CubeSat\ndeployer.\n\nThe mission objectives are:\nA: Outreach – The satellite will provide beacons for which amateur\nsatellite users and ham radio users will be able to receive.\nB: Space qualification and performance characterisation of sensors.\n  * High performance COTS Gyroscopes (x3).\n  * High precision MEMS accelerometers.\n  * Aperture Star Camera, At a later point in the mission these will\nbe used in conjunction with the ADCS to characterise the closed loop\nperformance of the sensors.\nC: Performance characterisation of Nano-Control Moment Gyros (CMGs)\nfor agility. The mission is equipped with 4-Nano-CMGs in a pyramid\nconfiguration for ADCS. This part of the mission will evaluate the\nperformance of this system on the ADCS and agility of the satellite.\nD: Space qualification and performance characterisation of the EPS\nThe EPS for this mission has heritage from the Delfi-C3 and other\nmissions and includes additional improvements to be demonstrated on\nthis mission.\nE: Smart Thermal Radiation Devices (STRD tiles) SME-SAT is equipped\nwith a number of STRD tiles on the outside faces of the satellite for\npassive thermal management of the internal structure.\nF: Flux Gate Magnetometer The mission contains a scientific grade\nminiaturized flux gate magnetometer that sits on the end of a\ndeployable boom to improve the performance of the sensor. This\npayload will be switched into the ADCS for evaluation of performance\nduring parts of the mission but is not the primary magnetometer for\nADCS.\nG: GPS SME-SAT also contains an experimental GPS system that will be\nswitched into the ADCS loop at stages in the orbit to evaluate the\nperformance of the system.\n\nPlanning a 9k6 RC-BPSK UHF downlink using AX25.\n\nFurther information at\nhttp://www.surrey.ac.uk/ssc/research/space_vehicle_control/smesat/\nindex.htm\n\nIARU Satellite Frequency Coordination\nhttp://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nAMSAT Events\n\n\nInformation about AMSAT activities at other important events around\nthe country.  Examples of these events are radio club meetings where\nAMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working\namateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with\nAMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations,\nforums, and/or demonstrations).\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 11-12 December 2014 – Tampa Bay Hamfest in\nPlant City FL (Agricultural Show Center)\n\n* Sunday, 4 January 2015 – Ham Radio University in Bethpage NY\n(Briarcliffe College)\n\n* Saturday, 10 January 2015 – Thunderbird Hamfest 2015 in Phoenix AZ\n(43rd Avenue, between Greenway and Bell Roads)\n\n* Saturday, 14 February 2015 – Greater Los Angeles Mensa Regional\nGathering 2015 in Los Angeles CA (Concourse Hotel at Los Angeles\nInternational Airport) – satellite- and AMSAT-related presentation\n\n* Friday and Saturday, 20-21 February 2015 – Yuma Hamfest in Yuma AZ\n(Yuma County Fairgrounds, 32nd Street between Pacific Avenue & Avenue\n3E, south of I-8 exit 3)\n\n* Saturday TBD in mid-March 2015 – Scottsdale Amateur Radio Club\nHamfest in Scottsdale AZ\n\n* Saturday, 28 March 2015 – Tucson Spring Hamfest in Tucson AZ (22nd\nStreet, east of Columbus Blvd.)\n\n* Saturday TBD in early May 2015 – Cochise Amateur Radio Association\nHamfest in Sierra Vista AZ\n\n* Saturday TBD in early June 2015 – White Mountain Hamfest in Show\nLow AZ\n\n\n[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nCall for Proposals ARISS Contact Opportunity\n\n\nProposal Window October 17 to December 15, 2014.\n\nThe Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program\nis seeking formal and informal education institutions and\norganizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur\nRadio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates\nthat the contact would be held between May 1, 2015 and December 31,\n2015. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact\ndates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is\nlooking for organizations that will draw large numbers of\nparticipants and integrate the contact into a well-developed\neducation plan.\n\n\nThe deadline to submit a proposal is December 15, 2014. Proposal\ninformation and documents can be found at\nwww.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.\n\n\nThe Opportunity\n\nCrew members aboard the International Space Station will participate\nin scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are\napproximately 10 minutes in length and allow students and educators\nto interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.\n\nAn ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via\nAmateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space\nstation and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford\neducation audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from\nastronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn\nabout space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an\nopportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless\ntechnology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human\nspaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the\nISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate\nchanges in contact dates and times.\n\n\nAmateur Radio organizations around the world, NASA, and space\nagencies in Russia, Canada, Japan and Europe sponsor this educational\nopportunity by providing the equipment and operational support to\nenable direct communication between crew on the ISS and students\naround the world via Amateur Radio. In the US, the program is managed\nby AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARRL (American\nRadio Relay League) in partnership with NASA.\n\n\nMore Information\n\nInterested parties can find more information about the program at\nwww.ariss.org and www.arrl.org/ARISS.\n\n\nFor proposal information and more details such as expectations,\nproposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of\nInformation Sessions go to\nhttp://www.arrl.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact.\n\nPlease direct any questions to [email protected].\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, AMSAT-Edu, and the ARRL for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nARISS News\n\n\nUpcoming Contacts\n\n*    From  2014-11-10 to 2014-12-07, there will be no US Operational\nSegment (USOS) hams on  board ISS.  So any schools contacts during\nthis period will be conducted by the ARISS Russia  team.\n\n\n[ANS thanks ARISS, Gaston, ON4WF and Charlie, AJ9N for the above\ninformation]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\nSatellite Shorts From All Over\n\n\nCOSMOS-2491 RS-46\n\nDmitry Pashkov R4UAB reports that the COSMOS-2491 satellite carries\nRS-46 operating on 435.465 MHz and 435.565 MHz (+/- Doppler).\n\nThe satellite was launched on December 25, 2013 and is in a 1,515.8\nkm by 1,489.1 km 82.5 degree inclination orbit.\n\nTrack COSMOS-2491 / RS-46 at\nhttp://www.n2yo.com/satellite/?s=39497\n\nListen for RS-46 online with the SUWS WebSDR located near London\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/suws-websdr-moves-to-new-site/\n\n\nCOSMOS-2499 Callsign RS-47!\n\nCOSMOS-2499 (2014-028E) was launched on May 23, 2014 and is now in a\n1,510.6 km by 1,158.8 km 82.4 degree orbit. Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB has\nreceived signals from the satellite on approximately 435.465 MHz and\n435.565 MHz (+/- Doppler). On November 30 the satellite started\nidentifying itself in Morse code on 435.465 MHz as RS-47.\n\nThere has been some mystery concerning the purpose of COSMOS-2499.\nIn a post updated November 20, 2014 Anatoly Zak @RussianSpaceWeb\nwrote: Ground observations indicated that the mystery satellite had\nnot exceeded 0.3 meters in size. Previously, two Rockot launches\nwith trios of Rodnik/Strela-3M launches also carried Yubileiny\n(a.k.a. MiR) experimental satellites with a reported mass from 48 to\n100 kilograms. As with the previous launch, observers were at a\ncomplete loss about the possible purpose of the satellite.\n\nCosmos-2499 has made a number or orbital changes since it was first\nlaunched. For further information see\nhttp://www.russianspaceweb.com/Cosmos-2499.html\n\nTrack COSMOS-2499 / RS-47 at\nhttp://www.n2yo.com/?s=39765\n\nListen for RS-47 online with the SUWS WebSDR located near London\nhttp://amsat-uk.org/2014/08/15/suws-websdr-moves-to-new-site/\n\nRS-47 Telemetry data\nhttp://www.dk3wn.info/p/?p=52752\n\nDmitry Pashkov R4UAB describes receiving the 435.465 MHz and 435.565\nMHz signals at\nhttp://tinyurl.com/R4UAB-COSMOS-2499\n\n[ANS thanks Dmitry Pashkov R4UAB and AMSAT-UK for the above\ninformation]\n\n\nJob Opportunity: Quantum CubeSat Electronics and Software Engineer\n\nThe Centre for Quantum Technologies (CQT) at the National University\nof Singapore (NUS) is looking for a talented and motivated engineer\nwith electronics and software expertise to join a young and dynamic\nteam developing science-grade cubesats to host state-of-the-art,\nquantum communications experiments.\nThe successful candidate will be responsible for the electronics and\nsoftware of the satellite platform and will be engaged in the\ncomplete cycle of satellite development from PDR, to operation of\nsatellites in space. They will work with the team to:\n\n     Specify and integrate spacecraft subsystems from our contracted\n     cubesat company.\n     Develop software to run the experiments and downlink the data\n     via an s-band network.\n     Perform extremely rigorous on-the-ground testing and\n     verification of the satellite and its payload.\n     Assist with electronics and software related issues with the\n     satellite and the payload as they arise.\n\nThey will need to be comfortable in a small-team academic\nenvironment, flexible to changing priorities and requirements, and\nthey will need to develop a good understanding and appreciation of\nthe science payload and its working so as to best fulfill their duties.\n\nA proven track-record in developing successful, optimized,\nelectronics and software for control of experiments and\ninstrumentation in space or similar harsh environments is required.\nPrevious experience with the space industry, space hardware and/or\ncubesats is very desirable but all cubesat-specific technical\ntraining can be provided on-the-job by an internationally successful\ncubesat company.\n\nFor an overview article on the project see:\nhttp://www.quantumlah.org/media/story/2012_OPN_Alexfeature.pdf\n\nBoth Singaporeans and international applicants are encouraged to\napply. NUS is a globally ranked university and Singapore is a clean,\nvibrant, multicultural English-speaking country with very high\nstandards of living. Salary is based on experience and skills but\nwill be internationally competitive.\n\nInterested candidates should send a CV and cover letter to\[email protected] and\[email protected]\n\n[ANS thanks CubeSat.org mailing list for the above information]\n\n\n---------------------------------------------------------------------\n\n\n/EX\n\nIn addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the\nPresident's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining\ndonors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi-\ntional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT\nOffice.\n\nPrimary and secondary school students are eligible for membership\nat one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students\nenrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu-\ndent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.\nContact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership\ninformation.\n\n73,\nThis week's ANS Editor,\nJoe Spier, K6WAO\nk6wao at amsat dot org\n",
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