November 2011 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

In School ARSSat Demos / lessons
by E. Michael McCardel 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

With ARISSat-1's main mission being Educational I would like to hear about people's experiences with schools in using ARISSat-1 as a teaching tool, in class demonstration, data collection, etc. I am especially interested in hearing from educators, but anybody's experience is welcome. So as to not overwhelm the BB please respond off list. If you know anyone off list who has used the ARISSat-1 experience in schools, please pass this request on to them. I would like to hear from them as well. AMSAT recognizes we didn't have enough material prepared in advance for ARISSat-1 and we hope to rectify this now and in the future. I am currently working with other AMSAT members in developing an educational plan that can port over to future satellite launches and perhaps even be useful before ARISSat-1 decays. Thank you, EMike McCardel, KC8YLD Sent from my iPad

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Re: NASA FLight Opportunities Program
by Andrew Glasbrenner 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

>Satellite launch opportunity????: Parabolic Flights ........................................................................................................................ 3 High Altitude Balloon Flights .................................................................................................... 4 Suborbital Reusable Launch Vehicle Flights ........................................................................... 4 Doesn't look like anything we'd be interested in.... 73, Drew KO4MA

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NASA FLight Opportunities Program
by Jeff Moore 19 Nov '11

19 Nov '11

Satellite launch opportunity????: Jeff Moore -- KE7ACY NASA has just released an "Announcement of Flight Opportunities" with a due date of 12/16/11. This program is looking for payloads: For Payloads Requiring a Near-Zero or Reduced Gravity Environment: Maturing Crosscutting Technologies that Advance Multiple Future Space Missions to Flight Readiness Status Announcement NOCT110 (February 2011 - December 2014) Call #3 for Proposals NASA is providing access to certain flight opportunities available to the Agency, on a no-exchange-of funds basis, to entities that have technology payloads meeting specified criteria. III. Eligibility: All individuals and organizations, U.S. and non-U.S, are eligible to submit a response to this Announcement. Such organizations may include educational institutions, industry, nonprofit organizations, Federally Funded Research and Development Centers, NASA Centers, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL), other Government agencies, and partnerships between such entities. Find more information here: http://nspires.nasaprs.com/external/viewrepositorydocument/cmdocumentid=296… https://flightopportunities.nasa.gov/

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Re: ChubuSat-1
by Burns Fisher 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

> Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 19:11:50 +0000 (GMT) > From: "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> > To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] ChubuSat-1 > Message-ID: > <1321643510.46353.YahooMailClassic(a)web27204.mail.ukl.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Google English article on ChubuSat-1, launch 2012-13, carries a V/U > configuration using AX25, see > > http://tinyurl.com/CubuSat1Article > > See also ChubuSat-1 on IARU satellite pages at > http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=199 > > 73 Trevor M5AKA > > Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:37:52 -0500 (GMT-05:00) > From: Andrew Glasbrenner <glasbrenner(a)mindspring.com> > To: "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk>, amsat-bb(a)amsat.org > Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: ChubuSat-1 > Message-ID: > < > 7790483.1321645073377.JavaMail.root(a)mswamui-billy.atl.sa.earthlink.net> > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > 50kg! to SSO? I hope they manage to get a repeater or transponder on there > along with whatever digital relay it looks like they are planning. It might > be a good opportunity for a PE1RAH transponder, or the L/U repeater > AMSAT-OZ was developing! > > 73, Drew KO4MA > > Wow! 50kg, and 3-axis stabilized! I'm guessing Mitsubishi Heavy Industries is funding and building the bus and the universities are providing the payload. I wonder why the life ("lifetime in orbit") is only predicted to be 6 months? Aren't most SSO orbits somewhat higher than LEO? I'd think that with that much mass and higher it would last longer. Or maybe it is a poor translation and the limitation is consumables (like fuel)... Anyway, it will be interesting to see if there are some cool pictures if nothing else! Burns, W2BFJ

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Grid Squares
by n0jy＠lavabit.com 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Does anyone know of an application for a Blackberry phone that will take the Blackberry GPS location and convert it to the grid square? Thanks Jerry NØJY

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Re: ChubuSat-1
by Andrew Glasbrenner 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

50kg! to SSO? I hope they manage to get a repeater or transponder on there along with whatever digital relay it looks like they are planning. It might be a good opportunity for a PE1RAH transponder, or the L/U repeater AMSAT-OZ was developing! 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: "Trevor ." <m5aka(a)yahoo.co.uk> >Sent: Nov 18, 2011 2:11 PM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] ChubuSat-1 > >Google English article on ChubuSat-1, launch 2012-13, carries a V/U configuration using AX25, see > >http://tinyurl.com/CubuSat1Article > >See also ChubuSat-1 on IARU satellite pages at >http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=199 > >73 Trevor M5AKA > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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ChubuSat-1
by Trevor . 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Google English article on ChubuSat-1, launch 2012-13, carries a V/U configuration using AX25, see http://tinyurl.com/CubuSat1Article See also ChubuSat-1 on IARU satellite pages at http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=199 73 Trevor M5AKA

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HR3288 Bill to Reduce ITAR Restrictions on Commercial Satellites
by JoAnne Maenpaa 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Hello everyone, I found out about H.R. 3288: Safeguarding United States Satellite Leadership and Security Act of 2011 via an article posted at UniverseToday.com (http://tinyurl.com/6r3nb4m). HR3288 proposes to reduce ITAR restrictions on commercial satellite development. I found additional information, including a link to the text of the bill, list of the co-sponsors, and a progress-tracking overview posted at: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h112-3288 Perhaps something good will come out of congress. I now have something constructive to write to my congresscritters about instead of messages counting the days to the next election. Hopefully it bodes well for amateur satellite projects worldwide. -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org

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Re: AO-27 questions -- so why the silence.
by Andrew Glasbrenner 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Hi Tom, Just for the record, AO-27 is not an AMSAT bird, and AMSAT has no input or inside track into what goes on with the satellite. I know who the command stations are, but as long as the birds running, there really isn't IMO much reason to bug them. >From my observations and experience, you really don't need a scheduler to work AO-27. It's neat, but superfluous. Right now the satellite is turning on a little further south than normal, somewhere around 25 degrees latitude. This drifts just a tad earlier/further south each day, until one of the command stations resets it. So, if you listen to a pass, note when and where it turns on, and now you know where and when to look tomorrow and even next week. Keeping a satellite running is a lot of work, and I can only imagine it's tedious after 18 years. Webpages and widgets come second after that. 73, Drew KO4MA -----Original Message----- >From: Tom Schuessler <tjschuessler(a)verizon.net> >Sent: Nov 18, 2011 8:48 AM >To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org >Subject: [amsat-bb] AO-27 questions -- so why the silence. > >Several weeks ago I posted a question about the status of the AO-27 web site >and the TOPR scheduling for that satellite. Recently Clint Bradford K6LCS >posed a similar question and got really no relevant response. Can someone >from AMSAT (or AMRAD) leadership give some insight into the state of that >program and whether the turn on schedule is still running on times predicted >via the AO-27 Scheduler program which cannot receive updates because of the >lack of the ao27.org site. > >Please, no crickets chirping. Be nice to have an explanation or guidance. > >Thanks, 73 and see you on the birds. > >Tom Schuessler N5HYP > > >_______________________________________________ >Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! >Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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AO-27 questions -- so why the silence.
by Tom Schuessler 18 Nov '11

18 Nov '11

Several weeks ago I posted a question about the status of the AO-27 web site and the TOPR scheduling for that satellite. Recently Clint Bradford K6LCS posed a similar question and got really no relevant response. Can someone from AMSAT (or AMRAD) leadership give some insight into the state of that program and whether the turn on schedule is still running on times predicted via the AO-27 Scheduler program which cannot receive updates because of the lack of the ao27.org site. Please, no crickets chirping. Be nice to have an explanation or guidance. Thanks, 73 and see you on the birds. Tom Schuessler N5HYP

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