April 2014 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

LituanicaSAT-1 TLE Confirmation
by Paul Stoetzer 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Can anyone confirm if these are the proper TLEs for LituanicaSAT-1? >From Celestrak, it's object 39569U, other sources seem to give a different object number. LITUANICASAT-1 1 39569U 98067EN 14120.05707906 .00127956 00000-0 12069-2 0 1884 2 39569 51.6459 334.7226 0006240 190.0958 300.7756 15.66112809 9450 73, Paul, N8HM

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Falcon 9 Flight 9 Landing Burn + Leg Deployment
by Bryce Salmi 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Elon tweeted this and I wanted to share, one step closer to reusable rockets and reduced launch costs! This view is from a camera near the top of Falcon 9 looking down the rocket. https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/461055064438628353

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LituanicaSAT-1 FM Transponder - Possible NA Activity
by Paul Stoetzer 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

Good morning, According to the latest update from the LituanicaSAT-1 team posted on the AMSAT-UK website this morning ( http://amsat-uk.org/2014/04/30/lituanicasat-1-fm-transponder-active-may-1/), the LituanicaSAT-1 FM transponder will be active from 0930Z-1400Z tomorrow. That window includes three passes over North America at around 0940Z, 1115Z, and 1245Z (if I've got the TLEs right - Object 39569, I believe) The uplink is 145.950 MHz, PL 67.0 Hz and downlink is 435.180 MHz. 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Washington, DC

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LituanicaSAT-1 FM transponder active May 1
by M5AKA 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

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Re: Arianespace Launch Webcast Tuesday Evening
by Clint Bradford 30 Apr '14

30 Apr '14

>> ... Here is something for those who enjoy the roar of a rocket engine in the evening ... And it was successful. What excitement. Clint

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AO-07 Distorted audio
by Peter Wilson 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Just worked IK8YSS on AO-07. Haven't worked this satellite for a while and whilst I know the bird is very old, the audio on this pass was very distorted. Is this common? Peter G8KEK

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Arianespace Launch Webcast Tuesday Evening
by JoAnne Maenpaa 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Here is something for those who enjoy the roar of a rocket engine in the evening ... http://arianespace.tv/ says they will webcast the Arianespace Flight Vega VV03 -KasEOSat-1 Launch set for Tuesday, April 29 2014 from Kourou. Lift-off of the Vega launcher is now set for Tuesday, April 29 2014, at exactly: 10:35:15 pm local time on Tuesday, April 29, 2014 09:35:15 pm in Washington, D.C. 01:35:15 am UTC on Wednesday, April 30, 2014 No amateur satellite payload ... just the thrill of the countdown which brings us to the smoke and flames and kick in the seat ... -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM k9jkm(a)amsat.org Editor, AMSAT Journal

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Aeneas
by Gabor Berczi 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

Hi, Does anyone have a confirmed uptodate+working TLE for the Aeneas satellite? http://www.isi.edu/projects/serc/aeneas_news I had an exact one, but it quickly deteriorated lately for some reason, being off by 10-15 minutes. Aeneas is a cool sat with a strong AX.25 beacon which can be cleanly detected by even rudimentary setups. -- G

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ATK And Orbital To Merge
by B J 29 Apr '14

29 Apr '14

http://www.spacepolicyonline.com/news/orbital-and-atk-announce-merger No mention on how this will affect smaller payloads such as amateur radio satellites. 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Re: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 152
by LARRY CORREA 28 Apr '14

28 Apr '14

----- Original Message ----- From: amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> To: amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> Sent: Monday, April 28, 2014 12:00 PM Subject: AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 152 Send AMSAT-BB mailing list submissions to amsat-bb(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb<http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to amsat-bb-request(a)amsat.org<mailto:[email protected]> You can reach the person managing the list at amsat-bb-owner(a)amsat.org When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than "Re: Contents of AMSAT-BB digest..." Today's Topics: 1. Where was everyone on AO-7? (Paul Stoetzer) 2. My Juno QSL card received - thanks! (andy thomas) 3. Re: My Juno QSL card received - thanks! (David Barber) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Sun, 27 Apr 2014 18:45:27 -0400 From: Paul Stoetzer <n8hm(a)arrl.net> To: "amsat-bb(a)amsat.org" <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Where was everyone on AO-7? Message-ID: <CABzOSOqWkXj6KQodUjHWA-C+eQNv_OB_E_sp007YjhHwEzZSsg(a)mail.gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Great pass of AO-7 in Mode B just ended. The footprint covered the entire contiental United States, South and Central America at the beginning of the pass, then through all of Canada and into Alaska by the end of the pass. I heard KJ4MCZ calling at the beginning of the pass and a W3 station calling in CW, and I worked AC0RA and WN9Q. Where was everyone else? The bird sounded great with good strong signals. On the first afternoon pass, I worked GS3PYE/P on their expedition to the Isle of Lewis in Scotland (IO68) and heard EB8AYA. On the second afternoon pass, I worked KB3EJZ. Again, very good signals, but few stations heard. All the QSOs were made with 2 FT-817s running 5 watts and an Elk antenna. AO-7's transponder is still working great even after 39 years and 5 months in space. It also gives us the largest footprints and longest passes of any of our satellites currently in orbit. Let's use it! 73, Paul, N8HM ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 10:35:11 +0100 (BST) From: andy thomas <andythomasmail(a)yahoo.co.uk> To: amsat <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] My Juno QSL card received - thanks! Message-ID: <1398677711.3717.YahooMailNeo(a)web172801.mail.ir2.yahoo.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 This morning's post included my Project Juno QSL card from JPL - many thanks to them! A great project. 73 de andy g0sfj ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 13:42:50 +0100 From: "David Barber" <david.barber(a)dbelectronics.co.uk> To: <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: My Juno QSL card received - thanks! Message-ID: <A22B0FBDC7124F8888AD1C7BE6F604AA@DBXPPPOR> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Mine arrived too this morning, posted on the 23 April. First Class International Mail @ Only $1.15 David Barber G8OQW ******** -----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces(a)amsat.org [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of andy thomas Sent: 28 April 2014 10:35 To: amsat Subject: [amsat-bb] My Juno QSL card received - thanks! This morning's post included my Project Juno QSL card from JPL - many thanks to them! A great project. 73 de andy g0sfj _______________________________________________ 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 ------------------------------ _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat-bb(a)amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb End of AMSAT-BB Digest, Vol 9, Issue 152 ****************************************

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