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XW-2F
by Paul Stoetzer 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

Good morrning, I just worked KD8ATF at about 1150 UTC via XW-2F. The transponder and CW beacon sounded great, with quick polarity shifts. 73, Paul, N8HM

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XW-2A Beacon
by John Fickes 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

9/20/2015 11:47ish bj1sb dfh xw2 xw2 aaa rt truu rur ruv tnr r6i rmk rut ttt rnt tkr rdr ttt ttt nnt ttt tti ttt ttt rrk vtt namsat camsat

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XW-2 G
by PY5LF 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

Hi Second pass over SA , heard the TLM downlink of module G , 437225.00, transponder FM is off. 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF

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XW-2
by PY5LF 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

Hi Heard the CW TLM of A, B ,C , D and F Transponder E working only , good signal . 73 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF

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CAS-3F
by Glenn Miller - AA5PK 20 Sep '15

20 Sep '15

A brief, successful QSO with W5PFG on CAS-3F. Transponder on 3G nil hrd on this pass. CW beacons strong on all satellites. Glenn AA5PK

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ANS-263 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Joseph Spier 19 Sep '15

19 Sep '15

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-263 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org. In this edition: * 2015 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results * List of Papers & Presentations for the 2015 AMSAT Space Symposium * September 19 Multiple Amateur Radio Satellite Launch From China * LilacSat-2 Website and Telemetry Decoder Available * SERPENS CubeSat Deployed from ISS * ARISS-Europe Board Elections * AMSAT Events * ARISS News * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-263.01 ANS-263 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 263.01 >From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD. DATE September 20, 2015 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-263.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- 2015 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results As a result of the 2015 Board of Directors election, Barry Baines, WD4ASW; Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Bob McGwier, N4HY; will serve on the board for two years. The First Alternate is Mark Hammond, N8MH and the Second Alternate is Bruce Paige, KK5DO. Both will serve for a term of one year. The results of the voting with 625 ballots cast are as follows: Barry Baines, WD4ASW............475 Jerry Buxton, N0JY..............417 Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA.........366 Bob McGwier, N4HY...............316 Mark Hammond, N8MH..............289 Bruce Paige, KK5DO..............198 Steve Coy, K8UD.................194 E. Mike McCardel, KC8YLD........152 Submitted by: Martha Saragovitz Alan Biddle, WA4SCA Manager Corporate Secretary [ANS thanks Alan Biddle, WA4SCA, Corporate Secretary for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- List of Papers & Presentations for the 2015 AMSAT Space Symposium The 2015 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space Symposium will be held on the weekend of October 16-18, 2015 at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in downtown Dayton, Ohio. Currently the following Papers have been proposed. ALL TITLES ARE TENTATIVE, SUBJECT TO CHANGE, AND SOME MAY ONLY APPEAR IN THE SYMPOSIUM PROCEEDINGS. More current information will be made available as soon as possible. "APRS Satellites, PSK31 and DTMF/Voice" Bob Bruninga, WB4APR "A Modern Approach to Secure Commanding of an Amateur Satellite" Burns Fisher, W2BFJ (possibly another author will be added) "Nano-satellite and Amateur Satellite Ground Station Development at the University of the Philippines" Leo Almazan, AMSAT-Philippines "SatNOGS - An open satellite ground station network" I.Charitopoulos, I.Giannelos, E.Kosmas, D.Papadeas, P.Papadeas, M.Papamatthaiou, N.Roussos, V.Tsiligiannis, and A.Zisimatos Libre Space Foundation, Athens, Greece "Fox-1C Environmental Testing" Robert Davis "DSP on-board Rideshare to Geosynchronous Orbit" Mike Parker, KT7D, Rincon Research Corp. Fox Maximum Power Point Tracker Bryce Salmi "Preliminary Design of Fox-1E." Mike KB2GHZ "HEO/GEO Mission" Bob McGwier, N4HY "Virginia Tech Ground Station Update" (Potentially Live Demonstrations) Zach Leffke "VT, AMSAT, and ITAR" Sonya Rowe "Fox-1 Camera Update" Seth Hitefield "VT Ground Station Control Framework" Paul David "Software/Cognitive Radio Experiment onboard NASA SCaN JPL SDR" Deirdre Beggs "Phase3E Proposed Orbit and Attitude Control Changes." Andrew Rogers [ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- September 19 Multiple Amateur Radio Satellite Launch From China Alan Kung, BA1DU, provided China AMSAT's (CAMSAT) frequency and mode information for the September 19 launch of mulitple satellites on Beijing’s new Chang Zheng 6 (CZ-6) rocket from the Taiyuan Satellite Launch Center. Estimated early Keplerian elements for a September 19 launch are: XW-2(CAS-3) 1 99999U 15262.96885748 .00004985 00000-0 28395-3 0 00005 2 99999 097.4712 270.8252 0010383 266.0522 270.6644 15.12847565000015 Launch time was planned for 23:00:00 UTC on 2015-09-18 with deployment of the satellites at 23:15:14 UTC. Technical difficulties postponed the launch until 23:00:00 UTC on 2015-09-19. The ARRL posted a Word Doc with frequency information from BA1DU at: http://www.arrl.org/files/media/News/XW-2CAS-3%20Sats.doc AMSAT-UK has a link to this document at: http://amsat-uk.org/2015/09/16/camsat-xw-2-satellites-launch-info/ The XW-2A through XW-2F satellites are using the same type of antenna. These are quarter wavelength deployable monopole whip antennas and made of steel tape, including a UHF uplink antenna and a VHF downlink antenna for each satellite. TX Satellite Frequencies (MHz) Power Modulation ----------------------------- ------- ------------------- XW-2A (CAS-3A) Digital Telemetry: 145.640 20 dBm 9.6/19.2kbps, GMSK CW Beacon: 145.660 17 dBm 22wpm, CW Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.030 - 435.050 Downlink: 145.665 - 145.685 20 dBm XW-2B (CAS-3B) Digital Telemetry: 145.705 20 dBm 9.6/19.2kbps, GMSK CW Beacon: 145.725 17 dBm 22wpm, CW Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.090 - 435.110 Downlink: 145.730 - 145.750 20 dBm XW-2C (CAS-3C) Digital Telemetry: 145.770 20 dBm 9.6/19.2kbps, GMSK CW Beacon: 145.790 17 dBm 22wpm, CW Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.150 - 435.170 Downlink: 145.795 - 145.815 20 dBm XW-2D (CAS-3D) Digital Telemetry: 145.835 20 dBm 9.6/19.2kbps, GMSK CW Beacon: 145.855 17 dBm 22wpm, CW Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.210 - 435.230 Downlink: 145.860 - 145.880 20 dBm XW-2E (CAS-3E) Digital Telemetry: 145.890 20 dBm 9.6kbps, GMSK CW Beacon: 145.910 17 dBm 22wpm, CW Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.270 - 435.290 Downlink: 145.915 - 145.935 20 dBm XW-2F (CAS-3F) Digital Telemetry: 145.955 20 dBm 9.6kbps, GMSK CW Beacon: 145.975 17 dBm 22wpm, CW Inverting Linear Transponder Uplink: 435.330 - 435.350 Downlink: 145.980 - 146.000 20 dBm DCBB (CAS-3G) Downlink: 145.475 Digital Telemetry 9.6kbps, GMSK 437.950 Digital Telemetry 9.6kbps, GMSK LilacSat-2 (CAS-3H) CW Beacon 437.200 APRS Uplink: 144.390 AFSK Downlink: 144.390 AFSK FM Transponder Uplink: 144.350 FM Downlink: 437.225 FM NUDT-Phone-Sat (CAS-3I) Downlink: 437.300 Digital Telemetry 9.6kbps, FSK The AMSAT-BB reports CW beacon activity from the satellites after launch although the actual orbit is reported to be running approximately two minutes later than the estimated Keps. [ANS thanks Alan Kung, BA1DU, and CAMSAT for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- LilacSat-2 Website and Telemetry Decoder Available LilacSat-2 website http://lilacsat.hit.edu.cn/ and telemetry decoder based on GNU Radio https://github.com/bg2bhc/gr-lilacsat are now available. [ANS thanks WEI Mingchuan, BG2BHC for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- SERPENS CubeSat Deployed from ISS On September 17, 2015 the Brazilian SERPENS CubeSat carrying an amateur radio payload, call sign PY0ESA, was deployed from the International Space Station (ISS). SERPENS LogoSERPENS is a 3U CubeSat which was developed by students at the University of Brasilia and focuses on meteorological data collection. The SERPENS Amateur Radio Page shows these downlink frequencies: • 145.980 MHz using GFSK modulation at 9600 bps and AX.25 protocol transmiting two different beacons. The first occurs every 10 seconds with the message “SERPENS A”. This is implemented for easy identification of the satellite when searching for it. The second beacon is transmitted every 30 seconds and contains the main housekeeping data of the satellite. In addition to the beacons, a simple Store and Forward experiment has been implemented. • 437.365 MHz using CW/MSK modulation at 1200 bps and CSP protocol. There is a Store and Forward messaging system compatible with HUMSAT sensors on the frequency of 437.525 MHz, using GMSK modulation at 1200 bps. The HUMSAT transponder will collect data (e.g. wind, humidity, water levels, etc) from Earth based sensors operating on 437.525 MHz, store the data on-board and then transmit it to university ground stations. For more information visit http://www.humsat.org/ SERPENS carries a Pulsed Plasma Thruster for CUbesat Propulsion (PPTCUP) unit developed by UK companies Mars Space Ltd and Clyde Space Ltd in collaboration with the University of Southampton. The PPTCUP consists of a thruster board and discharge chamber. Overall, the thruster assembly weighs 180 grams including 7g of Teflon fuel and delivers a thrust of 40 micronewtons at a power consumption of 2 Watts. The entire thruster assembly fits into a 90 by 90 by 27-millimeter envelope.The thruster operates at a specific impulse of 608 seconds and in its original version is certified for 1.5 million shots. For durability, the system uses copper- tungsten electrodes. All thruster functions are controlled by a PIC16 microcontroller. Also deployed with SERPENS from the ISS was the CubeSat S-CUBE designed to observe the Ultraviolet (UV) spectrum during the Orionid meteor shower in October. It does not operate in the Amateur Satellite Service. SERPENS Amateur Radio Page http://www.aerospace.unb.br/serpens_radioamateurs SERPENS information in HTV-5 Cargo Overview http://www.spaceflight101.com/htv-5-cargo-overview.html [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS-Europe Board Elections According the ARISS-Europe Terms of Reference, Board elections took place in 2015: - A call for candidatures was circulated to the Member Societies March 2015. - Candidatures were accepted till the end of May 2015. - June 4, 2015 four candidates were presented to the Member Societies. - Till September 1st, 2015, the votes of the Member Societies were collected. - All four candidates are elected unopposed for a two years term. Elected Board: - Emanuele D'Andria, I0ELE, chairman - Oliver Amend, DG6BCE, technical director - Bertus Hüsken, PE1KEH, counsellor - Jean Pierre Courjaud, F6DZP, counsellor. According the Terms of Reference, the Board elected takes office October 1st, 2015. Member Societies: • AMSAT-Belgium (Belgium) • AMSAT-Francophone (France) • AMSAT-Italy (Italy) • AMSAT-SM (Sweden) • AMSAT-UK (UK) • ARI (Italy) • DARC (Germany) • MARL (Malta) (associate member) • PZK (Poland) • RAL (Lebanon) (associate member) • REF (France) • REP (Portugal) • RSGB (UK) • UBA (Belgium) • USKA (Switzerland) • VERON (The Netherlands) Congratulations to the elected Board and best wishes for a very successful term of office. http://www.arrl.org/news/ariss-europe-chairman-retires-successor-elected (Editors note: Emanuele D'Andria, I0ELE, will assume the duties as ARISS-Europe chairman. Gaston Bertels, ON4WF is retiring. ANS would like to thank Gaston for his dedicated and enthusiastic support of ARISS and amateur radio.) [ANS thanks Gaston Bertels, ON4WF for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Events Information about AMSAT activities at other important events around the country. Examples of these events are radio club meetings where AMSAT Area Coordinators give presentations, demonstrations of working amateur satellites, and hamfests with an AMSAT presence (a table with AMSAT literature and merchandise, sometimes also with presentations, forums, and/or demonstrations). *Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, October 16-18 2015, AMSAT Symposium in Dayton OH (Dayton Crown Plaza) *Saturday, 7 November 2015 – Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club Hamfest in Marana AZ *Saturday and Sunday, 7-8 November 2015 – Stone Mountain Hamfest and ARRL Georgia Section Convention in Lawrenceville GA *Saturday, 5 December 2015 – Superstition Superfest 2015 in Mesa AZ [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS News Successful Contacts New Mexico Military Institute, Roswell, NM, direct via N5MMI The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut was Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS Contact was successful: Wed 2015-09-16 15:48:50 UTC 43 deg. About The NEW Mexico Military Institute Located in Roswell, New Mexico, the New Mexico Military Institute offers a rich history and tradition of educating tomorrow’s leaders through a program of strong, challenging academics, leadership preparation, and character development. Known as “The West Point of the West,” NMMI remains the only state- supported co-educational college preparatory high school and junior college in the United States. Serving the educational needs of an international student population, the Institute has an enrollment of approximately 1,000 students who come from 43 states, the District of Columbia, and 13 foreign nations. About Roswell Roswell is located in the southeast New Mexico and is the home of more than 48,000 people. The major industries here are farming, dairying, ranching, manufacturing, petroleum production, and, of course, tourism! Roswell is well known for the “Roswell Incident”, the alleged crash landing of a UFO Northeast of town in 1947. Between 1930 and 1941 Roswell was the home of Robert Goddard, considered the father of the liquid-fueled rocket. Goddard’s research and rocket flight testing in Roswell paved the way for our current space program. successful. Listen to partial audio of contact from John Brier, KG4AKV recorded from Raleigh, NC https://soundcloud.com/johnbrier/iss-new-mexico-military-institute-contact- reception-in-raleigh-nc Watch http://www.ariss.org/upcoming-contacts.html for information about upcoming contacts as they are scheduled. [ANS thanks ARISS, and Charlie, AJ9N for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over Three ISS Crew Members, Including Two Hams, Return Safely to Earth Two radio amateurs -- European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Andreas Mogensen, KG5GCZ, Soyuz commander and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, RN3DT -- plus Kazakh cosmonaut Aidyn Aimbetov, arrived back on Earth on September 12 from the International Space Station (ISS). Mogensen, Aimbetov, and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov, RU3DIS, had launched in a Soyuz transporter to the ISS on September 2 from Baikonur cosmodrome. Aimbetov -- who had replaced "space tourist" and British singer Sarah Brightman on the Soyuz flight -- and Mogensen took part in the 10-day ESA mission to test new technologies and conduct a series of scientific experiments. Mogensen is Denmark's first astronaut, while Aimbetov is the first Kazakh cosmonaut. The trio undocked from the orbiting complex on September 11 in the Soyuz spacecraft that had been attached to the ISS, leaving the vessel they arrived in for the station crew. The new Soyuz spacecraft will return NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF, at the end of their one- year mission next March, along with Volkov. The return wrapped up 168 days in space for Padalka, who had been on the ISS since March and has logged a record 879 days in space on five flights -- more than 2 months longer than cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, U5MIR, the previous record holder. The undocking of the returning Soyuz marked the formal start of ISS Expedition 45 under Kelly's command. In addition to Kelly, Kornienko, and Volkov, those onboard the ISS include astronaut Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS; cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, and JAXA astronaut Kimiya Yui, KG5BPH. Three more radio amateurs are scheduled to head to the ISS in December. They are cosmonaut Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP; UK astronaut Timothy Peake, KG5BVI, and Timothy Kopra, KE5UDN. November 2 will mark the 15th anniversary of a permanent human presence on the ISS. [ANS thanks the ARRL Letter, NASA, & European Space Agency for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive addi- tional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate. Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the stu- dent rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. Contact Martha at the AMSAT Office for additional student membership information. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Joe Spier, K6WAO

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XW-2 got into orbit
by Clayton Coleman 19 Sep '15

19 Sep '15

Very good copy on CAS-3 CW beacons on A, B, C, D, E, F. Strong! 73 Clayton W5PFG

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Re: [amsat-bb] XW-2 got into orbit
by dave 19 Sep '15

19 Sep '15

Same here in EM34. Copied 3A thru 3F. All sounded good. Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone <div>-------- Original message --------</div><div>From: Clayton Coleman <kayakfishtx(a)gmail.com> </div><div>Date:09/19/2015 7:25 PM (GMT-06:00) </div><div>To: AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> </div><div>Subject: [amsat-bb] XW-2 got into orbit </div><div> </div>Very good copy on CAS-3 CW beacons on A, B, C, D, E, F. Strong! 73 Clayton W5PFG _______________________________________________ Sent via AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org. AMSAT-NA makes this open forum available to all interested persons worldwide without requiring membership. Opinions expressed are solely those of the author, and do not reflect the official views of AMSAT-NA. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb

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XW-2 got into orbit
by Alan Kung 19 Sep '15

19 Sep '15

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Congrats
by Anthony Japha 19 Sep '15

19 Sep '15

Congratulations, everyone. Now, when are the Chinese going to launch a bunch of satellites in 1000km or higher orbits? A couple a real questions: How long will the average pass be? And how much time between passes for any 2 of the sats? Tnx and 73, Tony, N2UN LM 183 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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