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RES: Lilacsat is ON now 22:32 UTC
by Nicholas Mahr KE8AKW 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

Hello All, Lilacsat was ON over USA sounding strong but pretty crowded on the 0:15 UTC pass.. I managed to work a bunch of stations on there, The bird can be hard to get into for me for some reason, But other than that its better than SO-50. Hopefully we can see people working LAPANSAT soon too! 73's Nick KE8AKW

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LAPAN-A2
by Andrew Glasbrenner 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

I see Celestrak now has objects 2015-052A, B, C, D, and H in the tle-new.txt file. These are all roughly the same altitude and 6 degrees inclination. One is out in front of the others significantly. Probably pretty easy to look at the RCS and figure which is LAPAN-A2, as it is fairly big compared to the other secondary payloads. For my location at ~28.3N, I see about 5 passes a day, clumped together in a row, with max elevations of 3-4 degrees, and max length of ~7-8 minutes. I think if you are north of 30 degrees, you will be out of luck on this one. When the APRS digi is activated, I will plan on a gateway with a good performing low elevation antenna. This could become an important resource to boaters and such in the Caribbean, especially with the high revisit rate. It will be quite the boon for the low latitude ops who don't get the same number and quality of passes from polar orbiters as those north of the tropics! 73, Drew KO4MA 2015-052A 1 40930U 15052A 15271.78805001 .00000636 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998 2 40930 5.9961 25.6324 0012569 1.1177 71.2694 14.76109362 97 2015-052B 1 40931U 15052B 15271.78630001 .00000639 00000-0 00000+0 0 9998 2 40931 5.9992 25.6568 0013796 3.6374 59.9065 14.76340487 80 2015-052C 1 40932U 15032C 15271.78522595 .00000640 00000-0 00000+0 0 9997 2 40932 6.0047 25.6912 0014433 12.5061 45.7809 14.76569231 87 2015-052D 1 40933U 15052D 15271.78414840 .00000641 00000-0 00000+0 0 9994 2 40933 6.0035 25.7250 0013915 10.3986 42.4641 14.76757899 84 2015-052H 1 40937U 15052H 15271.78277109 .00000675 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990 2 40937 5.9541 25.2141 0029532 80.0353 332.8819 14.80192300 95

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RES: Lilacsat is ON now 22:32 UTC
by PY5LF 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

LILACSAT 2 1 40908U 15049K 15271.49888377 .00001864 00000-0 11313-3 0 9991 2 40908 97.4651 279.4719 0015548 212.7825 269.1563 15.11648961 1289 PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF -----Mensagem original----- De: Ted [mailto:[email protected]] Enviada em: segunda-feira, 28 de setembro de 2015 19:42 Para: 'PY5LF' Assunto: RE: [amsat-bb] Lilacsat is ON now 22:32 UTC Hi Luciano, what is the object number, pls Thank you, Ted K7TRK -----Original Message----- From: AMSAT-BB [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of PY5LF Sent: Monday, September 28, 2015 3:34 PM To: AMSAT-BB(a)amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] Lilacsat is ON now 22:32 UTC Transponder FM is ON ! PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF _______________________________________________ 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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My latest ISS reception video, of New Mexico Military Institute
by John Brier 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

My latest ISS reception video. This time between New Mexico Military Institute and Astronaut Kjell Lindgren on September 16th. Check it out: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmGMZPDXdbI

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Lilacsat is ON now 22:32 UTC
by PY5LF 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

Transponder FM is ON ! PY5LF Luciano Fabricio Curitiba-PR-BR GG54jm http://www.qrz.com/db/PY5LF

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LAPAN A-2
by Roland Zurmely 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

The Lapan A2 can not be operated by stations in latitudes above 32 degrees ! Please see here: http://www.qsl.net/py4zbz/lapan2.htm 73 de Roland PY4ZBZ

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Re: [amsat-bb] LAPAN A-2
by W M Willoughby 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

Alan, Don't delete your keps – you can always use them when you take a beach vacation or a Caribbean cruise! Red KC4LE

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Oct-3 15hs Amsat Argentina Balloon launch
by Amsat Argentina 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

On Sat. Oct-3-2015 at 15hs-UTC a Balloon Launch is planned from Pehuajo, Argentina. Callsign: LU7AA-11 on aprs.fi , findu.com & http://lu7aa.org.ar/vor.asp Details/Photos on http://amsat.org.ar/globo3.htm 73, Amsat Argentina lu7aa (at) yahoo.com

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Popes Visit Special Event- Thanks' to everyone
by W2JV 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

Hello, It was certainly an historic visit and amateur radio had another reason to celebrate with the overwhelming activity on all bands and modes. The amateur satellite operators supported this special event as well exchanging greetings, grids and appreciation for the operators who donated their time to give their contacts an opportunity for a special QSL and certificate. I would like to thank Paul, N8HM, Wayne, NM3B, Jeff, KB2M and Paul, W2HRO, 2M EME for making this event a memorable one for those operating on the amateur satellites and EME. Thank you. 73 Peter W2JV

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KD5QGR satellite status page
by ingejack＠cox.net 28 Sep '15

28 Sep '15

the KD5QGR satellite status page now has the XW-2E and XW-2F satellites listed as well as XW-2A 73 JACK/KC7MG

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