November 2017 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

RadFXSat launch preliminary Keplerian elements
by Andrew Glasbrenner 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Good Morning, Our launch provider has decided that we can release the preliminary Keplerian elements for tomorrow morning's launch. These are preliminary, are for the entire group in our deployer, and may not be very accurate, especially after a few orbits. Please plan accordingly. As you can imagine, things for me are a bit busy for the next few days with commissioning, so please address any requests for help importing the elements or similar to the list. ELaNa 14 1 00000U 17017A 17317.46018518 -.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9999 2 00000 97.6969 249.5697 0258300 235.3028 178.8186 14.79656332 06 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT VP Operations

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Invitation to help populate Sat statsus
by vk4tec＠tech-software.net 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Hello I have a big long list of satellites to log / record I am seeking assistance to help populate the database If you hear a bird, would you help me by having a look and see if it already has an entry if not, can you pop one in Cheers Andrew VK4TEC http://59.167.159.165/satlogger/index2.html

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Next RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Attempt - 09:47 UTC 15-Nov
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

The next launch attempt for RadFxSat (Fox-1B) will occur at 09:47 UTC on Wednesday, November 15th. Join AMSAT for a live blog of the launch and first reception reports, beginning at 09:15 UTC. If the launch goes as planned, RadFxSat will launch on the 43rd birthday of one of its "grandfathers," AMSAT-OSCAR 7. AMSAT-OSCAR 7 also launched on a Delta-family rocket (Delta 2310) from the west pad at Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 2. The schedule hasn't been updated yet, but launch coverage should be available on the main NASA TV channel (NTV-1) at 09:15 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Fox-1B Delayed
by Tom Deeble - KA6SIP 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Launch today No-Go. Trying for a 24-hour turn-around - Wed 1:47 AM PST Tom Deeble - KA6SIP, ka6sip(a)aol.com Mt. Diablo Amateur Radio Club Membership Chairman MDARC, PO Box 23222, Pleasant Hill, CA 94523-0222 PACIFICON - Oct 19-21, 2018, San Ramon

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RadFxSat (Fox-1B) Launch Live Blog
by Paul Stoetzer 14 Nov '17

14 Nov '17

Join AMSAT for a live blog of the RadFxSat (Fox-1B) launch beginning at 09:15 UTC. The launch is scheduled for 09:47 UTC. Note that due to the delay in the Orbital ATK Antares / Cygnus launch, the main NASA TV channel will be covering the berthing of Cygnus to the International Space Station. Coverage of the JPSS-1 launch will be available on the NASA TV Media channel (NTV-3). https://www.amsat.org/radfxsat-fox-1b-launch-live-blog/ 73, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM Executive Vice President Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT-NA)

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Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. Sells US Factory To General Atomic
by B J 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

http://spacenews.com/general-atomic-buys-surreys-us-smallsat-factory/ It appears that the main market GA's satellite business is the military: http://spacenews.com/general-atomics-ramping-cubesat-production-muses-railg… 73s Bernhard VA6BMJ @ DO33FL

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC
by AJ9N＠aol.com 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: TX-801st Air Force JROTC at Burleson High, Burleson, Texas, telebridge via W6SRJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact was successful: Mon 2017-11-13 14:50:31 UTC 86 deg (***) Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. “Pascoli Forgione”, San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-15 11:36:55 UTC 36 deg (***) Watch for live stream at https://youtu.be/VeRXP9LCNlM (***) I.C. Villasanta, Villasanta Italy and College Pierre de Fermat, Toulouse, France, telebridge via K6DUE (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Contact is a go for: Wed 2017-11-22 08:43:37 UTC 45 deg K6DUE (***) **************************************************************************** ** International Space Station Astronauts are Calling CQ Students – ARISS-US program education proposal deadline is November 15, 2017 September 18, 2017: The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program is seeking proposals from U.S. schools, museums, science centers and community youth organizations to host radio contacts with an orbiting crew member aboard the International Space Station (ISS) between July 1 and December 31, 2018. Each year, ARISS provides tens of thousands of students with oppor- tunities to learn about space technologies and space communications through the exploration of Amateur Radio. The program provides learning opportunities by connecting students to astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS) through a partnership between NASA, the American Radio Relay League, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation and other Amateur Radio organizations and worldwide space agencies. The program’s goal is to inspire students worldwide, to pursue interests and careers in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) through Amateur Radio. Educators overwhelmingly report that student participation in the ARISS program inspires an interest in STEM subjects and in STEM careers. Ninety-two percent of educators who have participated in the program have indicated that ARISS provided ideas for encourag- ing student exploration, discussion, and participation, and 78 percent said that ARISS was effective in stimulating student interest in STEM. ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan. Students can learn about satellite communications, wireless technology, science research conducted on the space station, what it is like to work in space, radio science, and any related STEM subject. Students learn to use Amateur Radio to talk directly to an astronaut and ask their STEM-related questions. ARISS will help educational organizations locate Amateur Radio groups who can assist with equipment for this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students. The proposal deadline for 2018 contacts is November 15, 2017. The ARISS website has additional details on expectations, proposal guidelines, and the proposal form. See: http://www.ariss.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-us.html **************************************************************************** ** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n(a)amsat.org or aj9n(a)aol.com. Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. **************************************************************************** *** All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. **************************************************************************** *** Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in. That has now been changed to http://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. **************************************************************************** Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke(a)sbcglobal.net **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 130 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 124 Gaston ON4WF with 123 Sergey RV3DR with 100 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC. (***) Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1186. (***) Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1138. (***) Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: Arkansas, Delaware, South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: http://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** The successful school list has been updated as of 2017-11-13 21:00 UTC. (***) http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 52 on orbit Randy Bresnik Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA Sergey Ryazanskiy Exp. 53 on orbit Mark Vande Hei KG5GNP Alexander Misurkin Joe Acaba KE5DAR **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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2017 Symposium video?
by Zach Metzinger 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

The paper presentations were videotaped, and I was wondering when/where those will be posted online? Thanks! --- Zach

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ARISS CONTACT PRESS RELEASE UPDATE
by n4csitwo＠bellsouth.net 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

ARISS RELEASE UPDATE: Nov. 14, 2017 Cygnus launch delay has slipped the Carmelita Manara in Milano, Italy AND I.C. "Pascoli Forgione", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy contact from Nov. 14 to Nov. 15, 2017. See Below for details: An International Space Station school contact has been planned with participants at Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy on 15 Nov. The event is scheduled to begin at approximately 11:36 UTC. It is recommended that you start listening approximately 10 minutes before this time.The duration of the contact is approximately 9 minutes and 30 seconds. The contact will be a telebridge between NA1SS and K6DUE. The contact should be audible over the eastern U.S. and adjacent areas. Interested parties are invited to listen in on the 145.80 MHz downlink. The contact is expected to be conducted in Italian. Carmelita Manara, Milano, Italy The "Carmelita Manara" School owns to bigger comprehensive institute Morosini- Savoia. Here is a very rich social contest, different cultures that can be found in the school itself. The school is in a green zone and is quite near to the center. The children and teenagers and their needs are what we care for most. What we would like to do is: -develop their curiosity and their interests for subjects; -help them transfer what they know from one field to another; -develop their commitments, their sense of responsibility and their self-confidence; -teach them how to cooperate accepting different points of view; -make them aware school is a place where they can be they are and where they will be listened to. The first commitment of the school is to give students a friendly environment and to help them to overcame difficulties and enhance their capacities and individual skills. Our institute organizes supporting activity and courses. There are two coucellors in order to help guys, if needed, to stay better at school. We have a new fully equipped gym, a library with also a book crossing station, a recently restructured science laboratory, an auditorium in which we can do many activities as the tare, choir and conventions to form teacher and parents. We also have a vegetable-botanic garden where we teach our student rhythms of year and we take care of the important contact with earth. It is a very important didactic activity. In the garden is also possible to organize observation of sky by using telescopes (12-14). I.C. "Pascoli Forgione", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione" was born in the school year 2009/2010 as part of a sizing operation that created new Comprehensive Schools, aggregating schools of different orders of the same municipal territory. It is situated in San Giovanni Rotondo, a Southern Italian town in the province of Foggia and it is used to work in a context which is typical of small towns. The Institute that includes about 800 students from the Kindergarten, and the Primary School to the Low Secondary school pursues the aim of a better and more consistent training process aimed to children from 3 to 13. Our students belong to different social, cultural and economic backgrounds. On the pedagogical level, the Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione", for its structures, carries out the didactic educational continuity between the three types of schools. Teachers have the possibility to know and follow the educational process from the entrance of the Kindergarten up to the final examination of middle school; they exchange important information on the characteristics of learning and the evaluation of pupils. They have also experienced forms of collaboration among the three grade levels, with constitution of "open teams" and the launching of integrated projects with particular reference to Physical Education, Music Education, Maths and Science and Foreign Languages. In fact the school is a Trinity Centre for language assessment, a Sports Centre in collaboration with the different Sports Societies of the province, we collaborate with Kangourou for English Competition, with Bocconi University for Maths competitions and with the ANISN (National Association of Natural Science Teachers) for Science Competitions. Moreover for its various projects and involvement Istituto Comprensivo "Pascoli Forgione" can be classified as a "school of the territory", because it interacts intensively with local authorities, associations, families, volunteers and cultural institutions. Participants will ask as many of the following questions as time allows: Proposed questions generated by the Carmelita Manara and I.C. "Pascoli Forgione" students: 1. Ci piacerebbe vedere tue foto dei poli terrestri, ma la ISS non prevede orbite polari: perche'? 2. Quale episodio della tua vita ti ha spinto a diventare astronauta? Sei contento della scelta o ti aspettavi di piu'? 3. Abbiamo visto che avete gustato insalata spaziale, pensi sia possibile arrivare a coltivazioni utili al sostentamento? 4. Nelle tue missioni spaziali ti e' mai capitato di assistere ad una eclisse? 5. Quale e' il materiale che assume il comportamento più strano sotto l'effetto della microgravita'? 6. L'organismo nello spazio risente della microgravita'. Se sulla Terra non ci fosse stata una preparazione fisica, cosa avrebbe comportato? 7. Cosa ne pensi dei collegamenti ARISS e che messaggio dai a noi studenti? 8. Il gusto degli alimenti sulla ISS e' uguale a quello sulla Terra? 9. Lo spazio, grazie alla mancaza degli effetti del peso, puo' essere una nuova frontiera per i disabili? 10. Noi sappiamo che nel vuoto il suono non si trasmette. Sulla ISS gli astronauti come comunicano fra loro? 11. Il cervello reagisce in modo diverso nello spazio? 12. In caso di problemi di salute prendete farmaci? Se si, il loro tempo di effetto e' diverso da quello sulla Terra? 13. Arcobaleni, fulmini globulari, aloni e altri fenomeni meteo: come si vedono dalla ISS? 14. Sulla ISS come misurate l'orario? 15. Come si possono appagare le esigenze spirituali nello spazio? 16. Al rientro sulla Terra, un astronauta avverte ripercussioni fisiche causate dalla forte variazione di gravita'? Cosa viene fatto ridurre gli effetti? 17. Turismo spaziale: in quanti anni secondo te sara' alla portata di tutti come oggi i voli low cost? 18. Con gli studi fatti fino ad ora, a che punto siamo con l'obbiettivo "Marte"? 19. Cibo bonus e magliette preferite: cosa hai portato con te questa volta? 20. Ti senti mai come in un film di fantascienza? 21. Cosa ti piaceva fare alla nostra eta' di 12-13 anni? 22. Di notte fai sogni diversi da quelli che fai sulla Terra? 23. Dalla ISS riuscite a vedere altri satelliti (es Iridium)? 24. Dove ti senti "a casa"? 25. Quando sei sulla Terra cosa ti manca di più dello spazio? 26. Cosa porterai a casa con te da questo viaggio, in senso astratto? 27. Avete mai visto oggetti vaganti come meteoriti o spazzatura spaziale? 28. Quando ci sono le elezioni come fate a votare? 29. In quale parte della ISS ti trovi particolarmente bene? Translated: 1. We would like to see photos of land poles, but the ISS does not have polar orbits: why? 2. What episode of your life has made you become an astronaut? Are you happy with the choice or did you expect more? 3. We saw that you enjoyed a space salad, do you think it's possible to get to useful crops for sustenance? 4. Have you ever seen eclipse from space? 5. What is the material that takes the strangest behavior under the microgravity effect? 6. The organism in space suffers from microgravity. If there had been no physical training on Earth, what would it have meant? 7. What do you think about ARISS and what message do you give us to students? 8. Is the taste of food on the ISS the same as on Earth? 9. Is space a new frontier for the disabled due to the lack of weight effects? 10. We know that in the vacuum the sound is not transmitted. On the ISS, how do the astronauts communicate with each other? 11. Does the brain react differently in space? 12. In case of health problems, do you take medication? If so, their effect time is different from Earth? 13. Rainbows, globular lightning, halos and other weather phenomena: how do you see them form the ISS? 14. How do you measure the time on the ISS? 15. How can spiritual needs be met in space? 16. When landing on Earth, does an astronaut experience physical repercussions caused by the strong variation in gravity? What is being done to reduce the effects? 17. Spatial Tourism: How many years do you think it will be available like today's cheap flights? 18. With the studies so far, how far is the "Mars" goal? 19. Favorite food and t-shirts: what did you bring with you this time? 20. Do you ever feel like in a science fiction movie? 21. What did you like to do at our age of 12-13? 22. Do you make dreams different from what you do on Earth at night? 23. Can you see satellites from the ISS (eg Iridium)? 24. Where do you feel "home"? 25. On Earth, what do you miss most of space? 26. What will you bring home with you from this journey, in an abstract sense? 27. Can you see floating objects, like meteorites, or space junk? 28. How do you vote in case of elections? 29. Which part of the ISS are you particularly comfortable with? PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ARISS UPDATES: Visit ARISS on Facebook. We can be found at Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS). To receive our Twitter updates, follow @ARISS_status Next planned event(s): TBD About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS). In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or informal education venues. With the help of experienced amateur radio volunteers, ISS crews speak directly with large audiences in a variety of public forums. Before and during these radio contacts, students, teachers, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org, www.amsat.org, and www.arrl.org. Thank you & 73, David - AA4KN --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

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RadFXSat Passes
by Pedro Converso 13 Nov '17

13 Nov '17

Passes and freqs available at http://amsat.org.ar/pass?sat=radfx Wishing success launch and good Luck for early catchers !! Thanks! Drew, KO4MA for preliminary Keplerian Elements. 73, lu7abf, Pedro

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