January 2019 - AMSAT-BB - mailman.amsat.org

NEXUS over Brazil - By PT9KK
by Luciano Gasparini 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Mr. Akira Kaneko, JA1OGZ, I just heard NEXUS satellite over Brazil. I'm located at GG29rm in western Brazil about 346Km from Paraguay and 411Km from Bolivia. An Yaesu FT-817ND with a dual band antenna attached to the front BNC jack were used. Signals were loud and clear along the whole pass (max. elev. was 14.3°) I'm uploading the video onto YouTube as I write this email. You might want to search for my PT9KK videos and watch it in few minutes. 73, Luciano Gasparini Nachif - PT9KK Rua Gardenia 224 - Casa 1-2-3 Chácara Cachoeira Campo Grande MS 79040-570 Brazil

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preliminary TLE data for NEXUS sat (jan-17)
by ok2gz 18 Jan '19

18 Jan '19

Nexus cubesat will be launched on January 17, 2019. In document <a href="http://sat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/nexus/download/About_initial_operation_im…">About_initial_operation_immediately_after_separation_e.pdf</a> from ANS-006 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE are given the preliminary TLE data. NEXUS 1 99999U 99999A 19017.08394676 0.00000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991 2 99999 97.2400 80.2200 0010290 211.2310 184.0310 15.23623214 09 The TLE data depends on the exact positions of each item. Positions are compromised when copying documents. Such damaged TLE data are not in sat programs as GPredict) processed. The repair is simple. Just compare the positions of dots and dashes in TLE data and move items to the correct positions. Already for FOX-1D I wrote a TLEdoctor program that can display flawed positions and can easily be corrected by comparing with the template. After repair, GPredict data can be uploaded and we can take all advantages of our sat program during the first pass. TLE doctor: http://oscar.ok2gz.eu/fox1d.php Yet planned orbit params for NEXUS period: 94.515 min apogeum : 502.1 km perigeum: 489.0 km max qso length: 4904 km inclination: 97.24 degrees 73 jarda ok2gz --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com

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Upcoming Satellite Operations
by Robert Bankston 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Attention Grid Chasers: Our rovers aren't let Ol' Man Winter slow them down. There's a lot happening in the next couple of months. For all the latest news, check out the Upcoming Satellite Operations page on the AMSAT website. https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ 73 and Good Hunting, Robert Bankston, KE4AL AMSAT-NA VP of User Services Twitter: @KE4ALabama Website: KE4AL.wordpress.com

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AO-7
by Ray Soifer 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

An AO-7 pass went by here (DM41) a few minutes ago. It was in Mode A and the 29 MHz beacon was quite strong, an honest RST 579 on my Elecraft KX3 receiver and Hy-Gain AV620 elevated vertical antenna. So where was the activity? 73 Ray W2RS

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Epsilon launch procedure
by Masahiro Arai 17 Jan '19

17 Jan '19

Here is the 4th Epsilon Rocket launch procedure summary. Happy chasing!! Event T Altitude HH:MM:SS km -------------------------------------------------- liftoff 00:00:00 0 RAPIS-1 separation 00:51:55 514 RISESat separation 01:03:20 510 MicroDragon separation 01:05:00 511 OrigamiSat-1 separation 01:06:40 512 NEXUS, AOBA-VELOX-4 separation 01:08:20 514 ALE-1 separation 01:10:00 516 Source: Rocket Launch Plan by JAXA Nov 2018 Separation location of OrigamiSat-1, NEXUS and AOBA-VELOX-4 is over east of Florida to North Carolina.. 73 Masa JN1GKZ

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THINSAT projects?
by Robert Bruninga 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Anyone on the AMSAT BB working on a THINSAT? Bob, WB4APR

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Orlando
by Jeff kb2m 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Who's going to Orlando this year? 73 Jeff kb2m

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Does anyone have an email for VE5SWL?
by johnv＠frontier.com 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

Thank you John N7AME

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W5PFG/p in February: DM80, DM70-71, DL79, DL89
by Clayton Coleman W5PFG 16 Jan '19

16 Jan '19

February 10-14, I'll be operating satellites daily in vacation-mode from grid DM80. I will operate a few passes from grids DM70, DM71, DL79, and DL89. Those specific passes will be advertised on Twitter @w5pfg. Remember, you don't need to be a Twitter user to see my feed. Just visit http://www.twitter.com/w5pfg to see my Tweets. 73 Clayton W5PFG

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DM41 and DM42 Rove
by Ruth Willet 15 Jan '19

15 Jan '19

Good evening, I will be traveling with my family to Arizona from January 17th to 21st, 2019! We will be staying in DM42, and I hope to be on various FM birds while we are there. I don’t know the exact passes I’ll be on, but I will try to post before passes if anyone needs the grid. On Friday, January 18th, we will have a Arizona satellite meet up at the Titan Missile Museum! My mom Sharon KM4TVU and me, Patrick WD9EWK, Fernando NP4JV, and possibly Chris K7TAB will be on this Titan Satellite Rove. We plan to operate on the 16:47z AO-92, 17:53z AO-91, and 18:20z AO-92 passes from DM41. We also hope to get on HF using the discone antenna onsite a little later in the day. For those of you who are chasing the AMSAT 50th anniversary awards, you can easily earn your AMSAT on HF 50th Anniversary Award by working us! http://www.titanmissilemuseum.org/ham-radio-operators Hope to hear you on the air! 73, Ruth KM4LAO

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