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Re: Next 90 days satellites decay/reenter
by David Spoelstra 06 Jul '24

06 Jul '24

That's fantastic news David! Please pass our thanks along to everyone involved with the current TEVELs and those involved with the new ones. I was on those birds almost every day. -David, N9KT On Sat, Jul 6, 2024 at 5:58 AM david.greenberg via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > We are working on a new TEVEL mission that will include 9 satellites. > > 73, > > David 4X1DG > > > > נשלח מה-Galaxy שלי > > > -------- הודעה מקורית -------- > מאת: graham(a)shirville.com > תאריך: 6.7.2024 12:13 (GMT+02:00) > אל: 'Amsat Argentina' <lu7aa(a)yahoo.com>, 'AMSAT BB' <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > נושא: RE: [AMSAT-BB] Next 90 days satellites decay/reenter > > Thanks for the link – a great shame to see all the Tevel spacecraft on the > list – let’s hope we might have some replacements like them soon. > > > > 73 > > > > Graham G3VZV > > > > *From:* Amsat Argentina via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Sent:* Friday, July 5, 2024 9:46 PM > *To:* AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > *Subject:* [AMSAT-BB] Next 90 days satellites decay/reenter > > > > New function: > > http://lu7aa.org/reenter.asp > > Hope useful. Updated daily > > 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: Next 90 days satellites decay/reenter
by graham＠shirville.com 06 Jul '24

06 Jul '24

Thanks for the link – a great shame to see all the Tevel spacecraft on the list – let’s hope we might have some replacements like them soon. 73 Graham G3VZV From: Amsat Argentina via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Sent: Friday, July 5, 2024 9:46 PM To: AMSAT BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Next 90 days satellites decay/reenter New function: <http://lu7aa.org/reenter.asp> http://lu7aa.org/reenter.asp Hope useful. Updated daily 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina

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amsatbare.txt file
by Bill Booth 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

Downloaded current nasabare.txt and find it will not work with SATpc-32 as it gives an error message. Anyone find the same ?? -- Bill Booth VE3NXK Sundridge ON, Canada Lat: 45.741365 Long: -79.457429 Grid Square FN05gr Visit my weather WebCam at http://www.almaguin.com/wxcurrent/weather.html Organ and Tissue Donation - The Gift of Life Talk to your family. Your decision can make a difference.

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Next 90 days satellites decay/reenter
by Amsat Argentina 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

New function: http://lu7aa.org/reenter.asp Hope useful. Updated daily 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina

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Re: Ariane 6 maiden flight with GENESIS-A module
by Joseph B. Fitzgerald 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

The IARU approved GENEIS-A<https://iaru.amsat-uk.org/finished_detail.php?serialnum=882> with an expected mission lifetime of 4-5 hours, and it looks like in actuality the mission will be 2 hours. With an ERP of 75 microwatts and the possibility of only 2 short passes over any given earth station, the possibility of QRM to terrestrial users is pretty much nil. It is easy for me to imagine that the mission designers chose frequencies and modes that would be familiar to the most potential users. Of course one could select or design"better" modes in terms of ease of decoding, but getting casual users to have appropriate software available to use such modes is a non trivial endeavor. Don't you remember the resistance to using forward error correction on AO-40 telemetry a couple of decades ago? And that resistance came from motivated and technically advanced users! de KM1P Joe

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ARISS News Release No. 24-37
by David H Jordan 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

*ARISS News Release No.24-37* *Dave Jordan, AA4KN * *ARISS PR* *aa4kn(a)amsat.org <aa4kn(a)amsat.org>* *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *ARISS Contact is Scheduled with Participants at * *Youth On the Air 2024, Mount Saint Vincent University, Nova Scotia, Canada* July 5, 2024—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has received schedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and youths at the Youth On the Air 2024 camp located in Mount Saint Vincent University, NS, Canada. ARISS conducts 60-100 of these special amateur radio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard the ISS. Youth on the Air (YOTA) Summer Camp is a week-long event for young amateur radio operators ages 15 to 25 from North, Central, and South America, as well as other parts of the world. This year’s YOTA, (July 7-12, 2024) is their fourth year of operation, providing young amateur radio operators a camping experience in Halifax. While at camp, these young hams are also gaining experience operating on high frequency ham radio bands from portable and permanent stations, learning how to log their contacts, exploring software defined radio, launching pico balloons, exploring Morse Code, learning electronics from kits, learning antenna theory and building antennas, participating in ham radio foxhunts, and communicating through amateur radio satellites. YOTA is working in tandem with Mount Saint Vincent University and the Halifax Amateur Radio Club and have provided peer led workshops on ham satellite communication prior to this ARISS contact. This will be a telebridge Contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions of astronaut Jeanette Epps, amateur radio call sign KF5QNU. The downlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the telebridge station. The ARISS amateur radio ground station (telebridge station) for this contact is in Paardekraal, South Africa. The amateur radio volunteer team at the ground station will use the callsign ZS6JON, to establish and maintain the ISS connection. The ARISS radio contact is scheduled for July 9, 2024 at 12:06:38 pm/am ADT (Nova Scotia, CAN) (15:06:38 UTC, 11:06 am EDT, 10:06 am CDT, 9:06 am MDT, 8:06 am PDT). *_______________________________* As time allows, students will ask these questions: 1. Can you describe the view of Earth from your perspective? 2. What new technologies are being tested on the ISS that could be crucial for future space missions or have applications on Earth 3. How different is it to operate a radio in space then on earth? 4. What college degrees do you recommend for becoming an astronaut? 5. Are solar events like the northern lights visible and how do you study them from up there? 6. Will you keep doing amateur radio activity after your mission? 7. What's your favorite tool onboard the ISS? 8. How does space affect propagation? 9. How much does your space suit weigh? 10. How has your mindset and view of the world changed since going to space? 11. How often do you do amateur radio on the ISS? 12. If you were to take one thing special to you to the ISS, what would it be? 13. Have you talked to many countries from the ISS using amateur radio? 14. What are you doing on the ISS to prepare for putting people on the moon? 15. What studies have been done of the Earth’s surface from up there? 16. Do you think ham radio in space has a chance to expand to the moon? 17. If you could add a new module to the ISS, what would it contain? 18. Do you feel that being a ham operator has helped you while being on the ISS? 19. What experiment have you carried out aboard the ISS that you’ve liked the most? 20. What do you do when you get a runny nose in space? 21. What is the best part of being on the ISS? *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 ISS. In the United States, sponsors are the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR Find us on social media at: X: ARISS_Intl Facebook: facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram: ariss_intl Mastodon: ariss_intl(a)mastodon.hams.social Check out ARISS on Youtube.com.

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Re: Ariane 6 maiden flight with GENESIS-A module
by David G0MRF 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

Not sure I understand why there are signals in the 2m band being transmitted from space below 145.800 Isn't it the case that an FT8 signal will not decode easily with doppler ft4 would be better? Also it will sweep across the 2m ft8 terrestrial frequency causing qrm. Is this another ESA Education Office project? David g0mrf Sent from AOL on Android On Fri, 5 Jul 2024 at 14:40, Félix Páez via AMSAT-BB<amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: Dear all, The maiden flight of the new European launcher, Ariane 6, is scheduled for July 9, 2024, with a launch window of 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time from the European spaceport in French Guiana (July 9 20:00h to July 10 00:00h CEST). Among many other payloads, it carries our (inside YPSAT) GENESIS-A module, attached to the second stage of the launcher. The module will transmit FT8 and live SSTV images in Robot 36 format. FT8 transmissions are made every 16 seconds, while SSTV's are every 5 minutes. The working frequencies are as follows: Downlink 144.175 MHz FT8 Mode: - Callsign AO4ARI HO60 if the antenna has been deployed - Callsign AO4ARI HO61 if the antenna has not been deployed Downlink 144.550 MHz SSTV Robot 36 mode with live image and Hades text A carrier with a frequency of 144.550 MHz (same frequency as SSTV) is left between FT8 tones. This information is compiled in PDF in the following document on our web: https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/13458580/AMSAT+EA+-+GENESIS-A+transmi… The only thing ESA has given us is the trajectory over the ground while flying over Europe, but we don't have TLEs or anything that we can semi-automate. It is available on our website: https://www.amsat-ea.org/s/cc_images/cache_19006006.jpg?t=1720182961 It will be very difficult to receive it but we thank you all if you try and if you spread this information to have all possible operators tuned into FT-8 that day. The module will fall into the sea with the second stage after a few hours. More information about the flight including timings here:https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Arian… 73, Félix EA4GQS (AMSAT EA) ----------------------------------------------------------- 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Ariane 6 maiden flight with GENESIS-A module
by Félix Páez 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

Dear all, The maiden flight of the new European launcher, Ariane 6, is scheduled for July 9, 2024, with a launch window of 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. local time from the European spaceport in French Guiana (July 9 20:00h to July 10 00:00h CEST). Among many other payloads, it carries our (inside YPSAT) GENESIS-A module, attached to the second stage of the launcher. The module will transmit FT8 and live SSTV images in Robot 36 format. FT8 transmissions are made every 16 seconds, while SSTV's are every 5 minutes. The working frequencies are as follows: Downlink 144.175 MHz FT8 Mode: - Callsign AO4ARI HO60 if the antenna has been deployed - Callsign AO4ARI HO61 if the antenna has not been deployed Downlink 144.550 MHz SSTV Robot 36 mode with live image and Hades text A carrier with a frequency of 144.550 MHz (same frequency as SSTV) is left between FT8 tones. This information is compiled in PDF in the following document on our web: https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/13458580/AMSAT+EA+-+GENESIS-A+transmi… The only thing ESA has given us is the trajectory over the ground while flying over Europe, but we don't have TLEs or anything that we can semi-automate. It is available on our website: https://www.amsat-ea.org/s/cc_images/cache_19006006.jpg?t=1720182961 It will be very difficult to receive it but we thank you all if you try and if you spread this information to have all possible operators tuned into FT-8 that day. The module will fall into the sea with the second stage after a few hours. More information about the flight including timings here: https://www.esa.int/Enabling_Support/Space_Transportation/Ariane/Ariane_6_l… 73, Félix EA4GQS (AMSAT EA)

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TEVEL-5
by david.greenberg 05 Jul '24

05 Jul '24

Hello All,TEVEL-5 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 05.07.24 08:11U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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NASA ELaNa 43 TLEs including MESAT1
by Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

TLEs are available for eight objects associated with NASA's ELaNa 43 mission launched just shy of 24 hours ago. They are listed as OBJECT A-H, with the exception of object G which is likely MESAT1. As is the case with most cubesat launches, it will take a while to figure out which object is which<https://www.amsat.org/why-is-there-so-much-tle-confusion-when-new-cubesats-…>. These element sets are available at https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/dailytle.txt and associated file, including the deprecated legacy ones with "nasa" in the filename Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager/IT Team

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Re: ??
by Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

From the latest receptions, it looks like that for now, until we have something more accurate, object with NORAD ID 60209 fits better MESAT-1 signals. The TLE from space-track.org for this object is: OBJECT G 1 60209U 24126G 24186.55793875 -.00000068 00000-0 00000+0 0 9996 2 60209 97.3192 39.4360 0024944 264.5227 183.7607 15.19026686 57 73, fredy On 7/4/24 22:06, Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis via AMSAT-BB wrote: > There are now published TLE sets for this launch, still early to say who > is who and without any reception but all of them could work for tracking > any of them for now. > > You can find the TLE sets in in space-track.org or celestrak.org or in: > > https://community.libre.space/t/firefly-alpha-noise-of-summer-launch-elana-… > > 73, > fredy > > On 7/4/24 21:40, Charles Rubenstein via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> Does anyone have keps for it? Satnogs had a set that was incomplete, >> so SatPC32 won’t accept it. >> >> Charlie KB8CR >> >>> On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:31 PM, egon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >>> wrote: >>> >>> Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. >>> >>> -- >>> VE6EGN EGON >>> >>> ----------------------------------------------------------- >>> >>> 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at >>> https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >>> >>> View archives of this mailing list at >>> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org >>> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >>> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >>> https://mailman.amsat.org >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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. >> Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at >> https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at >> https://mailman.amsat.org > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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TEVEL-2
by david.greenberg 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

Hello All,TEVEL-2 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today 04.07.24 19:46U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: ??
by Pedro Converso 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

Hi, try these keps: MESAT-1 1 99219U 24078D 24186.17291666 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 01 2 99219 97.4000 39.2969 0001454 0.0000 144.8600 15.21937999 02 Although MESAT still not active, hope active soon. 73, lu7abf, Pedro El jue, 4 jul 2024 a la(s) 3:39 p.m., Charles Rubenstein via AMSAT-BB ( amsat-bb(a)amsat.org) escribió: > Does anyone have keps for it? Satnogs had a set that was incomplete, so > SatPC32 won’t accept it. > > Charlie KB8CR > > > On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:31 PM, egon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > wrote: > > > > Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. > > > > -- > > VE6EGN EGON > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > > > View archives of this mailing list at > > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: ??
by Alfredos (fredy) Damkalis 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

There are now published TLE sets for this launch, still early to say who is who and without any reception but all of them could work for tracking any of them for now. You can find the TLE sets in in space-track.org or celestrak.org or in: https://community.libre.space/t/firefly-alpha-noise-of-summer-launch-elana-… 73, fredy On 7/4/24 21:40, Charles Rubenstein via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Does anyone have keps for it? Satnogs had a set that was incomplete, so SatPC32 won’t accept it. > > Charlie KB8CR > >> On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:31 PM, egon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >> >> Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. >> >> -- >> VE6EGN EGON >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: ??
by Mark Johns, K0JM 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

Update your AMSAT keps file in SatPC32 (nasabare or nasa.all). The preliminary MESAT1 TLEs are now included. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 1:40 PM Charles Rubenstein via AMSAT-BB < amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Does anyone have keps for it? Satnogs had a set that was incomplete, so > SatPC32 won’t accept it. > > Charlie KB8CR > > > On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:31 PM, egon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > wrote: > > > > Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. > > > > -- > > VE6EGN EGON > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > > > View archives of this mailing list at > > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: ??
by Clint Bradford 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

MESAT-1 preliminary TLEs, courtesy of @pe0sat <https://twitter.com/pe0sat> MESAT-1 1 99219U 24186.17291666 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 01 2 99219 97.4000 39.2969 0001454 0.0000 144.8600 15.21937999 02 > On Jul 4, 2024, at 11:39 AM, Charles Rubenstein via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Does anyone have keps for it? Satnogs had a set that was incomplete, so SatPC32 won’t accept it. > > Charlie KB8CR > >> On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:31 PM, egon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: >> >> Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. >> >> -- >> VE6EGN EGON >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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Re: ??
by Charles Rubenstein 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

Does anyone have keps for it? Satnogs had a set that was incomplete, so SatPC32 won’t accept it. Charlie KB8CR > On Jul 4, 2024, at 12:31 PM, egon via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. > > -- > VE6EGN EGON > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

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??
by egon 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

Nothing heard from MESAT at 16:17 UTC this morning. -- VE6EGN EGON

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MESAT-1 Tracking
by Amsat Argentina 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

MESAT-1 On your local time + Freq + Doppler on: http://amsat.org.ar/pass?satx=mesat-1 Congrats & Tks for new satellite ! 73, LU7AA, AMSAT Argentina

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Re: New satellites just deployed
by Mark Johns, K0JM 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

CatSat website is https://catsat.arizona.edu The IARU Frequency Coordination application lists cwalker(a)as.arizona.edu as the primary contact. -- Mark D. Johns, KØJM AMSAT Ambassador & News Service Editor Brooklyn Park, MN USA EN35hd ----------------------------------------------- "Heaven goes by favor; if it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." ---Mark Twain On Thu, Jul 4, 2024 at 6:22 AM Mike Seguin via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Anyone have a contact for CatSat? I'm very interested in the 10 GHz > downlink and would like to follow its progress. > > Mike, N1JEZ > > On 7/4/2024 1:09 AM, Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > NASA's ELaNa-43 mission's launch provider Firefly Aerospace has just > > announced that it has successfully deployed eight satellites. They will > > pass overhead around 9AM and 9PM local time daily. It might be a day > > or two before we have accurate Two Line Elements available for your > > tracking programs, monitor here as we will pass along information as we > > get it. > > > > CatSat UHF downlink using 9k6 or 38k4 GMSK but will also relay WSPR and > > FT8 signals from HF. Downlinks on 437.185 MHz and 10470.00 MHz > > > > -- > 73, > Mike, N1JEZ > "A closed mouth gathers no feet" > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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. > Acceptable Use and Privacy Policies available at > https://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/amsat-bb@amsat.org > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at > https://mailman.amsat.org

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MESAT-1 TLEs
by Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

The following are TLEs for MESAT1 as provided by Satnogs. They are using a provisional object number 99219, USSF 18th Space Defense Squadron has not assigned an object number to anything from this launch just yet. MESAT-1 1 99219U 24186.17291666 .00000000 00000-0 50000-4 0 01 2 99219 97.4000 39.2969 0001454 0.0000 144.8600 15.21937999 02 Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager/IT Team

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New satellites just deployed
by Mike Seguin 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

Anyone have a contact for CatSat? I'm very interested in the 10 GHz downlink and would like to follow its progress. Mike, N1JEZ On 7/4/2024 1:09 AM, Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) via AMSAT-BB wrote: > NASA's ELaNa-43 mission's launch provider Firefly Aerospace has just > announced that it has successfully deployed eight satellites. They will > pass overhead around 9AM and 9PM local time daily. It might be a day > or two before we have accurate Two Line Elements available for your > tracking programs, monitor here as we will pass along information as we > get it. > > CatSat UHF downlink using 9k6 or 38k4 GMSK but will also relay WSPR and > FT8 signals from HF. Downlinks on 437.185 MHz and 10470.00 MHz > -- 73, Mike, N1JEZ "A closed mouth gathers no feet"

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New satellites just deployed
by Joseph Fitzgerald (KM1P) 04 Jul '24

04 Jul '24

NASA's ELaNa-43 mission's launch provider Firefly Aerospace has just announced that it has successfully deployed eight satellites. They will pass overhead around 9AM and 9PM local time daily. It might be a day or two before we have accurate Two Line Elements available for your tracking programs, monitor here as we will pass along information as we get it. We expect to hear the following spacecraft operating in the Amateur Satellite Service: MESAT-1 30 kHz wide V/U Transponder plus a 1k2 BPSK telemetry downlink. Telemetry downlink 435.800 MHz with transponder downlink 435.810-435.840 MHz, and transponder uplink 145.910-145.940 MHz Use AMSAT's FoxTelem software to collect telemetry. Serenity 4k8 FM with AX25 downlink on 437.100 MHz CatSat UHF downlink using 9k6 or 38k4 GMSK but will also relay WSPR and FT8 signals from HF. Downlinks on 437.185 MHz and 10470.00 MHz KubeSat 1 UHF downlink using 9k6 GMSK. A downlink on 437.085 MHz SOC-i UHF downlink using 4k8 GMSK. downlink 437.125 MHz Joe Fitzgerald (KM1P) AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-07-04 02:30 UTC
by aj9n＠aol.com 03 Jul '24

03 Jul '24

Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-07-04 02:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Youth On the Air 2024, Mount Saint Vincent University, NS, Canada, Telebridge via ZS6JON The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Jeanette Epps KF5QNU (***) The ARISS mentor is VE3TBD Contact is go for: Tue 2024-07-09 15:06:38 UTC 65 deg Houjoudu Elementary School, Imizu, Japan, direct via JA9YQJ The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The scheduled crewmember is Mike Barratt KD5MIJ The ARISS mentor is 7M3TJZ Contact is go for: Thu 2024-07-11 10:48:03 UTC 83 deg The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never 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 2024-07-04 02:30 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. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-07-02 18:30 UTC. https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf ####################################################################################################################################### Comments on making general contacts I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk. Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities. Typical daily schedule Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours Workday start to Workday end=12 hours Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well. SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements. And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active. Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. **************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/ The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools **************************************************************************************************************************************** The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (United States) Call for Proposals The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens July 8, 2024 for contacts to be scheduled for January 1, 2025 – June 30, 2025. This proposal window is due to ARISS by September 6, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (Sept. 7, 2024, 06:59 UTC). (***) Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org. An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on July 22, 2024, at 7 PM ET (23:00 UTC). The Zoom link to sign up is: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZErf-ihrDktG9OphYxAjfz7nbONV0YcwY… (***) Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/ Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education(a)gmail.com. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. 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 ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts. Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager(a)ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd(a)gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss(a)iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 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 unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* 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 https://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? Please note that the HamTV system is back on board but awaiting re-installation. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. 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 The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ **************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Sergey RV3DR with 239 Francesco IKØWGF with 154 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 150 Gaston ON4WF with 124 Peter IN3GHZ with 119 Steve VE3TBD with 106 **************************************************************************** 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. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1733. Each school counts as 1 event. Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1638. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS **************************************************************************** Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correcti… Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 **************************************************************************** Exp. 70 on orbit Oleg Kononenko Nikolay Chub Exp. 71 on orbit Tracy E. Caldwell Dyson SpaceX Crew-8 on orbit Matthew Dominick KCØTOR Mike Barratt KD5MIJ Jeanette Epps KF5QNU Aleksandr Grebyonkin RZ3DSE **************************************************************************** 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors

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ARISS News Release No. 24-36
by David H Jordan 03 Jul '24

03 Jul '24

*ARISS News Release No. 24-36* *Dave Jordan, AA4KN * *ARISS PR* *aa4kn(a)amsat.org <aa4kn(a)amsat.org>* *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE* *3 US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process* July 3, 2024: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is pleased to announce the US schools/host organizations newly selected for 2025 ARISS contacts. A total of 3 of the submitted proposals during the recent proposal window have been accepted to move forward in the processes of planning to host a scheduled amateur radio contact with crew on the ISS. The primary goal of the ARISS program is to engage young people in Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math (STEAM) activities and raise their awareness of space communications, radio communications, space exploration, and related areas of study and career possibilities. The ARISS program anticipates that NASA will be able to provide scheduling opportunities for the 3 US host organizations during the January - June 2025 time period. They are now at work starting to implement their 4–6-month education plan which was outlined in their proposal. These STEAM based educational activities help prepare students for their contact as well as create an on-going exploration and interest in aerospace and amateur radio topics. They are also completing an acceptable equipment plan that demonstrates their ability to execute the ham radio contact. Once their equipment plan is approved by ARISS, the final selected schools/organizations will be scheduled as their availability and flexibility match up with the scheduling opportunities offered by NASA. The schools and host organizations are: Lakeside Junior High School Springdale, AR Oakwood School Morgan Hill, CA Pine View School Osprey, FL 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 American Radio Relay League (ARRL), Amateur Radio Digital Communications (ARDC), Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org. Media Contact: Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR Find us on social media at: Twitter: ARISS_Intl Facebook: facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram: ariss_intl Mastodon: ariss_intl(a)mastodon.hams.social Check out ARISS on Youtube.com.

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