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ARISS News Release No. 23-62
by David Jordan 03 Dec '23

03 Dec '23

ARISS News Release No.23-62 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Orangeburg Christian Academy, Orangeburg, South Carolina, USA December2, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboardthe International Space Station (ISS) and students at Orangeburg ChristianAcademy in Orangeburg, SC. ARISSconducts 60-80 of these special amateur radio contacts each year betweenstudents around the globe and crew members with ham radio licenses aboard theISS. Orangeburg Christian Academy (OCA) is a small private school ofabout 250 students, ranging from grades K to 12th. Studentslearn about space travel at various grade levels and learn about electronicsand radio communication in high school. OCA will use the ARISS radio contact tostrengthen and reinforce the areas of their STEM curriculum while alsodemonstrating the use of radio technology. Topics include space science,astronomy, science on the ISS, and electronics and amateur radio. Students havepreviously listened to a ARISS contacts with other schools via ham radio.Members of the Edisto Amateur Radio Society are supporting OCA for this ARISScontact. This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students to ask their questions ofAstronaut Jasmin Moghbeli, amateur radio call sign KI5WSL. The downlinkfrequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard by listeners thatare within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the ground station. The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Orangeburg, SC. Amateur radio operators using call sign N7GZT, willoperate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 5, 2023 at 10:19:30 am EST (SC,USA) (15:19:30 UTC, 9:19 am CST, 8:19 am MST, 7:19 am PST). Thepublic is invited to watch the live stream at: https://www.facebook.com/orangeburgchristianacademy _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1.How do you talk to your family from space? 2.How do you stay safe? 3.What do you drink in space? 4.What does it feel like to be in space? 5.Does food taste and smell different? 6.Can you see eclipses from space? 7.Can you go outside the ISS? 8.What is the hardest training you have to do? 9.What was it like to experience zero gravity for the first time? 10.What do you do if someone has a serious medical emergency? 11.Are astronauts able to shower? 12.Do you ever get homesick? 13.Do you ever have to make repairs? 14.Why did you choose to become an astronaut? 15.What do astronauts do in their free time? 16.What happens if someone cries in space? 17.Are there any animals on the ISS? 18.How do you get a haircut? 19.Did you bring a phone to the space station? 20.What does the sunset look like from space? About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties 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 SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, andmathematics topics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts viaamateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before andduring these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities takepart in hands-on learning activities tied to space, space technologies, andamateur radio. For more information, see http://www.ariss.org . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Findus on social media at: Twitter:ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon:[email protected] Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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ANS-337 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for December 3, 2003
by Frank Karnauskas (N1UW) 03 Dec '23

03 Dec '23

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-337 In this edition: * Update on AMSAT's Participation in ESA Geostationary Project * September/October 2023 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Available * ISS Resupply Will Interrupt ARISS Activity * ISS SSTV Event December 7-8, 2023 * VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing December 2023 * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 1, 2023 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, 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 [dot] org. You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/ ANS-337 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins To: All RADIO AMATEURS From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653 Washington, DC 20002 DATE 2023 DEC 03 Update on AMSAT's Participation in ESA Geostationary Project Following the recent AMSAT Symposium where David Bowman, G0MRF, presented information on the ESA Geostationary payload investigation, an offer was extended to AMSAT to participate with AMSAT-UK in developing a proposal for submittal to ESA. AMSAT Director and Vice President - Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, volunteered on short notice to represent AMSAT in these initial discussions. An additional Canadian AMSAT representative is desired and welcome to participate in future meetings and discussions. After a meeting on November 26th, an initial proposal to ESA was being finalized for submittal on December 4th. More information will be forthcoming soon. [ANS thanks AMSAT Director and Vice President - Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- September/October 2023 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Available AMSAT members can now go to the member portal (https://launch.amsat.org/) and download the latest edition on The AMSAT Journal. The AMSAT Journal is published online in full-color. This edition is 38 pages jam-packed with the latest updates on key AMSAT projects. Topics in this issue include: - Apogee View - Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President - AMSAT Awards Update - Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Awards Manager - Education and CubeSat Simulator Update - Alan Johnston, KU2Y, AMSAT VP, Educational Relations - PACSAT BBS Operations - Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ/VE2TCP - PACSAT Software Architecture - Chris Thompson, G0KLA/AC2CZ/VE2TCP and Burns Fisher, WB1FJ - ARISS Update - Dave Taylor, W8AAS - Engineering Update - Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Jonathan Brandenburg, KF5IDY; Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO Attention AMSAT members: You should receive an email alert that a new edition of The AMSAT Journal is available. If you are not receiving that email, it means your email is not on file in out membership system. You can add or update your email information by logging in the member portal (https://launch.amsat.org/) and updating your profile. If you have trouble doing this, please write info[at]amsat[dot]org and we will assist you. [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ LAST CALL for 2023 AMSAT President's Club Coins! The year is almost over and, when it is, the 2023 coins will no longer be available. To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch on June 16, 1983, this year's coin features an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10. Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ ISS Resupply Will Interrupt ARISS Activity NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of the Roscosmos Progress 86 cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted spacecraft is scheduled to launch on Friday, December 1,2023 at 09:25 UTC (4:25 A.M. EST) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA coverage will begin at 4 A.M. on the NASA+ streaming service via the web <https://plus.nasa.gov/> or the NASA app <https://www.nasa.gov/connect/apps.html>. The Progress spacecraft will be placed into a two-day, 34-orbit journey to the station, leading to an automatic docking to the Poisk module at 6:14 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3. Coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 5:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website. As always, all amateur radio activity aboard the ISS is suspended during docking maneuvers. The spacecraft will remain at the orbiting laboratory for approximately six months, then undock for a destructive but safe re-entry into Earth's atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- * ISS SSTV Event December 7-8, 2023 Russian cosmonauts on the International Space Station (ISS) are planning to transmit Slow Scan TV (SSTV) images on 145.800 MHz FM probably using the SSTV mode PD-120. The transmissions are part of the Moscow Aviation Institute SSTV experiment (MAI-75) and will be made from the amateur radio station RS0ISS in the Russian ISS Service module (Zvezda) using a Kenwood TM-D710E transceiver. It appears the theme for this session will highlight one of MAI's cosmonaut graduates - Yuri Usachov. Currently scheduled days and times are: Thu 2023-12-07 08:55 UTC to 14:25 UTC Fri 2023-12-08 08:15 UTC to 14:10 UTC Days and times are subject to change due to the operational requirements of the ISS. Reminder - No ARISS award will be available for this session since it is not transmitted globally. [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Need new satellite antennas? Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/ +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing December 2023 + VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for November 01, 2023 to December 01, 2023. KO4MA 1933 2000 K8DP 1575 1581 AA5PK 1382 1404 N8RO 1368 1384 DL2GRC 1004 1108 DF2ET 1000 1102 KF7R 1050 1075 PS8ET 925 1000 K9UO 926 950 KE8RJU 905 950 OZ9AAR 800 900 EA2AA 825 856 KQ4DO 808 827 W8LR 818 825 FG8OJ 639 737 HB9AOF 604 725 KS1G 655 703 WA6DNR 457 605 JL1SAM 511 601 W0NBC 437 563 JG6CDH 515 553 A65BR 513 532 XE1UYS 327 505 IK3ITB 400 500 IK7FMQ 453 500 N3CAL 435 471 N6RVI 100 380 SA0UNX 205 362 JR0GAS 250 360 AD2DD 261 356 KG4AKV 254 355 HC2FG 276 350 N6PAZ 326 342 DK3ZL New 319 KB8CR New 301 AL7ID New 261 K6VHF 201 250 N7GR 179 205 K9JKM 114 201 JF3MKC 175 200 JI5RPT/1 101 200 K9AQ 109 200 WD9EWK (DM45) 160 165 N4QX 152 157 AA0DW New 141 N6UTC (DM15) New 126 JF1CDX New 105 KT6CA New 103 W3TI 101 103 NJ2DX New 100 Congratulations to the new VUCC holders. AL7ID is first VUCC Satellite holder from BP64 + DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for November 01, 2023 to December 01, 2023. OE9DGV 208 210 F6BKI 203 207 YO2CMI 169 173 ZS1LS 153 160 EA2AA 152 154 DL6GBM 125 152 HB9RYZ 137 139 LA6OP 123 136 SP3AU 130 136 DL9RAN 100 125 FG8OJ 111 114 SM2OAN 100 109 CT1ETE New 104 TF1A 100 102 JA0FSB New 101 K9UO 100 101 EA5RM New 100 KB9STR New 100 KN2K New 100 LA0FA New 100 N0JE New 100 Congratulations to the new DXCC Satellite holders. KN2K is first DXCC Satellite holder from VA [ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information.] +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store! 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear +=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+=+ Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 1, 2023 The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: NEUDOSE NORAD Cat ID 56315 Decayed from orbit on or about 28 November 2023 The following satellites have been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: HADES-D NORAD Cat ID 58294 IARU coordinated downlink on 436.666 MHz VERONIKA NORAD Cat ID 58261 IARU coordinated downlink on 436.680 MHz KAFASAT NORAD Cat ID 58317 IARU coordinated downlinks 435.835 MHz and 2404.400 MHz AMSAT thanks Nico Janssen for positively identifying these spacecraft and associating them with object numbers. Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. Elements in the TLE bulletin files are updated daily. TLE bulletin files are updated to add or remove satellites as necessary Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/ [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS NEWS Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. + Upcoming Contacts Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Schule Eutin, Eutin, Germany, direct via DKØOH/Telebridge and Gymnasium in Loekamp, Marl, Germany, telebridge via DKØOH. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled crewmember is Andreas Mogensen, KG5GCZ. The ARISS mentor is IN3GH. Contact is go for Monday, December 4, 2023 at 11:36 UTC. Orangeburg Christian Academy, Orangeburg, SC, direct via N7GZT. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled crewmember is Jasmin Moghbeli, KI5WSL. The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ. Contact is go for Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 15:19 UTC. Watch for Livestream at https://www.facebook.com/orangeburgchristianacademy Obninsk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov. The ARISS mentor is RV3DR. Contact is go for Wednesday, December 13, 2023 at 09:15 UTC. + Completed Contacts Gagarin From Space Performance Of An Amateur Radio Communication Session With Pupils Of Schools Of Aznakaevsky District Of The Republic Of Kazakhstan. Tatarstan, Russia, direct via RC4P. The ISS callsign was RSØISS. The crewmember was Konstantin Borisov. The ARISS mentor was RV3DR. Contact was successful on November 25, 2023 at 14:08 UTC. The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). 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. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. 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. 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 [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.] -------------------------------------------------------------------- Upcoming Satellite Operations None scheduled at this time. A growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their grid square activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the website, you gain easy access to comprehensive information about the operators responsible for activating specific grid squares. Additionally, you have the ability to assess the match score between yourself and a particular rover for a given pass, while also being able to identify the upcoming satellite passes that are accessible from your location. [ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT Rover Page Manager, for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says, “Think a 75-minute presentation on “working the easy satellites” would be appropriate for your club or event? Let me know by emailing me at k6lcsclint (at) gmail (dot) com or calling me at 909-999-SATS (7287)!” Clint has NEVER given the exact same show twice: EACH of the 150+ presentations so far has been customized/tailored to their audiences. --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Eirsat-11 was successfully launched on Friday, December 1, 2023 from Florida aboard a Space X ride. On the first pass over Europe EIRSAT-1 was almost 10 minutes late on the preliminary TLE set and almost 4 minutes early on the projected TLE set. The launch team will try to develop better parameters. Since this was a classified launch, TLEs may not be published by he usual sources, so the team will have to develop its own TLE set. [ANS thanks Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, for the above information.] + A fascinating article describes the development of the CubeSat standard by AMSAT member Bob Twiggs, KE6QMD, and co-inventor Jordi Puig-Suari, an aerospace engineering professor at California Polytechnic State University. Searching for a way to simplify the projects—and cut out build time — Twiggs thought, “What if we made [the satellite] a cube and put solar cells on all sides so no matter which way it rotated, it was going to get charged?” With some spare solar cells from NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory, he went down to a local shop and found a 4 X 4 X 4-in. transparent box. It was also around that time—in 1999—that an infamous error caught Twiggs’ attention. That year a mix-up between Imperial and metric units by a Lockheed Martin engineering team caused NASA’s Mars Climate Orbiter to burn up in the red planet’s atmosphere, ending the mission early. “I said, ‘It’s about time students learn metric,’” he says. “I wonder what this [4-in. box] is in metric? Well, it turned out to be just almost 10 cm.” Read the entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-337-Twiggs. [ANS thanks Aviation Week Network for the above information.] + An innovative experiment flying aboard NASA’s Psyche mission just hit its first major milestone by successfully carrying out the most distant demonstration of laser communications. The tech demo could one day help NASA missions probe deeper into space and uncover more discoveries about the origin of the universe. The experiment beamed a laser encoded with data from far beyond the moon for the first time. The test data was sent from nearly 10 million miles (16 million kilometers) away and reached the Hale Telescope at the California Institute of Technology’s Palomar Observatory in Pasadena, California. Read the entire article at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-337-Laser. [ANS thanks CNN.com for the above information.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/ In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: * Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization). * 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 student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status. * Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms. Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information. 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw [at] amsat [dot] org

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TEVEL-7
by david.greenberg 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

Hello All, TEVEL-7 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 02.12.23 19:45U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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TEVEL-2
by david.greenberg 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

Hello All, TEVEL-2 FM transponder has been activated, starting from today, 02.12.23 19:12U for 72 hours.73,David 4X1DGנשלח מה-Galaxy שלי

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Re: HADES-D deployed into orbit
by Nico Janssen 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

Unfortunately there is now confusion about the identification of HADES-D. New doppler measurements show that HADES-D is now near object 58288. Apparently the TLEs for HADES-D have not yet been published. Frequency: 436.6639 MHz, with some upward drift. 73, Nico PA0DLO On 29-11-2023 14:07, Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Congratulations Felix, > > Using accurate doppler shift measurements, I have identified > HADES-D as object 58294 (2023-174AQ). > The actual downlink frequency is 436.6637 MHz. > > 73, > Nico PA0DLO > > On 29-11-2023 13:59, Félix Páez via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> Dear all, >> >> This is an update about our HADES-D satellite. >> >> The satellite was launched into space on the SpaceX TR-9 mission >> dated November 11, remaining in orbit inside the orbital transfer >> vehicle (OTV) ION-SCV-013 from D-ORBIT until the 18th when said >> 'mother satellite' ejected it, at 7:53 UTC. >> >> The first receptions recorded in SatNogs began to appear at 8:45 UTC >> (https://network.satnogs.org/observations/8608500/) indicating that >> the antenna deployment worked as expected on the first or second >> attempt, confirming by the level signal, very strong, and by the >> telemetry itself, which indicates 'Antenna deployed'. However, the >> computer will continue to execute the deployment routine periodically >> as scheduled, until ordered from the Ground Station to stop doing so. >> >> The state of health of the satellite seems to be very good, as >> witnessed by the multitude of telemetry, CW and FM voice beacon >> receptions carried out from all points on Earth. The battery is at >> maximum charge after one day deployed. >> >> Strong reception on SatNogs from Fachhochschule Wiener Neustadt >> (FHWN) / University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustad (Austria): >> https://network.satnogs.org/observations/8607467/ >> >> EB1AO receptions from Vigo (Spaiin): >> https://twitter.com/eb1ao/status/1729584945457201201 >> >> Receptions from SP5LOT (Poland): >> https://twitter.com/Tomek_SP5LOT/status/1729580492016545996 >> >> Once the proper functioning of all the subsystems has been thoroughly >> reviewed, the next steps will consist of sending remote commands to >> verify that the on-board computer is capable of processing the >> instructions indicated from the Ground Station. >> >> The satellite emits telemetry in FSK, configurable between 50 and >> 2400 bps, CW and voice beacon in FM. It also has an FSK data and FM >> voice repeater. The operating frequencies are uplink 145.875 MHz >> (FM/FSK) and downlink 436.666 MHz (FM/FSK/CW). The repeater will be >> activated once the checks are completed. >> >> Demodulation and decoding software is available in the AMSAT-EA >> Projects tab: https://www.amsat-ea.org/proyectos/ >> >> 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/[email protected] >> 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/[email protected] > 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: Eirsat1 launch Friday 1st Dec from Florida space x
by Daniel Cussen 02 Dec '23

02 Dec '23

Locations from which decoded beacons have so far been received in the first pass include Donegal, Slovakia, Czechia and Luxembourg I don't have any accurate TLE On Fri, Dec 1, 2023, 20:10 Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > > On the first pass over Europe EIRSAT 1 was almost 10 minutes > late on that preliminary TLE set and almost 4 minutes early on > my TLE set. Let's see if we can find better parameters. > > Since this is a classified launch, TLEs may not be published by > the usual sources, so we may have to determine those ourselves. > > 73, > Nico PA0DLO > > On 01-12-2023 20:28, Daniel Cussen wrote: > > Launch went ahead. This is TLE ground team are using > > This is the preliminary TLE EIRSAT will be using to track the satellite, > stay tuned for updated TLEs as we get them 🛰️ > > EIRSAT-1 > 1 99320U 23001A 23335.82164560 .000000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 11 > 2 99320 97.4530 39.7374 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16306867 16 > > > Live YouTube stream building up to first AOS at ground station in Ireland. > Live coverage will start again around 20:55 GMT for first possible pass > over Ireland. > > https://www.youtube.com/live/l64-hEGeXZY?si=dHzhXNin-Ghef08a > > Lots of info on satellite on YouTube link. > > On Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 21:05 Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > wrote: > >> Correction on that TLE set: >> >> 1 99320U 23335.83163194 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 2 99320 >> 97.4530 35.8249 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 73, Nico PA0DLO >> On 30-11-2023 21:23, Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> >> Graham, >> >> Note that both TLE sets, whatever their source, are now obsolete >> because they refer to the originally planned launch date of 2023-11-29. >> Since the launch is now planned for 2023-12-01 at 18:18 UTC, that >> TLE set should be changed to: >> >> 1 99320U 23335.76250000 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 2 99320 >> 97.4530 35.7567 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 73, >> Nico PA0DLO >> >> On 30-11-2023 17:55, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> >> Hi all, >> >> This tle file from PE0SAT seems to work better for my Pstrotator and Nova systems! >> >> EIRSAT-1 >> 1 99320U 23333.82190972 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 >> 2 99320 97.4530 33.8440 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 >> >> Looking forward to hearing the first "beeps" >> >> 73 >> >> Graham G3VZV >> >> From: Daniel Cussen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 4:24 PM >> To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Eirsat1 launch Friday 1st Dec from Florida space x >> https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/Calling_all_rad… >> >> >> EIRSAT-1’s beacon is transmitted in the UHF band, at a frequency of 437.1 MHz. The downlink is GMSK modulated at a data rate of 9600 bps. >> >> Please try record passes >> >> TLE >> 1 00000U 230000 23333.82190972 .00000000 00000-0 21496-3 0 16 >> 2 00000 97.4600 34.4900 0004785 235.8810 -166.6890 15.20617776000008 >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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 athttps://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> 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. 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Re: Eirsat1 launch Friday 1st Dec from Florida space x
by Daniel Cussen 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

Launch went ahead. This is TLE ground team are using This is the preliminary TLE EIRSAT will be using to track the satellite, stay tuned for updated TLEs as we get them 🛰️ EIRSAT-1 1 99320U 23001A 23335.82164560 .000000000 00000-0 00000-0 0 11 2 99320 97.4530 39.7374 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16306867 16 Live YouTube stream building up to first AOS at ground station in Ireland. Live coverage will start again around 20:55 GMT for first possible pass over Ireland. https://www.youtube.com/live/l64-hEGeXZY?si=dHzhXNin-Ghef08a Lots of info on satellite on YouTube link. On Thu, Nov 30, 2023, 21:05 Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> wrote: > Correction on that TLE set: > > 1 99320U 23335.83163194 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 2 99320 97.4530 > 35.8249 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 73, Nico PA0DLO > On 30-11-2023 21:23, Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > Graham, > > Note that both TLE sets, whatever their source, are now obsolete > because they refer to the originally planned launch date of 2023-11-29. > Since the launch is now planned for 2023-12-01 at 18:18 UTC, that > TLE set should be changed to: > > 1 99320U 23335.76250000 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 2 99320 97.4530 > 35.7567 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 73, > Nico PA0DLO > > On 30-11-2023 17:55, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB wrote: > > Hi all, > > This tle file from PE0SAT seems to work better for my Pstrotator and Nova systems! > > EIRSAT-1 > 1 99320U 23333.82190972 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 > 2 99320 97.4530 33.8440 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 > > Looking forward to hearing the first "beeps" > > 73 > > Graham G3VZV > > From: Daniel Cussen via AMSAT-BB <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 4:24 PM > To: amsat-bb <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> <amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> > Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Eirsat1 launch Friday 1st Dec from Florida space x > https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/Calling_all_rad… > > > EIRSAT-1’s beacon is transmitted in the UHF band, at a frequency of 437.1 MHz. The downlink is GMSK modulated at a data rate of 9600 bps. > > Please try record passes > > TLE > 1 00000U 230000 23333.82190972 .00000000 00000-0 21496-3 0 16 > 2 00000 97.4600 34.4900 0004785 235.8810 -166.6890 15.20617776000008 > > > > ----------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 athttps://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > 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 athttps://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > 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/[email protected] > 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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ARISS News Release No. 23-61
by David Jordan 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

ARISS News Release No.23-61 Dave Jordan, AA4KN ARISS PR aa4kn(a)amsat.org FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE ARISSContact is Scheduled with Students at Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Schule Eutin, Eutin,Germany, and Gymnasium im Loekamp, Marl, Germany December1, 2023—Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) has receivedschedule confirmation for an ARISS radio contact between an astronaut aboardthe International Space Station (ISS) and students at two schools located in Germany. ARISS conducts 60-80 of these special amateurradio contacts each year between students around the globe and crew memberswith ham radio licenses aboard the ISS. The Carl-Maria-von-Weber-Schule (CMVW) is a high school locatedin the heart of the city of Eutin, in the northern German state ofSchleswig-Holstein. CMVW offers a STEM curriculum from grade 5 to graduation,which is supplemented through extracurricular activities and projects. For thisARISS contact, members of Amateur Radio Association Eutin, are providing radioequipment and technical expertise. The Gymnasium im Loekamp has about 800 students in classes fromgrade 5 up to level Q2 (grade 13) and 75 teachers. It is a full-time municipalschool located in Marl, at the north rim of the Ruhr area in Germany, and about260 miles southwest of Eutin. They also offer computer science as a compulsorysubject for students in grades 5 and 6, as an elective from grades 7 to 13. Their'Junior Engineering Academy' is a technical elective in grades 9 and 10 with additionalSTEM working groups that includes robotics and programming. This will be a direct contact via Amateur Radio allowing students from both schools to ask theirquestions of Astronaut Andreas Mogensen, amateur radio call sign KG5GCZ. Thedownlink frequency for this contact is 145.800 MHz and may be heard bylisteners that are within the ISS-footprint that also encompasses the relayground station. The amateur radio ground station for this contactis in Eutin, Germany. Amateur radio operators using call sign DKØOH, willoperate the ground station to establish and maintain the ISS connection andprovide a telebridge contact with students at Gymnasium im Loekamp. TheARISS radio contact is scheduled for December 4, 2023 at 12:36 pm CET (GER) (11:36UTC, 6:36 am EST, 5:36 am CST, 4:36 am MST,3:36 am PST). The public is invitedto watch the livestream at: https://youtu.be/il4hZ40lO_o _______________________________ Astime allows, students will ask these questions: 1.What exciting experience fascinated you the most during your stay on the ISS? 2.Could you highlight a discovery that have already emerged through researchconducted on the ISS? 3.We have a school project where we launch a weather balloon. Can you see aweather balloon at 40km altitude from the ISS? 4.Do you conduct experiments in space from the ISS and if so, what was the mostexciting experiment? 5.Is there any muscle degradation due to weightlessness in space, and if so, whatare the symptoms and countermeasures? 6.How do astronauts treat illnesses or medical emergencies while they are inspace? 7.Is the time different in space than on Earth? 8.Does your voice change due to weightlessness or muscle loss when you stay onthe ISS? 9.How do astronauts spend their free time in space? 10.How would you describe the dynamics and relationships among astronauts aboardthe ISS, and did you know your colleagues before the mission? 11.What do you miss most from Earth in space and what will you miss most from theISS on Earth? 12.How do you feel when you look out of the window to the earth and think of yourfamily living there? 13.How have your expectations regarding your work on the ISS changed compared toyour initial thought? 14.What are the main differences between training underwater and actually livingin space, even though both conditions are weightless? 15.Don't you miss just sitting down there and does the weightlessness get annoyingsometimes? 16.What is your biggest fear during a mission? 17.How is the food packaged on the ISS, and does it taste different than on Earth? 18.How is air quality maintained inside the space station? 19.How is water filtered from urine in the space toilet? 20.Do you believe in the existence of aliens? About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties 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 SatelliteCorporation (AMSAT), NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN)and the ISS National Lab—Space Station Explorers. The primary goal of ARISS isto promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematicstopics. ARISS does this by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radiobetween crew members aboard the ISS and students. Before and during these radiocontacts, students, educators, parents, and communities take part in hands-onlearning activities tied to space, space technologies, and amateur radio. Formore information, see http://www.ariss.org . MediaContact: DaveJordan, AA4KN ARISSPR Findus on social media at: Twitter:ARISS_Intl Facebook:facebook.com/ARISSIntl Instagram:ariss_intl Mastodon:[email protected] Checkout ARISS on Youtube.com.

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VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing December 2023
by Jon Goering 01 Dec '23

01 Dec '23

VUCC Satellite Standing December 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------ VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for November 01, 2023 to December 01, 2023. ------------------------------------------------------------ KO4MA 1933 2000 K8DP 1575 1581 AA5PK 1382 1404 N8RO 1368 1384 DL2GRC 1004 1108 DF2ET 1000 1102 KF7R 1050 1075 PS8ET 925 1000 K9UO 926 950 KE8RJU 905 950 OZ9AAR 800 900 EA2AA 825 856 KQ4DO 808 827 W8LR 818 825 FG8OJ 639 737 HB9AOF 604 725 KS1G 655 703 WA6DNR 457 605 JL1SAM 511 601 W0NBC 437 563 JG6CDH 515 553 A65BR 513 532 XE1UYS 327 505 IK3ITB 400 500 IK7FMQ 453 500 N3CAL 435 471 N6RVI 100 380 SA0UNX 205 362 JR0GAS 250 360 AD2DD 261 356 KG4AKV 254 355 HC2FG 276 350 N6PAZ 326 342 DK3ZL New 319 KB8CR New 301 AL7ID New 261 K6VHF 201 250 N7GR 179 205 K9JKM 114 201 JF3MKC 175 200 JI5RPT/1 101 200 K9AQ 109 200 WD9EWK (DM45) 160 165 N4QX 152 157 AA0DW New 141 N6UTC (DM15) New 126 JF1CDX New 105 KT6CA New 103 W3TI 101 103 NJ2DX New 100 ------------------------------------------------------------ Congratulations to the new VUCC holders. AL7ID is first VUCC Satellite holder from BP64 DXCC Satellite Standing December 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------ DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for November 01, 2023 to December 01, 2023. ------------------------------------------------------------ OE9DGV 208 210 F6BKI 203 207 YO2CMI 169 173 ZS1LS 153 160 EA2AA 152 154 DL6GBM 125 152 HB9RYZ 137 139 LA6OP 123 136 SP3AU 130 136 DL9RAN 100 125 FG8OJ 111 114 SM2OAN 100 109 CT1ETE New 104 TF1A 100 102 JA0FSB New 101 K9UO 100 101 EA5RM New 100 KB9STR New 100 KN2K New 100 LA0FA New 100 N0JE New 100 ------------------------------------------------------------ Congratulations to the new DXCC Satellite holders. KN2K is first DXCC Satellite holder from VA 73 Jon N7AZ

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Re: Eirsat1 launch Friday 1st Dec from Florida space x
by Nico Janssen 30 Nov '23

30 Nov '23

Correction on that TLE set: 1 99320U 23335.83163194 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 2 99320 97.4530 35.8249 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 73, Nico PA0DLO On 30-11-2023 21:23, Nico Janssen via AMSAT-BB wrote: > Graham, > > Note that both TLE sets, whatever their source, are now obsolete > because they refer to the originally planned launch date of 2023-11-29. > Since the launch is now planned for 2023-12-01 at 18:18 UTC, that > TLE set should be changed to: > > 1 99320U 23335.76250000 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 2 99320 > 97.4530 35.7567 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 73, > Nico PA0DLO > > On 30-11-2023 17:55, graham shirville via AMSAT-BB wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This tle file from PE0SAT seems to work better for my Pstrotator and Nova systems! >> >> EIRSAT-1 >> 1 99320U 23333.82190972 .00000000 00000-0 00000+0 0 00007 >> 2 99320 97.4530 33.8440 0001272 81.2690 356.0680 15.16281477 03 >> >> Looking forward to hearing the first "beeps" >> >> 73 >> >> Graham G3VZV >> >> From: Daniel Cussen via AMSAT-BB<amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Sent: Thursday, November 30, 2023 4:24 PM >> To: amsat-bb<amsat-bb(a)amsat.org> >> Subject: [AMSAT-BB] Eirsat1 launch Friday 1st Dec from Florida space x >> >> https://www.esa.int/Education/CubeSats_-_Fly_Your_Satellite/Calling_all_rad… >> >> >> EIRSAT-1’s beacon is transmitted in the UHF band, at a frequency of 437.1 MHz. The downlink is GMSK modulated at a data rate of 9600 bps. >> >> Please try record passes >> >> TLE >> 1 00000U 230000 23333.82190972 .00000000 00000-0 21496-3 0 16 >> 2 00000 97.4600 34.4900 0004785 235.8810 -166.6890 15.20617776000008 >> >> >> >> ----------------------------------------------------------- >> >> 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 athttps://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ >> >> View archives of this mailing list at >> https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] >> To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org >> Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://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 athttps://www.amsat.org/about-amsat/ > > View archives of this mailing list at > https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > To unsubscribe send an email to amsat-bb-leave(a)amsat.org > Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences athttps://mailman.amsat.org

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