Hello Chris,
Perhaps the info below will help answer some of your questions ...
US amsat site sat status isnt more up-to-date, as I am unsure of what is correct and what isnt.
Heh, yes quite true ... some of the details on the web site could use updating. AMSAT also makes the latest satellite status and worldwide satellite news available via the AMSAT News Service. The weekly ANS news bulletins and the Weekly Satellite Report are available free via e-mail.
Please check out http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo when you have time. Select the link to ANS to sign up for the AMSAT News Service messages.
I've included this week's satellite report (for the operational satellites) below to hopefully help you find some information.
Hope this helps! Welcome to the interesting world of satellite ops :-) -- 73 de JoAnne K9JKM [email protected] Editor, AMSAT News Service
This report is organized into FIVE parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-183.S1 WSR 183 Part 1 07/02/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-183.S1
VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder
Frequencies: Indian Transponder: Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder: Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [06252007] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Telemetry - /u 9k6
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ [07022007] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml (not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary): 1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft. 2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the repeater on and off within the 10 Minute window. 3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer. [05282007] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Recovery Operations
Voice/CW Mode JA Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM 145.870 MHz FM 145.910 MHz FM Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK Callsign: 8J1JCS Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP U: RHCP
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm AMSAT-NA Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID =5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm [07022007] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org [05282007] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Mode: Listen before transmitting
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP) Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW 145.972 MHz CW 435.100 MHz CW 2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7 [05282007] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice/Packet/Digipeater
Expedition 15 crew: Commander: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Flight Engineer: Clayton C. Anderson Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov
STS-117 Crew: Mission Commander: Frederick Sturckow Shuttle Pilot: Lee Archambault Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB Mission Specialist: James Reilly II Steven Swanson Patrick Forrester John D. Olivas
Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING: Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear
Callsigns: German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR USA: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3 Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/ Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [06182007] NNNN /EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-183.S2 WSR 183 Part 2 07/02/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-183.S2
CAPE1 Catalog Number: Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25 [04232007] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 [04232007] ===== CP4 Catalog Number: Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 [04232007] ===== Libertad-1 Catalog Number: Launch Date: April 17, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.405 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [04232007] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [02052007] ===== ?O-?? FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [02262007] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01222007] ===== GENESAT-1 ?O-?? Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [01082007] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT [10302006] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ [03262007] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launched: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [01082007] ===== CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launched: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/ [01082007] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/u Telemetry - /u 9k6
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ [07022007] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational only in Full Sun Light
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program: http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/ [05282007] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: Telemetry Downlink - 2M
Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM 1200 AFSK Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz - OFF UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP S: LHCP
Due to solar eclipses which will continue until late August 2007, the beacon will only transmit for about one orbit every 21 days. It is unlikely to be heard during this period.
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm [05282007] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice/Packet/Digipeater
Expedition 15 crew: Commander: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI Flight Engineer: Clayton C. Anderson Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov
STS-117 Crew: Mission Commander: Frederick Sturckow Shuttle Pilot: Lee Archambault Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB Mission Specialist: James Reilly II Steven Swanson Patrick Forrester John D. Olivas
Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING: Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear
Callsigns: German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR USA: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3 Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/ Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [06182007] NNNN /EX