Yeah, sounds like drag is starting to lower the apogee a bit .. probably won't be in orbit much longer ..

On Dec 20, 2007, at 9:11 AM, Robert Bruninga wrote:

This morning, in one day, ANDE gained over 1.5 minutes ahead of schedule. And the keps are a day behind. So always start looking about 2 minutes ahead of the current keps..

Bob

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-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mr Jeffrey L

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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 9:49 AM To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] wheres ANDE?

FOLKS, My Satscape and Heavens above tracks are losing ANDE. Anyone have a good track on him? Last I seen he was at 119 miles altitude. wonder when, today maybe? What are you using? thank you in advance, you may reply off bb if you like.

"On this one we'd like to think of ourselves collectively as 'da men', sir." -- Toby Ziegler

ANDE Still alive and operational as at 21st December, 08:42 UTC.

Wow!

I just got back two valid decodes from ANDE.

I heard many others, but some very high noise levels due to my antenna pointing errors or otherwise.

I am not set up to forward into the APRS network, and as this was my first "contact" with ANDE, I'll place them both here.

Two packets decoded only, logged here as:

ZL3GA-1>APND12,ANDE-1*,WIDE2-2 <UI R>:=4322.91SN17238.49E#DIGI_NED: Kaiapoi

ZL1TYF>APRS,ANDE-1* <UI R>:Happy Birthday ANDE

Both stations above are in New Zealand.

ZL3GA is in Kaiapoi, per above packet, which is near Christchurch in the South Island.

I am in Wellington, at the bottom of the North Island.

Based on my antenna pointing and frequency on xmit and receive at the time, ANDE must not have been too far from that predicted by NOVA, using Keps from Space-Track that are 33 hours old now. If ANDE was around 2 minutes early as Bob suggests, I'm not sure I would have got him. However, it was a great pass, peaking over 85 degrees elevation.

Regards, Jim, ZL1TYF

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert Bruninga Sent: Friday, 21 December 2007 4:11 a.m. To: 'Mr Jeffrey L Ross'; AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Cc: 'TAPR APRS Mailing List' Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: wheres ANDE?

This morning, in one day, ANDE gained over 1.5 minutes ahead of schedule. And the keps are a day behind. So always start looking about 2 minutes ahead of the current keps..

Bob

Hi,

I have no problems with the current TLEs. Commanding works fine in every pass - so the keps seems accurate.

ANDE MAA SPHERE 1 1 29664U 06055F 07353.61238174 .00786040 12061-4 20860-3 0 7179 2 29664 051.6147 181.2664 0003904 311.5343 092.9444 16.27654731 57867

BTW, I put the newest TLE to www.ande-deobrit.com (the same I work with).

73, Mike DK3WN

-----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- Von: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] Im Auftrag von Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR] Gesendet: Donnerstag, 20. Dezember 2007 16:18 An: Mr Jeffrey L Ross; AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Betreff: [amsat-bb] Re: wheres ANDE?

My Nova has it at 192 km (at the lowest). Last heard by an IGATE at 1435 UTC on Dec 20 20071220143540 : ANDE-1]BEACON,qAo,DK3WN-1:]Satellite 145.825mhz US Naval Academy

Kenneth - N5VHO

-----Original Message----- From: amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces@amsat.org] On Behalf Of Mr Jeffrey L Ross Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2007 8:49 AM To: AMSAT-BB@amsat.org Subject: [amsat-bb] wheres ANDE?

FOLKS, My Satscape and Heavens above tracks are losing ANDE. Anyone have a good track on him? Last I seen he was at 119 miles altitude. wonder when, today maybe? What are you using? thank you in advance, you may reply off bb if you like.

p.s. Does anyone know if Jtrack has ANDE?

p.s.s. To supply me with the Pass times over the east coast (great lakes) would be neat.

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