July 2007 - ANS - mailman.amsat.org

ANS-210
by Dee 29 Jul '07

29 Jul '07

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-210 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * NASA and ESA Prepare Columbus(L & S Transponder onboard) * AMSAT-UK Colloquim News * AO-51 Features SSB Uplink to FM Downlink Experiment * AO-7 Log Page * ARISS Status - 23 July 2007 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-210.01 NASA and ESA Prepare Columbus(L & S Transponder onboard) AMSAT News Service Bulletin 210.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 29, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-210.01 NASA and ESA Prepare Columbus for Flight A press release from the European Space Agency reports that NASA plans to resume testing and integration work on the ESA Columbus Space Laboratory to prepare it for connection with the International Space Station. Columbus was flown to Florida back in May, 2006, to get in line for its launch to the station. Earlier this year, it was removed from temporary storage, and engineers equipped it with experiment racks and orbital hardware. After a break over the summer, workers will continue preparing it for launch. If all goes well, it will blast into space atop the space shuttle Atlantis as early as December 6th, 2007 on the STS-122 Shuttle Flight. Also aboard Columbus will be amateur radio equipment to support a linear transponder with an L-band uplink and S-band downlink. ESA information on the Columbus Space Laboratory can be found at: http://www.esa.int/esaCP/SEMJY2HYX3F_index_0.html. [ANS thanks ESA and Universe Today for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-210.02 AMSAT-UK Colloquim News AMSAT News Service Bulletin 210.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 29, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-210.02 Satellite News From 2007 AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium Good news about interesting amateur satellite projects has been released upon the conclusion of the 2007 AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium. Amateur Radio satellite Delfi-C3 video available http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/delfi_c3_video.htm AMSAT-OZ Satellite on a PCB - AMSAT-UK Colloquium Paper and PowerPoints at http://wiki.amsat.dk/ P3E Update http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/p3e_update.htm The UK to get it's first Cubesat? http://www.southgatearc.org/news/july2007/uk_cubesat.htm [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Trevor, M5AKA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-210.03 AO-51 Features SSB Uplink to FM Downlink Experiment AMSAT News Service Bulletin 210.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 29, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-210.03 AO-51 Features SSB Uplink to FM Downlink Experiment On July 24 AO-51 controllers enabled the satellite's SQRX receiver to allow for operation utilizing a 145.880 MHz SSB uplink with an FM downlink on 435.300 MHz. This experiment also caused changes in the way that telemetry is handled. Gould, WA4SXM, AO-51 Command Station described the config- uration, "I turned off Transmitter A last night when I switched modes as the schedule did not include the telemetry downlink. If I use the SQRX receiver, then I need to decrease the transmitter power for the batteries to make it through eclipse." In the meantime AO-51 was collecting telemetry, but not transmitting telemetry. Alan, WA4SCA was active on the new mode and wrote, "It is very obvious who has computer control of the radio. Intel- ligibility is as with any of the passband birds, except on AO-51 you fall completely out of the passband quickly. In this mode the RX is relatively sensitive, but I did need a beam to get a good uplink, though my output was only 1-2 watts." In the period between July 27-July 31, controllers returned AO-51 into its V/U FM Repeater mode with the uplink on 145.920 MHz and downlink on 435.300 MHz. 9k6 telemetry transmission was re-enabled on 435.150 MHz. [ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM and Alan, WA4SCA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-210.04 AO-7 Log Page AMSAT News Service Bulletin 210.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 29, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-210.04 AO-7 Log Page John, LA2QAA, AO-7 Resource Web Page Administrator, reminds users that the AO-7 log page (http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ao7log.php) remains operational. John asks, "Please remember this page is des- igned to be an "activity" log. It is not designed to be a log to see who can collect the most points. Please refrain from entering multiple QSO's on different lines for the same orbit because this will then give false overall results." John is available to answer questions via e-mail at his <callsign>@amsat.org address. [ANS thanks John, LA2QAA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-210.05 ARISS Status - 23 July 2007 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 210.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 29, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-210.05 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report July 23, 2007 1. Successful ARISS Contact with Hospitalized Children On Tuesday, July 17, long term hospitalized children at the Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida, spoke with astronaut Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, aboard the ISS, via the telebridge station W6SRJ in California. Anderson answered the children’s 20 questions which had been prepared for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) event, and with extra time available, he answered an additional 13 posed to him by the 10 patients. An ARISS team member gave a presentation to the children covering amateur radio and the ARISS program. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers, and into the IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010. Twenty connections were made to EchoLink, of which 7 were repeaters, from 8 countries, including the Czech Republic and Croatia. Central Florida News, Channel 13, ran a story with video on the event. See: http://www.cfnews13.com/Health/YourHealth/2007/7/18/sick_kids_get_special_t… 2. Upcoming School Contacts The Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, in Oregon, Ohio has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, July 25 at 11:38 UTC. The center has a science lab that is used for the summer camp programs, and schools from northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan participate in the programs which reach approximately 3000 students each year. The audio from this event will be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers, as well as being fed into the IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been planned for the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Chelmsford, England. A Special Event Station, GB100J, will operate at the Jamboree from July 27 to August 8, 2007. Approximately 40,000 scouts from 200 countries are expected to attend this event. The audio will be broadcast on the Jamboree FM Radio Station and will be webcast on the radio station’s website. It will also be fed into the EchoLink AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers, but it is unlikely that it will be fed into the IRLP Discovery Reflector 9010. The contact will take place on Saturday, August 4 at 21:10 UTC. 3. ARISS International Team Meeting Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) International Team teleconference was held on Tuesday, July 17. Agenda items covered included the ARISS Kenwood and Ericsson radio systems and SuitSat-2 status. Minutes have been posted to the ARISS website. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2007-07-17.htm 4. Crew Debrief Scheduled A crew debriefing session with Expedition 14/15 member Sunita Williams has been tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, July 24. Williams completed 33 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contacts with school children around the world while aboard the ISS. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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WSR-204 Weekly Satellite Report 204
by James French 26 Jul '07

26 Jul '07

This report is organized into FIVE parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-204.S1 WSR 204 Part 1 07/23/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 23, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-204.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 - L/u Telemetry Beacon - /u 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/ [07162007] ===== 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 KD5PLA Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov 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. [07162007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-204.S2 WSR 204 Part 2 07/23/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 23, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-204.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 - L/u Telemetry Beacon - /u 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/ [07162007] ===== 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 UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 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 [07162007] ===== 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 KD5PLA Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov 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. [07162007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-204.S3 WSR 204 Part 3 07/23/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 23, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-204.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Operational Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communica- tion. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [01222007] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, call- sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU) ---------------------------- BEACON General Beacon (GB) Middle Beacon (MB) Engineering Beacon (EB) 2 m none 145.898 MHz none 70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz 13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz 13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz 3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz 1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz [007162007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launched: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: ? Launched:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launched: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launched: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Reloading of BBS software Current Mode: V/U L/U Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html [06112007] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Reported non-operational Current Mode: V/U Digipeater - Authorized for APRS usage Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [06112007] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012006] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: Downlink only Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [012212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launched: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launched: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launched: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [01222007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-204.S4 WSR 204 Part 4 07/23/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 23, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-204.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME: Phase 5a Mars Mission Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web page: http://ticket-to-mars.org [01222007] ===== PHASE 3E AO-?? Catalog number: Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007 Status: Under Construction For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web page: http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/ [01222007] ===== Eagle AO-?? Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org [01222007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-204.S5 WSR 204 Part 5 07/23/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 204.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 23, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-204.S5 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE GROUND: NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at}amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-203 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 22 Jul '07

22 Jul '07

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-203 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * Nagesh Upadhyaya, VU2NUD, SK * Satellite Demo Leads to Successful First QSOs * AMSAT Field Day 2007 Statistics * OSCAR-11 REPORT - 16 July 2007 * ARISS Status - 25 June 2007 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-203.01 Nagesh Upadhyaya, VU2NUD, SK AMSAT News Service Bulletin 203.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 22, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-203.01 The following was received from K.V.Prasad,VU2RRG/ROC, National coordinator, AMSAT-IN. It is with profound grief and sorrow that we express the accidental demise of our most revered ham technologist shri Nagesh Upadhyaya,VU2NUD. He is a noble soul who remains in our ham technologists minds and hearts. His dedication and valour will forever inspire the young ham technologists and future generations of scientists towards higher glory. A devoted and dedicated scientific officer/ham technologist from AMSAT-IN left for heavenly abode. Its pride to the National International fraternity of AMSAT ham technologists/scientists to have such a dynamic star. May God (the most beneficient & the merciful in the world) bless his noble soul. [ANS thanks K.V.Prasad,VU2RRG, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-203.02 Satellite Demo Leads to Successful First QSOs AMSAT News Service Bulletin 203.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 22, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-203.02 Since March, Patrick, WD9EWK/VA7EWK has been conducting a series of satellite operating demonstrations at the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club. W7TBC in Glendale, a suburb of Phoenix, Arizona. At the club's June meeting, kits for a WA5VJB "Cheap Yagi" for the FM satellites were distributed consisting of 2 elements on 2m, 5 elements on 70cm, plus the 2m/70cm "duplexer" or band splitter. Other Thunderbird club members were ready to try FM satellite operation via AO-51 with the telescoping whip on their HT. Two Thunderbird club members made their first satellite contacts under Patrick's mentoring. He reported, "Jeff W0NWA worked Bernardo 6I2HWB in southern Baja California (DL44), and Bob K7UNL worked me followed by Jeff, K7WIN in southeastern Arizona." Patrick made a total of 8 contacts on that pass. Other club members were able to hear AO-51 for the first time. Patrick summarized, "The weather was still 105F/41C outside with a bit of humidity. We had a great time, and for a couple of the club members they now have satellite contacts for their logs. We may do another of these hands-on demonstrations in a few months, when it is not so hot outside." Thank you to Patrick, and congratulations are in order for the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club! [ANS thanks Patrick, WD9EWK/VA7EWK for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-203.03 AMSAT Field Day 2007 Statistics AMSAT News Service Bulletin 203.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 22, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-203.03 Bruce Page, KK5DO reports that he has finished entering AMSAT Field Day reports into his computer. Statistics for AMSAT Field Day 2007: 13 entries 5 satellites operated 207 total qso's scored 2 stations operating commercial power 11 stations operating emergency power 1 emergency station was operating battery 2 stations operating from home 11 stations operating from the field The least reported score was 3 QSOs QSOs per satellite: AO-27 8 SO-50 11 AO-51 14 (includes both l/u and v/u) AO-07 69 phone AO-07 21 cw VO-52 30 phone VO-52 4 cw Look for the complete article with pictures and comments in the upcoming issue of the AMSAT journal. [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-203.04 OSCAR-11 REPORT - 16 July 2007 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 203.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 22, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-203.04 I have now updated the telemetry archive on my website to include all the telemetry received in 2007. The news archive has also been updated. The URL is www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew During the period 15 June to 15 July 2007, no signals have been received from the satellite's 145.826 MHz. beacon. I have not received any reception reports. The satellite is currently subject to solar eclipses, which will continue until 20 August. The duration of the eclipses is now decreasing and will reach a time of 10 minutes, around 10 August. At that level the satellite may be able to sustain continuous operation, however it is not possible to predict when the satellite will switch ON. If there was failed attempt to switch ON just before 10 August, then it could be the end of August before the satellite resumed continuous transmissions. The battery can no longer power the satellite during the eclipse season. When the battery voltage decreases to a preset level, the watchdog timer resets, and the beacon is turned off for approximately 21 days. When the satellite restarts, eclipses could cause the beacon to switch OFF, after a short time, probably less than one orbit. This short transmission could occur any where over the world, and could be repeated at 20.7 day intervals. Owing to the lack of accurate timings, it is impossible to predict when and where the satellite will be heard during these short transmission periods. It is just possible that someone tuning around 145.826 MHz. may hear the satellite, by chance. The Beacon frequencies are - VHF 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry UHF 435.025 MHz. OFF S-band 2401.5 MHz. OFF Listeners to OSCAR-11 may be interested in visiting my website. The current monthly bulletin contains further details of the satellite's status. If you need to know what OSCAR-11 should sound like, there is a short audio clip for you to hear. The website contains an archive of news & telemetry data. It also contains details about using a soundcard or hardware demodulators for data capture. There is software for capturing data, and decoding ASCII telemetry. The URL is www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ If you place this bulletin on a terrestrial packet network, please use the bulletin identifier $BID:U2RPT135.CWV, to prevent duplication. 73 Clive G3CWV xxxxx(a)amsat.org (please replace xxxxx by g3cwv) [ANS thanks Clive, G3CWV, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-203.05 ARISS Status - 16 July 2007 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 203.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 22, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-203.05 1. ARISS Contact with Canadian High School Students Manitoba high school students attending the Manitoba Space Adventure Camp held at the Canadian Air Force 17 Wing in Winnipeg spoke to Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, on Thursday, July 12. During the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact, Anderson answered 18 questions posed to him by twelve students, while other camp attendees and the media looked on. The event received excellent television coverage by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) and Canadian television (CTV). Four repeater nodes were among the 18 connections made to EchoLink by ham operators in Germany, India, Canada, USA, Japan, and the UK. The CBC news article can be viewed at this link: http://www.cbc.ca/canada/manitoba/story/2007/07/12/space-talk.html#skip300x… The Winnipeg Sun article may be found here: http://www.winnipegsun.com/News/Manitoba/2007/07/13/4335853-sun.html Another cnews story has also been posted: http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Science/2007/07/12/4334628-cp.html 2. Upcoming School Contacts The Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County, in Oregon, Ohio has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday, July 25 at 11:38 UTC. The center has a science lab that is used for the summer camp programs, and schools from northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan participate in the programs which reach approximately 3000 students each year. 3. ARISS TIM Held A productive Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) was held the week of July 9 -13 in Houston. Discussions included the ARISS radio systems, SuitSat-2 and education. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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WSR-197 Weekly Satellite Report 197
by James French 19 Jul '07

19 Jul '07

This report is organized into FIVE parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-197.S1 WSR 197 Part 1 07/16/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 16, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-197.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 - L/u Telemetry Beacon - /u 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/ [07162007] ===== 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 KD5PLA Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov 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. [07162007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-197.S2 WSR 197 Part 2 07/16/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 16, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-197.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 - L/u Telemetry Beacon - /u 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/ [07162007] ===== 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 UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 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 [07162007] ===== 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 KD5PLA Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov 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. [07162007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-197.S3 WSR 197 Part 3 07/16/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 16, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-197.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Operational Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communica- tion. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [01222007] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, call- sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU) ---------------------------- BEACON General Beacon (GB) Middle Beacon (MB) Engineering Beacon (EB) 2 m none 145.898 MHz none 70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz 13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz 13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz 3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz 1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz [007162007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launched: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: ? Launched:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launched: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launched: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Reloading of BBS software Current Mode: V/U L/U Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html [06112007] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Reported non-operational Current Mode: V/U Digipeater - Authorized for APRS usage Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [06112007] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012006] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: Downlink only Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [012212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launched: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launched: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launched: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [01222007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-197.S4 WSR 197 Part 4 07/16/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 16, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-197.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME: Phase 5a Mars Mission Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web page: http://ticket-to-mars.org [01222007] ===== PHASE 3E AO-?? Catalog number: Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007 Status: Under Construction For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web page: http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/ [01222007] ===== Eagle AO-?? Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org [01222007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-197.S5 WSR 197 Part 5 07/16/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 197.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 16, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-197.S5 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE GROUND: NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at}amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-196 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne Maenpaa 15 Jul '07

15 Jul '07

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-196 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org ******************** AMSAT 2007 Space Symposium ************************** The Wireless Association of South Hills Amateur Radio Club announces the 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held at the Pittsburgh Airport Marriott Hotel on Friday, October 26 through Sunday, October 28, 2007. The AMSAT web team has posted informational pages on the AMSAT web site. You can find the announcement with many links at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2007/index.php ************************************************************************** In this edition: * AO-51 Completes L/S Mode, Watch for New Modes * Satellite Shorts From All Over * NASA Makes Saturn Radio Transmission Recording Available * High Efficiency RF Linear Amplifier Design Proposed for Eagle * ARISS Status Report for the Week of July 9, 2007 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-196.01 AO-51 Completes L/S Mode, Watch for New Modes AMSAT News Service Bulletin 196.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 15, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-196.01 During the period of July 10 to July 12 AO-51 was in its FM repeater mode with the uplink on 1268.700 MHz and the downlink on 2401.200 MHz. Viktor, OE1VKW reported, "On July 10 AO-51 over Vienna with very strong signals!" Alan, WA4SCA reported, "AO-51 came up in VS with a 145.920 uplink at the start of the pass. A couple of minutes before LOS, it switched over to LS, and I got a couple of quick test calls in. It Sounded fine." Starting July 13, AO-51 is in the FM repeater mode, with an uplink on 145.920 MHz and downlink on 435.300 MHz. 9K6 telemetry is on the 435.150 MHz downlink. Next on July 24 look for AO-51 to operate with an SSB uplink via 145.880 MHz and FM downlink via 435.300 MHz. [ANS thanks the AO-51 Operation Team for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-196.02 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 196.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 15, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-196.02 + Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL reported that JARL has been conducting tests on FO-29 when it is over Japan. Telemetry analysis can be found on-line at: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29test.htm + AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium 2007 is coming soon. The 22nd International Space Colloquium at the University of Surrey, Guildford, England from Friday 20th to Sunday 22nd July. The event is open to all. Either day passes or full packages comprising overnight accommodation and meals at the University are available. There is an online booking service for PayPal, Visa and Master Card payments. For further details see http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/ + AMSAT received the sad news that Tom McDaniel, N0NTX passed away on Monday July 2nd, 2007. Services are tentatively planned for Monday, July 9th. Tom was active on the satellites. + The deadline for submitting technical papers for presentation at the 26th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference is July 31, 2007. The conference will be held September 28-30, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org + The deadline for receiving your submission (either email or postal mail) for AMSAT Field Day is Monday, July 16, 2007 at 11:59 P.M. CDT. E-mail to kk5do(a)arrl.net or postal mail to Bruce's callbook address. + Former AMSAT Board Member, Harry, JA1ANG, has been in the hospital for several months. If you wish to send him a card the address is: Harry Yoneda, 15-1305 Shimouma, 2-Chome-26, Setagaya-ku Tokyo 154 Japan. + Ed Long, WA4SWJ, AMSAT Journal Editor reminds the membership that the time is already upon us to begin submitting articles for the July/August issue. You can submit your article via the journal(a)amsat.org e-mail address. [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-196.03 NASA Makes Saturn Radio Transmission Recording Available AMSAT News Service Bulletin 196.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 15, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-196.03 NASA has made available a recording from the Cassini spacecraft of Saturn's intense radio emissions called Saturn kilometric radiation. The Cassini spacecraft began detecting these radio emissions in April 2002, when Cassini was 374 million kilometers (234 million miles) from the planet, using the Cassini radio and plasma wave science instrument, which provided the first high resolution observations of these emissions, showing an amazing array of variations in frequency and time. The complex radio spectrum with rising and falling tones, is very similar to Earth's auroral radio emissions. These structures indicate that there are numerous small radio sources moving along magnetic field lines threading the auroral region. For additional information and to hear the recording visit: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/cassini/multimedia/pia07966.html [ANS thanks 'The Daily Galaxy' and NASA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-196.04 High Efficiency RF Linear Amplifier Design Proposed for Eagle AMSAT News Service Bulletin 196.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 15, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-196.04 AMSAT members Allen Katz, K2UYH and Marc Franco, N2UO have designed a VHF, high-efficiency, class-E, RF power amplifier with a DC to RF efficiency of 86.8%. Their innovative design is based on silicon carbide (SiC) metal-semiconductor field effect transistors, or MESFETs. The design was presented in a paper at the IEEE International Microwave Symposium in Hawaii. It is now available on-line: http://www.cree.com/products/wireless_docs.htm titled "Class-E Silicon Carbide VHF Power Amplifier" (June 5, 2007) The final amplifier efficiency was measured at around 86 to 88% with this number holding quite well at almost any drain voltage or output power. This type of amplifier is under consideration for the envelope elimination and restoration linear amplifier planned for the AMSAT Eagle satellite. [ANS thanks Marc, N2UO for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-196.05 ARISS Status Report for the Week of July 9, 2007 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 196.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 15, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-196.05 1. School Contacts Maples Collegiate in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada had an ARISS contact on Thursday, July 12. The school would like the ARISS contact to be part of the Win-Cube Project in Manitoba. Win-Cube is an innovative science and engineering project that includes students from 10 high schools in Manitoba who will participate in the design, construction, launch, and communication with a pico-satellite in low earth orbit. ARISS will provide students involved in the Win-Cube project with a real application of classroom learning with experiences like the ISS orbital elements and its relation to the availability of ground to orbit commu- nication. Students with their amateur radio licenses performed an active role in establishing and maintaining communication with the ISS. Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Florida has been slated for an ARISS contact on Tuesday, July 17 via the telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The hospital plans on involving children, who have been hospitalized long term, with this contact. It will showcase the medical advancements made through space science, available due to NASA and its research. An ARISS team member will give a presentation to the children on Amateur Radio on the International Space Station and an astronaut will also be invited to speak to the children. Lithographs will be distributed and children will design posters in anticipation of the contact. 2. Challenger Learning Center Experiences Successful ARISS Contact On Saturday, July 7, children visiting the Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai experienced an ARISS contact. Clay Anderson, KD5PLA, answered 12 questions posed to him by the participating students and a few more from the audience. A crowd of approximately 50 people was expected to attend. 3. ARISS TIM An ARISS Technical Interchange Meeting (TIM) was held the week of July 9-13, in Houston. Topics of discussion included ARISS radio systems, SuitSat-2, and education issues. 4. Amateur Radio Newsline Article on ARISS Member Amateur Radio Newsline posted a story about ARISS member Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, who was named to the Wireless Institute of Australia (WIA) board position of Australian National Coordinator for ARISS. Tony had recently given a talk on the ARISS education program to the board members. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM K9JKM at amsat dot org

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ANS-193.01 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
by JoAnne Maenpaa 13 Jul '07

13 Jul '07

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-193.01 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium - Booking Closes July 16 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 193.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 12, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-193.01 A reminder that bookings for the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium must be made before 16th July. Among the presentations on upcoming satellites will be ESEO (435 to 2400 MHz) by Graham Shirville, G3VZV Phase 3e / Phase 5a by AMSAT-DL Danish AMSAT-OZ Satellite (1260 to 435 MHz) by Ib Christoffersen, OZ1MY Delphi-C3 Communications Subsystem by Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ Eagle Status by Rick Hambly, W2GPS With the lack of interference free Microwave Allocations very much on everyone's mind the presentation by the RSGB Microwave Manager Murray Niman G6JYB on "The Future of Amateur Satellite Spectrum" will be received with great interest. The presentation will summarise both the challenges and opportunities for Amateur Satellite spectrum and future satellite designers from 50 MHz to beyond 50 GHz. The RSGB GB4FUN van will be present throughout the event to allow visitors to work the satellites and an RSGB bookstall will be available on Saturday morning. On Friday there will be a special "Beginners Workshop" to show newcomers how to use the many Amateur Satellites that are available. The event is open to all Amateurs and SWL's. Either day passes or full packages comprising overnight accommodation and meals at the University are available. An online booking service is available for PayPal, Visa and Master Card payments. See http://www.uk.amsat.org/Colloquium/ For further details contact Jim Heck G3WGM Tel: + 44 (0)1258 453959 Email: g3wgm(a)amsat.org Guildford is between London-Heathrow and London-Gatwick airports. To join AMSAT-UK online see https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subscription/ AMSAT-UK website: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ [ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA for the above information] /EX

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WSR-190 Weekly Satellite Report 190
by James French 12 Jul '07

12 Jul '07

This report is organized into FIVE parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-190.S1 WSR 190 Part 1 07/09/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 09, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-190.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 - L/s 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/ [07092007] ===== 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-190.S2 WSR 190 Part 2 07/09/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 09, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-190.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 - L/s 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/ [07092007] ===== 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 SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-190.S3 WSR 190 Part 3 07/09/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 09, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-190.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Operational Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communica- tion. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [01222007] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, call- sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz [01222007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launched: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: ? Launched:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launched: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launched: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Reloading of BBS software Current Mode: V/U L/U Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html [06112007] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Reported non-operational Current Mode: V/U Digipeater - Authorized for APRS usage Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [06112007] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012006] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: Downlink only Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [012212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launched: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launched: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launched: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [01222007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-190.S4 WSR 190 Part 4 07/09/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 09, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-190.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME: Phase 5a Mars Mission Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web page: http://ticket-to-mars.org [01222007] ===== PHASE 3E AO-?? Catalog number: Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007 Status: Under Construction For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web page: http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/ [01222007] ===== Eagle AO-?? Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org [01222007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-190.S5 WSR 190 Part 5 07/09/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 09, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-190.S5 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE GROUND: NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at}amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-189 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 08 Jul '07

08 Jul '07

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-189 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * Call for papers - 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting * D-Star Satellite Contact * Simsat upcoming flights need assistance * Jim Sanford Seminar Speaker * AO-51 New Schedule * ARISS Status SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.01 Call for papers - 2007 ARRL/TAPR Digital Conference AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 8, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.01 Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 26th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 28-30, 2007 in Hartford, Connecticut. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2007. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. [ANS thanks Steve, WB8IMY, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.02 D-Star Satellite Contact AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 8, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.02 The first D-Star via Satellite contact has been made using AO-27. See http://www.ao27.org for more information. [ANS thanks Michael Wyrick for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.03 Simsat upcoming Flights need assistance AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 8, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.03 I AM LOOKING FOR AN AMSAT MEMBER to help set up and operate a ground station at the AMSAT Lab in Pocomoke City, Md. The task is to receive simple telemetry and to participate in the radio net covering one or both high-altitude balloon missions carrying Amateur Radio on Tuesday, July 24 and on Wednesday, July 25. For lots of background information about the SimSat-3A and SimSat-3B flights please go to The SimSat Announcement Page at: http://www.patkilroy.com/simsat See also the complete Task List for operators to participate either from home or at our launch site on the eastern shore. What do you think? A ground station at the AMSAT Lab supporting a SimSat flight would provide good, positive visibility to AMSAT. Please give me a call and I'd be glad to explain what can be done at the lab, however simple. The event will be quite educational. Could be quite a lot of fun too! [ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.04 Jim Sanford Seminar Speaker AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 8, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.04 AMSAT Eagle Project Manager Jim Sanford, WB4GCS will be a seminar speaker at the The ARRL Great Lakes Division Convention to be held on Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Sheraton Independence Hotel in Independence, Ohio. Sponsor tables and the sign-in table open at 9:00 a.m. Opening ceremonies begin at 11:30 a.m. Seminar only tickets are $25 for advance sale and $30 the day of the event. A full ticket including seminars, buffet, a free ticket for the prize drawing and Wouff Hong is only $50. Tickets can be purchased online at http://www.2007gldc.org You can pay by check or credit card online or follow directions for mailing your payment in. Even if you're not a ARRL member, please attend the convention to see what ARRL has to offer. Discount coupons will be available to attendees for use at the Cleveland Hamfest being held the next day on Sunday, September 23rd. [ANS thanks Jim, WB4CGS, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.05 AO-51 New Schedule AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 8, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.05 The July schedule has been posted at http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php . July 2007 AO-51 (AMSAT Echo) Schedule July 1 until July 31, subject to modification July 1 - July 9 FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, Telemetry Only Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM, 9k6 Telemetry July 10 - July 12 FM Repeater, L/S Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM, NO PL Tone Downlink: 2401.200 MHz FM July 13 - July 23 FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, Telemetry Only Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM, 9k6 Telemetry July 24 - July 26 SSB/FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.880 MHz USB Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM July 27 - July 31 FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, V/U, Telemetry Only Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM, 9k6 Telemetry We had several requests for normal V/U repeater mode for various operating demonstrations and grid expeditions, but we also managed to fit in a few other modes in between the requested V/U dates. We do have one special request. During the SSB/FM cross-mode repeater July 24-26, please restrict your uplink power to reasonable levels. Last time there were some issues with very strong stations causing distortion on the downlink. 73 and enjoy, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP of Operations /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.06 ARISS Status - 25 June 2007 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 189.06 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 6, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-189.06 ARISS Status Report for the week of July 6, 2007 1. Upcoming School Contact The Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska has been scheduled for an ARISS contact on Saturday, July 7. The center engages Elementary and Middle school students in space exploration, science, math and technology. Home schooled children will also be invited to participate in the contact and there is a possibility of reaching rural students through a School Access video conference. Workshops are planned prior to the contact to introduce children to the ISS, its mission and the crew's responsibilities. Students will participate in poster and essay competitions related to space exploration. Media will be notified and coverage is expected on both a local and national level. 2. Astronaut Training Status Expedition 17 backup crew members Nicole Stott, KE5GJN, and Tim Kopra, KE5LUT, participated in an ARISS training session on Wednesday, June 27. Using a Kenwood D700, the astronauts answered questions posed to them by the trainers, simulating a school contact aboard the ISS and allowing them to familiarize themselves with the operation of the radio system. 3. ARRL QST Articles The American Radio Relay League's July QST included several news items about the ARISS program: + An "In Brief" note about the ARRL Foundation granting an additional $2000 toward the cost of constructing and installing antennas on the new Columbus ISS module (page 12). + Two photos and a half column of print space on Space Day at the National Air and Space Museum (page 13). + Author Wayne Yoshida's technical article on microwave radio (Wayne has written a number of QST items over the years) contained a footnote stating that the most memorable ham radio experience of his life was working in the press room as a volunteer at Johnson Space Center during the 1983 Owen Garriott flight aboard STS-9/ Spacelab-1 where Owen made the first-ever ham radio contacts from space (page 30). + A half page special on Bill McArthur's presentation at the ARRL annual Donor Reception (page 43). + Another 1/4 page on Bill McArthur meeting and greeting hams who came to ARRL's booths during the Dayton Hamvention held on May 18-20 (page 43-44). 4. ARRL Article on Sunita Williams The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a web story on Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, who made 33 ARISS contacts while on board the ISS. See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/06/26/100/?nc=1 /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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WSR-183 Weekly Satellite Report 183
by James French 05 Jul '07

05 Jul '07

This report is organized into FIVE parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned 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 SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-183.S3 WSR 183 Part 3 07/02/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-183.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Operational Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communica- tion. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [01222007] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, call- sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launched: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz [01222007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launched: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: ? Launched:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launched: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launched: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Reloading of BBS software Current Mode: V/U L/U Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html [06112007] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Reported non-operational Current Mode: V/U Digipeater - Authorized for APRS usage Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [06112007] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012006] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: Downlink only Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [012212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launched: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launched: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launched: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [01222007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launched: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launched: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-183.S4 WSR 183 Part 4 07/02/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-183.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME: Phase 5a Mars Mission Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web page: http://ticket-to-mars.org [01222007] ===== PHASE 3E AO-?? Catalog number: Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007 Status: Under Construction For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web page: http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/ [01222007] ===== Eagle AO-?? Catalog Number: Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009 Status: Design Phase For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org [01222007] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-183.S5 WSR 183 Part 5 07/02/2007 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-183.S5 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED TO THE GROUND: NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at}amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-182 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 01 Jul '07

01 Jul '07

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-182 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * Call for papers - 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting * AMSAT Awards * Field Day Results Reminder * ARISS Status - 25 June 2007 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-181.01 Call for papers - 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting AMSAT News Service Bulletin 181.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 1, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-181.01 This is the second call for papers for the 2007 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting to be held October 25-28, 2007 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Proposals for papers, symposium presentations, and poster presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite program. An emphasis for this year is an educational outreach to middle and high school students. In particular, papers on the following topics are solicited: Students & Education, ARISS, AO-51, P3E, Eagle and other satellite-related topics. We request a one-page abstract as soon as possible. Camera ready copy on paper or in electronic form will be due by September 1, 2007 for inclusion in the printed symposium proceedings. Papers received after this date will not be included in the printed proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to: Daniel Schultz N8FGV by e-mail to: n8fgv(a)amsat.org [ANS thanks the AMSAT 2007 Symposium Committee for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-181.02 AMSAT Awards AMSAT News Service Bulletin 181.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 1, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-181.02 Having made a first satellite contact, we would like to welcome to the satellite community, as members of the AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club. David Palmgren, N8DP AMSAT Sexagesimal Award Robert Palmer Jr, KB2YCC, #144 South Africa AMSAT Communication Achievement Award Steven Raas, N2JDQ, #US109 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-181.03 Field Day Results Reminder AMSAT News Service Bulletin 181.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 1, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-181.03 Now that field day is over, It is hoped everyone that participated had as much fun as they had expected. There is just one more thing to do. Be sure to send in your results and photos. The Satellite Summary Sheet should be used for submission of the AMSAT Field Day competition and be received by KK5DO (email or postal mail) by 11:59 P.M. CDT, Monday, July 16, 2007. The preferred method for submitting your log is via e-mail to kk5do(a)amsat.org or kk5do(a)arrl.net. You may also use the postal service but give plenty of time for your results to arrive by the submission date. Add photographs or other interesting information so that can be used an article for the Journal. You will receive an email back (within one or two days) from me when your email submission is received. If you do not receive a confirmation message, try sending it again or send it to my other email address. If mailing your submission, the address is: Bruce Paige, KK5DO Director of Awards and Contests PO Box 310 Alief, TX 77411-0310. Certificates will be awarded to the first-place emergency power/portable station at the AMSAT General Meeting and Space Symposium in Pittsburgh in October 2007. Certificates will also be awarded to the second and third place portable/emergency operation in addition to the first-place home station running on emergency power. Stations submitting high, award-winning scores will be requested to send in dupe sheets for analog contacts and message listings for digital downloads. [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-181.04 ARISS Status - 25 June 2007 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 181.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. July 1, 2007 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-181.04 1. Upcoming School Contact The Challenger Learning Center of Alaska in Kenai, Alaska has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, July 7 at 19:43 UTC. The center engages Elementary and Middle school students in space exploration, science, math and technology. Home schooled children will also be invited to participate in the contact and there is a possibility of reaching rural students through a School Access video conference. Workshops are planned prior to the contact to introduce children to the ISS, its mission and the crew’s workload. Students will participate in poster and essay competitions related to space exploration. Media will be notified and coverage is expected on both a local and national level. 2. Amateur Radio Contact on Youth Day To celebrate Youth Day on Saturday, June 16, students in South Africa spoke with astronaut Bill McArthur, KC5ACR, via amateur radio. Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member Hans van de Groenendaal, ZS6AKV, arranged the contact with a few undergraduates and other students from a high school radio club who had just earned their ham licenses a few days earlier. The headmaster was pleased with the outcome and plans to promote Amateur Radio as a major support subject at the school. 3. ARISS International Meeting Held An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) teleconference was held on Tuesday, June 19. Agenda items discussed included the next ARISS face to face meeting, SuitSat-2 and the Columbus Module antennas. Minutes from the meeting have been posted to the ARISS website. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2007-06-19.htm [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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