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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-180
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:
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**************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
*** See The AMSAT Website for Latest Info on This ***
*** Annual Meeting of Our Group ***
**************************************************************
In this edition:
* ARRL Clarifies ISS Satellite Category
* Final Call for Papers - AMSAT UK Colloquium
* IARU-News Release
* HAM RADIO IN SPACE: CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF WOMEN IN SPACE
* Stanford Cubesat Ground Station Survey
* Upcoming ISS Scheduled Contacts
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.01
ARRL Clarifies ISS Satellite Category
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.01
Word was received this week from Sean Kutzko, KX9X, the Contest
Branch Manager at the ARRL clarifying the rules in regard to the
ISS amateur radio operations.
Sean wrote, "At the request of several in the satellite community,
I spent some time last evening reviewing data presented to me con-
cerning my ruling that the ISS would not count for satellite QSO
credit during Field Day."
"After reviewing the data last evening, I have come to the conclusion
that my first ruling was incorrect; The ISS is indeed eligible for
satellite QSO credit during Field Day."
I hope everybody had fun this weekend.
[ANS thanks Sean KX9X at the ARRL for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.02
Final Call for Papers - AMSAT UK Colloquium
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.02
This is the final call for speakers/papers for the 23rd Amsat-UK
Colloquium which will be held at Surrey University, Guildford, Surrey,
U.K., from Friday 25th July to Sunday 27th July 2008.
Details of this and previous events can be found at:
http://www.uk.amsat.org.
Amsat-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio space and associated
activities, for this event. They are also invited to submit papers
for the "Proceedings" document which will be published at the same
time but printed papers are not mandatory. We normally prefer
authors to present talks themselves rather than having someone else
give them in the authors' absence. We also welcome
"unpresented" papers for the Proceedings document.
Offers of talks should be submitted as soon as possible; the final
date for full documents to be received is July 16th 2008 in order
that the "Proceedings" document be available to participants.
Submissions should be sent *ONLY* to G4DPZ, via the following routes:
Internet e-mail: david dot johnson at blackepper do co dot uk
SnailMail: QTHR from http://www.qrz.com
73
Dave
G4DPZ
[ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.03
IARU-News Release
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.03
26 June 2008
For immediate release
IARU Officer Nominations Agreed for 2009-2014 Term
The Administrative Council (AC) of the International Amateur Radio Union
(IARU) held its annual meeting on 24-25 June 2008 in Konstanz, Germany
and took the following actions.
1. The consultative process leading to nominations for IARU President
and Vice President for the five-year term beginning on 9 May 2009 was
completed between the AC and the American Radio Relay League, the IARU
member-society that serves as the International Secretariat. IARU
President Larry Price, W4RA had announced in 2007 that he was not
available to serve an additional term. The AC agreed that Vice President
Tim Ellam, VE6SH and Region 1 President Ole Garpestad, LA2RR are
suitably qualified to serve as IARU President and Vice President,
respectively. Their nominations will be offered to the member-societies
for ratification.
2. A comprehensive review and update of the working document that
defines the additional spectrum requirements of the amateur and
amateur-satellite services was conducted. Requests from the amateur
satellite community for support of additional allocations were
considered and referred to the IARU Satellite Adviser for additional
information.
3. The IARU International Coordinator for Emergency Communications, Hans
Zimmermann, HB9AQS/F5VKP, presented his report in person. He noted the
outstanding performance of radio amateurs in China who responded to the
recent tragic earthquake emergency.
4. Reports of the other IARU international coordinators and advisers
were received. They are International Beacon Project Coordinator Peter
Jennings, AB6WM/VE3SUN; Satellite Adviser Hans van de Groenendaal,
ZS6AKV; EMC Adviser Christian Verholt, OZ8CY; and Interim Monitoring
System International Coordinator Chuck Skolaut, K0BOG.
5. An additional progress report was received from an ad hoc committee
that is investigating the future role and structure of the IARU. Work
since the previous AC meeting has refined the structure and identified
the remaining issues to be resolved.
6. A resolution offered by Region 1 that seeks to improve the operating
standards of radio amateurs was adopted. The AC endorses and recommends
the principles set out in the booklet “Ethics and Operating Procedures
for the Radio Amateur” by John Devoldere, ON4UN and Marc Demeuleneere
, ON4WW, and encourages each IARU Region to consider this booklet, with
a view to adopting it, including any Regional variations that might be
felt appropriate.
7. A study of the international QSL bureau system was commissioned. The
study will seek input from member-societies on the problems they face in
light of escalating postage and other expenses, and the anticipated
impact of electronic confirmation systems such as the ARRL’s Logbook
of the World.
8. The three-year strategic plan for the development of support for
amateur radio frequency allocations was reviewed and renewed for the
period 2008-2011. The principal focus is on preparations for the 2011
World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-11), especially the attainment
of an amateur allocation in the vicinity of 500 kHz.
9. The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) meetings at which
IARU representation will be required for the coming year were
identified, and plans for representation were reviewed.
10. The plans of Region 3 for the IARU presence at Telecom Asia 2008
(Bangkok, 2-5 September) and of the International Secretariat for
Telecom World 2009 (Geneva, 5-9 October) were reviewed.
11. The budget for 2009-2011 as presented by the International
Secretariat (ARRL) was reviewed. The budget includes provision for
financial contributions from the three regional organizations to defray
a portion of the expenses, in accordance with previously adopted policy.
12. The 29 March 2009 implementation of the worldwide exclusive
allocation of 7100-7200 kHz adopted at the 2003 WRC was noted and the
many contributors to this achievement were recognized.
13. “Amateur Radio: Your Resource in Disaster and Emergency
Communication” was selected as the theme for the next World Amateur
Radio Day, April 18, 2009.
14. Status reports from each of the three IARU regional organizations
were received and discussed. The next regional conference will be that
of Region 1, to be held in Cavtat, Croatia in mid-November.
Attending the Konstanz meeting were IARU President Larry Price, W4RA;
Vice President Tim Ellam, VE6SH/G4HUA; Secretary David Sumner, K1ZZ;
regional representatives Ole Garpestad, LA2RR, Don Beattie, G3BJ, Hans
Blondeel Timmerman, PB2T, Reinaldo Leandro, YV5AMH, Ramon Santoyo,
XE1KK, Rod Stafford, W6ROD, Michael Owen, VK3KI, Gopal Madhavan, VU2GMN,
ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN, on behalf of the International
Secretariat, and recording secretary Paul Rinaldo, W4RI. IARU
International Coordinator for Emergency Communications Hans Zimmermann,
HB9AQS/F5VKP attended a portion of the meeting.
The next scheduled meeting of the AC will be held in Christchurch, New
Zealand in October 2009.
[ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.04
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF WOMEN IN SPACE
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.04
HAM RADIO IN SPACE: CELEBRATING 45 YEARS OF WOMEN IN SPACE
In ham radio space related news, word that special event station R45VT
is on the air. This, to commemorate the 45th Anniversary of Valentina
Vladimirovna Tereshkova becoming the first woman in space.
Tereshkova flew to orbit on June 16th 1963 as pilot onboard Vostok 6.
Her call sign during the flight was Chaika. She spent 71 hours in space
orbiting the Earth 48 times.
Since that time women have made a significant contribution to space
exploration and many of them have been licenced Radio Amateurs. A few
of the many notable women space explorers since Valentina Tereshkova
include American Sally Ride and the United Kingdom's Helen Sharman to
mention only a few.
Sharman was also the first UK woman to be issued a ham radio call for
her flight. She operated from the Mir Space Station as GB1MIR
And very apropos for this type of commemorative operation. At least one
UK ham resports that he recently worked R45VT through the VO-52 amateur
radio satellite. (Southgate)
[ANS thanks ARRL for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.05
Stanford Cubesat Ground Station Survey
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.05
James Cutler, Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at Stanford
University asks for help from amateur radio cubesat ground stations,
"We are conducting a survey on global ground station availability,
and we need your help! If you have a ground station, would you
please fill out our survey? It will ask you about station locations
and the characteristics of the antennas (type and frequency)".
The survey is located at:
URL: http://ssdl.stanford.edu/gs_survey/
User: gs
Password: stanford
Institution - just use your callsign
Please provide input by July 7, 2008 if possible. We will make the
results available later this summer. We will be using the data for
research on improving throughput through networks such as GENSO.
[ANS thanks James Cutler, and Graham G3VZV for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.06
Upcoming ISS Scheduled Contacts
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.06
ESC (Euro Space Camp) in Belgium
Simulated contact with Frank De Winne ON1DWN
Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-07-03 1900 UTC at the earliest
Watch for IRLP coverage.
Ottawa South United Soccer Club, Canada
Simulated contact with Bob Thirsk W5/VA3CSA
Contact is a go for: Thu 2008-07-03 20:55 GMT at the earliest
Watch for IRLP coverage.
Round Rock Texas Scout Pack #304 and Blackland Prairie Elementary
School, Round Rock, Texas, direct via W5KA
Contact is a go for: Fri 2008-07-04 16:32 UTC 52 deg
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 350. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 7.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
*****************************************************************************
The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2008-06-26 04:00 UTC.
Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and
questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and
instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2008-06-26 04:00 UTC.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio…
tf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
*****************************************************************************
There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having
direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment
on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes
WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio.
*****************************************************************************
Expedition 17 on orbit:
Sergei Volkov
Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Gregory Chamitoff KD5PKZ
*****************************************************************************
73,
Charlie Sufana AJ9N
One of the ARISS operation team mentors
[ANS thanks Charlie, AJ9N, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.07
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.07
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 29, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-180.07
+ Paul, 2E1EUB plans to be active on satellites from grid IO87rj near
Aberdeen, Scotland starting June 28 for 7 days. He will be using the
callsign 2M1EUB/P. There may be some low elevation opportunities to
work North America via AO-7. The QRZ.com web page 2M1EUB provides
QSL information.
+ The NanoSail-D satellite mentioned in prior ANS reports was featured
this week in a NASA web release: "This summer, NASA engineers will
try to realize a dream older than the Space Age itself: the deployment
of a working solar sail in Earth orbit. It is scheduled for launch on-
board a SpaceX Falcon 1 rocket as early as July 29, 2008. See:
http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2008/26jun_nanosaild.htm?list958901
+ The EE Times ran an article about Suitsat and SuitSat-2. The SDR
transponder aboard SuitSat-2 is based on the High Performance Software
Defined Radio "Odyssey" system. For the article see:
http://www.eetimes.com/showArticle.jhtml;?articleID=208403999
(Via Graham, KE9H on the HPSDR Discussion List at http://hpsdr.org)
[ANS thanks everyone 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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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-178.S1
WSR 178 Part 1 06/26/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 178.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 26 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-178.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 - Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/u
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
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/
[06262008]
=====
SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: 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: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
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
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
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
[0820007]
=====
AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[12132007]
=====
AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
=====
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: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-178.S2
WSR 178 Part 2 06/26/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 178.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 26 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
=====
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]
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NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
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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]
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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]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: 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]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: 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]
=====
CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/u
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
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/
[06262008]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
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/
[09242007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: 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
[09172007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
=====
Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
=====
Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[05292008]
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Compass 1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
=====
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[05292008]
=====
Seeds 2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[05012008]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-178.S3
WSR 178 Part 3 06/26/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 178.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 26 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-178.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
=====
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]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
=====
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
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-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.
[007302007]
=====
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
Launch date: 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
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: 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: ?
Launch date: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
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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]
=====
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: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
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
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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]
=====
LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
=====
LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
=====
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 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
=====
RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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-178.S3
WSR 178 Part 3 06/26/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 178.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 26 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-178.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
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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]
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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]
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UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
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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]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-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.
[007302007]
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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]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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
[07162007]
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OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: 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]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launch date: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]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
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
[01212007]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: 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]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: 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]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
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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]
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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]
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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 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-178.S5
WSR 178 Part 5 06/26/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 178.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 26 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-178.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01032008]
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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]
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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:
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Mailing address:
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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
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-174
**************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
**************************************************************
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:
* AMSAT Receives CFC Certification for 2008
* 9 Cubesats on Maiden Vega Launch
* Nominees for AMSAT Board of Directors
* Call for Papers--2008 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
* AMSAT Award Recipients
* ARISS Status - 16 June 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-174.01
AMSAT Receives CFC Certification for 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 22, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.01
On June 13, 2008 The Office of Combined Federal Campaign Operations
issued the final draft of the listings for independent organizations that
have been approved for participation in the 2008 CFC. The Radio Amateur
Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) was again included in the approvals.
The CFC, or Combined Federal Campaign, is the U.S. Government equivalent
Of the United Way in the private sector. The campaign affords all US
Government employees the opportunity to make donations from their regular
paychecks to CFC approved Charities.
AMSAT has again successfully applied to CFC for that status and is grate-
ful for the approval. This stamp of approval means that AMSAT has met the
strict standards set by the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
assuring donors that AMSAT's programs of work and financial operational
standards meet the CFC requirements.
Those AMSAT supporters who wish to make payroll contributions should
select the Radio Amateur satellite Corporation (AMSAT) during their
campaign this coming fall. The AMSAT CFC Charity number is 10158. Payroll
deduction is a simple, convenient way to support AMSAT.
Gunther Meisse W8GSM
Treasurer, AMSAT North America
[ANS thanks Bunther, W8GSM, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-174.02
9 Cubesats on Maiden Vega Launch
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 22, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.02
Cubesats built by students from universities in Poland Spain Italy
Switzerland Romania France and Belgium have been selected for a free
ride to low
earth orbit. The launch is scheduled on the Vega maiden flight from Kourou at
the end 2008 / early 2009.
One Belgium cubesat proposes to use D-Star as a communications protocol
[ANS thanks David, G0RMF, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-174.03
Nominees for AMSAT Board of Directors
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 22, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.03
Nominations for the 2008 AMSAT Board of Directors have closed. The list of
qualified candidates is:
Tom Clark K3IO
Lou McFadin W5DID
Bill Ress N6GHZ
Gould Smith WA4SXM
Three Directors' terms are up this year. Directors serve a two year term.
Ballots will be in the mail by July 15th and must be received in Silver
Spring no later than the close of business on September 15th.
[ANS thanks Martha for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-174.04
Call for Papers--2008 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 22, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.04
Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 27th Annual ARRL
and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 26-28,
2008 in Chicago, Illinois. 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, 2008. 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-174.05
AMSAT Award Recipients
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 22, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.05
We would like to welcome the following to the satellite community. They have
made their first satellite contact and are now members of the AMSAT Satellite
Communicators Club.
Robert Netzband, NA2H
Piyumi Perera, VE4WPL
Keith Cutter, KD7GOP
The following have earned the AMSAT Satellite Communications Achievement
Award
Dimitrios Pallis, SW1JGW #464
Rob Rousseau, KI4BKE #465
Rafael Valdez, Jr., XE2RV #466
The following have earned the AMSAT Robert Barbee, Jr., W4AMI Satellite
Communication Achievement Award
Rafael Valdez, Jr., XE2RV #51
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-174.06
ARISS Status -- 16 June 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 174.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 22, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-174.06
1. Upcoming School Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been
scheduled with Robinson Elementary School in Robinson, Texas on Wednesday, June
25 at 15:45 UTC, via telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. This is the first
ARISS contact to be held with astronaut Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ. Approximately
300 second and third graders are enrolled at the school.
2. ARRL PR Campaign Includes ARISS
On June 10, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article about its new
PR campaign called "We Do That." A portion of a new brochure and accompanying
Web material cover Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS).
There is also an audio sample of an ARISS contact on the Web site. For more
information, go to: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/06/10/10151/?nc=1
The story also ran in the ARRL Letter. See:
http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/08/0613/
3. ARISS Face to Face Meeting
Preparations continue for the Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) Face to Face Meeting. The conference will be held on July 17-18. It
will be preceded by an Amateur Radio Working Group (ARWG) meeting on July 14-16
which will be attended by representatives from the international partner space
agencies. Both meetings will be held in Moscow, Russia.
[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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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-171.S1
WSR 171 Part 1 06/19/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 171.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 19 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.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]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
S/u
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
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/
[06192008]
=====
SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: 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: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
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
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
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
[0820007]
=====
AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[12132007]
=====
AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
=====
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: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-171.S2
WSR 171 Part 2 06/19/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 171.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 19 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
=====
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]
=====
NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
=====
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]
=====
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
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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]
=====
CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
=====
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
S/u
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
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/
[06192008]
=====
NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
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/
[09242007]
=====
GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: 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
[09172007]
=====
UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
=====
RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
=====
Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
=====
AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
=====
Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[05292008]
=====
Compass 1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
=====
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[05292008]
=====
Seeds 2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[05012008]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-171.S3
WSR 171 Part 3 06/19/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 171.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 19 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
=====
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]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
=====
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
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-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.
[007302007]
=====
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
Launch date: 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
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: 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: ?
Launch date: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
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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]
=====
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: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
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
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: 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]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: 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]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
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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]
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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]
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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 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-171.S4
WSR 171 Part 4 06/19/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 171.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 19 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
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]
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
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]
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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]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-171.S5
WSR 171 Part 5 06/19/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 171.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 19 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-171.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01032008]
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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]
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This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
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memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.
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ANS-166
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:
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**************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
**************************************************************
In this edition:
* 2008 AMSAT North America Space Symposium
* New AMSAT Videos available
* PreSat and NanoSail-D CubeSats Launch on June 23
* AO-51 Operating Mode Announcement for Field Day
* CUTE-1.7 + APD-II Satellite Camera Activated
* AO-16 Operations Update
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of June 9, 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.01
2008 AMSAT North America Space Symposium
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.01
2008 AMSAT North America Space Symposium
24-26 October 2008, Atlanta, Georgia Call for Papers:
This is the first call for papers for the 2008 AMSAT Space
Symposium and Annual Meeting to be held October 24-26, 2008
in Atlanta, Georgia.
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.
Another topic if interest is using amateur satellite
tracking systems to monitor deep space network objects.
In particular, papers on the following topics are solicited:
+ Students & Education
+ ARISS
+ AO-51
+ P3E
+ Eagle
+ Deep Space Network monitoring
+ Any additional 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, 2008 for inclusion in the printed symposium
proceedings. Papers received after this date may not be
included in the printed proceedings.
Abstracts and papers should be sent to n8fgv(a)amsat.org
[ANS thanks Robin, AA4RC and the 2008 Symposium Committee
for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.02
New AMSAT Videos available
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.02
We recorded videos of an AO-51 pass and of all the AMSAT Forum
presentations at Dayton 2008. You can find out the latest on
the current satellite projects, AO-51, AO-16, AMSAT Operations,
ARISS and the ACP satellite and ground station progress. Barry,
WD4ASW moderated the Forum.
Thanks to Steve Belter, N9IP for doing the recordings and Mike
Young, WB8CXO for the video equipment and converting the tapes
to this format. Thanks to Gunther and Rob Meisse for hosting the
videos at the WMFD site.
The following videos are clickable if you have Windows Media
Player (or equivalent) installed on your computer. The URLs
can also be pasted into other compatible viewers.
Operating AO-51 Video
Keith, W5IU doing the demonstration during Dayton 2008
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/W5IU_AO51_Dayton_Demo.wmv
Videos of 2008 AMSAT Forum at Dayton
Rick, W2GPS AMSAT, P3E, Eagle, SuitSat-2 Update
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/W2GPS_2008_forum.wmv
Gould, WA4SXM Operations and AO-51 UpdateN2MJI
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/WA4SXM_2008_forum.wmv
Mark, N8MH AO-16 Update
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/N8MH_2008_forum.wmv
Michelle, W5NYV ACP Ground Unit
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/W5NYV_2008_forum.wmv
Matt, N2MJI ACP Satellite Unit
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/W2GPS_2008_forum.wmv
Tony, VK5ZAI ARISS Update
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/VK5ZAI_2008_forum.wmv
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.03
PreSat and NanoSail-D CubeSats Launch on June 23
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.03
Santa Clara University students invite amateur radio operators
worldwide to participate with them by receiving beacon signals
from PreSat and NanoSail-D, two pioneering cubesat missions that
will launch from the Reagan Test Site (Omelek Island, Kwajalein
Atoll, Republic of Marshall Islands) on June 23, 2008 at about
7:00 pm PDT.
Both spacecraft will go into Low Earth Orbit as secondary payloads
aboard a SpaceX Falcon-1 launch vehicle into a 685x330 km, 9 degree
inclination orbit.
PreSat is a 10 x 10 x 30 cm. spacecraft, operating at 437.318 MHz
FM, will send an AX.25 packet every 5 seconds. The mission will
evaluate the performance of a generic biofluidic sample management
and handling system for future advanced in situ spaceborne biology
experiments.
NanoSail-D is a 10 x 10x 30 cm. spacecraft, operating at 437.269 MHz
FM, sending an AX.25 packet every 10 seconds, will deploy a solar
sail that also will be used as a drag sail to demonstrate orbital
debris mitigation technology.
Amateur radio operators are encouraged to submit received beacon
packets through the mission websites in order to receive a web-based
QSL card:
PreSat - http://www.presat.org
NanoSail-D - http://www.nanosaild.org
[ANS thanks Mike Miller, KE7EGC for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.04
AO-51 Operating Mode Announcement for Field Day
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.04
The AO-51 Operations Team says that during the week of June 22
to June 29 the satellite will be in the Field Day configuaration.
The early start to the Field Day configuration will allow you to
test your station prior to the event.
Field Day is June 27 and 28. Please be courteous and
remember both AMSAT and ARRL rules only allow ONE QSO
per repeater during the contest.
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM, NO PL Tone
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
All the details of AMSAT Field Day operation can be found on-line
at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/amsatfd.php.
Refer to the ARRL Web Page for general Field Day operations.
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA and the AO-51 Operations Team for the
above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.05
CUTE-1.7 + APD-II Satellite Camera Activated
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.05
Earth photos taken by the CUTE-1.7 + APD-II camera were successfully
received at the ground station. See:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/080601_Picture_180degRotated.jp
g
JA1GDE created a diagram showing the area captured in the photograph:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/080601_Picture_JA1GDE.jpg
Additional photos from the satellite camera can be seen at:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/cut17apd.htm#bottom
[ANS thanks Mineo, JE9PEL for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.06
AO-16 Operations Update
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.06
Drew KO4MA, AMSAT-NA Vice-President of Operations gave an update of
AO-16's on-going malfunctions and troubleshooting.
Drew reported, "AO-16 continues to spontaneously shut off. We suspect
it is a watchdog timer that is malfunctioning, and that it is tempera-
ture related." The resets on the satellite began shortly after AO-16
re-entered periods of eclipses after a long period of full sun.
Mark, N8MH, and Drew have, at various times, re-commanded the bird on.
It will stay on for anywhere from just a few seconds to a few minutes.
They also experimented with doing the reset operation automatically,
with not much success.
Drew summarizes, "The current plan is to wait a little bit until the
eclipses start getting shorter, the overall temperature of the satellite
rises some, and see if the frequency of the resets goes down enough to
make some sort of day-to-day operation feasible again."
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-166.07
ARISS Status Report for the Week of June 9, 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 166.07
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-166.07
1. School Contact Status
Planning continues for ARISS contacts; however, the level of school
contacts will drop temporarily due to crew time constraints.
On Friday, June 6, a successful ARISS contact took place between Kursk
State University in Russia and cosmonauts Sergei Volkov, RU3DIS, and
Oleg Kononenko, RN3DX, aboard the ISS. Over three hundred students
attended the event.
2. ARRL Article on STS-124
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) posted a story to its Web site
on the STS-124 mission. The article covers ISS flight engineer Greg
Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, and mission specialist Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI,
who flew to the ISS on shuttle Discovery. It also includes information
on the new JAXA Kibo laboratory. "Hams Head into Space" may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/06/03/10139/?nc=1
The article was also published in the ARRL Letter.
See: http://www.arrl.org/arrlletter/08/0606/
3. ARISS-Europe Posts DRS Article
An ARISS contact took place with Delta Researcher Schools (DRS) on
Friday, May 23 at Space Expo, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. ARISS-Europe
has posted a summary of the contact with photos on its Web site.
See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2008_06_06.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,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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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-164.S1
WSR 164 Part 1 06/12/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 164.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-164.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.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
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/
[06122008]
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: 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.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
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
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
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
[0820007]
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[12132007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
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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]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-164.S2
WSR 164 Part 2 06/12/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 164.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-164.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
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CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
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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]
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NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
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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]
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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]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: 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]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: 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]
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CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
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/
[06122008]
=====
NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
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/
[09242007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: 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
[09172007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
=====
RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
=====
Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
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Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[05292008]
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Compass 1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
=====
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[05292008]
=====
Seeds 2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[05012008]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-164.S3
WSR 164 Part 3 06/12/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 164.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-164.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
=====
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]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
=====
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
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-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.
[007302007]
=====
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
Launch date: 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
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: 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: ?
Launch date: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
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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]
=====
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: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
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
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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]
=====
LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
=====
LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: 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
Launch date: 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
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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
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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
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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
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
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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
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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
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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 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-164.S4
WSR 164 Part 4 06/12/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 164.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-164.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
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
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
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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
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WSR 164 Part 5 06/12/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 164.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 12, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-164.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
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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
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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
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Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
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Mailing address:
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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:
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-159
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:
* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Announcement
* 9 Cubesats offered free launch with ESA
* News from the 6/3/08 Executive Teleconference
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* Direct Shorts
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of May 26, 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-159.01
AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Announcement
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 159.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 8, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-159.01
Nominations are open for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors (BOD).
The nominations must be in writing and received at the AMSAT
office by end of business June 15, 2008.
AMSAT-NA member societies or five current individual members may
make nominations of fellow members to serve a 2-year term. Three
of the seven seats must be filled this year.
The board members whose terms are expiring are:
Tom Clark, K3IO
Lou McFadin, W5DID
Bob McGwier, N4HY
Prospective AMSAT-NA BOD members generally attend two meetings
each year, usually during the first and third quarters of the
year. Attendance at the meetings is mandatory. Travel expenses
for BOD meetings are paid for by AMSAT-NA.
Nominations must be in writing and mailed to:
AMSAT-NA
Board of Director Nomination
850 Sligo Ave #600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
The nominations with descriptive information about each candidate
will be mailed out July 15, 2008. Ballots must be received in
Silver Spring,MD by September 15, 2008. Only active members as
of July 24, 2008 are eligible to vote.
[ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information]
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9 Cubesats offered free launch with ESA
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 159.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 8, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-159.02
Cubesats built by students from universities in Poland Spain Italy
Switzerland Romania France and Belgium have been selected for a free
ride to low earth orbit. The launch is scheduled on the Vega maiden
flight from Kourou at the end 2008 / early 2009 TBC.
One Belgium cubesat proposes to use D-Star as a communications protocol
http://www.esa.int/esaED/SEM2BPUG3HF_index_0.html
[ANS thanks David, G0MRF, for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-159.03
News from the 6/3/08 Executive Teleconference
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 159.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 8, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-159.03
The AMSAT Store will be re-opening soon. It has been moved to the new
AMSAT server.
There will be a series of ARISS/NASA technical meetings in Russia during
much of the month of July this year.
There will be a technical meeting in Phoenix about SuitSat-2 hardware
the weekend of 14 June. We will be updating the specification and
determining what hardware can be developed, tested and delivered to
Russia by the end of the year.
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-159.04
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 159.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 8, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-159.04
The 2008 Dayton Forum presentation of Rick Hambly, W2GPS AMSAT President
is now available for viewing online at
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/W2GPS_2008_forum.wmv
Also available is Bob McGwier's 2008 AMSAT Engineering update
mms://media.wmfd.com/amsat/EngMovie08.wmv
The other 2008 Forum presentations will also be available soon. There
will be an ANS announcement. Thanks to Rob and Gunther Meisse and WMFD
for hosting the video.
Note: The following satellites have been dropped from the AMSAT
Keplerian Data List:
UARS Cat # 21701
OO-38 Cat # 26063
MO-46 Cat # 26548
UWE-1 Cat # 28892
LIBERTAD-1 Cat # 31129
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-159.05
Direct Shorts
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 159.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 8, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-159.05
+ Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 27th Annual
ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held Septem-
ber 26-28, 2008 in Chicago, Illinois. The submission deadline is
July 31, 2008. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg, ARRL, 225 Main
Street, Newington, CT 06111.
+ Stefan, VE4NSA says his 1:1 scale model kit of the Delfi-C3 satel-
lite is in the prototype stage. A photo of the project can be found
at http://www.wincube.ca/Delfi.html. This model will be available as
pdf files for you to print (and cut and glue) in the next few weeks
from the Delfi-C3 website. Stefan invites radio amateurs to also see
his released AO-51 scale model at http://www.msig.ca/AO-51.html.
+ This past week the Cute-1.7 + APD II cubesat team ran a 24hour test
of the APD sensor. FM telemetry packets were transmitted on 437.475
MHz. Please forward any received telemetry to Hiroki Ashida via
email to hiroki(a)lss.mes.titech.ac.jp.
+ Yuta Araki, JQ1YGV wrote from Nihon University to inform you of the
update of the analysis software for the SEEDS cubesat. The new ver-
sion of the analysis software is "Downlink Code for Distribution
Ver.2.0.3" at:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/download_e.html
[ANS thanks for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-159.06
ARISS Status Report for the Week of June 2nd, 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 159.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 8, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-159.06
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report
June 2, 2008
1. School Contact Status
Planning continues for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contacts; however, the level of school contacts will drop
temporarily due to crew time constraints.
2. NASM Space Day Article
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) and Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) members participated in the National
Air and Space Museum celebration on Space Day. The event was covered in
a local paper. To view the article in the Southwester (page 11), go to:
http://swdc.org/news/Southwester_JUNE_2008.pdf
3. Terrestrial School Contact Successful
On Tuesday, May 27, European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Roberto
Vittori, IZ6ERU, spoke by telephone with students from primary schools
San Giuseppe and De Gasperi in Italy. He answered 20 questions posed to
him by the students. Approximately 400 people were present during the
hour long question and answer session. Newspapers covered the event.
These schools plan to participate in an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact in the fall. Photos and
detailed information on this activity have been posted to the
ARISS-Europe Web site. See: http://www.ariss-eu.org/2008_05_27.htm
4. ESA Article on DRS Contact
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact took
place with Delta Researcher Schools (DRS) on Friday, May 23 at Space
Expo, Noordwijk, the Netherlands. The European Space Agency (ESA) posted
a write-up on this educational event to its Web site. See:
http://www.esa.int/esaHS/SEMEZ8NKRGF_education_0.html
5. Astronaut Training Status
Mike Fincke, KE5AIT, participated in an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) training session on Tuesday, May 27.
Fincke is scheduled to fly in October 2008 as the commander of
Expedition 18.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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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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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-157.S1
WSR 157 Part 1 06/05/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 157.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 06, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-157.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.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
BBS - L/u
Telemetry - /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/
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: 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.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
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
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
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
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[12132007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
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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]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Space Transportation System mission 124 crew:
Commander: Mark Kelly
Pilot : Ken Ham
Mission Specialist: Karen Nyeberg
Ron Garan
Mike Fossum
Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI
Garrett Reisman KE5HAE
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[04242008]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-157.S2
WSR 157 Part 2 06/05/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 157.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 05, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-157.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
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CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
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CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
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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]
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NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
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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]
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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]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: 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]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: 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]
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CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational - Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
BBS - L/u
Telemetry - /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/
[06052008]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
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/
[09242007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: 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
[09172007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
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Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
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Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[05292008]
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Compass 1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
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DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[05292008]
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Seeds 2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[05012008]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - Occasianally
BBS - ON
APRS - ON
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Space Transportation System mission 124 crew:
Commander: Mark Kelly
Pilot : Ken Ham
Mission Specialist: Karen Nyeberg
Ron Garan
Mike Fossum
Akihiko Hoshide KE5DNI
Garrett Reisman KE5HAE
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 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
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.
[04242008]
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/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-157.S3
WSR 157 Part 3 06/06/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 157.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 06, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-157.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
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HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
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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]
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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]
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UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
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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]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-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.
[007302007]
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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]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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
[07162007]
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OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: 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]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launch date: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]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
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
[01212007]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: 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]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: 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]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: 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]
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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]
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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]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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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]
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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]
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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]
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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
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
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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]
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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]
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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 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: 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-157.S4
WSR 157 Part 4 06/05/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 157.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 06, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-157.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
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]
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
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]
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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
SSB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-157.S5
WSR 157 Part 5 06/05/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 157.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, June 05, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-157.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01032008]
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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
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-152
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:
* AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Announcement
* SatPC32 Version 12.8 Released
* FCAL Mission Patch Winners
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* Two Opportunities to Fly Your Name and Callsign in Space
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of May 26, 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-152.01
AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Nomination Announcement
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 152.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 1, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-152.01
Nominations are open for the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors (BOD).
The nominations must be in writing and received at the AMSAT
office by end of business June 15, 2008.
AMSAT-NA member societies or five current individual members may
make nominations of fellow members to serve a 2-year term. Three
of the seven seats must be filled this year.
The board members whose terms are expiring are:
Tom Clark, K3IO
Lou McFadin, W5DID
Bob McGwier, N4HY
Prospective AMSAT-NA BOD members generally attend two meetings
each year, usually during the first and third quarters of the
year. Attendance at the meetings is mandatory. Travel expenses
for BOD meetings are paid for by AMSAT-NA.
Nominations must be in writing and mailed to:
AMSAT-NA
Board of Director Nomination
850 Sligo Ave #600
Silver Spring, MD 20910
The nominations with descriptive information about each candidate
will be mailed out July 15, 2008. Ballots must be received in
Silver Spring,MD by September 15, 2008. Only active members as
of July 24, 2008 are eligible to vote.
[ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-152.02
SatPC32 Version 12.8 Released
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 152.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 1, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-152.02
Erich Eichmann DK1TB has released SatPC32, version 12.8, a satellite
tracking program which now contains improvements for Windows Vista
compatibility, CAT control of multiple radios, and CAT control of
Icom half-duplex radios.
Erich Eichmann DK1TB has donated SatPC32 to AMSAT, so all proceeds
support amateur satellite programs. Please support amateur satel-
lites by registering your copy of SatPC32.
A demo version may be downloaded from the author's web site:
http://www.dk1tb.de/indexeng.htm. Some users of the new SatPC32
v12.8 have experienced a few minor problems with this release and
Erich is investigating these reports.
Registered SatPC32 users may use their existing registration code
to activate the downloaded new version. New users are encouraged to
purchase a registration code from AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL, or AMSAT-UK.
The online store is down at the moment but you may purchase a regis-
tration code by calling Martha at the AMSAT office at 888-322-6728.
Version 12.8 will not be available on CD until the existing stock
of 12.7 CDs is depleted.
Here are the changes listed in the 12.8 "What's New" file:
+ The setup program has been updated to the the latest 32-bit Vista
compatible version of Installshield Express.
+ The CAT steering functions of SatPC32 have been expanded to now
include the ICOM IC-706MKIIG, IC-7000 and compatible radios.
+ Full duplex satellite operation with 2 separate radios for uplink
and downlink has been improved. Numerous devices can be combined,
e.g. the Yaesu semi-duplex transceivers with each other or with
Icom semi-duplex radios or single band radios or Icom radios with
each other.
+ The Vista compatibility has been improved.
+ SatPC32 now includes a simple text editor that can alternatively
be used besides Notepad to edit auxiliary files (data files,
i.e. Doppler.SQF).
+ Further improvements include operation of narrow FM mode of
the IC-910H. The program now shows the file date of the
selected Keplerian data file. CAT steering of the FT-736R
has been fixed.
[ANS thanks Erich Eichmann, DK1TB for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-152.03
FCAL Mission Patch Winners
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 152.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 1, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-152.03
Ivan Galysh, KD4HBO wrote on behalf of the FCAL satellite mission,
"Now that FCAL is down, I went through all the emails sent with FCAL
data. I received data from Mike Ruppercht DK3WN, Armando Mercado
N8IGJ, Bent Bagger representting AMSAT-OZ, and Edward Chuang BX1AD."
Ivan continued, "All will receive an FCAL mission patch plus a mission
coffee mug. One surprise about the mission patch. These are STP
mission patches that have flown on the space shuttle when FCAL and
ANDE were released. I will include the letter of authentication that
indicates these patches flew in space. Thanks for all your help. Hope
to do it again soon."
[ANS thanks Ivan, KD4HBO for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 152.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 1, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-152.04
+ Congratulations are in order for 10 year old Piyumi, VE4WPL
in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada for making her first satellite
contact on AO-51. She used an Icom IC-W32A handheld at 5 watts
with an Arrow antenna to make the contact.
+ Patrick WD9EWK/VA7EWK represented AMSAT at the Yavapai Amateur
Radio Club (YARC) and Verde Valley Amateur Radio Club (VVARA)
joint hamfest on Saturday, 31 May 2008. He set up an AMSAT
table at the hamfest and provided on-air demonstrations using
the AO-51 satellite.
+ Allen, N5AFV was also active in promoting amateur radio satellite
activity on the weekend of May 31 - June 1. On May 31 Allen op-
erated via satellite from the second highest point in Texas at
the top of Enchanted Rock. June 1 gave Allen the opportunity
to operate using the Ten Ten International club call sign, W6OI
from 20th Annual Ten Ten Hill Country Picnic. QSL information
for both operations is to N5AFV with an SASE.
+ Richard, N2SPI managed the AMSAT Booth at the 2008 Rochester (NY)
Hamfest this weekend. He was also on the air with live satellite
demos. If you have an opportunity to promote AMSAT at a hamfest
near you contact Martha at AMSAT HQ for materials.
+ Martian weather data from the Canadian Space Agency's weather
station aboard the Mars Phoenix lander can be viewed on your
computer using tool available from http://phoenix.lpl.arizona.edu/.
Mac OSX 10.4.3 (or higher), or Vista is required.
(Via UniverseToday.com).
+ Word has been received from VU2POP that AMSAT-India has completed
construction of the Hamsat-2 transponder built by one of their student
members. They are now working on flight plans for an orbit similar to
to VO-52 and hopefully higher if possible.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
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Two Opportunities to Fly Your Name and Callsign in Space
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 152.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 1, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-152.05
Although not totally amateur satellite related many AMSAT folks
still enjoy all aspects of space exploration so here are a couple
of fun things for you to enjoy, and perhaps involve young folks
also.
Send your name to the moon ...
NASA invites everyone to take advantage of the opportunity to send
your name to the Moon on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. The
LRO mission site has a form to send your name, embedded into a compu-
ter chip, into orbit around the moon. The link to sign up is:
http://lro.jhuapl.edu/NameToMoon/index.php. More information about
the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter mission can be found at:
http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/moonfacts.html.
Send your name into solar orbit ...
Kepler is NASA's first mission capable of detecting Earth-size and
smaller planets in the habitable zone of solar-like stars. Planned
to be launched from Kennedy Space Center in February 2009, the space-
craft will be launched into orbit around the Sun. When you submit your
name, you may also chose to provide a message of 500 words or less of
why you think the mission is important. Your will be stored on a DVD
and rocketed into space on board the Kepler spacecraft. The link to
sign up is at: http://namesinspace.seti.org/
The deadline to submit your name for the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
mission is June 27, 2008; the deadline to submit your name for the
Keppler Mission is November 1, 2008.
[ANS thanks NASA, SETI, and UniverseToday for the above information]
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ARISS Status Report for the Week of May 26, 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 152.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
June 1, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-152.06
1. Delta Researchers School Contact Successful
On Friday, May 23, Delta Researchers Schools 2008 Space Expo in
Noordwijk, the Netherlands, experienced an ARISS contact via tele-
bridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. Garrett Reisman, KE5HAE, answered
15 questions posed to him by children from twelve Dutch primary
schools. The audio for this event was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT
(101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers. Photos and audio will be
posted on the ARISS-Europe Web site when available.
2. ARISS Delegate Receives CQ's Radio Hall of Fame Award
ARISS delegate and mentor Gaston Bertels, ON4WF, was inducted
into CQ magazine's Amateur Radio Hall of Fame for making a sig-
nificant contribution to amateur radio and our planet. This award
is given to persons who not only excel in personal performance in
amateur radio, but also give back to amateur radio in a significant
manner. On May 16, the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a
web story covering this news. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2008/05/16/10100/?nc=1
3. ARRL QST Articles on ARISS Activities
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) June QST published an item
under "Media Hits" (page 12) about Yi So-yeon launching to space
to perform ARISS ham activities.
Also posted in the June QST is a Field Day multi-page insert. Under
ideas for fun things to do on Field Day is a suggestion for hams to
listen for general contacts being made from the International Space
Station.
4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
The ARISS monthly meeting was held on Tuesday, May 20. Topics of
discussion included the ARISS Face to Face Meeting to be held in
Moscow in July and the status of SuitSat-2. Minutes have been
posted. See: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2008-05-20.htm
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
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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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