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WSR-150 Weekly Satellite Report 150 - May 30,2011
by James French 30 May '11

30 May '11

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-150.S1 WSR 150 Part 1 05/30/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 150.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 30, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-150.S1 HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: By schedule Callsign: Broadcast: BJ1SA-11 BBS: BJ1SA-12 Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP 2.0dBi max U: RHCP 3.0dBi max IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [02092011] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 1555z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: By schedule Callsign: ZS0SUM Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz Downlink: 435.345MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear For more information about SO-67: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [02092011] ===== DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY Telemetry: 145.870 MHz Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68 [02092011] ===== VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05, 2005 0444z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India 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: 145.9360 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [02092011] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Semi-operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: By Command ONLY Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM - 67 Hz PL tone burst 1268.705 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.703 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 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/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [05162011] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launch date: December 20, 2002 1700z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan 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 re- peater 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. [02092011] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launch date: September 26, 1993 0140z Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana 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 [02092011] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974 Launch site: Vandenberg AFB, California, USA Status: Operational Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours 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/ [02092011] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 0640z (ZARYA module) Launch sites: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Kourou, French Guiana Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF Voice - V/v BBS - OFF APRS - OFF SSTV - OFF Expedition 27 Crew: Commander: Dmitry Kondratyev Flight Engineer: Catherine Coleman KC5ZTH Flight Engineer: Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA Flight Engineer: Ron Garan KF5GPO Flight Engineer: Alexander Samokutyaev Flight Engineer: Andrey Borisenko Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 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 Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 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. [05162011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-150.S2 WSR 150 Part 2 05/30/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 150.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 30, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-150.S2 O/OREOS Catalog Number: 37224 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.035 MHZ AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://www.ooreos.org/ [02092011] ===== Rax-1 Radio Aurora Explorer Catalog Number: 37223 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.505 MHz 9k6 GMSK Beacon: Callsign: RAX-1 URL: http://rax.engin.umich.edu/ [02092011] ===== FO-69 Fastrac-1 Sara Lily Catalog Number: 37227 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On orbit Uplink 1: 145.980 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 145.825 MHz 1k2 baud Downlink: 437.345 MHz 1k2 and 8k6 baud Beacon: 437.435 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast1 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php [02092011] ===== FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma Catalog Number: 37380 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink 1: 435.025 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 437.435 MHz 9k6 baud Downlink: 145.825 MHz Beacon: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast2 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php [02092011] ===== StudSat Catalog Number: 36796 Launch Date: July 12, 2010 0352z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Downlink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Beacon : 437.505MHz, 20bps ASK [02092011] ===== TIsat-1 Catalog Number: 36799 Launch Date: July 12, 2010 0352z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On orbit Callsign: HB9DE Uplink: 145.980MHz FM, AFSK Downlink: 437.305MHz FM, AFSK Beacon: 437.305MHz CW [02092011] ===== HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: By schedule Callsign: Broadcast: BJ1SA-11 BBS: BJ1SA-12 Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [02092011] ===== SwissCube Catalog Number: 35932 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Callsign: HB9EG Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps [02092011] ===== UWE-2 Catalog Number: 35934 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: In Orbit Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps 437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps [02092011] ===== ITUpsAT1 Catalog Number: 35935 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps [02092011] ===== BEESAT Catalog Number: 35933 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Callsign: DP0BEE Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 9k6bps [02092011] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK [02092011] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: operational Downlink: 437.345 MHz ? [02092011] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK [02092011] ===== ANUSAT Catalog Number: 34808 Launch Date: April 20, 2009 0115z Launch Site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: ? Downlink: 435.000 MHz Uplink: 145.800 MHz Telemetry: 137.400 MHz [02092011] ===== SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) Catalog Number: 33496 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational Proposed Frequencies and Modes: Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101 [02092011] ===== KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) Catalog Number: 33495 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: In Orbit Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW IARU coordination status page: AMSAT-NA webpage: [02092011] ===== STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites) Catalog Number: 33498 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational ? Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW 437.465 MHz FM/CW Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW 437.275 MHz FM/CW Callsigns: JR5YBN JR5YBO IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) Catalog Number: 33499 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YYY IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107 AMSAT-NA webapge: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL =/satellites/status.php [20092011] ===== PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) Catalog Number: 33493 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational ? Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YCX IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny) Catalog Number: 32953 Launch Date: May 23, 2008 1520z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: Operational Curent Modes: Telemetry Audio Images Downlinks: 435.315 MHz 435.215 MHz AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret URL=/satellites/status.php Official website: http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43 [02092011] ===== CanX-2 Catalog number: 32790 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational in range of ground station only 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 [02092011] ===== AAUSAT-II Catalog number: 32788 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet 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 [02092011] ===== CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II Catalog number: 32785 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Digipeater Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz Telemetry Beacon: Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW 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 Command Station blog website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 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 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== CO-66 Seeds II Catalog number: Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Downlink: 437.485 MHz Callsign: JQ1YGU For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== CAPE-1 Catalog Number: 31130 Launch Date: April 17,2007 0702z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan 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. AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL= /satellites/status.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72 [02092011] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: 31129 Launch Date: April 17,2007 0702z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [02092011] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 0652z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia 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/xivpicte.htm [02092011] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launch date: June 30, 2003 1415z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: ????? Current Mode: /u Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Callsign: JQ1YGW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL =/satellites/status.php Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [02092011] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Semi-operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM - 67 Hz PL tone burst 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.708 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 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/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [05162011] ===== QuakeSat Catalog Number: 27845 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 1415z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet Mode U packet Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS Quakesat webpage: http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/ [02252011] ===== CO-55 CUTE-1 Catalog Number: 27844 Launch date: June 30, 2003 1415z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia 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 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 0240z Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Telemetry only 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/ [02092011] ===== RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22 (MOZHAYETS 4) Catalog number: 27939 Launch Date: September 27, 2003 0612z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: Operational - 70cm cw only Current Mode: /u CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz 145.818 MHz AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana 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-12 General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [02092011] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launch Date: March 1, 1984 Launch site: Vandenburg AFB, California, USA Status: 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 [02092011] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 0640z (ZARYA module) Launch sites: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Kourou, French Guiana Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF Voice - V/v BBS - OFF APRS - OFF SSTV - OFF Expedition 27 Crew: Commander: Dmitry Kondratyev Flight Engineer: Catherine Coleman KC5ZTH Flight Engineer: Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA Flight Engineer: Ron Garan KF5GPO Flight Engineer: Alexander Samokutyaev Flight Engineer: Andrey Borisenko Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 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 Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 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. [05162011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-150.S3 WSR 150 Part 3 05/30/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 150.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 30, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-150.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NANOSAIL-D Catalog Number: Ejection Date: January 17, 2011 Status: On orbit Downlink: 437.270 MHz AX.25 URL: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm [01272011] ===== CP4 Catalog Number: 31132 Launch Date: April 17, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79 [09062010] ===== LIBERTAD-1 Catalog Number: 31128 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 [09062010] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/v Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [09062010] ===== 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 [09062010] ===== 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 [09062010] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK [09062010] ===== CANX-1 Catalog Number: 27847 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps [06052009] ===== DTUSAT Catalog Number: 27842 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported Downlink: 437.475MHz Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL =satellites/all_oscars.php [02212009] ===== 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: Telemetry only 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 communication. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [03302009] ===== 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, 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: 25636 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] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-Operational Current Modes: Telemetry : /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://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL =/satellites/status.php [07172010] ===== 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] ===== MO-30 UNAMSAT-2 Catalog Number: 24305 Launch Date: September 5, 1996 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS [06042009] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: Non-operational Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA) 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 [11062010] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Non-operational 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 [01012009] ===== 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] ===== AO-24 ARSENE Catalog Number: 22654 Launch Date: May 13, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW Broadcast callsign: BBS: [12162009] ===== 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: Non-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] ===== 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] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: non-operational 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 [07242009] ===== UO-15 UoSAT-4 Catalog Number: 20438 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: ? Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?) 435.1200MHz (?) [06042009] ===== 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): Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: 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 $WSR-150.S4 WSR 150 Part 4 05/30/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 150.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 30, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-150.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launch date: February 21, 2006 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: October 25, 2009 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56 [09062010] ===== BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1) Catalog Number: 35690 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK 437.325 MHz CW 20wpm [07312009] ===== AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2) Catalog Number: 35690 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS [11112009] ===== Pollux Catalog Number: 35693 Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Callsign: POLLUX-1 Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25 [09062010] ===== Castor (ANDE-2) Catalog Number: 35694 Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Callsign: KD4HBO-1 Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 [09062010] ===== NO-62 FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: July 28, 2008 Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25 Downlink ID: KD4HBO Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [01012009] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== 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] ===== GENESAT-1 Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered date: August 8, 2010 Current Mode: /u Callsign: KE7EGC Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [08082010] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: June 18, 2008 Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JR8YJT [01012009] ===== SO-43 Starshine 3 Catalog Number: 26929 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: January 21, 2003 Beacon: 145.825Mhz [02212009] NNNN /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at} amsat.org NNNN /EX

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FW: ANS-149 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 29 May '11

29 May '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-149 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: * 70 CM Spectrum in HR 607 Safe After Meeting With Congressman King * The DARA Matching Gift Challenge * Cornell University Chip Satellite Team Invites Ham Radio Collaboration * Awards Manager for AMSAT Marks 10 Years * Satellite Shorts From All Over * ARISS Status - 23 May 2011 * Nine New Cubesats * UK Coloqium * New ARISS School Procedure * AO-51 Partial Operation Restored SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.01 70 CM Spectrum Safe AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.01 70 CM Spectrum in HR 607 Safe After Meeting With Congressman King A delegation of Amateur operators led by Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ, AMSAT NY Area Coordinator, from the Long Island/New York City area met with Congressman Peter T. King (R-NY) on May 19 to discuss his recent proposed legislation, H.R. 607, and its impact on Amateur Radio. Peter, who resides in King's Congressional District, worked for many months with only assistance from his local Town of Massa- pequa government to arrange this important meeting. The delegation included Mike Lisenco, N2YBB, ARRL Section Manager for New York City/Long Island (NLI), Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ, NLI Local Government Liaison and AMSAT NY Area Coordinator, George Tranos, N2GA, NLI State Government Liaison (SGL), and Jim Mezey, W2KFV, NLI ARES Section Emergency Coordinator (SEC). Portanova, Lisenco, Mezey, and Tranos spoke about the importance of Amateur Radio emergency communications and Portanova, who is the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) NY Area Coordinator, addressed the amateur satellites and its contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics (STEM) education and disaster communication. Barry Baines, WD4ASW, President of AMSAT, prepared an important letter that was delivered to Congressman King, by Peter, addressing his concerns of HR 607. Mr. Baines also contributed and shared a great deal of information to Peter to allow him to make a successful presentation of AMSAT's activities to Congressman King. Congressman King said that he fully understands and appreciates the importance of Amateur Radio and the Amateur Satellite Service for the contributions it provides to the community, and that he would see to the modification of the bill so that the 420-440 MHz band would be excluded from the spectrum to be auctioned. The Con- gressman was very receptive to the group and listed Peter Portanova as point of contact. "The Congressman went on to explain that it was never his intention to remove the 70 centimeter band from Amateur use. He further asked us to 'get the word out' and inform the Amateur Radio community that 70 centimeters is not in jeopardy", said Portanova. Portanova learned on May 26 that Congressman King has requested the House Committee on Energy and Commerce to remove section 207, the section covering the auction of the 420-440 MHz and 450-470 MHz spec- trum, from the bill. Sub-Committee Chairman Rep. Walden agreed so the threat to amateur radio access to 70 cm spectrum is no longer an issue. The ARRL has reported that the Senate companion bill S-1040 with similar objectives as H.R. 607 does not call for auctioning any portions of Amateur Radio spectrum. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW noted, "Peter is to be commend- ed for taking the initiative to arrange for this meeting with his Congressman on behalf of AMSAT. Using his contacts within the Town of Massapequa, NY government, Peter made the appropriate queries to schedule the meeting and then sought input from AMSAT to maximize the quality of information presented. He also invited amateur radio operators to the meeting with ties to the ARRL as well. His initiative and thorough preparation for the meeting resulted in a very positive experience as well as enlightened Rep. King to the significant benefit of amateur radio in space and the wonderful work done by AMSAT volun- teers and others in the areas of technology and education outreach." (Editor Note: AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW letter to Congressman King can be read on a link at the AMSAT web site http://www.amsat.org). [ANS thanks Peter Portanova, WB2OQQ and AMSAT President Barry Baines WD4ASW for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.02 The DARA Matching Gift Challenge AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.02 The DARA Matching Gift Challenge The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) has announced a fund raising challenge for AMSAT whereby they will match on a 1:3 basis up to $5,000.00 for donations made in 2011. That is, for every $3.00 that AMSAT raises, DARA will provide $1.00 up to a maximum of $5,000 donated by DARA. AMSAT kicked off the fundraising campaign at the Hamvention, where donations began count against this goal. Please consider making a donation to AMSAT at Hamvention or anytime this Spring as we strive to meet this goal. We appreciate DARA's support for AMSAT and see this as an opportunity for donors to increase the impact of their donations by taking advan- tage of this matching program. [ANS thanks AMSAT Headquarters for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.03 Cornell University Chip Satellite Team Invites Ham Radio Collaboration AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.03 Cornell University Chip Satellite Team Invites Ham Radio Collaboration A group of Cornell University-developed, fingernail-sized satellites may travel to Saturn within the next decade, and as they flutter down through its atmosphere, they will collect data about chemistry, radia- tion and particle impacts. Three prototypes of these chip satellites, named "Sprite," were mount- ed on the International Space Station during a recent spacewalk. The thin, 1-inch-square chips are mounted to the external Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-8) pallet, exposing them to the harsh conditions of space to see how they hold up and transmit data. Zac Manchester at Cornell University explained that the chips transmit as beacons with 10 milliwatts of RF power at 902 MHz using MSK modu- lation (minimum-shift keying) with a chipping rate of 50 kbps. The Cornell team invites AMSAT satellite operators to collaborate with this experiment to determine conditions in which the low-power signal has been detected on the ground. The Cornell ground station consists of a 18 dBi yagi with a GNU Radio and USRP receiver (http://www.ettus.com/products). A significant challenge is that the MISSE-8 pallet the chips are on is mounted on the anti-nadir side of the space station, facing away from the earth. The team is hoping to be lucky to catch some kind of reflection off the ISS structure. Beyond being able to detect the signal on Earth, decoding the message requires signal processing. The chips all transmit on the same frequency, each with it's own PRN code. The Cornell team uses these codes to differentiate each one, as well as to provide signal proces- sing gain. At Cornell, data is being recorded and post-processed with a standard PC. To track these chip satellites just use the ISS keplerian elements because they are mounted on the space station. Mason Peck, Associate Professor Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at Cornell University wrote, "Receiving the full sequence of data per se is not of interest, but the mere reception of it (a single digital bit, for us), indicates successful transmission. If you would like to serve as one of the lucky few to try detecting this signal, please follow up with Zac Manchester (zrm3(a)cornell.edu). We definitely welcome the collaboration of HAM operators." More information be found at these sources: http://tinyurl.com/3fs5ks7 (spacemart.com) http://www.spacecraftresearch.com/blog [ANS thanks Zac Manchester and Mason Peck at Cornell University for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.04 Awards Manager for AMSAT marks 10 Years AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.04 It was May 12, 2001, the day that Mike Scarcella, WA5TWT, the previous AMSAT Awards Manager handed over all the files to me as the new Awards Manager. For 10 years I have performed this duty as fairly and equitably as I can. I computerized all the awards, entered some of the very early Communication Achievement Awards into the computer and helped create some new awards along the way. Here's to another 10 years, enjoy. Here is a list of awards issued in the last month or so. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Brandon Rasmussen, K7BBR Stephen Davis, KJ4FEL Richard Ryan, KC2YDQ The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award. Nikolai Ozerov, VE3NKL, #535 Richard Batchelor, KA5IQX, #536 The following have earned the AMSAT Sexagesimal Award. Rodney Waln, KC0ZHF, #160 The following have earned the AMSAT Century Award. Doug Papay, KD8CAO #41 The following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement award Richard Batchelor, KA5IQX, #US166 The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI Award. Gerald Krebs, N0JE, #US72 John Papay, K8YSE, #US73 Ron Oldham, N8RO, #US63 endorsement for 2K, 3K, 4K Bob Harrell, AJ5C, #US64 endorsement for 2K, 3K, 4K The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee Jr., W4AMI 5000 Award. Ron Oldham, N8RO, #26 Bob Herrell, AJ5C, #27 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.05 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.05 + AMSAT has received the sad news that Robin Harvey, G4BBR died on the morning of May 23, 2011 after a long illness. He was active in the early days of satellites in the 1970's. He was most active on Oscar 7. Robin was AMSAT Life Member number 445. Our condolences go out to his wife Shirley. + According to the 21 May 2011 A.R.I. DX Bulletin No. 1046 425 DX NEWS bulletin OY/PA0VHA, OY/PA2A and OY/PA2AM are active from Streymoy, Faroe Islands (EU-018) from 23 May to 2 June. In add- ition to HF, 6 meters, and 4 meters they plan satellite operation via AO-51 (if available). QSL via home calls. + A link on UniverseToday will bring you to an Infographic: How the New Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle Stacks Up. Thanks to Space.com and the Tech Media Network for sharing this great graphic showing NASA's "new" MPCV and how it compares with other human spaceflight vehicles. http://tinyurl.com/3bngf99 (UniverseToday.com) + Back in time: Steve Haines VK3DBL has released a video showing a March 1997 contact he had with astronaut Andy Thomas KD5CHF/ VK5MIR who was on the MIR space station. See: http://tinyurl.com/3v7rbmh (Southgate) + The new WorldRadio OnLine magazine is now available at: http://www.worldradiomagazine.com/ ... In addition to several interesting features, the satellite column on page 38. + UniverseToday.com has a video, "The Sights and Sounds of Endeavour's Final Launch" made with HD cameras and multiple channel audio record- ing at: http://tinyurl.com/438s64y + OSCAR-11 UO-11 has switched back on. Its beacon is on 145.826 MHz FM. Bob, N4HY posted photos of UO-11 construction and testing: http://tinyurl.com/3d48j7x (n4hy.smugmug.com/) + AO-7 continues to provide good DX: Luciano, PY5LF reports a 7843 km contact with Joe K3SZH, in Mode B, SSB. Luis, LU6QI reports on his AO-7 DX on Mode B, CW: Humberto XE1FZE: covering 7162 km Jay AA4FL operating W4DFU covering 7200 km Jim ND9M covering 7346 km + Pete, WB2OQQ posted a video showing his satellite operation from the special event station W2GSB/APM during the Great South Bay Air Power Museum event celebrating Armed Forces Day: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WyXHvYWaasg ... W2GSB/APM, a collector QSL will be sent on SASE request to WB2OQQ's QRZ address. + Congratulations to Cori, XYL of intrepid maritime-mobile satellite operator Jim, ND9M/VQ9JC, upon passing her Technician exam at the Dayton Hamvention! + Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, says a PDF presented at the AMSAT-DL Satellite Symposium and General Meeting 2011 discussing the 'Status of AMSAT P3-E and DLR-AMSAT P5-Moon/Mars' can be downloaded directly from the AMSAT-DL server: http://tinyurl.com/44ter7y (AMSAT-DL) [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.06 ARISS Status - 23 May 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.06 1. Successful ARISS Contact with Debica, Poland On Thursday, May 19, an ARISS contact was held between Primary and Junior High Schools Complex in Podgrodziein, Debica, Poland and on-orbit astronaut Ron Garan, KF5GPO. The contact complemented the science curriculum covering physics and astronomy. Local amateur radio operators, experienced in satellite contacts, worked with the school's radio club to prepare for this event. Approximately eighty students were in attendance and listened as Garan fielded 14 space-related questions. News coverage was provided by radio, television and newspapers. 2. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The monthly ARISS partners meeting was held on Tuesday, May 17. Topics of discussion included the ISS National Lab, the new proposal process for U.S. schools and the Ericsson radio which was recently installed in the Columbus Module. Minutes will be posted to the ARISS Web site in the near future. http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arissmin.htm 3. ARRL QST Posts ARISS News The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) included several ARISS-related items in its June QST. "In Brief" column told about Astronaut Chris Cassidy earning his Amateur Radio license KF5KDR, and Astronaut Luca Parmitano earning his Amateur Radio license KF5KDP. The "Happenings" column ran their photos and a lengthier story about them. Then the two-page pictorial ran, titled "Houston, We Have Amateur Radio!" written by ARRL Chief Operating Office Harold Kramer, WJ1B. There was a short summary about the ARISS education program, and then pictures of Kenneth Ransom with the radio in the simulator, the antenna on the ISS mockup, the Kenwood radio, W5RRR's satellite antenna on the tower, W5RRR's president (John Maca, AB5SS) with Harold, Mission Control, and Don Pettit, KD5MDT with Kenneth Ransom and Mark Severance. 4. ARRL Article on New Process for U.S. Schools The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a Web story on the new ARISS proposal process for U.S. schools. There will be two windows of opportunity each year for U.S. schools and organizations to submit proposals for an ARISS contact. A window is currently open and proposals should be submitted by July 15, 2011 for a contact that will be scheduled during the January - July 2012 time frame. NASA sent out an EXPRESS message to 18,000 educators letting them know of this opportunity. The message may be found at the end of the article. http://www.arrl.org/news/nasa-and-ariss-reach-out-to-educators [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.07 Nine New Cubesats AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.07 Nine European Cubesats Heading to Space on Vega Nine CubeSats built by European Universities are to be flown during the debut of Europe's new Vega launch vehicle scheduled for the final quarter of 2011. Vega aims to make access to space easier, quicker and cheaper. Development started in 1998 and it will be launched from the ESA Space- port at Kourou in the Caribbean. The nine CubeSats are: AtmoCube, e-st@r, Goliat, OUFTI 1, PW-Sat 1, ROBUSTA, UNICubeSAT, UWE 3, XaTcobeo A video of the new VEGA launcher can be viewed here http://esatv-movies.e-vision.nl/videos/mplo/ vega_tests_TV_05-10-11_wmplow.wmv ESA CubeSat information http://www.esa.int/esaMI/Education/SEM3N03MDAF_0.html IARU Satellite Frequency Coordination pages http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ Southgate has this item posted at http://tinyurl.com/44smkw8. [ANS thanks Southgate ARC News Site for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.08 UK Coloqium AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.08 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.08 FUNcube at AMSAT-UK Colloquium July 30-31 The 26th AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held on the weekend of July 30-31 at the Holiday Inn Hotel, Guildford, England, close to the University of Surrey. A special beginner's session is planned for Friday afternoon July 29. Among the presentations will be talks on the FUNcube satellite and the FUNcube Dongle VHF-UHF Software Defined Radio. In additional to the lecture stream there will be the GB4FUN Mobile Communications Centre, AMSAT-UK shop, a Saturday night Gala dinner, auction and raffle. The event is open to all Radio Amateurs and SWL's. Either day passes or full packages comprising overnight accommodation and meals are available. Further details are available on the AMSAT-UK website at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ [ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.09 New ARISS School Procedure AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.09 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.09 ARISS Announces New Process for US School Contact Proposals ARISS and the NASA Johnson Space Center Education Office's Teaching >From Space staff have announced new processes that US-based educators will need to follow to propose a school contact with the International Space Station crew. ARRL ARISS Program Manager Rosalie White, K1STO says there will be two windows of opportunity each year for educators to submit their proposals for an ARISS contact. The first window opened on May 19 and will close on July 15, 2011. NASA's Teaching From Space Office says the new proposal process applies only to US schools at this time. Schools in other countries will continue to follow their ex- isting process. A proposal for an ARISS school contact consists of a comprehensive education plan, of which the ARISS contact is one of many components: + The proposal should integrate NASA education and ARRL content with surrounding education activities, and include creative ways to maximize the reach of the ARISS contact and the experience for students. + The educator must describe the instructional activities and lessons to be engaged in with students as part of the learning and prepara- tion for the ARISS contact. + The proposal should include study topics related to space technology, space exploration or space research, as well as Amateur Radio, radio science and wireless communications technology. ARISS astronaut contacts under the new processes will begin in January 2012 and end in July 2012. A window of opportunity will open every six months when another NASA news release goes to educators. The initial NASA news release was sent on May 19 to 18,000 educators. Full coverage of the ARISS program changes can be found on-line at: http://www.arrl.org/news/nasa-and-ariss-reach-out-to-educators NASA Teaching From Space web site can be viewed at: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/home/ariss.html US schools wishing to propose an ARISS contact can get started at: http://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.h tml Non-US schools can find information regarding the proposal for an ARISS contact at: http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm AMSAT Web site: http://www.amsat.org ARISS Web site: http://www.ariss.org ARISS Facebook Page: Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) ARISS Twitter site: @ARISS_status Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a volun- teer program in partnership with AMSAT, ARRL, and NASA which inspires students, worldwide, to pursue careers in science, technology, engin- eering and math through amateur radio communications opportunities with the International Space Station on-orbit crew. Students learn about life on board the ISS and explore Earth from space through sci- ence and math activities. ARISS provides opportunities for the school community (students, teachers, families and local residents) to become more aware of the substantial benefits of human space flight and the exploration and discovery that occur on space flight journeys along with learning about technology and amateur radio. [ANS thanks ARISS, the ARRL, and NASA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-149.10 AO-51 Partial Operation Restored AMSAT News Service Bulletin 149.10 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 29, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-149.10 AO-51 Partial Operation Restored AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA reports that partial operation has been restored to AO-51. Because the Integrated Housekeeping (IHU) computer crashes during each eclipse turning AO-51 ON requires a manually sent series of commands from a control station to reload a small housekeeping program stored on the satellite from ROM, then turning the repeater on, setting the modulation level and turning the RF power down. At present, this re-start sequence is being done on afternoon passes over North America when the satellite's solar panels are being illumin- ated by sunlight and it is in range of an available control station. AO-51 is being left enabled after the North American afternoon passes so stations in Asia may hear it active still on the descending morning passes there. The crashes prevent Whole Orbit Data from being collected for analysis on the ground. Analysis of live telemetry indicates that one of the Ni-Cd battery cells has failed. Further study is still in progress. Drew concluded, "Thanks for all the donations for Fox and ARISSat-1 over the last week! If you haven't yet donated, drop by http://www.amsat.org, or call Martha at 1-888-322-6728 today and help us get Fox in space." Keep up with the latest AO-51 Control Team News on-line at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA 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. Memeorial Day Tribute-Thanks to Veterans for what they have earned for us. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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WSR-136 Weekly Satellite Report 136 - May 16, 2011
by James French 16 May '11

16 May '11

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-136.S1 WSR 136 Part 1 05/16/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 136.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 16, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-136.S1 HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: By schedule Callsign: Broadcast: BJ1SA-11 BBS: BJ1SA-12 Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP 2.0dBi max U: RHCP 3.0dBi max IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [02092011] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 1555z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: By schedule Callsign: ZS0SUM Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz Downlink: 435.345MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear For more information about SO-67: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [02092011] ===== DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY Telemetry: 145.870 MHz Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68 [02092011] ===== VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05, 2005 0444z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India 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: 145.9360 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [02092011] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Semi-operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: By Command ONLY Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM - 67 Hz PL tone burst 1268.705 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.703 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 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/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [05162011] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launch date: December 20, 2002 1700z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan 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 re- peater 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. [02092011] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launch date: September 26, 1993 0140z Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana 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 [02092011] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974 Launch site: Vandenberg AFB, California, USA Status: Operational Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours 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/ [02092011] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 0640z (ZARYA module) Launch sites: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Kourou, French Guiana Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF Voice - V/v BBS - OFF APRS - OFF SSTV - OFF Expedition 27 Crew: Commander: Dmitry Kondratyev Flight Engineer: Catherine Coleman KC5ZTH Flight Engineer: Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA Flight Engineer: Ron Garan KF5GPO Flight Engineer: Alexander Samokutyaev Flight Engineer: Andrey Borisenko Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 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 Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 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. [05162011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-136.S2 WSR 136 Part 2 05/16/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 136.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 16, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-136.S2 O/OREOS Catalog Number: 37224 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.035 MHZ AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://www.ooreos.org/ [02092011] ===== Rax-1 Radio Aurora Explorer Catalog Number: 37223 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.505 MHz 9k6 GMSK Beacon: Callsign: RAX-1 URL: http://rax.engin.umich.edu/ [02092011] ===== FO-69 Fastrac-1 Sara Lily Catalog Number: 37227 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On orbit Uplink 1: 145.980 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 145.825 MHz 1k2 baud Downlink: 437.345 MHz 1k2 and 8k6 baud Beacon: 437.435 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast1 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php [02092011] ===== FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma Catalog Number: 37380 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink 1: 435.025 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 437.435 MHz 9k6 baud Downlink: 145.825 MHz Beacon: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast2 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php [02092011] ===== StudSat Catalog Number: 36796 Launch Date: July 12, 2010 0352z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Downlink: 437.505MHz, 9600bps FSK Beacon : 437.505MHz, 20bps ASK [02092011] ===== TIsat-1 Catalog Number: 36799 Launch Date: July 12, 2010 0352z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On orbit Callsign: HB9DE Uplink: 145.980MHz FM, AFSK Downlink: 437.305MHz FM, AFSK Beacon: 437.305MHz CW [02092011] ===== HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: By schedule Callsign: Broadcast: BJ1SA-11 BBS: BJ1SA-12 Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [02092011] ===== SwissCube Catalog Number: 35932 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Callsign: HB9EG Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps [02092011] ===== UWE-2 Catalog Number: 35934 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: In Orbit Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps 437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps [02092011] ===== ITUpsAT1 Catalog Number: 35935 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps [02092011] ===== BEESAT Catalog Number: 35933 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 0621z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Callsign: DP0BEE Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 9k6bps [02092011] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK [02092011] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: operational Downlink: 437.345 MHz ? [02092011] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK [02092011] ===== ANUSAT Catalog Number: 34808 Launch Date: April 20, 2009 0115z Launch Site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: ? Downlink: 435.000 MHz Uplink: 145.800 MHz Telemetry: 137.400 MHz [02092011] ===== SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) Catalog Number: 33496 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational Proposed Frequencies and Modes: Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101 [02092011] ===== KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) Catalog Number: 33495 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: In Orbit Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW IARU coordination status page: AMSAT-NA webpage: [02092011] ===== STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites) Catalog Number: 33498 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational ? Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW 437.465 MHz FM/CW Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW 437.275 MHz FM/CW Callsigns: JR5YBN JR5YBO IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) Catalog Number: 33499 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YYY IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107 AMSAT-NA webapge: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL =/satellites/status.php [20092011] ===== PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) Catalog Number: 33493 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 0354z Launch site: Tanegashima Space Center, Japan Status: Operational ? Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YCX IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny) Catalog Number: 32953 Launch Date: May 23, 2008 1520z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: Operational Curent Modes: Telemetry Audio Images Downlinks: 435.315 MHz 435.215 MHz AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret URL=/satellites/status.php Official website: http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43 [02092011] ===== CanX-2 Catalog number: 32790 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational in range of ground station only 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 [02092011] ===== AAUSAT-II Catalog number: 32788 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet 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 [02092011] ===== CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II Catalog number: 32785 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Digipeater Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz Telemetry Beacon: Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW 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 Command Station blog website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 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 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== CO-66 Seeds II Catalog number: Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Downlink: 437.485 MHz Callsign: JQ1YGU For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== CAPE-1 Catalog Number: 31130 Launch Date: April 17,2007 0702z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan 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. AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL= /satellites/status.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72 [02092011] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: 31129 Launch Date: April 17,2007 0702z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [02092011] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 0652z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia 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/xivpicte.htm [02092011] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launch date: June 30, 2003 1415z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: ????? Current Mode: /u Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Callsign: JQ1YGW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL =/satellites/status.php Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [02092011] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Semi-operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM - 67 Hz PL tone burst 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.708 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 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/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [05162011] ===== QuakeSat Catalog Number: 27845 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 1415z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet Mode U packet Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS Quakesat webpage: http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/ [02252011] ===== CO-55 CUTE-1 Catalog Number: 27844 Launch date: June 30, 2003 1415z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia 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 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 0240z Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Telemetry only 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/ [02092011] ===== RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22 (MOZHAYETS 4) Catalog number: 27939 Launch Date: September 27, 2003 0612z Launch site: Plesetsk Missile and Space Complex, Russia Status: Operational - 70cm cw only Current Mode: /u CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz 145.818 MHz AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02092011] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Launch site: Kourou, French Guiana 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-12 General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [02092011] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launch Date: March 1, 1984 Launch site: Vandenburg AFB, California, USA Status: 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 [02092011] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 0640z (ZARYA module) Launch sites: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Kourou, French Guiana Uchinoura Space Center, Japan Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF Voice - V/v BBS - OFF APRS - OFF SSTV - OFF Expedition 27 Crew: Commander: Dmitry Kondratyev Flight Engineer: Catherine Coleman KC5ZTH Flight Engineer: Paolo Nespoli IZ0JPA Flight Engineer: Ron Garan KF5GPO Flight Engineer: Alexander Samokutyaev Flight Engineer: Andrey Borisenko Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 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 Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 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. [05162011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-136.S3 WSR 136 Part 3 05/16/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 136.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 16, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-136.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NANOSAIL-D Catalog Number: Ejection Date: January 17, 2011 Status: On orbit Downlink: 437.270 MHz AX.25 URL: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm [01272011] ===== CP4 Catalog Number: 31132 Launch Date: April 17, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79 [09062010] ===== LIBERTAD-1 Catalog Number: 31128 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 [09062010] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/v Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [09062010] ===== 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 [09062010] ===== 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 [09062010] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK [09062010] ===== CANX-1 Catalog Number: 27847 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps [06052009] ===== DTUSAT Catalog Number: 27842 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported Downlink: 437.475MHz Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL =satellites/all_oscars.php [02212009] ===== 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: Telemetry only 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 communication. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [03302009] ===== 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, 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: 25636 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] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-Operational Current Modes: Telemetry : /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://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL =/satellites/status.php [07172010] ===== 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] ===== MO-30 UNAMSAT-2 Catalog Number: 24305 Launch Date: September 5, 1996 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS [06042009] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: Non-operational Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA) 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 [11062010] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Non-operational 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 [01012009] ===== 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] ===== AO-24 ARSENE Catalog Number: 22654 Launch Date: May 13, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW Broadcast callsign: BBS: [12162009] ===== 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: Non-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] ===== 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] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: non-operational 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 [07242009] ===== UO-15 UoSAT-4 Catalog Number: 20438 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: ? Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?) 435.1200MHz (?) [06042009] ===== 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): Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: 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 $WSR-136.S4 WSR 136 Part 4 05/16/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 136.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, May 16, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-136.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launch date: February 21, 2006 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: October 25, 2009 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56 [09062010] ===== BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1) Catalog Number: 35690 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK 437.325 MHz CW 20wpm [07312009] ===== AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2) Catalog Number: 35690 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS [11112009] ===== Pollux Catalog Number: 35693 Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Callsign: POLLUX-1 Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25 [09062010] ===== Castor (ANDE-2) Catalog Number: 35694 Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Re-entered Re-entered: Callsign: KD4HBO-1 Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 [09062010] ===== NO-62 FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: July 28, 2008 Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25 Downlink ID: KD4HBO Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [01012009] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== 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] ===== GENESAT-1 Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered date: August 8, 2010 Current Mode: /u Callsign: KE7EGC Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [08082010] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: June 18, 2008 Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JR8YJT [01012009] ===== SO-43 Starshine 3 Catalog Number: 26929 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: January 21, 2003 Beacon: 145.825Mhz [02212009] NNNN /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at} amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-135 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne Maenpaa 14 May '11

14 May '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-135 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: * Ready, Set, GO! AMSAT is Ready for Dayton Hamvention * AMSAT at Smithsonian Space Day 2011 * Second Call for Speakers for AMSAT UK Colloquium 2011 * 2011 AMSAT Field Day Competition * ISRO Request For VO-52 HAMSAT User Feedback and Comments * ARISSat-1 Update * Satellite Shorts From All Over * New High For Space Tourism: Lunar Tour SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.01 Ready, Set, GO! AMSAT is Ready for Dayton Hamvention AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.01 The 2011 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year from May 20-22, 2011 and AMSAT will be there. The AMSAT theme for 2011 is "Providing Education Through Amateur Satellites". We will have multiple exhibits of the new AMSAT satellites on display. You'll find AMSAT at the same spot (Booths 444-449) in the Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Sat- ellite Demonstration area. Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities! AMSAT has planned a number of great activities during the Hamvention. Here is a sample of the events and activities planned for the entire weekend. Links to all of these activities can be found on the AMSAT web page: http://www.amsat.org. This list has been updated since last week's bulletin! + Meet astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC Friday 1:30-2:30, Saturday, 3:00-4:00 at the AMSAT booth. + ARISSat-1 operational prototype will be on display. o Tune your HT to 145.950 MHz to hear a preview of the FM downlink. o Watch the demonstration of the ARISSatTLM software receive and display the CW beacon and BPSK telemetry using G6LVB's FUNcube Dongle. + Howard Long, G6LVB will be at the AMSAT booth periodically to talk about his FUNcube Dongle (FCD) project. This small (1" x 3") USB software defined radio will receive from 64 - 1700 MHz. + CAMSAT delegates will be at AMSAT booth. The CAMSAT delegation con- sists of Alan, BA1DU; Ken, BH4REQ; Jin, BA4TA; and Michael, BD5RV/4. + The ARRL Expo, next door to AMSAT, will have the backup OSCAR-1 satellite on display, resurrected by W1AW Station Manager Joe Carcia, and ARRL Lab Test Engineer Bob Allison, WB1GCM. The CW transmitter is tuned to 145.080 MHz. It will transmit at Part 15 levels with only 10 microwatts of power across a 50 ohm dummy load. A satellite transceiver will be positioned next to the unit that will be used to receive the CW signal. You will hear it transmit "HI HI," just as it did 50 years ago. + The fifth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 20. Just a reminder that the cutoff date for the AMSAT-TAPR dinner at Dayton is Monday May 16th. You can register at the AMSAT Store web- site: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158 We will NOT be selling tickets at the booth. Our new Banquet speaker will be Bob Bruninga, WB4APR speaking on "Power from Space and in your Shack". David Rowe, VK5DGR is unable to attend. Read about Bob's presentation on the AMSAT at Dayton webpages at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2011/Banquet.php + AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together at Tickets Pub & Eatery. + Dave Jordan, AA4KN will speak about ARISS at the Teachers Forum at 1000 on Friday in Room 3. The title of his talk "Space Communi- cations from the Classroom-ARISS and AMSAT". Dave will describe as how to apply for an ARISS contact at your school and find out how amateur radio satellites can be accessed and used for class- room projects." + The AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday May 21 1115-1330 in Forum Room 5 on Saturday. Moderated by Alan Biddle, WA4SCA you will have a chance to hear and see the latest news of amateur radio in space. o AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW will present an AMSAT Status Report o Alan Kung, BA1DU, CEO of AMSAT-China, will discuss the activities of AMSAT-China. o Project Manager for ARISSat-1, Gould Smith, WA4SXM, will talk about its operation aboard the ISS, and the planned deployment and opera- tions this summer. o Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, will discuss the design and status of Project-FOX. o Alex Harvilchuck, N3NP, will present NextGen CubeSat Program Update. + NASA Astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC is scheduled to speak from 1315-1415 on Saturday in Forum Room 3. Doug is attending Hamvention as guest of ARRL and AMSAT. According to the Forum listing, "Doug will share his experiences about space flight and using Amateur Radio in space." + Lou McFadin, W5DID is scheduled to speak at the "Introduction to Digital-ATV" Forum, scheduled on Saturday from 1530-1700 in Forum Room 2. The title of his talk is "DATV Space Station Project". + Satellite demonstrations will take place outside the Ball Arena entrance Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Be sure and come by the booth and renew your membership and receive an AMSAT multiblade screwdriver as a premium! The AMSAT leadership team will be at Hamvention and invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to interact with both board mem- bers and senior officers. If you have issues or concerns that you wish to express here is your chance to do so. [ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.02 AMSAT at Smithsonian Space Day 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.02 Dave Taylor, W8AAS reported a very successful AMSAT presence at Space Day 2011 held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum on the Mall in Washington DC on May 7. According to the ARISS status report, the average crowd in the Museum on this Saturday in May is about 30,000. Featured displays included prototype picosats, cubesats, space hard- ware including laser reflectors for the kids to try out. A crowd of 250 people watched the ARISS contact as six youngsters asked questions. Each one had three questions to ask and we got through all of them with time to thank Cady Coleman, KC5ZTH, give her a round of applause, and hear her response. Mark Steiner, K3MS handled the ARISS uplink/downlink from NASA Goddard amateur radio station K6DUE. Prior to the contact, former Payload Specialist Greg Linteris spoke to the crowd. Greg had trained with Cady for one of his flights. He was also on one of the last SAREX missions (STS-94). This year a group from Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology brought a working prototype of their Cubesat. They demon- strated with the prototype how one can uplink a text message and their Cubesat converts the text message to speech and transmits the speech on the downlink. They are manifested on a SpaceX Falcon 9 launch for early next year. Orbital Sciences has been providing them with assistance for the project. At Space Day a new version of the AMSAT-OSCAR slide show was run. A link to a PDF version of the slide show has been added to the AMSAT web page. (see http://www.amsat.org). Thanks to all who helped out: Dave Taylor, W8AAS Perry Klein, W3PK Dick Daniels, W4PUJ Mark Kanawati, N4TPY Samudra Haque, N3RDX Don Sylvain, WA3WOD from the Smithsonian Amateur Radio Club NN3SI Mark Steiner, K3MS from NASA Goddard K6DUE Bob McCown, N3IYI from NASA Goddard K6DUE Photos will be published in the AMSAT Journal. [ANS thanks Perry Klein, W3PK and Dave Taylor W8AAS for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.03 Second Call for Speakers for AMSAT UK Colloquium 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.03 This is the second call for speakers for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2011 which will be held at the Holiday Inn, Guildford, UK (same venue as in 2010) from *Sat 30 Jul to Sun 31 July 2011* AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur radio, space and associated activities, for this event. Offers of talks should be sent *ONLY* to G4DPZ, via the following routes: e-mail: david.johnson AT blackpepper.co.uk SnailMail: QTHR from http://www.QRZ.com Likewise if anyone knows of a good speaker, please send contact and other information to G4DPZ. [ANS thanks Dave, G4DPZ for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.04 2011 AMSAT Field Day Competition AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.04 AMSAT Director of Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO says, "It's that time of year again: Summer and Field Day!" Each year the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) sponsors Field Day as an emergency preparedness exercise. The event takes place during a 24-hour period on the fourth weekend of June. For 2011 the event takes place during a 27-hour period from 1800 UTC on Saturday June 25, 2011 through 2100 UTC on Sunday June 26, 2011. Those who set up prior to 1800 UTC on June 25 can operate only 24 hours. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own version of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites, held concurrently with the ARRL event. Bruce advises, "If you are considering ONLY the FM voice satellites like AMSAT-OSCAR 16, AMRAD-OSCAR-27, SaudiSat-Oscar-50, or AMSAT- OSCAR-51 for your AMSAT Field Day focus. Don't, unless you are simply hoping to make one contact for the ARRL rules bonus points." The congestion on FM LEO satellites was so intense in prior years that we must continue to limit their use to one-QSO-per-FM-satel- lite. This includes the International Space Station. You will be allowed one QSO if the ISS is operating Voice. You will also be allowed one digital QSO with the ISS or any other digital, non- store-and-forward, packet satellite (if operational). Please refer to these links for the full document of the AMSAT Field Day rules: http://www.amsat.org/ (link on AMSAT.org front page to PDF file) And, an alternative site is: http://www.amsatnet.com/2011fd.doc (MS-Word Doc File) http://www.amsatnet.com/2011fd.pdf (PDF File) These documents also cover the message exchange format, scoring requirements, reporting requirements, station classes, etc. [ANS thanks AMSAT Director of Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.05 ISRO Request For VO-52 HAMSAT User Feedback and Comments AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.05 The VO-52 HAMSAT community has received a request from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in Bangalore for user reports on the satellite's performance. Shri. T. Parimalarangan, HAMSAT Operations Director, ISRO Tracking, Ranging and Command Centre (ISTRAC) asks that feedback be sent via e-mail directly to him at: tprangan(a)istrac.org. Mani, VU2WMY, Secretary & Station-In-Charge at the Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC at the ISRO Satellite Centre requests a copy to be sent to him at: wmy(a)isac.gov.in. ISTRAC/ISRO is interested in gathering VO-52 data with responses to these questions: 1. Qualitative/quantitative performance report. (Signal strength telemetry observations, availability). 2. Observation on the quality of services from the launch to present (trend of the onboard behaviour as seen from the ground). 3. Comparison with other amateur radio satellites. 4. Positive/negative aspects of HAMSAT. The data will be used to generate a HAMSAT Performance Report on the 6th anniversary since launch. ISRO values direct feedback from the user community. [ANS thanks Mani, VU2WMY for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.06 ARISSat-1 Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.06 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.06 The ARISSat-1 satellite was intended to be activated in April as part of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's famous flight. However, no ground stations reported hearing the satellite. To follow up, the ARISSat-1 team had a teleconference with represent- atives of RSC-Energia (Russia) and NASA to request a clarification of the events and discuss what happened. According to RSC-Energia, the battery in ARISSat-1 was only charged once on the ground and was then used for a variety of tests and dur- ing the February activation event. It was not recharged prior to the April Yuri Gagarin activity since it can only be charged a limited number of times on the ISS. The cosmonauts reported that they activated the satellite and con- firmed that they heard the signal on the ham radio equipment on board the ISS. Since the battery was nearly depleted of its original charge, they switched the satellite off after six hours of operation in order to prevent over-discharging the battery. The battery was then removed from the satellite and stored separately as per their normal battery handling procedures. For more information on this battery, please see the JAN/FEB 2011 AMSAT Journal. RSC-Energia reported that their plan is to recharge the battery about three weeks prior to the EVA deployment. This will give the cosmonauts time to reinstall the battery and test the satellite to make sure it is working properly. The EVA deployment is planned for late July of this year. [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.07 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.07 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.07 + Congratulations to Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA! Paolo now has the record for the number of contacts during a single flight at 42. He is part of Expedition 26/27). + AMSAT-UK is now active on Twitter as @AMSAT_UK. Keep up to date with all the AMSAT-UK news and updates. + MILESTONE! On Saturday May 7, Bob Herrell, AJ5C, acheived his 5,000th amateur radio satellite contact when he worked Kerry, WC7V on the FO-29 satellite using SSB. Bob posted a video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt6gM7K7Kv0. The Southgate ARC news site also carried the story: http://www.southgatearc.org/news/may2011/5000_sat_qsos.htm Bob, congratulations on a remarkable acheivement. + SA AMSAT said that its Space Symposium 2011 will go full steam ahead on Saturday 21 May. The auditorium at Radiokop will be the venue and the SARL National Amateur Radio Centre being used for refreshment breaks and lunch. The new arrangement has substantially reduced the registration fee to R75 for SARL and SA AMSAT members if booked before 15 May 2011. Students and scholars will enter free if a student card or scholar ID is submitted at the time of Registration. The conference will be opened by the CEO of the South African National Space Agency, Sandile Malinga. John Willescroft, ZS6EF, will demonstrate the development of a totally new concept which allows a solar panel to be released from SAiSAT once in Space. For full details, registration forms and programme, visit: http://www.amsatsa.org.za + Spaceflightnow.com has posted a movie capturing the Atlas 5 rocket's launch over the weekend that successfully deployed the first in a new generation of missile warning satellites for the U.S. military. Watch on-line at: http://spaceflightnow.com/atlas/av022/video.html + OY, FAROE ISLANDS. Operators Hans/PA0VHA, Steef/PA2A and Wim/PA2AM will be active as OY/homecall from Skaelingur, Streymoy Island, in the Faroes (EU-018), between May 22nd and June 3rd. Activity will be on all bands using CW and RTTY. Also, look for activity on 6 and 4 meters, and PA2AM will also be on AO-51 satellite. Streymoy Island has a population of 11 and some sheep! QSL via their home callsigns. ADDED NOTE: This team also plans activity from Market Reef later this year. (Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin) + The next Hudson Valley Satcom Nets "HV Satcom" Net ia scheduled for May 26, at 8PM EDT (UTC-4) on the 146.970 MHz repeater, (Pl 100), and also on Echolink node N2EYH-L. More info: http://www.hvsatcom.org (Stu, WA2BSS) + Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 30th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 16-18, 2011 in Baltimore, Maryland. These papers will also be pub- lished in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The sub- mission deadline is July 31, 2011. 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. + Squrl may be a useful tool for storing your on-line videos. Its pri- mary function is to help visitors collect interesting videos online for later "consumption". First-time visitors will need to complete a short registration, and they can get started saving videos from a range of sources. Visitors can also organize playlists, and then email them to friends and colleagues. This version is compatible with all operating systems. See: http://www.squrl.com/ + AMSAT's Keeper of the Keps, Ray Hoad, WA5QGD says he has updated the name designation in the AMSAT KEPs for FAST1 as FO-69 and FAST2 as FO-70. This matches the OSCAR desginators assigned to these satellites earlier this year. [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-135.08 New High For Space Tourism: Lunar Tour AMSAT News Service Bulletin 135.08 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 15, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-135.08 This week MoonDaily.com posted a story, "Space Adventures proposes modified Soyuz TMA for Lunar tourists" which follows below: U.S. Space Adventures, the only company currently offering tourist orbital spaceflights, has offered to equip the Russian Soyuz TMA spaceship with additional living space for eight-day commercial flights around the moon, the company said late on Thursday. The firm announced on April 28 that it would offer moon orbit tourist trips, albeit with a price tag of around $150 million per seat. "After consultation with Rocket Space Corporation Energia (the Soyuz TMA design authority), modifications to the Soyuz TMA configuration have been agreed upon. The most important is the addition of a sec- ond habitation module to the Soyuz TMA lunar complex," Space Adven- tures said. A moon tour mission would include separate launches of a Soyuz and the upper stage, their docking in a low Earth orbit, a flight to the moon with the upper stage engine, the separation of Soyuz from the upper stage rocket, an orbit around the moon, return to Earth and landing. Space Adventures is currently selecting candidates for the next space tour together with the Russian Federal Space Agency. The company quoted Vice Chairman Richard Garriott as saying it had sold one of the two seats for the flight and anticipated that the launch would occur in 2015. The CEO of Russia's Gagarin Research and Test Cosmonaut Training Center Sergei Krikalyov has said the center was ready to train a professional cosmonaut and a space tourist for the future flight. This story is on the MoonDaily.com web site, see: http://tinyurl.com/3zn8xhl [ANS thanks MoonDaily.com 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. And with that, please keep in mind the ham who was a physics professor. His lectures could be quite animated and exciting. He would jump off of the desk or fling frisbees to illustrate his point. One day in class he was spinning on an office chair holding weights in each hand when he lost his balance and tumbled into the first row. He apologized to his class for going off on a tangent. 73, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM K9JKM at amsat dot org

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ANS-130 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin ARISSat-1 Update
by JoAnne Maenpaa 09 May '11

09 May '11

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-130.01 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - ARISSat-1 Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 130.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 10, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-130.01 The ARISSat-1 satellite was intended to be activated in April as part of the 50th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's famous flight. However, no ground stations reported hearing the satellite. To follow up, the ARISSat-1 team had a teleconference with represent- atives of RSC-Energia (Russia) and NASA to request a clarification of the events and discuss what happened. According to RSC-Energia, the battery in ARISSat-1 was only charged once on the ground and was then used for a variety of tests and dur- ing the February activation event. It was not recharged prior to the April Yuri Gagarin activity since it can only be charged a limited number of times on the ISS. The cosmonauts reported that they activated the satellite and con- firmed that they heard the signal on the ham radio equipment on board the ISS. Since the battery was nearly depleted of its original charge, they switched the satellite off after six hours of operation in order to prevent over-discharging the battery. The battery was then removed from the satellite and stored separately as per their normal battery handling procedures. For more information on this battery, please see the JAN/FEB 2011 AMSAT Journal. RSC-Energia reported that their plan is to recharge the battery about three weeks prior to the EVA deployment. This will give the cosmonauts time to reinstall the battery and test the satellite to make sure it is working properly. The EVA deployment is planned for late July of this year. [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX for the above information] /EX

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ANS-128 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne Maenpaa 07 May '11

07 May '11

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-128 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 ********************************************************************** * Volunteers are needed to Help at the AMSAT booth at Dayton. Gould * * WA4SXM, is looking for volunteers to help man the AMSAT booth dur- * * ing the 2011 Hamvention. People are needed all 3 days for 2 hour * * shifts. Please send the days and times you are available to help * * as well as how many shifts you are willing to work via e-mail to * * wa4sxm at amsat.org. * ********************************************************************** In this edition: * AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention 2011 * The DARA Matching Gift Challenge * May 16 Deadline for Dayton AMSAT/TAPR 2011 Banquet Reservations * AO-51 Batteries Failing * Calling all software developers - AMSAT needs you! * W5KUB Dayton Webcast to Feature Interview with Astronaut * Satellite Shorts From All Over * Satellite Presentations for May 2011 * 6th Anniversary of HAMSAT VO 52 * Ben Stevenson, W2BXA Silent Key SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.01 AMSAT at the Dayton Hamvention 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.01 The 2011 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year from May 20-22, 2011 and AMSAT will be there. The AMSAT theme for 2011 is "Providing Education Through Amateur Satellites". We will have multiple exhibits of the new AMSAT satellites on display. You'll find AMSAT at the same spot (Booths 444-449) in the Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Sat- ellite Demonstration area. Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities! AMSAT has planned a number of great activities during the Hamvention. To help produce and deliver our great list of AMSAT activities we need you to volunteer to help at the AMSAT booth all three days for 2 hour shifts. Please contact AMSAT-VP User Services, Gould Smith, WA4SXM by e-mail (wa4sxm(a)amsat.org) to tell him the days and times you are avail- able to help as well as how many shifts you are able to help. Here is a sample of the events and activities planned for the entire weekend. Links to all of these activities can be found on the AMSAT web page: http://www.amsat.org. + Meet astronaut Doug Wheelock, KF5BOC Friday 1:30-2:30, Saturday, 3:00-4:00 at the AMSAT booth. + ARISSat-1 operational prototype will be on display. o Tune your HT to 145.950 MHz to hear a preview of the FM downlink. o Watch the demonstration of the ARISSatTLM software receive and display the CW beacon and BPSK telemetry using G6LVB's FUNcube Dongle. + AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together at Tickets Pub & Eatery. + The AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday May 21. Moderated by Alan Biddle, WA4SCA you will have a chance to hear and see the latest news of ama- teur radio in space. o AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW will present an AMSAT Status Report o Alan Kung, BA1DU, CEO of AMSAT-China, will discuss the activities of AMSAT-China. o Project Manager for ARISSat-1, Gould Smith, WA4SXM, will talk about its operation aboard the ISS, and the planned deployment and opera- tions this summer. o Tony Monteiro, AA2TX, will discuss the design and status of Project-FOX. o Alex Harvilchuck, N3NP, will present NextGen CubeSat Program Update. + Satellite demonstrations will take place outside the Ball Arena entrance Friday, Saturday and Sunday. + The fifth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 20. (More information below). Be sure and come by the booth and renew your membership and receive an AMSAT multiblade screwdriver as a premium! The AMSAT leadership team will be at Hamvention and invite you to take advantage of this opportunity to interact with both board mem- bers and senior officers. If you have issues or concerns that you wish to express here is your chance to do so. [ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.02 The DARA Matching Gift Challenge AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.02 The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) has also announced a fundraising challenge for AMSAT whereby they will match on a 1:3 basis up to $5,000.00 for donations made in 2011. That is, for every $3.00 that AMSAT raises, DARA will provide $1.00 up to a maximum of $5,000 donated by DARA. AMSAT will be conducting fundraising at Hamvention, where donations will count against this goal. Please consider making a donation to AMSAT at Hamvention or anytime this Spring as we strive to meet this goal. We appreciate DARA's support for AMSAT and see this as an opportunity for donors to increase the impact of their donations by taking advantage of this matching program. This is the 60th year of the Dayton Hamvention, sponsored by DARA (Dayton Amateur Radio Association). As has been the case for the many years Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the north side of Dayton. Further information on Hamvention 2011, including advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at the Hamvention web site: http://www.hamvention.org/ [ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.03 May 16 Deadline for Dayton AMSAT/TAPR 2011 Banquet Reservations AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.03 May 16 Deadline for Dayton AMSAT/TAPR 2011 Banquet Reservations The cutoff date for the AMSAT-TAPR dinner at Dayton is May 16th. You can register at the AMSAT website. As in previous years, we will NOT be selling banquet tickets at the AMSAT booth. The fifth annual joint AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be held Friday evening, May 20, 2011 during the Dayton Hamvention. The Banquet will be at the: Kohler Presidential Banquet Center 4572 Presidential Way Kettering, OH 45429 (just south of Dayton). The price for the Banquet is $30 per person. Reserved tickets may be picked up at the AMSAT booth at Hamvention on Friday, or at the door. You may make reservations for the 2011 AMSAT/TAPR Banquet online in the AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/item.php?id=100158 AMSAT Presidents Club Gold members should let Martha know if they are planning to attend the banquet. For additional information contact Martha at the AMSAT office (martha(a)amsat.org). Banquet Schedule ---------------- 6:30 PM Doors open and Cash bar is available with Beer, Wine, Liquor and soft drinks. 7:15 PM Buffet Dinner service begins. The Center has a justly deserved reputation for good food and service. 8:15 PM Presentation by David Rowe, VK5DGR - The Village Telco There are now billions of mobile phones all over the world. However in many developing countries, mobile phones are simply too expensive to use. For example, in a country where people earn $1.50/day, a phone call can cost 21 cents/minute. This is a huge tax on communica- tions. David Rowe, VK5DGR, will describe how a community of people from around the world set out to fix this problem, using a mix of Wi-Fi and open source software. The result is the Village Telco - a DIY telephone company that anyone can set up. A Village Telco is constructed from a network of "Mesh Potatoes" - small Wi-Fi boxes that are mounted on homes in a village. They form a mesh network, relaying telephone calls for each other. Each Mesh Potato connects to a regular telephone inside village homes. Phone calls on the network are free. A local person in the Village can be trained in a few hours to set up and maintain the network. To build the Village Telco we borrowed many ideas from Ham Radio, such as sharing hardware designs and community networks. The talk will include real world stories of how Village Telcos are helping people in several developing countries, and explain why a simple phone call that we take for granted can be so important. [ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.04 AO-51 Batteries Failing AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.04 AMSAT Vice-President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA reported the AO-51 Command Team is having a difficult time trying to restore AO-51 to operation. The current situation is the satellite will not retain the upload of the flight software across eclipse. The batteries are in very poor condition. AO-51 ground control stations plan a few more things to try, but with eclipses peaking around July at approximately 27 minutes, the long term situation is grim. There is a brief period around November where eclipses are as short as 16 minutes, but past that it is a long climb to 30 minutes or longer eclipses for many years. At this time the Command Team cannot provide an estimated "return to service" date. Stations with 9k6 digital capability can listen in on control station attempts at recovery on 435.150 MHz on many passes over the US. Please support AMSAT-NA and the other AMSAT groups around the world, and help us get new satellites into orbit. Projects like Fox, FunCube, P3E, and Kiwisat need your financial support to keep our amateur sat- ellite fleet flying. You can donate to AMSAT-NA via the link on the front page at http://www.amsat.org. Keep up with the latest AO-51 Control Team News on-line at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.05 Calling all software developers - AMSAT needs you! AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.05 To receive the new BPSK-1000 telemetry format from ARISSat-1, AMSAT has developed demodulation and decoding software called ARISSatTLM. This software is designed to be used with a standard 2-meter SSB receiver. With the advent of software defined radios, we would like to test receiving the telemetry on one of these new devices such as the "FUNcube Dongle" receiver. This would require modifying the software to use an I/Q source and doing the Doppler tracking in software. The ARISSatTLM software by Phil Karn KA9Q and Douglas Quagliana KA2UPW is open source and is available here: https://svn.sarpeidon.net/suitsat2/repos/ground_station_software Interested software developers are invited to download the software and see what you can do with it for your favorite SDR. [ANS thanks AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering Tony Montiero, AA2TX for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.06 Dayton Webcast to Feature Interview with Astronaut Doug Wheelock AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.06 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.06 If you cannot make it to Dayton this year you can watch the event via the webcam broadcast by Tom Medlin, W5KUB. Tom had 28 contacts with Col. Doug Wheelock during Expedition 25 on the International Space Station. Tom and Doug will meet in-person with the event to be broadcast on the webcam link at: http://w5kub.com. W5KUB.Com will start the live broadcast on Wednesday May 18th at approximately 0800 Central Time or 1300 UTC with the webcam mounted in the car for the 550 mile drive to Dayton. They will broadcast the shelter set up on Thursday morning May 19th at Hara Arena at 0900 Eastern time or 1300 UTC. Thursday afternoon they will try to broad- cast the Air Force Museum. Then they will be live for the entire Hamvention Friday May 20th through Sunday May 22nd. Tom says, "We will also be giving away over $5000 to lucky winners on our broadcast. All you have to do is be logged into our chatroom and claim your prize when your name is called. We have so many prizes that we will be giving them out every 20-30 minutes during live broadcasts." This year prizes include: + Grand prize FT-950 + Icom IC80AD D-star radio + headsets with mic from Heil Sound + headset and mic from TenTec + Diawa wattmeters + LDG auto antenna tuners + Comet antennas + baluns + communication speakers + weather stations + ham hats + QSL cards + ham plaques + And many other ham related prizes Last year over 50,000 unique hams followed the broadcast in about 150 countries. Log into the chat room on the web site and chat with us or other hams watching the broadcast. You can also join the ham chat room via your IRC client: server: irc.liveharmony.org then join #hamradio. Tom concludes, "Watch for our interview with Astronaut Doug Wheelock when he visits the W5KUB booth. There will also be other surprise inter- views and guests." The http://w5kub.com website on-line 24 x 7, 365 days per year. It will have recorded videos on when we are not live. Come on over and say hello. [ANS thanks Tom Medlin, W5KUB for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.07 Satellite Shorts From All Over AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.07 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.07 + AMSAT extends sincere sympathy and best wishes to ISS astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA from Italy upon his recent sad news while in orbit on the International Space Station about the passing of his mother following an illness. She was 78. Nespoli is scheduled to return to Earth in three weeks. + A school contact with Greenville was done with the recently instal- led Ericsson radio from the Columbus module on the ISS. The ARISS team has received some reports that the signal may been lower than from past contacts. Please pass along your thoughts on how the sig- nals seemed to be. ARISS had several contacts on Saturday, so if you listened, please tell ARISS how the signals sounded to you. Please post your signal reports on the sarex(a)amsat.org list. + NASA has made available for the public a new online collection of images of our solar system and locations on Earth where astrobiology researchers travel to conduct field research. The 90+ images in the collection were chosen for their scientific significance and sheer beauty. The photos can be viewed on the "From Earth to the Solar System (FETTSS)" website at: http://fettss.arc.nasa.gov/ A related story is at: http://tinyurl.com/3wzjve5 (skynightly.com) + NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory says the Space Images Version 2 app for iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and Android is available for free down- load from: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/apps/spaceimages/index.cfm The Space Images are also available on a web site: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/spaceimages/ + Kazakhstan Special Event Stations to celebrate the 50th anniversary of manned space flight using special callsigns will remain active until May 31. UN50SK (homecall UN7GWC), UO50G (UN2G), UP1ASTR (UN0GL), UP50F (UN7FW), UP50ASTR (UN6GK), UP50YG (UN7Z), UQ50G (UN6QC), UQ50L (UN7LZ) and UQ50P (UN7PL). They have also a special award and the rules can be found at: http://un-dx.ucoz.com/index/yuri_gagarin/0-36 (DXNL 1726 - May 4, 2011 DX Newsletter) + Here's your chance to dress up your QSL mailings with new postage stamps honoring Mercury astronaut Alan Shepard, America's first man in space, and NASA's MESSENGER probe, the first spacecraft to orbit Mercury. For more information see: http://tinyurl.com/637uz3n (UniverseToday.com) + Something to talk about on 75 meters besides the weather ... Research- ers at Northwestern University have created a new kind of cloaking material that can render objects invisible in the terahertz range. Though this design can't translate into an invisibility cloak for the visible spectrum, it could have implications in diagnostics, security, and communication. See: http://tinyurl.com/3m8uehs (spacewar.com) + 70MHz is not an amateur band in the USA, but European stations may try to listen for a new 4-Meter Band Radio Science E-skip Trans- Atlantic propagation beacon from the East Coast of the US. Its operating frequency is 70.005 MHz, QTH is FM07fm, CW emissions. The callsign of the beacon is WE9XUP. Any and all QSL/SWL reports are welcome via email to: WA1ZMS ( at ) ARRL ( dot ) NET. The beacon is scheduled to run 24 hours a day until 1 Sept, 2011. + Additional information about the Resourcesat-2, Youthsat, and X-Sat satellites launched on PSLV-C16 rocket on April 20 from India can be found on-line at: http://tinyurl.com/3fh53zt (spacemart.com) + A group of Cornell-developed, fingernail-sized satellites may travel to Saturn within the next decade, and as they flutter down through its atmosphere, they will collect data about chemistry, radiation and particle impacts. Three prototypes of these chip satellites, named "Sprite," will be mounted on the International Space Station after the space shuttle Endeavour delivers them on its final flight. The thin, 1-inch-square chips will be mounted to the Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-8) pallet, which will be attached to the space station, exposing them to the harsh conditions of space to see how they hold up and transmit data. More information at: http://tinyurl.com/3fs5ks7 (spacemart.com) + Dave, KB1PVH is still looking for operators for CT, NH, NJ for the 13 Original Colonies Special Event. If anyone wants to participate send him an email at kb1pvh(a)gmail.com. More info on-line at: http://www.13colonies.info/ + 'CQ EGYPT' Amateur Radio Magazine from The Egyptian Radio Amateurs Society (ERASD). One of their foremost goals is providing educational programs and materials to promote amateur radio and develop the sci- entific and technical skills of the Egyptian and Arab youth. In this context, ERASD is currently issued an online magazine focused on simp- lifying science and technology to youth in general, and more particu- larly in areas related to amateur radio and satellite. The Magazine articles will be a mix of English and Arabic. The May issue is NOW on-line at: http://erasd.net/CQSUAMATEURRADIOMAGAZIN.aspx [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.08 Satellite Presentations for May 2011 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.08 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.08 Clint Bradford, K6LCS, will be presenting his "How to Work the FM Amateur Satellites With Your HT" session at the following clubs in the month of May, 2011. ALL are welcome to attend. Attendees will be shown everything needed to work the FM ham satellites - with a re-occurring theme of, "Most hams already have most of the necessary equipment ... " Attendees should download the four-page tutorial beforehand at ... http://www.work-sat.com ... and Clint welcomes pre-presentation questions. Call him at 909-241-7666, or send email to clint(a)clintbradford.com . Chattanooga Tennessee ARC, 7PM local time Thursday, May 5, 2011 American Red Cross chapter 3801 McCallie Avenue Chattanooga TN 37403 Iredell County ARS, 7PM local time May 12, 2011 Julia's Talley House Restaurant Highway 21 North Troutman NC 28166 Palos Verdes ARC, 7:30PM PDT Wednesday, May 18, 2011 Hesse Park Community Room 23901 Hawthorne Boulevard Rancho Palos Verdes CA 90275 West Coast ARC, 7PM PDT Thursday, May 19, 2011 Huntington Beach Senior Outreach Center 1718 Orange Avenue Huntington Beach CA 92648-2478 Barrow ARC, 7PM local time Tuesday, May 24, 2011 Barrow Regional Medical Center - 3rd floor conference room 316 North Broad Street Winder Georgia 30680 [ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS for the above information and thanks him for his on-going outreach work for amateur radio in space.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.09 6th Anniversary of HAMSAT VO 52 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.09 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.09 Mani, VU2WMY, Secretary & Station-In-Charge of the Upagrah Amateur Radio Club VU2URC at the ISRO Satellite Centre in India released the following statement this week: "It gives us great pleasure and satisfaction to say that 'HAMSAT-VO 52' has completed 6 years of successful operation in orbit. HAMSAT was launched on 5th May 2005 aboard PSLV-C6 from Sriharikotta. The transponder and the beacon on-board were never been off the air, even for a second from the time they were switched 'ON'. Looking at the health parameters, HAMSAT is still in good condition and we are sure it would provide fruitful services for many more years to come. On this happy occasion, we express our sincere thanks to the entire ISRO HAMSAT project team for this great feat. Our thanks to AMSAT- India, Kumar VU2BGS and William PEIRAH for their contributions." [ANS thanks Mani, VU2WMY for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-128.10 Ben Stevenson, W2BXA Silent Key AMSAT News Service Bulletin 128.10 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 8, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-128.10 AMSAT has received the sad news of the passing of Ben Stevenson, W2BXA, of Colonia, New Jersey, on May 5, 2011. He was 97. An ARRL member since 1934, Stevenson was also a charter member of the North Jersey DX Association (NJDXA) since 1957, serving as its first president. Stevenson held Satellite DXCC #1, Mixed DXCC #6 (390 countries confirmed) and Phone DXCC #6 (388 countries confirmed). He held WAZ No.1, as well as DXCC on 10 bands, 6 through 160, plus of course OSCAR. At his death he had 225 confirmed on Top Band, all from a 1-acre lot in central New Jersey. He held his call sign con- tinuously for 82 years. Ray Soifer, W2RS recalls, "Ben was a good friend for nearly 40 years. Ben and I made the first-ever two-way contact by satellite- to-satellite relay in any radio service, using AO-7 and AO-6 in 1975. Ben often said that the secrets of success in DX are persis- tence and consistency. Not a bad formula for success in life either. I'll miss him." [ANS thanks the ARRL and Ray Soifer, W2RS 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. And with that please keep in mind the ham who realized several reasons why he was getting older ... he realized him and his teeth don't sleep together; when he went to try to straighten out the wrinkles in his socks he discovered he wasn't wearing any; he woke up looking like his drivers license picture; and when his wife told him to suck in his gut he realized he had already done so. 73, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM K9JKM at amsat dot org

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ANS-126 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin - AO-51 Batteries Failing
by JoAnne Maenpaa 06 May '11

06 May '11

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-126.01 ANS Special Bulletin - AO-51 Batteries Failing AMSAT News Service Bulletin 126.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. May 6, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-126.01 AMSAT Vice-President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA reported the AO-51 Command Team is having a difficult time trying to restore AO-51 to operation. The current situation is the satellite will not retain the upload of the flight software across eclipse. The batteries are in very poor condition. AO-51 ground control stations plan a few more things to try, but with eclipses peaking around July at approximately 27 minutes, the long term situation is grim. There is a brief period around November where eclipses are as short as 16 minutes, but past that it is a long climb to 30 minutes or longer eclipses for many years. At this time the Command Team cannot provide an estimated "return to service" date. Stations with 9k6 digital capability can listen in on control station attempts at recovery on 435.150 MHz on many passes over the US. Please support AMSAT-NA and the other AMSAT groups around the world, and help us get new satellites into orbit. Projects like Fox, FunCube, P3E, and Kiwisat need your financial support to keep our amateur sat- ellite fleet flying. You can donate to AMSAT-NA via the link on the front page at http://www.amsat.org. Keep up with the latest AO-51 Control Team News on-line at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA VP Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA for the above information] /EX

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