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ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 26 Feb '12

26 Feb '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-057 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Theme at Dayton 2012: Running with Fox * ARISS School Events Now Number Over 700 * ESA Reports Vega Cubesat Success * MASAT-1 (MO-72) Team Releases Software and Web Page Updates * Dedicated CubeSat Radio Spectrum Discussed at WRC-12 * Arizona Centennial Event K7UGA Station Reports 122 Satellite QSOs * AA5UK Announces Plans for Hawaii Satellite Operation * Satellite DX: XF1AA on Isabel Island * Volunteers Needed for AMSAT at Timonium, MD on March 31 * ARISS Status Report - 20 February 2012 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-057.01 ANS-057 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 036.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 5, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-036.01 AMSAT Theme at Dayton 2012: Running with Fox The 2012 Dayton Hamvention will be held this year on 18 - 20 May 2012. As has been the case for the many years Hamvention will be at the Hara Arena Complex on the north side of Dayton. AMSAT will occupy the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satellite Demonstration area. The AMSAT theme for 2012 is "Running with Fox". We will have multipe exhibits of the new AMSAT satellite on display. Visit AMSAT's Dayton Hamvention page for all details on activities: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php Some of the activities will include: + Life size Fox models will be on display as well as diagrams of the modules inside the 10cm square satellite. + Operational prototype of ARISSat-1 on display. + AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together at the Tickets Pub & Eatery. + The sixth annual AMSAT/TAPR Banquet will be Friday night May 18 at the Kohler Banquet Center. The price for the Banquet is $30. Seating is limited and reservations are required. Follow the links on AMSAT's Dayton page. + The AMSAT Forum will be on Saturday May 19. AMSAT has a limited block of rooms reserved at the Country Inn & Suites in Fairborn, OH. Please contact Martha at the AMSAT office for room price and availability during Hamvention. Priority for rooms will be given to those volunteering to work in the AMSAT booth for multiple 2 hour shifts during Hamvention. The hotel web page is: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Hotel.php The phone number for the AMSAT office is 301-589-6062. Other hotels in the immediate area of the Country inn & Suites include the Fair- field Inn, Ramada Inn, Hampton Inn, Fairborn Holiday Inn, Red Roof Inn and the Homewood Suites if additional accommodations are needed. Further information on Hamvention 2012, including advance ticket sales and motel accommodations, can be found at http://www.hamvention.org. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS School Events Now Number Over 700 ARISS Operation Team Mentor Charlie Sufana, AJ9N reports that the total number of ARISS ISS-to-Earth school events is now at 701. ARISS offers an opportunity for students to experience the excite- ment of Amateur Radio by talking directly with crewmembers on-board the International Space Station. Teachers, parents and communities see, first hand, how Amateur Radio and crew members on ISS can energize youngsters' interest in science, technology, and learning. ARISS is an international educational outreach program partnering the participating space agencies, NASA, Russian Space Agency, ESA, CNES, JAXA, and CSA, with the AMSAT and IARU organizations from participa- ting countries. Further information on the ARISS program is available on the website http://www.ariss.org/ (graciously hosted by the Radio Amateurs of Canada). The 700th school event was with The Academy@Shawnee City in Louisville, Kentucky via a telebridge contact with ON4ISS on February 14. ARISS says the special John Glenn event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Perth, City of Lights was successful on February 20. This marked event number 701. Planned school contacts for this coming week include: + ESA-ESTEC, Noordwijk, Netherlands, telebridge via IK1SLD. The schools that are involved are: American school of The Hague, International School of Amsterdam, and The British School in the Netherlands on Monday, February 27 at 12:45:29 UTC. + Parkside Elementary, Atlanta, GA, telebridge via K6DUE on Friday, March 3 at 16:42:29 UTC. + 5th Geniko Lykeio Katerinis, Katerini, Greece, direct via SX2ISS on Friday, March 3 at 17:03:52 UTC. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. A list of all of the ARISS School Events can be found at: http://tinyurl.com/ARISS-Events [ANS thanks ARISS Operation Team Mentor Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ESA Reports Vega Cubesat Success The ESA provided a summary of the success of the cubesats launched on the Vega mission on February 13. The web report said, "Shortly after the seven ESA student CubeSats started their adventure in space on board the Vega launcher yesterday, the university teams and radio amateurs all around the world pointed their 'ears' towards space and started to receive the first signs of life from the tiny spacecraft." + The Spanish XaTcobeo CubeSat was heard a couple of hours after launch (13 February 2012, 11:00 CET) during its first pass over the University of Vigo's ground station, and its signal was also tracked by many radio amateurs. The first data received show that the satellite's batteries are properly charged and that telemetry and telecommand systems work well, representing a very promising start for the mission. + The Hungarian team received the first signals from Masat-1 from a radio amateur in Florida less than two hours after launch, and by many others shortly after. A couple of hours later the team's ground station in Budapest gathered the first 'official' satellite data which confirmed that the spacecraft is in perfect shape. + PW-Sat, the Polish student CubeSat, was also heard loud and clear only a few hours after the launch. The signals have been heard both by the team's ground station and by several radio amateurs from the UK, India, Germany and the Netherlands. + The Italian UniCubeSat-GG team heard the first signals from the satellite, although they have not been decoded yet, shortly after launch, first from a Kentucky (US) ground station and then from the dedicated Rome ground station. + Initially weak signals were reported from the Italian e-st@r. On February 15 the e-st@r team reported signals from their CubeSat heard by their control ground station and other ham radio stations. + Weak signals have been received so far from the Romanian Goliat and the French Robusta CubeSats. These teams currently believe that their spacecraft may not have yet achieved a stable orient- ation after separation and sufficient battery charge level in order for their communication systems and antennas to transmit properly to the ground station. The situation will evolve in the course of the next several days, and further attempts to establish good communications links with those satellites will continue. A joint effort from all CubeSat teams and radio amateurs from the AMSAT network has now started, in order to be able to clearly detect the satellites. The full ESA report can be found on-line at: http://www.esa.int/SPECIALS/Education/SEMR2ZYXHYG_0.html [ANS thanks the ESA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- MASAT-1 (MO-72) Team Releases Software and Web Page Updates The MASAT-1 team said this week that updated client software for telemetry reception and decoding is available on their web at: http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/radioamatoroknek/kliens-szoftver/ Some of the upgrades include: + The "Offline" label removed, the status of the automatic packet reporting is displayed. + Battery voltage constant (on the EPS panel) updated. + User selection between 626/1250 bps decoding. + The waterfall display shows tracks for the 0, CW and 1. The decoder has been reported to be most successful if tuning is set upward by 50-100 Hz from the tuning indicators. User experiences are invited to be sent to mezei(a)cubesat.bme.hu. The automated received packet upload from the client software has been updated to accept ham(a)cubesat.bme.hu or a(a)a.a as mail address for those not wishing to send their actual address. Users can change the e-mail address by editing the registration.txt file in the pro- gram folder of the software package. A statistics web page reporting on the numbers of packets forwarded by amateur radio operators has been added: http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/radioamatoroknek/veteli-statisztika/ The site has successfully received over 50000 packets from around the world. The latest updates to the web and client software should address initial concerns that 'no packets' have been received. The MASAT-1 team thanks amateur radio operators for your outstanding support. The MASAT-1 Important News for Radio Amateurs page is at: http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/2012/02/19/fontos-hirek-radioamatoroknek/ The MASAT-1 mission home page is: http://cubesat.bme.hu [ANS thanks the MASAT-1 Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dedicated CubeSat Radio Spectrum Discussed at WRC-12 AMSAT-UK reports on their web that the recently concluded WRC-12 conference agreed to a resolution by the SmallSat, CubeSat, and NanoSatellite community for dedicated spectrum allocation outside of the 435 to 437 MHz amateur satellite band. Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ with the Dutch space development company ISIS says he was able to introduce a resolution at WRC-12 sub- mitted by a number of countries, led by the Netherlands to pro- pose an agenda item for WRC-2015 to conduct studies to identify the spectrum needs of nano-and picosatellites, and furthermore to study the associated regulatory constraints. After the discussions at WRC-12, the resolution received partial acceptance to begin study of the regulatory aspects for WRC-2018. Wouter concluded, "This is very good news, and could mean that the ITU notification process for nano-and picosatellites can become greatly simplified in the future. We first of all would like to thank all the supporting administrations for their support and would like to invite the community to, through their administrations, participate in the studies, so that the outcome will be as much as possible line with the needs of the community. We will continue to work on this subject and keep you updated through these lists and at the various small / nano / picosatellite conferences and work- shops." The full news item can be viewed on the AMSAT-UK web at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/4950 [ANS thanks Wouter Jan Ubbels, PE4WJ and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Arizona Centennial Event K7UGA Station Reports 122 Satellite QSOs Arizona AMSAT Area Coordinator, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK and Tom Kramer, NQ7R provided the satellite contacts for the K7UGA spec- ial-event station. K7UGA was sponsored by the Central Arizona DX Association in its commemoration of the Arizona statehood centennial. Patrick reported, "Between Tom NQ7R and myself, we made 122 satellite contacts. Tom worked his passes from his home in Casa Grande AZ (grid DM42). For passes I worked at the start of the week through Thursday afternoon, I operated from DM43 in the Phoenix area. For the passes I worked Friday and Saturday, I was at the Yuma Hamfest. On Sunday morn- ing, I parked next to the Yuma Territorial Prison State Historic Park overlooking the Colorado River. Both Yuma sites are in grid DM22." Patrick posted videos of his K7UGA operation: + SO-50 pass on Friday (17 February) morning at 1751 UTC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BKaIKgjuSMM + AO-27 pass on Friday afternoon at 2032 UTC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AIA_VANTdpQ + AO-27 pass on Saturday (18 February) afternoon at 2004 UTC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YiXTjgD5nD8 + VO-52 pass on Sunday (19 February) morning at 1538 UTC: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0AAB3A7Xy4 The K7UGA page on QRZ.com states that all QSL card requests be sent with SASE to: K7BHM, 1623 N. Los Altos Ct., Chandler, AZ 85224-8357. [ANS thanks Arizona AMSAT Area Coordinator, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AA5UK Announces Plans for Hawaii Satellite Operation Adrian Engele, AA5UK says he will be traveling to Hawaii between March 21 and April 4. This is primarily a vacation trip for sight- seeing and scuba diving but satellite operation is also planned. He will try to get on the satellites as often as his schedule permits within vacation activities. His primary focus will be on FO-29, VO-52 and AO-7 Mode B passes. SO-50 and AO-27 may be attempted if conditions permit. + March 21 - Fly from Chicago to Honolulu and Hilo. + March 22-25 - Operation from south of Hilo. + March 26 - April 1 - Kailua-Kona, Big Island in Hawaii. + April 2 - April 4: Oahu, Waikiki beach. Adrian invites you to stay tuned via AMSAT-BB and his Twitter feed @AA5UK for latest schedule information. He will also update his page on QRZ.com in the coming weeks with additional information. [ANS thanks Adrian Engele, AA5UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite DX: XF1AA on Isabel Island The OPDX Bulletin 1050 is reporting that a team of 10 operators, from the Aguas-Calientes Amateur Radio Club will activate Isabel Island, grid DL71, using the callsign XF1AA. The planned dates are March 16th through the 21st. Ismael, XE1AY, is one of the operators and is active on the satel- lites. If you should hear Ismael on the birds, please give him the airtime to work as many as he can. Good luck with the operation! [ANS thanks John Papay, K8YSE for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Volunteers Needed for AMSAT at Timonium, MD on March 31 Pat Kilroy, N8PK says that volunteers are needed to staff the AMSAT display and for satellite operating demonstrations at the Greater Baltimore Hamboree and Computerfest on Saturday, March 31 in Timonium, Maryland. This event is one of the largest Amateur Radio and technology shows on the East Coast. In addition to the AMSAT display and satellite demonstrations Pat is planning to show the FUNcube Dongle and present show'n'tell talks for visitors to the AMSAT booth. Please contact Pat soon by e-mail (pat(a)patkilroy.com) if you can help! For more info about the hamfest visit: http://www.gbhc.org/ [ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK for the above information --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Status Report - 20 February 2012 1. Kochi Youth Radio ISS Astronaut Kochi Gakuen Kochi Junior High School in Kochi, Japan experienced a successful Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday, February 13. Students asked Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX, 11 questions about living in space. The contact was integrated into the science curriculum. Media coverage included three television stations and three newspapers. 2. Astronaut Dan Burbank Speaks with Louisville Students On Tuesday, February 14, youth attending The Academy @ Shawnee par- ticipated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with on-orbit astronaut Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX via telebridge station ON4ISS in Belgium. The contact took place at the Challenger Learning Center in Louisville, Kentucky with the assistance of the Louisville Astronomical Society. Approximately 40 people were in attendance and listened as Burbank chatted with stu- dents about experiments on board the ISS and the effect space has on the human body, among other topics. The Academy, an inner city high school of 500 students, has been designated as the Aerospace Magnet School for Jefferson County Public Schools. The contact was part of a comprehensive education plan to pique students' interest in Sci- ence, Technology, Engineering and Math. 3. Astronaut Training Status Astronaut Alexander Gerst passed his amateur radio license exam on February 13 and is waiting for his callsign to be assigned. He is scheduled to fly with Expedition 40 in May 2014. An introductory session is planned for Gregory Wiseman, KF5LKT (Expe- dition 40, May 2014) on Monday, February 27 and a preflight session is scheduled for Expedition 32 astronauts Sunita Williams, KD5PLB and Akihiko Hoshide, KE5DNI on Monday, March 5. Williams and Hosh- ide will fly later this year. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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WSR-052 Weekly Satellite Report 052 - February 21, 2012
by James French 23 Feb '12

23 Feb '12

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-052.S1 WSR 052 Part 1 02/21/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 21, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-052.S1 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=30 To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [02092011] ===== 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] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: 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 [01122012] ===== 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 2m APRS - ON 70cm Digi - ON SSTV - OFF Expedition 30 Crew (November 2011 - March 2012 ): Commander: Dan Burbank KC5ZSX Flight Engineer: Anton Shkaplerov Flight Engineer: Anatoly Ivanishin Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Flight Engineer: André Kuipers PI9ISS Flight Engineer: Don Pettit KD5MDT Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 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 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS 70cm Digipeater alias: 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. [12262011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-052.S2 WSR 052 Part 2 02/21/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 21, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-052.S2 XaTcobeo Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.365 MHz FFSK with AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=135 [02142012] ===== UniCubeSat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.305 MHz 9k6 bps FSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=133 [02142012] ===== Robusta Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1k2 FM telemetry (data every 1 min, 20 sec. burst) Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=122 [02142012] ===== PW-Sat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 MHz FM Downlink: 145.900 MHz DSB Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=132 [02142012] ===== MaSat-1 Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.345 MHz GFSK 625/1250 bps 437.345 MHz CW Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=126 [02142012] ===== Goliat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.485 MHz 1k2 AFSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=98 [02142012] ===== E-St@r Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.445 MHz 1k2 bps AFSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=130 [02142012] ===== ALMASat-1 Catalog Number: 38078 Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 bps FSK 2407.850 MHz Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=39 [02212012] ===== RS-39 Chibis-M Catalog Number: 37841 Launch Date: October 30, 2011 10:11:00 UTC Launch site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan Status: Operational Uplink: Downlink: Beacon: 435.315 MHz CW 435.215 MHz CW Callsign: URL: IARU coordination status page: [01122012] ===== JUNGU Catalog Number: 37841 Launch Date: October 12, 2011 05:30:00 UTC Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 145.??? MHz 1k2 (mode?) Downlink: 437.505 MHz 9k6 (mode?) Beacon: 437.275 MHz 15 wpm (?) CW Callsign: URL: http://www.iitk.ac.in/me/jugnu/index.htm IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=160 [01122012] ===== SRMSAT Catalog Number: 37839 Launch Date: October 12, 2011 05:30:00 UTC Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 145.900 MHz 1k AX.25 (speed?) Downlink: 437.500 MHz 2k4 AX.25 Beacon: 437.425 MHz 12 wpm CW Callsign: URL: http://srmsat.in/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=181 [01122012] ===== HRBE (E1P Explorer 1 [Prime] CubeSat (E1P-U2)) Catalog Number: 37855 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: 437.305 MHz (???) Downlink: 437.505 MHz AX.25 (SSB?) Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://ssel.montana.edu/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=116 [01122012] ===== M-Cubed Catalog Number: 37855 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.485 MHz AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://umcubed.org/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=215 [01122012] ===== RAX-2 Catalog Number: 37853 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.345MHz 9k6 GMSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://rax.engin.umich.edu// IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=221 [12262011] ===== AO-71 AubieSat-1 Catalog Number: 37854 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.475 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Beacon: 437.475 MHz CW Callsign: KI4NQO URL: http://www.space.auburn.edu/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=148 [12262011] ===== 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=146 [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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=165 [02092011] ===== FO-69 Fastrac-1 Sara Lily Catalog Number: 37227 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Operational Uplink 1: 145.980 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 145.825 MHz 1k2 baud Downlink: 437.345 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 baud Beacon: 437.435 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast1 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=83 [07052011] ===== FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma Catalog Number: 37380 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Operational Uplink 1: 435.025 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 437.435 MHz 9k6 baud Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 baud Beacon: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast2 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=84 [12162011] ===== 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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=164 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=118 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=109 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=110 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=113 [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 9k6bp [02092011] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=121 [01122012] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: operational Downlink: 437.345 MHz ? IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=105 [01122012] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=94 [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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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: Operational ? 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 [07052011] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: dependant on last received command 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [06162011] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=74 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=37 [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] ===== 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-1.7+APD II 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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=78 [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 [07052011] ===== 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 2m APRS - ON 70cm Digi - ON SSTV - OFF Expedition 30 Crew (November 2011 - March 2012 ): Commander: Dan Burbank KC5ZSX Flight Engineer: Anton Shkaplerov Flight Engineer: Anatoly Ivanishin Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Flight Engineer: André Kuipers PI9ISS Flight Engineer: Don Pettit KD5MDT Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 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 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS 70cm Digipeater alias: 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. [12262011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-052.S3 WSR 052 Part 3 02/21/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 21, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-052.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NANOSAIL-D Catalog Number: 37361(?) Ejection Date: January 17, 2011 Status: On orbit Downlink: 437.270 MHz AX.25 URL: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=115 [01052012] ===== HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: Non - Operational 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [01122012] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 1555z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Non - Operational 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=88 [01272012] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=76 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=51 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=24 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=54 [09062010] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=53 [09062010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Non - Operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: Recovery efforts 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=19 [12062011] ===== 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] ===== 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-052.S4 WSR 052 Part 4 02/21/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 21, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-052.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: ARISSat-1 Catalog number: 37772 Launch date: August 03, 2011 1843z Launch site: International Space Station Status: Re-entered January 05, 2012 Callsign: RS01S Current Mode(s): Linear Transponder: U/v Uplink: 435.758 to 435.742 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.922 to 145.938 MHz CW/USB FM Telemetry/SSTV/Messages/ID: Downlink: 145.950 MHz FM Telemetry/Beacon: Downlink: 145.939 MHz CW1 145.919 MHz CW2 145.920 MHz 1k BPSK USB 145.920 MHz 400b BPSK USB Official Webpage:http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSat.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/informal_detail.php?serialnum=89 [01052012] ===== CAERUS Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 08, 2010 15:43:00 UTC Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Re-entered December 22, 2010 Uplink: Downlink: 437.600 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Beacon: 437.600 MHz CW Callsign: KJ6FIX URL: http://www2.isi.edu/research/prj-serc/prj-serc_projects/prj-serc_projects-8… IARU coordination status page: [11102011] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=117 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=139 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=144 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=59 [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-050 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by JoAnne Maenpaa 19 Feb '12

19 Feb '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-050 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * NASA Press Release for 3rd Round of Cubesat Space Mission Candidates * Dick Daniels (W4PUJ) - SK, 1932 - 2012 * AMSAT Awards Announcement & New Postal Rates Notice * AMSAT Preparations for Dayton Hamvention 2012 * Vega Launch Success - Cubesats Heard * MASAT-1 Designated MagyarSat-OSCAR-72 (MO-72) * Satellite Shorts From All Over SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-050.01 ANS-050 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 050.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 19, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-050.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Press Release for 3rd Round of Cubesat Space Mission Candidates On February 14, 2012 NASA issued a press release officially listing AMSAT-NA and all of the other 32 small satellites selected to fly in 2013 and 2014 as auxiliary payloads. The proposed CubeSats come from universities across the country, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, NASA field centers and Depart- ment of Defense organizations. After launch, the satellites will conduct technology demonstrations, educational research or science missions. The selected spacecraft are eligible for flight after final negotiations and an opportunity for flight becomes available. The satellites come from the following organizations: -- Air Force Institute of Technology, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio -- Air Force Research Lab, Wright-Patterson AFB -- California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo -- Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y. -- Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge -- Montana State University, Bozeman -- Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, Calif. (2 CubeSats) -- NASA's Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, Calif. -- NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md. -- NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, in partnership with the California Institute of Technology, Pasadena (2 CubeSats) -- NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Fla. -- The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, Silver Spring, Md. -- Saint Louis University, St. Louis -- Salish Kootenai College, Pablo, Mont. -- Space and Missile Defense Command, Huntsville, Ala. (2 CubeSats) -- Taylor University, Upland, Ind. -- University of Alabama, Huntsville -- University of California, Berkeley -- University of Colorado, Boulder (2 CubeSats) -- University of Hawaii, Manoa (3 CubeSats) -- University of Illinois, Urbana (2 CubeSats) -- University of Michigan, Ann Arbor -- University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, N.D. -- University of Texas, Austin -- US Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo. -- Virginia Tech University, Blacksburg Thirty-two CubeSat missions have been selected for launch in the previous two rounds of the CubeSat Launch Initiative. Eight CubeSat missions have been launched (including five selected via the CubeSat Launch Initiative) to date via the agency's Launch Services Program Educational Launch of Nanosatellite, or ELaNa, program. The full text of the NASA Press Release can be read on-line at: http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/feb/HQ_12-050_CubeSats.html SpaceDaily.com published a related story at: http://tinyurl.com/Cubesats For additional information on NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative program, visit: http://go.usa.gov/Qbf Please make your donation to AMSAT's Fox-1 Fund at: http://www.amsat.org [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Dick Daniels (W4PUJ) - SK, 1932 - 2012 By Jan A. King W3GEY/VK4GEY One of AMSAT's most important, admired and well loved members, Dick Daniels, W4PUJ, ex WA4DGU, died on February 14, 2012. He lost his battle with lung cancer, diagnosed only at Christmas time 2011. Dick achieved so much working for AMSAT that it is virtually impossible to enumerate his individual accomplishments. And we cannot overestimate the importance of his sustained support. Dick was many things to us but, among them he was our record keeper, photographic recorder, and the de facto AMSAT historian. So, his loss also represents the loss of many memories of the things we did and the places we've gone as an organization, which simply can't be recorded or kept except in a mind. So, our loss is huge! The records of our earlier spacecraft developments, starting with Australis-OSCAR-5 and continuing to pre- sent, amount to over 6,000 individual (non-duplicate) 35 mm slides. These have since been digitized. These were all kept and maintained by him. Many of the photos were his own. Dick was born in Cincinnati, Ohio on May 19, 1932. He received a BBA degree from the University of Cincinnati in Business Management in 1956 and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania Wharton Graduate School in 1957. He joined NASA HQ in 1961 where he remained until his retirement in 1994. Dick became a licensed radio amateur in 1959. He was involved with the formation of AMSAT in 1970 and served on the AMSAT Board of Directors from 1992 to 2003. Dick was one of the initial AMSAT members and was Life Member 11. His first major contribution to amateur radio was his work to obtain per- mission from the NASA Administrator (then James Fletcher) and the NOAA Administrator (then Jack Townsend) for the launch of Australis- OSCAR-5. It was Dick who pushed our AMSAT letter proposal for the launch of AO-5 through the NASA and NOAA systems. Dick was also heav- ily involved in our efforts to license AO5 with the FCC. That was a much bigger deal back in 1970 than it is today. Few will appreciate the resistance we had within the system from the TIROS project office at NASA/GSFC and what had to be done to overcome it. Few will also remember the support we had from places we didn't expect, but, with Dick's help and all of us pushing - we were in "business" - the "business" of building satellites for free. Dick became AMSAT-NA's primary mechanical designer and technician, having helped design and then assemble just about every spacecraft structure we launched starting with AMSAT-OSCAR-6. At the beginning of the Phase-3 era it became clear that AMSAT needed to go into the propulsion business if we were going to get to higher orbits and Dick took on the role of chief propulsion expert, in addition to his mechanical technician duties. Dick and I installed the Thiokol solid propellant kick motor into the ill-fated Phase-3A satellite once it arrived in French Guiana and it was Dick, working with MBB who loaded the bi-propellant fuels (UDMH or AZ-50 and N2O4) on-board AO-10, AO-13 and AO-40 (all very dangerous compounds). Even though the rocket motor each time was pure German technology, Dick was the one we all trusted to handle the exacting task of propellant loading. He also developed, assembled and tested all of the PFAs (propellant flow assembly) units that controlled the fuel flow and pressurization of each of the propulsion systems. He also contributed significantly to their design details. The utilization of real, high performance propulsion systems on small satellites is still something no other small satellite organization other than AMSAT has successfully achieved. Few have even attempted to follow in our footsteps. We've had our difficulties with rocket motors (and what organization that has tried to use them has not?) but, at least AO-13 was perfect. No professional organization has ever done much better than the perform- ance of that propulsion system. And, in large measure, the success of that system can be credited to Dick Daniels. The other P3 satel- lites, at least had partially successful motor firings, except for Phase-3A which was lost due to a launch vehicle failure, hence we never had a chance to fire our solid rocket motor. Dick constructed the AO-6 2M/10M repeater (or transponder) designed by Perry Klein (W3PK) and Karl Meinzer (DJ4ZC). He also constructed the follow-on unit flown on AO-7. He assembled major portions of the receiver units forming both the command system and packet communica- tions system developed by Tom Clark (W3IWI) for the four Microsat spacecraft launched in 1990. Dick assembled so much hardware that if you were to look at each individual sub-assembly that he built or worked on - as they exist in our master photo set - and you viewed each slide for 10 seconds, it would take over an hour to view all of them! That is a lot of space flight hardware. Dick loved space flight, he loved the challenge represented by the amateur satellite program and he loved working with our many friends around the world. Together we accomplished something that will take years before others reproduce. More importantly, with Dick's huge support we actually created a new industry. Few lives can claim to have done that. The Small Satellite Industry is very alive and well and, as a sector of all space commerce it is now the fastest growing area. If Dick had not made his contributions, AMSAT would have had a very different history but, because of him and others who worked so hard to get things started, AMSAT is at the root of all of today's small satellite technology. This is a fact, not wishful thinking. Dick also loved nature and the outdoors. We spent many happy times hiking in the mountains of Virginia, using the "famous" Daniels "cabin" as a base camp. We had great times chasing butterflies and watching sea turtles in French Guiana. Dick has a wonderful family and even though AMSAT took a significant fraction of his free time his daughter Kathy and his son Robert are proud of his accomplish- ments. Like all AMSAT "widows" Jackie supported Dicks "hobby" with enthusiasm and never complained about her time alone when Dick was integrating AMSAT spacecraft on the night shift (sometimes at home and sometimes with me at the AMSAT lab). His family will miss him terribly as he was not just an average father and husband. Dick spent a lot of time working on the gantry level of many launch vehicles, installing AMSAT spacecraft on Delta and Ariane launchers and, as a NASA-HQ employee, he built more space flight hardware in his basement than anyone working for NASA in Washington, D.C. ever even saw in a lifetime. He loved life and he made his count. And he made a huge difference to the outcome of our hobby and our belief in what an individual can do in space. So, we've lost someone that meant a lot to us all and someone who will be impossible to replace. History may repeat itself but, it will be a long time before someone like Dick Daniels, with his uni- que set of skills comes our way again. So, W4PUJ is SK. This is a sad day for amateur radio and to the small satellite space commun- ity and even more for those of us who loved him. Dick, you made a difference and it will be a long time still before others reach where you have been. What you did wasn't just worthwhile - IT WAS FANTASTIC! I'll never forget our time working together! It was an amazing hobby, really! An amazing LIFE! Jan A. King, W3GEY/VK4GEY A memorial service will be held for Dick Daniels, W4PUJ on Saturday, February 25 at 1:00PM at Little Falls Presbyterian Church, 6025 Little Falls Rd, Arlington VA 22207. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests a contribution to: Capital Caring, 950 N Glebe Rd #500, Arlington VA 22203. This is the organization that provided hospice care for Dick. Donations in memory of Dick can also be made on-line: http://www.capitalcaring.org/donate-online E-mail messages of condolence sent to martha(a)amsat.org will be given to Dick's family. For those planning to attend Dick Daniels Memorial Service from out of the Washington DC area, a block of rooms has been reserved by the family. Reservations must be made by Tuesday at 4:00 PM EST. Go to: http://tinyurl.com/Daniels-AMSAT (Holiday Inn) [ANS thanks Jan King, W3GEY/VK4GEY for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Awards Announcement & New Postal Rates Notice AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO says congrat- ulations are in order for our latest AMSAT Awards recipients. The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO: + Ben Jacobs, KC9ROI The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award: + Hector Luis Martinez Sis, CO6CBF, #547 + I Made Sudarsana SE, YB9AY, #548 The following have earned the South Africa Satellite Communications Achievement Award: + Hector Luis Martinez Sis, CO6CBF, #US178 The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee, Jr. W4AMI Award: + Hector Luis Martinez Sis, CO6CBF #76 + Jim Adams, K0BAM upgrade to 2,000 The following have earned their Robert W. Barbee, Jr. W4AMI 5000 Award: + Mariusz Kocot SQ9MES, #29 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com Postage Rate Increase Drives New Cost of Awards: ------------------------------------------------ The AMSAT Awards web page (http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/awards/) will be updated with the new postage rate information. Please note that new U.S. Postage rates in effect January, 2012 now require en- velopes with stiffeners in them (as AMSAT Awards are packaged) to be sent as first class small packages. Postage is now $2.00 within the U.S. and $5.00 for overseas. [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- AMSAT Preparations for Dayton Hamvention 2012 AMSAT Vice-President of User Services, Gould Smith, WA4SXM says that planning is underway and the AMSAT Dayton team is busy preparing for our presence at the Hamvention, May 18-20, 2012. AMSAT will be found in the same booths (444-449) in Ball Arena, right across from the ARRL area and just inside the door from the Satel- lite Demonstration area. Plan to visit all of the AMSAT activities! + AMSAT satellite prototypes + AMSAT Thursday Night Get-together + AMSAT Forum planned for Saturday morning + AMSAT/TAPR Banquet AMSAT reserves a block of hotel rooms with priority given for those volunteering to work in the AMSAT booth for multiple 2 hour shifts during the Hamvention. More information will be released when this is finalized. Additional information via ANS and the AMSAT web site Dayton area will be updated soon. Keep an eye on: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2012/Dayton.php [ANS thanks Gould Smith, WA4SXM for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Vega Launch Success - Cubesats Heard The European Space Agency Vega first flight was launched successfully on Monday, February 13 at 1000 UTC from the ESA Spaceport at Kourou in French Guiana. A YouTube video playback of the launch can be seen at: http://tinyurl.com/Vega-Launch Following the launch signals had been reported from AlmaSat-1, Goliat, Masat-1, PW-Sat, UniCubeSat and XaTcobeo by amateur radio operators around the world. Details of the satellite radio frequency and modulation type have been published on the web, see: http://www.amsat.org http://www.uk.amsat.org/4657 http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/esa9cubf.htm The Cubesats have received IARU Coordination for operation on the following frequencies: + AlmaSat-1 437.465 MHz 1200 bps FSK, 2407.850 MHz - E-St@r 437.445 MHz 1200 bps AFSK (no reception report) + Goliat 437.485 MHz 1200 bpx AFSK + Masat-1 437.345 MHz 625/1250 bps GFSK, CW + PW-Sat 145.900 MHz 1200 bps BPSK AX25, CW - Robusta 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FM (no reception report) + UniCubeSat 437.305 MHz 9600 bps FSK + XaTcobeo 437.365 MHz FFSK with AX.25 AMSAT-Francophone has posted a windows and linux version of a tele- metry decoder for the French student ROBUSTA amateur satellite at: http://www.amsat-f.org/site/spip.php?article24 When PW-Sat has finished its primary scientific mission it will be reconfigured as a 435/145 MHz FM to DSB transponder for general amateur radio communications. The FM to Double Sideband transponder was first pioneered by amateurs on the satellite AO-16. The Masat-1 satellite team have made available software to decode their 437.345 MHz GFSK telemetry data via a PC sound card. The soft- ware can be downloaded from: http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/foldi-allomas/kliens-szoftver/ XaTcobeo got a mention on Spanish TV news, see: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdVt8P1gzfY (in Spanish) [ANS thanks the Vega Cubesat Teams, AMSAT-UK, and radio amateurs worldwide for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- MASAT-1 Designated MagyarSat-OSCAR-72 (MO-72) OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO reports, "Congratula- tions on the successful launch of the MaSat-1 Cubesat that the team at Budapest University of Technology and Economics have been respon- sible for designing, building and testing. Since you have met all of the requirements for being issued an OSCAR number, including coordination through IARU and requesting an OSCAR number, I, under authority vested in me by the President of AMSAT-NA, do hereby name MaSat-1 as MagyarSat-OSCAR-72 or MO-72." Bill concludes, "I, and all at AMSAT-NA wish MagyarSat-OSCAR-72 great success in fulfilling all of its mission objectives." [ANS thanks OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Satellite Shorts From All Over + Congratulations to John Papay K8YSE for reaching 1006 confirmed grids for his satellite VUCC award! + Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO is working on an analysis of ARISSat-1 keplerian element data. He has posted his initial graphic plots of the data at: http://tinyurl.com/KJ4JIO-Analysis Joe plans to extend this analysis in the future to include correl- ation of orbit with temperature, eclipses, etc. + ARISS news is available on Twitter. The ARISS twitter account ARISS_status has just surpassed the 1000 followers mark. See: http://twitter.com/ARISS_status + Special John Glenn ARISS Contact with Perth, Australia to cele- brate the 50th Anniversary of "The City of Lights" will carried live via internet streaming, Monday, February 20 at 10:23 UTC: - EchoLink *AMSAT* (101377) and *JK1ZRW* (277208) servers - IRLP Node 9010 Discovery Reflector + AMSAT-DL received a certificate of appreciation from Japan's UNITEC-1 flight to Venus together with AKATSUKI (Venus Climate Orbiter): http://tinyurl.com/UNITEC-Award (amsat.org). + Reminder that the QSL Manager for the K7UGA Barry Goldwater Special Event stations sponsored by CADXA is Bob Davies, K7BHM (qrz.com) with an SASE. A video showing K7UGA satellite operation has been posted by Patrick WD9EWK at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=790OQThYtX0 + Yuri, UT1FG/MM has been making satellite contacts in range of North America. John, K8YSE has prepared an excellent "working Yuri" pri- mer for those trying to make a contact with UT1FG/MM: http://www.papays.com/sat/general.html (scroll down about 1/4 way down the web page). + AMSAT Keeper of the Keps, Ray Hoad, WA5QGD says that SumbandilaSat (SO-67, Cat# 35870) has been added back into the Keplerian Element set distribution in light of published plans of recovery of SO-67 for amateur radio operation. + The 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting dates have been set for Oct 26-28, 2012 at the Holiday Inn Orlando Airport. More details as they become available. + NASA and the American Physical Society have entered into a part- nership to share unique videos from the International Space Station with students, educators and science fans around the world. NASA astronaut Don Pettit will use everyday objects from Earth to demon- strate physics through the "Science off the Sphere" video series. Watch the first video at http://www.physicscentral.com/explore/sots/ (NASA Education Express) + Astronaut Nicole Stott posted an image of Egypt on her Twitter account: http://tinyurl.com/pyramids-from-ISS. If you can spot the Great Pyramids at Giza in this small image, you've pretty good eye- sight! Click the image for a larger version of the image if can't find them. (UniverseToday.com) + DX News Reports say that Gabon, TR, will be activated by Sebastien, F4EIH, who will be in Gabon for at least three years starting on 1 February. He plans to operate SSB, PSK31 and JT65 on the HF and VHF (EME and Satellite) bands. (425 DX News) + Enjoy the view out the window aboard the ISS as you fly over the US East Coast at night: http://tinyurl.com/ISS-Over-EastCoast. At the end of the video you can click on the icons to fly over other places. (UniverseToday.com) + Cornell/JA/MIT are organizing the 1st Interplanetary CubeSat Work- shop. The conference will be held at the end of May this year at MIT. Abstracts are now being accepted for technical talks. The event website describing keynote speakers, program details and other information can be accessed at: http://www.iCubeSat.org + Historical Note: 26 years ago on February 19, 1986 the Mir Space Station was launched. It was assembled in orbit from 1986 to 1996. It was deorbited on March 21, 2001. [ANS thanks everyone for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. And, with that, please keep in mind the size of the universe: Light from the sun takes 8 minutes to reach you. When you look at the Andromeda galaxy the light you are seeing took 2.3 million years to reach you. If the sun were the size of a dot on an ordinary-sized letter 'i', then the nearest star would be 10 miles away. 73, This week's ANS Editor, JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM K9JKM at amsat dot org

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WSR-045 Weekly Satellite Report 045 - February 14, 2012
by James French 14 Feb '12

14 Feb '12

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-045.S1 WSR 045 Part 1 02/14/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 045.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 14, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-045.S1 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=30 To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [02092011] ===== 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] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: 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 [01122012] ===== 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 2m APRS - ON 70cm Digi - ON SSTV - OFF Expedition 30 Crew (November 2011 - March 2012 ): Commander: Dan Burbank KC5ZSX Flight Engineer: Anton Shkaplerov Flight Engineer: Anatoly Ivanishin Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Flight Engineer: André Kuipers PI9ISS Flight Engineer: Don Pettit KD5MDT Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 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 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS 70cm Digipeater alias: 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. [12262011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-045.S2 WSR 045 Part 2 02/14/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 045.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 14, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-045.S2 XaTcobeo Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.365 MHz FFSK with AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=135 [02142012] ===== UniCubeSat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.305 MHz 9k6 bps FSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=133 [02142012] ===== Robusta Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1k2 FM telemetry (data every 1 min, 20 sec. burst) Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=122 [02142012] ===== PW-Sat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 MHz FM Downlink: 145.900 MHz DSB Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=132 [02142012] ===== MaSat-1 Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.345 MHz GFSK 625/1250 bps 437.345 MHz CW Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=126 [02142012] ===== Goliat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.485 MHz 1k2 AFSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=98 [02142012] ===== E-St@r Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.445 MHz 1k2 bps AFSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=130 [02142012] ===== ALMASat-1 Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 bps FSK 2407.850 MHz Beacon: Callsign: URL: IARU coordination page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=39 [02142012] ===== RS-39 Chibis-M Catalog Number: 37841 Launch Date: October 30, 2011 10:11:00 UTC Launch site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan Status: Operational Uplink: Downlink: Beacon: 435.315 MHz CW 435.215 MHz CW Callsign: URL: IARU coordination status page: [01122012] ===== JUNGU Catalog Number: 37841 Launch Date: October 12, 2011 05:30:00 UTC Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 145.??? MHz 1k2 (mode?) Downlink: 437.505 MHz 9k6 (mode?) Beacon: 437.275 MHz 15 wpm (?) CW Callsign: URL: http://www.iitk.ac.in/me/jugnu/index.htm IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=160 [01122012] ===== SRMSAT Catalog Number: 37839 Launch Date: October 12, 2011 05:30:00 UTC Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 145.900 MHz 1k AX.25 (speed?) Downlink: 437.500 MHz 2k4 AX.25 Beacon: 437.425 MHz 12 wpm CW Callsign: URL: http://srmsat.in/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=181 [01122012] ===== HRBE (E1P Explorer 1 [Prime] CubeSat (E1P-U2)) Catalog Number: 37855 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: 437.305 MHz (???) Downlink: 437.505 MHz AX.25 (SSB?) Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://ssel.montana.edu/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=116 [01122012] ===== M-Cubed Catalog Number: 37855 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.485 MHz AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://umcubed.org/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=215 [01122012] ===== RAX-2 Catalog Number: 37853 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.345MHz 9k6 GMSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://rax.engin.umich.edu// IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=221 [12262011] ===== AO-71 AubieSat-1 Catalog Number: 37854 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.475 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Beacon: 437.475 MHz CW Callsign: KI4NQO URL: http://www.space.auburn.edu/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=148 [12262011] ===== 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=146 [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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=165 [02092011] ===== FO-69 Fastrac-1 Sara Lily Catalog Number: 37227 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Operational Uplink 1: 145.980 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 145.825 MHz 1k2 baud Downlink: 437.345 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 baud Beacon: 437.435 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast1 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=83 [07052011] ===== FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma Catalog Number: 37380 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Operational Uplink 1: 435.025 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 437.435 MHz 9k6 baud Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 baud Beacon: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast2 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=84 [12162011] ===== 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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=164 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=118 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=109 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=110 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=113 [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 9k6bp [02092011] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=121 [01122012] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: operational Downlink: 437.345 MHz ? IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=105 [01122012] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=94 [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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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: Operational ? 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 [07052011] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: dependant on last received command 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [06162011] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=74 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=37 [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] ===== 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-1.7+APD II 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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=78 [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 [07052011] ===== 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 2m APRS - ON 70cm Digi - ON SSTV - OFF Expedition 30 Crew (November 2011 - March 2012 ): Commander: Dan Burbank KC5ZSX Flight Engineer: Anton Shkaplerov Flight Engineer: Anatoly Ivanishin Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Flight Engineer: André Kuipers PI9ISS Flight Engineer: Don Pettit KD5MDT Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 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 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS 70cm Digipeater alias: 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. [12262011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-045.S3 WSR 045 Part 3 02/14/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 045.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 14, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-045.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: NANOSAIL-D Catalog Number: 37361(?) Ejection Date: January 17, 2011 Status: On orbit Downlink: 437.270 MHz AX.25 URL: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=115 [01052012] ===== HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: Non - Operational 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [01122012] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 1555z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Non - Operational 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=88 [01272012] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=76 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=51 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=24 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=54 [09062010] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=53 [09062010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Non - Operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: Recovery efforts 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=19 [12062011] ===== 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] ===== 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-045.S4 WSR 045 Part 4 02/14/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 045.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 14, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-045.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: ARISSat-1 Catalog number: 37772 Launch date: August 03, 2011 1843z Launch site: International Space Station Status: Re-entered January 05, 2012 Callsign: RS01S Current Mode(s): Linear Transponder: U/v Uplink: 435.758 to 435.742 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.922 to 145.938 MHz CW/USB FM Telemetry/SSTV/Messages/ID: Downlink: 145.950 MHz FM Telemetry/Beacon: Downlink: 145.939 MHz CW1 145.919 MHz CW2 145.920 MHz 1k BPSK USB 145.920 MHz 400b BPSK USB Official Webpage:http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSat.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/informal_detail.php?serialnum=89 [01052012] ===== CAERUS Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 08, 2010 15:43:00 UTC Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Re-entered December 22, 2010 Uplink: Downlink: 437.600 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Beacon: 437.600 MHz CW Callsign: KJ6FIX URL: http://www2.isi.edu/research/prj-serc/prj-serc_projects/prj-serc_projects-8… IARU coordination status page: [11102011] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=117 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=139 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=144 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=59 [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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12 Feb '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-043 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor(a)amsat.org In this edition: * AMSAT Fox-1 Cubesat Selected for NASA ELaNa Launch Collaboration * Vega Launch on February 13 With Eight Amateur Band Cubesats * ARISS Contact to Celebrate 50th Anniversary John Glenn Over Perth * Open Mission Control Software for CubeSat Project Teams * NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK Passes * SumbandilaSat SO-67 Amateur Transponder Recovery Work in Progress * AMSAT Notes: * International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 6, 2012 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-043.01 ANS-043 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 043.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 12, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-043.01 AMSAT Fox-1 Cubesat Selected for NASA ELaNa Launch Collaboration Project ELaNa, NASA's "Educational Launch of NanoSat" managed by the Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center, announced on February 10 that the AMSAT Fox-1 cubesat has been selected to join the program. NASA will work with AMSAT in a collaborative agreement where NASA will cover the integration and launch costs of satellites deemed to have merit in support of their strategic and educational goals. AMSAT teamed with the ARRL to write and deliver the 159 page educa- tional proposal to NASA. Letters documenting the importance of AMSAT's satellites in the education programs at the ARRL and also at the Clay Center for Science and Technology at the Dexter and Southfield schools in Brookline, MA, were important parts of our proposal. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW said, "The ELaNA Launch opportunity marks AMSAT's return to space after the conclusion of the successful ARISSat-1/KEDR flight. We need to get the flight Fox-1, along with an operational flight backup satellite, built, integrat- ed, tested, and delivered. Our ability to provide a spacecraft and get it launched is dependent upon the active support of our donors who wish to see Fox-1 fly." AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX noted this will provide a launch opportunity for AMSAT's next generation of FM repeater satellites with features and operation beyond the experience of AO-51. AMSAT's Fox-1 Engineering Team is making progress developing the advanced satellite that will provide these features: + Fox-1 is designed to operate in sunlight without batteries once the battery system fails. This applies lessons learned from AO-51 and ARISSat-1 operations. + In case of IHU failure Fox-1 will continue to operate its FM repeater in a basic, 'zombie sat' mode, so that the repeater remains on-the-air. + Fox-1 is designed as the immediate replacement for AO-51. Its U/V (Mode B) transponder will make it even easier to work with modest equipment. + From the ground user's perspective, the same FM amateur radio equipment used for AO-51 may be used for Fox-1. + Extending the design, Fox-2 will benefit from the development work of Fox-1 by adding more sophisticated power management and Software Defined Transponder (SDX) communications systems. The Fox-1 Project presents an opportunity to literally put your call- sign on the Fox hardware. AMSAT is looking for major donations to help underwrite the cost of solar cells/panels, one of the more significant expenses of the project. These solar cells are needed for the flight unit as well as for the a flight spare. As Fox-1 will have solar cells on all six sides of the spacecraft and given the relatively small surface area available on each side (at most 4" by 4" per side), AMSAT needs to invest in high efficiency solar cells to gain as much power as possible to operate the spacecraft. Several opportunities to make your donation to keep amateur radio in space include: + Return the form sent with the letter to reply with your donation for the Fox-1 Project. - All donations over $40 will receive a Fox pin. - Donations of $120 or more qualify you for AMSAT President's Club + Call Martha at the AMSAT Office +1-888-FB AMSAT (1-888-322-6728) + Paypal donation widget on the main page at: http://www.amsat.org + Paypal donation widget for Project Fox at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/ + You can also go to the Paypal site and send your donation to martha(a)amsat.org. + The AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/categories.php Project Fox web site provide a good overview of the technical progress of the new satellite: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/ [ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX and AMSAT's Project Fox Engineering team for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------- ESA Vega Launch Includes 8 Amateur Band Satellites Vega is scheduled to launch on February 13, at 1000 UTC with eight student built amateur radio satellites. Internet video streaming of the launch will be available at: http://www.videocorner.tv/index.htm The launcher will first deploy the main payload LARES, the Laser relativity Spacecraft and will then make an additional firing of the final OVUM stage before deploying the secondary cubesat payloads. The planned timing for these deployments, in order of ejection, are as follows: = T0+ 4245.30secs 1st PPOD, with XatCobeo, e-st@r, and Goliat. = T0+ 4255.30secs 2nd PPOD, with Robusta, MaSat-1 and PW-Sat. = T0+ 4265.30secs 3rd PPOD, with UniCubeSat. = T0+ 4275.30secs AlmaSat-1. The Cubesats will not deploy their antennas until >1800 seconds after they leave their PODS.It is not known how soon AlmaSat-1 will start transmitting after deployment. Vega Launch Cubesat Amateur Band Frequencies: + AlmaSat-1 437.465 MHz 1200 bps FSK, 2407.850 MHz + E-St@r 437.445 MHz 1200 bps AFSK + Goliat 437.485 MHz 1200 bpx AFSK + MaSat-1 437.345 MHz GFSK 625/1250 bps, CW + PW-Sat 435.020 MHz FM uplink, 145.990 MHz DSB downlink + Robusta 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FM telemetry + UniCubeSat 437.305 MHz 9600 bps FSK + XaTcobeo 437.365 MHz FFSK with AX.25 Links to the home pages of the satellite teams are included on the http://www.amsat.org page. Extensive coverage of the launch and the satellites can also be found on the AMSAT-UK web: http://www.uk.amsat.org/ An ESA video of all of the satellites aboard the Vega Maiden Flight can be viewed on YouTube at: http://tinyurl.com/ESA-Vega-Cubesats The university cubesat teams welcome reception reports. All observ- ers are invited to submit reports via amsat-bb and to also join the CubeSat Internet Relay Chat channel to pass on their news and com- ments in realtime. You will need an IRC client such as the ChatZilla addon for FireFox or mIRC to join the cubesat chat: 1. Connect to the irc.freenode.net server. 2. Once connected to the server the /join #cubesat command will bring you into the channel. 3. Many users set their chat nickname to "name_callsign". ChatZilla AddOn for Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/chatzilla/ mIRC http://www.mirc.com/ [ANS thanks the CubeSat Teams for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ARISS Contact to Celebrate 50th Anniversary John Glenn Over Perth On the 20th of February 1962 a Mercury-Atlas 6 spacecraft called "Friendship 7" was launched. In the hot-seat was Astronaut, John Glenn. The objective was to place a man into earth orbit, observe his reactions to the space environment and safely return him to earth to a point where he could be readily found. During the first orbit of three, the spacecraft came into radio range of the Muchea Tracking Station where the first Australian space radio contact was made by Gerry O'Connor who spoke with John Glenn as he passed overhead. One of the questions that was posed for this flight was "Can you see the cities of Earth from space?" To help answer that question, the people of the City of Perth all turned their lights on as John Glenn flew over. The answer to the question was a resounding "YES!", and Perth was nicknamed "The City of Light". Fifty years later on February 20, 2012 young people from Western Australia will have the chance to ask a question of an astronaut or cosmonaut currently residing on the International Space Station. There will be a live radio and video connection to the space station at the Northbridge Piazza in Perth, Western Australia. Ten lucky winners of the student competition, selected from primary and secon- dary schools, will get to ask questions, and receive their answers in real time as the space station flies overhead. >From a technical perspective, ARISS will configure a direct amateur radio link between the ISS and ham operator, Dick Flagg, AH6NM, in Honolulu. In Perth, members of the Hills Amateur Radio Group will provide a phone link between AH6NM and Northbridge Piazza so the stu- dents can converse with the astronaut. Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI, ARISS Mentor for Australia is conducting the behind the scenes preparation. The event begins at 17:00PM Perth time (0900 UTC) on February 20. The currently scheduled contact time is approximately at 10:22 UTC, sub- ject to last minute change depending upon events aboard the ISS or orbit changes. In addition to the ARISS contact, web-streaming and other space act- ivities such as a radio telescope, optical telescopes, museum exhibi- tions, an address by the Lord Mayor of Perth, a video message from John Glenn and a presentation by the Western Australia Chief Scientist are planned. The press release of the City of Lights ARISS event, issued by the Government of Western Australia can be read on=line at: http://tinyurl.com/WA-PressRelease Web pages with more information of the event can be found at: http://harg.org.au/ariss/ http://museum.wa.gov.au/city-lights [ANS thanks Richard, G4TUT and David Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS Public Relations, Australia ARISS Coordinator Tony Hutchison, VK5ZAI for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Open Mission Control Software for CubeSat Project Teams CubeSat developers may be interested in learning more about the Open Mission Control software, an open source, open access software for monitoring and controlling small spacecraft. The software is designed to provide an application and framework that can be adapted quickly and easily to support a variety of spacecraft including CubeSats, myPocketQubs and NanoLab experiments, and sounding rocket and high altitude balloon experiments. The team include students, space pro- fessionals, educators and enthusiasts from around the world, all working together to build a great mission control application for small spacecraft projects. The Open Mission Control framework consists of the application and graphical user interface which contain the basic structure of the program, and the Open Mission Control toolbox, which provides a number of ready to use functions typically required for mission control applicationa. The Open Mission Control application and graphical user interface can be adapted to a project quickly and easily, by populating them with elements from the Open Mission Control toolbox and other stan- dard library elements. This approach allows also users with limited programming experience to create sophisticated mission control soft- ware by building on a solid basic implementation. Use and verification. Designed to work with any spacecraft project, the first flight mis- sion that is expected to use Open Mission Control is myPocketQub 442. myPocketQub 442 was selected to fly as a pocket spacecraft attached to UKube-1, the first United Kingdom Space Agency CubeSat. It is expected to be the first mission controlled by Open Mission Control and to demonstrate and verify various use cases: + The first use case is for professional monitoring, command and control of a real spacecraft. + The second use case involves schools and universities using Open Mission Control to upload their virtual payloads for their Open- Space365 projects, monitor their experiments as they run and down- load the data for analysis. + The third use case involves the use of Open Mission Control as monitoring software for the various scientific and engineering sub-payloads that will fly on myPocketQub 442. The students con- ducting these experiments will use Open Mission Control to access and store the data from these payload experiments for analysis and research. + The fourth use case is communication with engineering models of the real spacecraft which will be made available on the Internet. These engineering models are duplicates of the flight hardware and allow Open Mission Control to command and monitor them and their sub-payloads in real time and to simulate different critical mis- sion phases under real conditions. Additional information and links are available on the Open Mission Control webpage at: http://openmissioncontrol.wordpress.com/ [ANS thanks the Open Mission Control Team for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA astronaut Janice Voss, KC5BTK Passes NASA astronaut Janice Voss passed away from cancer overnight. One of only six women who have flown in space five times, Voss' career was highlighted by her work and dedication to scientific payloads and exploration. Janice supported SAREX during her flights on the Space Shuttle. She was a phone-in speaker during one of AMSAT's multi-media Dayton Forum presentations with Roy Neal as MC. Janice held the callsign KC5BTK. Voss began her career with NASA in 1973 while a student at Purdue University. She returned to NASA in 1977 to work as an instructor, teaching entry guidance and navigation to space shuttle crews. After completing her doctorate in 1987, she worked within the aerospace industry until she was selected as an astronaut in 1990. Voss' first spaceflight mission was STS-57 in 1993, the first flight of the Spacehab module. She next flew on STS-63 in 1995, a mission to the Mir space station, and third flight of Spacehab. She also flew as a payload commander on STS-83 in 1997 with the Microgravity Science Laboratory, but the mission was cut short due to problems with one of the orbiter's three fuel power generation units. Voss, the crew and MSL flew again as the STS-94 MSL-1 Spacelab mission, focused on materials and combustion science research in microgravity. Her last mission was STS-99 in 2000, a flight to the International Space Station as part of the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission which mapped more than 47 million square miles of the Earth's land surface. In total, Voss spent more than 49 days in space. Peggy Whitson, chief of the Astronaut Office said, "By improving the way scientists are able to analyze their data, and establishing the experimental methods and hardware necessary to perform these unique experiments, Janice and her crew ensured that our space station would be the site of discoveries that we haven't even imagined." For Voss' complete biography, please visit: http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/voss-jan.html [ANS thanks Frank Bauer, KA3HDO and SpaceRef.com for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- SumbandilaSat SO-67 Amateur Transponder Recovery Work in Progress It would appear that prior reports on the demise of South Africa's SumbandilaSat were 'greatly exagerated' (with apologies to author Mark Twain). A report on the Southern African AMSAT website says partial recov- ery is possible for Amateur Radio Operation to possibly resume in March 2012. "We have not given up on our efforts to get SumbandilaSat working again even if it is only partially", said Johan Lochner ZR1CBC who is spending much time on the recovery process and many nights burn- ing the midnight oil working on new and more intelligent algorithms. He and his colleagues are making every effort to get the satellite working again. SumbandilaSat experienced a corruption in the programme memory of one of the power switches. This is the interface unit which con- trols a robust orientation control implementation system which is using output from the magnetic sensors to point the solar panels to- wards the sun in a safe mode scenario when for example communica- tions with the ground segment was not possible for a few days. The corruption of the program memory prevented the magnetic inter- face unit from automatically switching on after power-up and thus preventing access to measurements taken by the magnetometer. Johann said, "As a result of the malfunction of the magnetic control unit the satellite started to slowly point away from the sun with intermittent sun eclipses. When there was no power flowing from the solar cells the batteries drained and we could not in a safe way communicate with the satellite, so we backed off. Once we determined this pattern we stopped communicating with the satellite when we did not see sufficient charge on the batteries. At other times we had good communication when could diagnose what was going on. Dur- ing good communication windows that could last 2 or 3 days we tried to diagnose the exact nature of the problem in the same way as we had done before and we started to implement a fix. The particular power switch that failed was already the redundant one so we were in a worse state than before." SumbandilaSat controllers implemented automated ground segment soft- ware to make contact with the satellite from both SANSA Space Opera- tions and the Electronic Systems labs at SU. The objective was to contact the satellite automatically and to try to implement the recovery procedure and also notify the team if any contact was made. Johann continued, "By mid-November 2011 we again made contact with SumbandilaSat and set in place a planned recovery procedure. Within 3-4 days we came to the conclusion that the main battery had failed. Earlier the intermittent contact was because the battery could not be fully charged and that satellite power bus was too low for the processors and transmitter to function. We surmised that during the month that we had no contact that the battery must have gone open circuit. With the battery no longer on the power bus, the voltage on the bus would rise to 28.5 volts and supply enough current to support operations when SumbandilaSat was in full sunlight." The SumbandilaSat concludes, "We are determined to get this working and to maintain the scientific value of the satellite as much as possible. Johann's focus is now on getting the amateur radio trans- ponder working, which with the loss of AO-51 will be a great asset to amateur radio satellite activity. By the end of February we hope to achieve this!" Uplink: 145.875 MHz (no tone required) Downlink: 435.345 MHz See: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/SumbandilaSat.htm for full coverage of this news. [ANS thanks SA AMSAT and Johan Lochner, ZR1CBC for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---- AMSAT Notes: AMSAT Fox Project Flyer Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK has put together a nice 4 page pdf description of the Fox project. This is available directly from this URL: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/AMSAT_Fox-20120206.pdf or the link can be found midway down the Fox page on the AMSAT Web site. More detailed information about the Fox project can be found in the Fox area of the AMSAT Web site. AMSAT Annual Meeting dates set The 2012 AMSAT Annual Meeting and Symposium will be held Oct 26-28,2011 at the Holiday Inn Orlando Airport. More details as they become available. AMSAT at Dayton 2012 The AMSAT Dayton team is busy preparing for the AMSAT presence at this years Hamvention - May 18-20, 2012. Same booth spaces next the the ARRL area, outdoor satellite demonstration area and it looks like the AMSAT Forum will be Saturday morning. Additional information and web site area soon. [ANS Thanks Gould, WA2SXM, for this information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------ Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report February 6, 2012 1. Upcoming School Contacts An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact was successful for Inuksuk High School, Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada on Wednesday, February 8 at 15:18 UTC via telebridge station AH6NM in Hawaii. The school has formed a space club through which students are learning about the ISS via videos, the internet and guest speakers. They are learning how to track the ISS and are completing space-related projects. Radio usage and protocol have been discussed. First Air and the Makivik Corporation are the sponsors that ensure ARISS contacts are supported in the remote areas of Northern Canada. Soumuta Elementary School, located in Kagoshima, Japan scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Saturday, February 11 at 10:33 UTC was successful. The school was established in 1972 and has a current enrollment of 479 students. Students are learning about the mission of the ISS and will experience amateur radio concepts through their contact. 2. Polish Students Experience Successful ARISS Contact On Saturday, February 4, students attending the Zespol Szkol nr 8 in Walbrzych, Poland participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Don Pettit, KD5MDT on the ISS. Radio station W6SRJ in California provided the telebridge connection. Greetings were exchanged and students were able to get through all the space-related questions they had prepared. The contact was integrated into a curriculum covering electronics, microprocessor systems and English and drew interest from the school's robotics and amateur radio clubs. Contact audio was fed into EchoLink and IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project). Representatives from radio and television stations provided media coverage. 3. ARISS-U.S. to Review Proposals Submitted The NASA Teaching From Space office received over 100 inquiries about the U.S. proposal process for ARISS contacts that will be scheduled during the July 2012 - January 2013 time frame. Twenty-three schools met the January 30 deadline and submitted proposals. The next step is for the U.S. Selection Committee to review the proposals and select the U.S. schools in about one month. Another window of opportunity for U.S. schools and organizations to submit proposals will open later in the year. 4. AMSAT News Service on ARISS The February 5 AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) News Service bulletin (ANS-036) included an item about the successful amateur radio satellite, SuitSat, titled, "Remembering Mr. Smith - SuitSat-1 February 3, 2006." Another piece covered the recent ARISS contact with El Dorado County students. To view the articles, see: http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000589.html 5. Amateur Radio Newsline Covers ARISS On February 3, Amateur Radio Newsline posted the winners of the ARISSat Chicken Little Contest in its report #1799. To read, "Ham Radio in Space: Winners of ARISSat-1 Chicken Little Contest Announced," see: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F Nb2f at amsat dot org

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ANS-041 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin
by JoAnne Maenpaa 10 Feb '12

10 Feb '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-041 Special Bulletin SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-041.01 ANS-041 AMSAT Fox-1 Cubesat Selected for NASA ELaNa Launch Collaboration AMSAT News Service Bulletin 041.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 10, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-041.01 Project ELaNa, NASA's "Educational Launch of NanoSat" managed by the Launch Services Program at the Kennedy Space Center, announced on February 10 that the AMSAT Fox-1 cubesat has been selected to join the program. NASA will work with AMSAT in a collaborative agreement where NASA will cover the integration and launch costs of satellites deemed to have merit in support of their strategic and educational goals. Watch for full details to be published in the AMSAT Journal. AMSAT teamed with the ARRL to write and deliver the 159 page educa- tional proposal to NASA. Letters documenting the importance of AMSAT's satellites in the education programs at the ARRL and also at the Clay Center for Science and Technology at the Dexter and Southfield schools in Brookline, MA, were important parts of our proposal. AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW said, "The ELaNA Launch oppor- tunity marks AMSAT's return to space after the conclusion of the successful ARISSat-1/KEDR flight. We need to get the flight Fox-1, along with an operational flight backup satellite, built, integrat- ed, tested, and delivered. Our ability to provide a spacecraft and get it launched is dependent upon the active support of our donors who wish to see Fox-1 fly." AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX noted this will provide a launch opportunity for AMSAT's next generation of FM repeater satellites with features and operation beyond the experience of AO-51. AMSAT's Fox-1 Engineering Team is making progress developing the advanced satellite that will provide these features: + Fox-1 is designed to operate in sunlight without batteries once the battery system fails. This applies lessons learned from AO-51 and ARISSat-1 operations. + In case of IHU failure Fox-1 will continue to operate its FM repeater in a basic, 'zombie sat' mode, so that the repeater remains on-the-air. + Fox-1 is designed as the immediate replacement for AO-51. Its U/V (Mode B) transponder will make it even easier to work with modest equipment. + From the ground user's perspective, the same FM amateur radio equipment used for AO-51 may be used for Fox-1. + Extending the design, Fox-2 will benefit from the development work of Fox-1 by adding more sophisticated power management and Software Defined Transponder (SDX) communications systems. The Fox-1 Project presents an opportunity to literally put your call- sign on the Fox hardware. AMSAT is looking for major donations to help underwrite the cost of solar cells/panels, one of the more significant expenses of the project. These solar cells are needed for the flight unit as well as for the a flight spare. As Fox-1 will have solar cells on all six sides of the spacecraft and given the relatively small surface area available on each side (at most 4" by 4" per side), AMSAT needs to invest in high efficiency solar cells to gain as much power as possible to operate the spacecraft. Several opportunities to make your donation to keep amateur radio in space include: + Return the form sent with the letter to reply with your donation for the Fox-1 Project. - All donations over $40 will receive a Fox pin. - Donations of $120 or more qualify you for AMSAT President's Club + Call Martha at the AMSAT Office +1-888-FB AMSAT (1-888-322-6728) + Paypal donation widget on the main page at: http://www.amsat.org + Paypal donation widget for Project Fox at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/ + You can also go to the Paypal site and send your donation to martha(a)amsat.org. + The AMSAT Store: http://www.amsat-na.com/store/categories.php Project Fox web site provide a good overview of the technical progress of the new satellite: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fox/ [ANS thanks AMSAT President Barry Baines, WD4ASW, AMSAT Vice-President of Engineering, Tony Monteiro, AA2TX and AMSAT's Project Fox Engineering team for the above information] /EX

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WSR-036 Weekly Satellite Report - February 05.2012
by James French 06 Feb '12

06 Feb '12

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-036.S1 WSR 036 Part 1 02/05/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-036.S1 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=30 To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [02092011] ===== 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] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: 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 [01122012] ===== 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 2m APRS - ON 70cm Digi - ON SSTV - OFF Expedition 30 Crew (November 2011 - March 2012 ): Commander: Dan Burbank KC5ZSX Flight Engineer: Anton Shkaplerov Flight Engineer: Anatoly Ivanishin Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Flight Engineer: André Kuipers PI9ISS Flight Engineer: Don Pettit KD5MDT Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 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 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS 70cm Digipeater alias: 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. [12262011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-036.S2 WSR 036 Part 2 02/05/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-036.S2 RS-39 Chibis-M Catalog Number: 37841 Launch Date: October 30, 2011 10:11:00 UTC Launch site: Tyuratam (Baikonur Cosmodrome), Kazakhstan Status: Operational Uplink: Downlink: Beacon: 435.315 MHz CW 435.215 MHz CW Callsign: URL: IARU coordination status page: [01122012] ===== JUNGU Catalog Number: 37841 Launch Date: October 12, 2011 05:30:00 UTC Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 145.??? MHz 1k2 (mode?) Downlink: 437.505 MHz 9k6 (mode?) Beacon: 437.275 MHz 15 wpm (?) CW Callsign: URL: http://www.iitk.ac.in/me/jugnu/index.htm IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=160 [01122012] ===== SRMSAT Catalog Number: 37839 Launch Date: October 12, 2011 05:30:00 UTC Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: On Orbit Uplink: 145.900 MHz 1k AX.25 (speed?) Downlink: 437.500 MHz 2k4 AX.25 Beacon: 437.425 MHz 12 wpm CW Callsign: URL: http://srmsat.in/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=181 [01122012] ===== HRBE (E1P Explorer 1 [Prime] CubeSat (E1P-U2)) Catalog Number: 37855 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: 437.305 MHz (???) Downlink: 437.505 MHz AX.25 (SSB?) Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://ssel.montana.edu/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=116 [01122012] ===== M-Cubed Catalog Number: 37855 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.485 MHz AX.25 Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://umcubed.org/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=215 [01122012] ===== RAX-2 Catalog Number: 37853 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.345MHz 9k6 GMSK Beacon: Callsign: URL: http://rax.engin.umich.edu// IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=221 [12262011] ===== AO-71 AubieSat-1 Catalog Number: 37854 Launch Date: October 28, 2011 Launch site: Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, USA Status: On Orbit Uplink: Downlink: 437.475 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Beacon: 437.475 MHz CW Callsign: KI4NQO URL: http://www.space.auburn.edu/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=148 [12262011] ===== 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=146 [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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=165 [02092011] ===== FO-69 Fastrac-1 Sara Lily Catalog Number: 37227 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Operational Uplink 1: 145.980 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 145.825 MHz 1k2 baud Downlink: 437.345 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 baud Beacon: 437.435 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast1 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=83 [07052011] ===== FO-70 Fastrac-2 Emma Catalog Number: 37380 Launch Date: November 20, 2010 Launch site: Kodiak Launch Complex, Alaska, USA Status: Operational Uplink 1: 435.025 MHz 1k2 baud Uplink 2: 437.435 MHz 9k6 baud Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 and 9k6 baud Beacon: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Callsign: Fast2 URL: http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/index.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=84 [12162011] ===== 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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=164 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=118 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=109 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=110 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=113 [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 9k6bp [02092011] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=121 [01122012] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: operational Downlink: 437.345 MHz ? IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=105 [01122012] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 2355z Launch site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA Status: Operational Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=94 [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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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: Operational ? 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 [07052011] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current Mode: dependant on last received command 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [06162011] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=74 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=37 [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] ===== 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-1.7+APD II 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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=78 [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 [07052011] ===== 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 2m APRS - ON 70cm Digi - ON SSTV - OFF Expedition 30 Crew (November 2011 - March 2012 ): Commander: Dan Burbank KC5ZSX Flight Engineer: Anton Shkaplerov Flight Engineer: Anatoly Ivanishin Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX Flight Engineer: André Kuipers PI9ISS Flight Engineer: Don Pettit KD5MDT Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2 Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 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 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS 70cm Digipeater alias: 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. [12262011] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-036.S3 WSR 036 Part 3 02/05/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-036.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: HO-68 HOPE-1 (CAS-1)(XW-1) Catalog Number: 36122 Launch Date: December 15, 2009 0231z Launch site: Taiyuan Space Center, PRC Status: Non - Operational 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http:// [01122012] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 1555z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Non - Operational 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/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=88 [01272012] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=76 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=51 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=24 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=54 [09062010] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=53 [09062010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 0745z Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan Status: Non - Operational Current Mode(s): Voice repeater: V/u Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM Telemetry: Recovery efforts 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=19 [12062011] ===== 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] ===== 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-036.S4 WSR 036 Part 4 02/05/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-036.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: ARISSat-1 Catalog number: 37772 Launch date: August 03, 2011 1843z Launch site: International Space Station Status: Re-entered January 05, 2012 Callsign: RS01S Current Mode(s): Linear Transponder: U/v Uplink: 435.758 to 435.742 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.922 to 145.938 MHz CW/USB FM Telemetry/SSTV/Messages/ID: Downlink: 145.950 MHz FM Telemetry/Beacon: Downlink: 145.939 MHz CW1 145.919 MHz CW2 145.920 MHz 1k BPSK USB 145.920 MHz 400b BPSK USB Official Webpage:http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ARISSat/ARISSat.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/informal_detail.php?serialnum=89 [01052012] ===== NANOSAIL-D Catalog Number: 37361(?) Ejection Date: January 17, 2011 Status: On orbit Downlink: 437.270 MHz AX.25 URL: http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=115 [01052012] ===== CAERUS Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 08, 2010 15:43:00 UTC Launch site: Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA Status: Re-entered December 22, 2010 Uplink: Downlink: 437.600 MHz 1k2 AX.25 Beacon: 437.600 MHz CW Callsign: KJ6FIX URL: http://www2.isi.edu/research/prj-serc/prj-serc_projects/prj-serc_projects-8… IARU coordination status page: [11102011] ===== 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.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=117 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=139 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=144 [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 IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=59 [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. 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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-036 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 05 Feb '12

05 Feb '12

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-036 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: * Vega Launch on February 13 With Eight Amateur Band Cubesats * SKN On OSCAR 2012 Best Fist Winners * Remembering Mr. Smith - SuitSat-1 February 3, 2006 * New Version HamSatDroid App is Available * Budapest University Masat-1 Telemetry Decoder Software Released * February Arizona Centennial Special Event Plans Satellite Operation * Can It Already Be That Time of Year For Field Day Planning? * NASA Extends Deadline for Student Summer Internships * Successful ARISS Contact with El Dorado County Students SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-036.01 ANS-036 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins AMSAT News Service Bulletin 036.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. February 5, 2012 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-036.01 Vega Launch on February 13 With Eight Amateur Band Cubesats Vega is scheduled to launch on Monday, February 13, at 1000 UTC with eight student built amateur radio satellites. The launcher will first deploy the main payload, the LARES the Laser relativity Spacecraft and will then make an additional firing of the final OVUM stage before deploying the secondary cubesat payloads. The planned timing for these deployments are as follows: = T0+ 4245.30secs first PPOD, with (in order of ejection) XatCobeo, e-st@r, and Goliat = T0+ 4255.30secs second PPOD, with (in order of ejection) Robusta, MaSat-1 and PW-Sat = T0+ 4265.30secs third PPOD, with UniCubeSat only (These Cubesats will not deploy their antennas until >1800 seconds after they leave their PODS.) = T0+ 4275.30secs AlmaSat-1 - it is not known how soon this space- craft will start transmitting after deployment Frequencies for the satellites on the Vega Launch are: + ALMASat-1 - University of Bologna, Italy 437.465 MHz 1200 bps FSK and 2407.850 MHz + Xatcobeo (a collaboration of the University of Vigo and INTA, Spain) to demonstrate software-defined radio and solar panel deployment. 437.365 MHz FFSK with AX.25 and 145.940 MHz SSR + Robusta (University of Montpellier 2, France) to test and evaluate radiation effects (low dose rate) on bipolar transistor electronic components. 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FM telemetry with one data burst of 20 seconds every 3 minutes. + e-st@r (Politecnico di Torino, Italy) to demonstration of an active 3-axis Attitude Determination and Control system including an inertial measurement unit. 437.445 MHz 1200 bps AFSK. + Goliat (University of Bucharest, Romania) to provide imaging of the Earth surface using a digital camera and in-situ measurement of radiation dose and micrometeoroid flux. 437.485 MHz 1200 bps AFSK. + PW-Sat (Warsaw University of Technology, Poland) to test a deploy- able atmospheric drag augmentation device for de-orbiting CubeSats. PW-Sat carries an FM to DSB amateur radio transponder with an FM input on 435.020 MHz and DSB output on 145.900 MHz. There are 5 modes of operation: - Receive only - no downlink - CW Beacon CW - On-Off Keying (OOK) CW 12 WPM 435.020 MHz - BPSK Beacon - BPSK 1200 bps AX25 (1 frame on 20 sec) 435.020 MHz - Control communication mode. Downlink BPSK 1200 bps AX25 435.020 MHz - Voice Repeater mode (aka "AO-16 mode) - uplink 435.020 MHz FM and downlink 145.900 MHz DSB + MaSat-1 (Budapest University of Technology and Economics): to dem- onstrate various spacecraft avionics, including a power condition- ing system, transceiver and on-board data handling. 437.345 MHz GFSK 625/1250 bps, CW. See the related article in these bulletins describing the downloadable GFSK demodulator software. + UniCubeSat GG - (University of Rome): The UNICubeSat mission goal is the in situ measurement of atmospheric density. Downlink fre- quencies are 437.305 MHz or 437.345 MHz 9k6 FSK. Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL provides complete coverage of the Vega launch on his 'ESA CubeSats Update' web pages. You'll find an overview of each of the satellite missions, frequencies, modulation/protocols, and links to the developers home web pages posted at: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/esa9cubf.htm AMSAT-UK covers the Vega launch at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/4180 An ESA time-lapse showing the full assembly of the first Vega launch- er at the launch pad at the ESA Spaceport in Kourou is posted at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=YaUMSLU0aig The university cubesat teams have requested reception reports. All observers are being encouraged to join the CubeSat IRC chat channel to pass on their news and comments in realtime. You will need an IRC client such as ChatZilla or mIRC to join the cubesat chat. Use the irc.freenode.net server. Then join the #cubesat channel. Many users set their chat nickname to "name_callsign". [ANS thanks the cubesat teams, Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, and AMSAT-UK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- SKN On OSCAR 2012 Best Fist Winners Many thanks to all who participated in AMSAT's Straight Key Night on OSCAR 2012, held in memory of Don Brown, W1JSM. Activity was down this year, owing largely to there being only two satellites available for use: AMSAT-OSCAR 7 -- which remained in Mode A throughout the event -- and VUSAT-OSCAR 52. Eight participants each received at least one Best Fist nomination: AA5PK, N4ZQ, N6EV, WA6ARA, WB2SIH, WB4LHD, WB8TGY, and WC7V. Congratulations to 2012's Best Fist winners, and we'll see you in 2013! [ANS thanks Ray Soifer, W2RS for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Remembering Mr. Smith - SuitSat-1 February 3, 2006 February 3 marks the sixth anniversary of the first ARISS satellite, SuitSat-1, which captured the imagination of students, radio amateurs, and people all around the world. During a scheduled EVA outside the International Space Station, Val- ery Tokarev and Bill McArthur, KC5ACR deployed a retired Russian Orlan spacesuit with a radio transmitter and battery stuffed inside and antenna mounted on its helmet. The deployment took place just after 23:05 UTC on February 3, 2006. Transmissions were soon heard on 145.990 MHz. SuitSat-1, also known as Mr. Smith, Ivan Ivanovich, RadioSkaf, Radio Sputnik and AMSAT-OSCAR 54, was an idea proposed by the ARISS-Russia team as a commemorative gesture celebrating the 175th anniversary of the Moscow State Technical University. SuitSat-1 was programmed to continuously transmit recorded voice messages in several languages from students around the world. The signal began transmission approximately 15 minutes after SuitSat-1 was jettisoned. The downlink signal was noted to be weaker than ex- pected, possibly due to a mechanical problem with the antenna. SuitSat-1 re-entered the Earth's atmosphere on September 7, 2006, at 16:00 UTC about 1400 km south-southwest of Western Australia. SuitSat-2 was planned following the public relations success of the first suit. Originally, it was to have solar cells strapped to the outside of the suit to provide charge for internal batteries and ex- tend its life during orbit. When the Orlan suit planned to be used for this mission was no longer available, SuitSat-2 was redesigned into a satellite built into a deployable spaceframe with the solar cells and cameras for Slow Scan Television (SSTV) mounted on the outside of the box. The spacecraft was named ARISSat-1/KEDR which recently completed its successful mission. [ANS thanks the ARISS and AMSAT archives for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- New Version HamSatDroid App is Available Dave Johnson, G4DPZ announced a new version of the free HamSatDroid app now available on the Android Market. Upates to the app include: + tracking algorithm uses Dave's SGP4 implementation, as GENSO. + plot three orbits ahead on the map + plot the footprint + take keps from Celestrak Dave says, "Thanks to the feedback we've had from the existing users, I've got quite a few more changes in development. Opinions are sought about making a small charge and paying the income into satellite building funds and supporting a server which might be introduced to improve functionality of the app." See the HamSatDroid web page at: https://sites.google.com/site/hamsatdroid/ Dave is the FUNcube Data Warehouse Developer and is also an AMSAT-NA Life Member and AMSAT-UK Committee Member. [ANS thanks Dave Johnson, G4DPZ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Budapest University Masat-1 Telemetry Decoder Software Released Dr. Bandi Gschwindt HA5WH, Project Director of the Masat-1 CubeSat, the first Hungarian satellite, built in Hungary by students at the Budapest University of Technology and Economics, reports that their satellite is expected to be launched on the Vega maiden flight on February 9 with a planned deployment window between 10:00-13:00 UTC. Masat-1's website is at: http://cubesat.bme.hu/?lang=en The students are looking for hams to help with the reception of tele- metry data on 437.345 MHz at 625/1250 bps baud rate GFSK, especially in the first two weeks after launch. The satellite's callsign is HA5MASAT. The Masat-1 amateur radio webpage is at: http://cubesat.bme.hu/radioamatoroknek/?lang=en You can register on that page. The Masat-1 Ground Station Client Software was prepared to process the 437.345 MHz GFSK 625/1250 bps transmission received from the satellite. The software provides the following functions: + Audio demodulation + Packet decoding + Packet data visualization + Frequency waterfall plot to aid radio tuning Download the software and a test WAV file from: http://cubesat.bme.hu/en/foldi-allomas/kliens-szoftver/ Planned orbit will be 300x1500 km, inclination 70deg. Launch will be by ESA from Kourou. A video showing Masat-1's elliptical orbit is posted online at: http://www.uk.amsat.org/4119 [ANS thanks Dr. Bandi Gschwindt, HA5WH and Perry Klein, W3PK for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- February Arizona Centennial Special Event Plans Satellite Operation The Central Arizona DX Association (CADXA) is very pleased to announce their special event operation in celebration of the Arizona Centennial during the week of February 13-19th, 2012. K7UGA Satellite Operation ------------------------- Using the callsign of the late Senior Senator, Barry M. Goldwater, K7UGA, CADXA members will be operating from stations located throughout Arizona during that week. Special operating locations from Tucson, Prescott and Phoenix will be on the air celebrating the 100th anniversary on Tuesday, February 14, 2012. They will be on all amateur bands (160-2 meters) and will be using CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31 and Satellite modes. Arizona's AMSAT Field Ops coordinator Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK announced satellite operations using the K7UGA callsign: + Watch for announcements on amsat-bb for the specific passes WD9EWK plans to operate using the K7UGA callsign on February 14. + Patrick plans to use the K7UGA call sign for his on-air satellite demonstrations from the Yuma, Arizona Hamfest on February 17-18, 2012. More information about this is on AMSAT's online calendar of events: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/eventDetail.php?eID=629 + Also refer to http://www.qrz.com/db/k7uga for additional info. All K7UGA QSL requests go to Bob Davies - K7BHM (qrz.com) with an SASE. Additional information is posted on the CADXA Web site at: http://www.cadxa.org Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club W7A Satellite Operation ------------------------------------------------------ Rick Tejera, K7TEJ says the Thunderbird Amateur Radio Club will be operating a special event station for the Arizona Centennial as well the weekend of Feb 11-12, 2012. Rick plans to operating on as many FM satellite passes as possible during the event using the W7A call. [ANS thanks Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK/VA7EWK and Rick Tejera, K7TEJ for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Can It Already Be That Time of Year For Field Day Planning? AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO reminds you that time of year is once again approaching - 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 2012 the event takes place during a 27-hour period between 1800 UTC on Saturday, June 23, 2012 and 2100 UTC on Sunday June 24, 2012. Those who set up prior to 1800 UTC on June 23 can operate only 24 hours. The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) promotes its own ver- sion of Field Day for operation via the amateur satellites, held con- currently with the ARRL event. With the loss of AO-51 and SO-67 field day this year is going to be most challenging. If you are considering ONLY the FM voice satellites like AMRAD-OSCAR-27 or SaudiSat-Oscar-50 for your primary 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-satellite. 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). If you have worked the satellites on Field Day in recent years, you may have noticed a lot of good contacts can be made on some of the less-populated, low-earth-orbit satellites like VUSat OSCAR-52,Fuji-OSCAR 29 (may or may not be operational), AMSAT-OSCAR 7. During Field Day the transponders come alive like 20 meters on a weekend. The good news is that the transponders on these satellites will support multiple simultaneous contacts. The bad news is that you can't use FM, just low dutycycle modes like SSB and CW. The AMSAT Field Day 2012 event is open to all Amateur Radio operators. Amateurs are to use the exchange as specified in ARRL rules for Field Day. The AMSAT competition is to encourage the use of all amateur sat- ellites, both analog and digital. For the complete listing of the AMSAT Field Day Rules please refer to the documents posted on-line at: http://www.amsatnet.com/fd2012.doc http://www.amsatnet.com/fd2012.pdf [ANS thanks AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, Bruce Paige, KK5DO for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- NASA Extends Deadline for Student Summer Internships College Level Internships Deadline Extended ------------------------------------------- NASA says they will continue accepting applications for college level summer internship positions among several NASA Centers around the country until March 16, 2012. Students can view opportunities and apply for them all in one place. To start, the prospective student should go to: http://intern.nasa.gov/ then Student Opportunities tab then select Internships which will bring you to the OSSI:SOLAR page describing the program. Using the Search Tab on the OSSI:SOLAR page selecting Goddard in Maryland, Internship, Summer 2012, Engineering - Electrical Eng., or Engineering - Computer Eng., and a keyword search using "PICetSat" reveals an opportunity titled "PICetSat Module Development." which will develop a high-altitude balloon experiment module and related ground station components. This internship is open for Junior, Sen- ior, and Masters level students. A description of this particular internship opportunity can be found at: http://simsat.net/Internship-PICetSatModuleDevelopment-PKilroy.pdf as sponsored by Pat Kilroy, N8PK, an AMSAT member and engineer at NASA in Greenbelt, Maryland. High School Level Internships Applications Now Open --------------------------------------------------- On February 1, NASA opened the application process for high school students to apply for a summer internship. The application page is at: https://education.gsfc.nasa-telophase.com/ The deadline for high school student applications is March 2, 2012. Click on "Browse Available Projects" for students in the greater Maryland/DC/Northern Virginia area. An opportunity exists for a high school student/intern to also participate on the SimSat high- altitude balloon experiment sponsored by Pat Kilroy, N8PK. The direct link for this internship is: http://tinyurl.com/NASA-PICetSat-Internship The application process must be completed at the NASA intern web site. Students do not specify a specific internship program when they submit an application. The NASA Education community will de- termine which internship programs you are eligible for according to the information you provide in your application. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information] --------------------------------------------------------------------- Successful ARISS Contact with El Dorado County Students On Tuesday, January 24, on-orbit astronaut Dan Burbank, KC5ZSX participated in an ARISS contact with students from El Dorado County in Placerville, California. The students, who came from several schools within the county, were able to get answers to many of their questions about space. Approximately 250 people were in attendance and another 160 watched as the contact was streamed over the internet. The radio connection was provided by telebridge station W6SRJ in California. The station, located on the campus of Santa Rosa Junior College (SRJC), hosted another 15 observers. In addition, the college sent a reporter and photographer from its newspaper, The Oak Leaf, to cover the event. The ARISS contact was part of a comprehensive education plan used to pique students' interest in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). More on the event, including video and photos may be found on the El Dorado County Web site. See: http://general.edcoe.org/nasaqa/default.html [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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