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This report is organized into FIVE parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-269.S1
WSR 269 Part 1 09/25/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 269.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 25, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-269.S1
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: OPERATIONAL
Current Mode: U/v - voice
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
[07312008]
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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
[08072008]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/u
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[09252008]
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
[05282007]
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
[0820007]
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: OFF - Recovery Efforts
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
[09252008]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Mode: Listen before transmitting
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[05282007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[08072008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-269.S2
WSR 269 Part 2 09/25/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 269.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 25, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-269.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
=====
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
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NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
=====
GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03262007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
=====
CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
=====
CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
=====
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[09112008]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[09242007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: V/U
L/U
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[09172007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
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Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
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CO-65 Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[07312008]
=====
Compass-1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
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CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[07312008]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-269.S2
WSR 269 Part 2 09/25/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 269.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 25, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-269.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
=====
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
=====
NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
=====
GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
=====
CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03262007]
=====
CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
=====
CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
=====
CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: V/U
L/U
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
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Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
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CO-65 Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
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Compass-1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
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CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-269.S4
WSR 269 Part 4 09/25/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 269.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 25, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-269.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
[01222007]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-269.S5
WSR 269 Part 5 09/25/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 269.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 25, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-269.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
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Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.
This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the
memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-265
**************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
**** Please see the AMSAT-NA Website for INFO ****
**************************************************************
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:
* South African SumbandilaSat Launch Likely By Year-End 2008
* Richard Garriott W5KWQ ISS Operations Will Include SSTV
* Increased Solar Illumination Allows AO-16 Operations to Continue
* Flight 4 of Falcon 1
* Welcome Aboard AMSAT-Indonesia
* ARISS Status - 21 August 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-265.01
South African SumbandilaSat Launch Likely By Year-End 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 21, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.01
South African SumbandilaSat Launch Likely By Year-End 2008
ITAR-TASS published a news item stating that the first South African
satellite Sumbandila "is likely to be launched into orbit along with
a Russian spacecraft Meteor-M at the end of 2008, said the head of
the Federal Space Agency (Roskosmos), Anatoly Perminov.
"We are currently working toward adapting this cluster of satellite
launch with the spacecraft Meteor-M, which will be launched this year."
Perminov added that "in the near future to meet with experts from South
Africa, perhaps even with the head of the South African Space Agency,
to discuss the matter." According to Roscosmos, the South African side
is ready to launch its first spacecraft to the new Russian launch
vehicle Soyuz-2 ".
ITAR-TASS said that in return for launch services Russia will have
the opportunity to place on the territory of South Africa a tracking
station to receive f telemetry from upper stages of launch vehicles.
[Editor Note:] AMSAT South Africa has designed and built a control
system to facilitate the following operations:
+ V/U voice transponder with an uplink in the 2 meter band and a
downlink in the 70cm band.
+ A parrot repeater (voice digipeater)
+ A voice beacon
[ANS thanks ITAR-TASS for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-265.02
Richard Garriott W5KWQ ISS Operations Will Include SSTV
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 21, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.02
Richard Garriott W5KWQ ISS Operations Will Include SSTV
September 18, 2008
Silver Spring, Maryland
Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, to communicate with Students and Ham Radio
Operators World-wide through the Amateur Radio Station on-board the
International Space Station (ISS)
Through multiple agreements with NASA, the Russian Space Agency, RSC
Energia, Space Adventures Ltd, and ARISS (Amateur Radio on the Inter-
national Space Station), Richard Garriott will fly to ISS and will
communicate with students, ham radio operators, friends, and family
world-wide using the ARISS amateur radio station on-board the ISS.
Richard Garriott, with the amateur radio callsign, W5KWQ is the sixth
private citizen to be flown by the Russian space agency to the ISS. A
legendary video game programmer and designer, Garriott will be travel-
ing to orbit this October and will speak with hundreds of students
while thousands more listen in during a series of ten-minute ham radio
contacts. His on-orbit stay on Soyuz and ISS is planned for October 12
through 22, 2008.
The locales for the worldwide student contacts include eight Challenger
Learning Centers in the U.S., the Austin Liberal Arts and Sciences
Academy in Austin, Texas, the Pinehurst School in Ashland, Oregon,
the Budbrooke School in the U.K., and the National Space Challenge in
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Garriott also plans to have random chats with
scouts world-wide as part of the amateur radio "Jamboree on the Air"
which is planned for October 18 and 19.
"An important aspect of Richard Garriott's mission is to encourage
students' interest in science and technology through the amateur radio
contacts," said Rosalie White, ARISS International Secretary-Treasurer
and ARISS Program Manager for ARRL (American Radio Relay League).
"ARISS team members from all over the world volunteer their time every
day so that students receive opportunities that we hope will cause them
to study harder and learn more about any educational subject."
The connection from the ISS to individual student locations will be
established through an amateur radio station set up directly at the
school or through the ARISS network of worldwide amateur radio ground
stations utilized to link Garriott directly with students. The amateur
radio system works similar to the way mission control centers in the
United States and Russia talk to their space explorers.
To date, the ARISS international working group volunteer team has
conducted over 360 school contacts with crew members using ham radio
on the ISS. The team has also set up radio contacts for family members
of space explorers via ham radio. And have enabled countless contacts
between the ISS crew members and hams on the ground. All previous
Space Adventures private citizens who have flown to ISS have used the
ARISS equipment to talk to school students, ham radio operators and
friends and family.
As part of Richard Garriott's science investigations, he will be
taking highdefinition photographs of many parts of the Earth and
comparing them to photos taken on previous space missions. In con-
junction with his Earth science investigation, Mr. Garriott is flying
special amateur radio electronics that will enable him to send and
receive low resolution images from space, comparable to cell phone
images. Through this ham radio system, called Slow-Scan Television
(SSTV), Garriott will beam down images of the Earth to schools and ham
radio operators on the ground so that they can actively participate
in his mission.
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, ARISS International Chairman and AMSAT Vice
President for Human Spaceflight Programs, states: "The ARISS team
is quite excited about Richard's flight. He is very interested in
bringing the wonders of space to those of us on Earth and he sees
amateur radio as a great mechanism to make that happen. Through
his school and scout voice contacts, his SSTV image downlinks and
his communications with the world-wide amateur radio community, we
see his mission as being "action packed" from an amateur radio
perspective."
Bauer continues, "What is extra special is that Richard Garriott's
flight coincides almost 25 years from when his father, Owen Garriott,
made history as the first ham radio operator to communicate with
radio amateurs from space on the STS-9 Space Shuttle mission." Owen
Garriott's call sign is W5LFL. Richard also hopes to link up with
his father via amateur radio during his flight.
Currently, Mr. Garriott is finishing his final spaceflight preparations
at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Centre (GCTC) located in Star City,
Russia. His launch date is scheduled for October 12, 2008, with ISS
docking planned for October 14 and undocking planned for October 22.
Mr. Garriott was trained thoroughly to be a member of the Soyuz TMA-13/
17S crew.
Since its first flight with Owen Garriott, in November 1983, Ham Radio
has flown on more than two-dozen space shuttle missions, on the Mir
Space Station and on the ISS. ARISS is the first and longest continuous
operating educational outreach program to fly on the ISS. ARISS is an
internationally-based working group, sponsored by the national amateur
radio organizations and the international AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite
Corporation) organizations from each country as well as the ISS space
agency partners. In the United States, ARISS is sponsored by the Ameri-
can Radio Relay League (ARRL), the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation-
North America (AMSAT-NA) and the National Aeronautics and Space Admin-
istration (NASA). NASA's education office provides support to ARISS
and guidance in the development of ARISS educational objectives.
The primary purpose of ARISS is to allow students engaged in a science
and technology curriculum to speak with an astronaut orbiting the
Earth on the International Space Station. Using amateur radio,
students ask questions about life in space or other space-related
topics. Students fully participate in the ARISS contact by helping
set up an amateur radio ground station at the school and then using
that station to talk directly with the on-board crew member. Prep-
aration for the experience motivates the children to learn about
radio waves, space technology, science, geography and the space
environment. In many cases, the students help write press releases
and give presentations on the contact to their fellow students and
to the local community. Through this hands-on experience, students
are engaged and educated in the Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics (STEM) fields, and are inspired to pursue STEM-related
careers.
For more information about amateur radio on the ISS and Richard
Garriott's flight, go to:
http://www.ariss.org
http://richardinspace.com
http://spaceadventures.com
http://www.arrl.org
http://www.amsat.org
http://www.spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/index.html
http://dln.nasa.gov/dln/content/catalog/details/?cid=634
http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/science/experiments/ARISS.html
Scout Jamboree on the Air:
http://www.scout.org/jota
Frank H. Bauer, KA3HDO
AMSAT-NA V.P. for Human Spaceflight Programs
ARISS International Chairman
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-265.03
Increased Solar Illumination Allows AO-16 Operations to Continue
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 21, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-258.03
Increased Solar Illumination Allows AO-16 Operations to Continue
AO-16 Command Station, Mark N8MH commanded AO-16 ON and restored it to
voice mode on September 15. Mark commented, "At the time of my message
we are up to 30 hours of continuous uptime, which is a 'good thing.'
Our predictions regarding sustained activities seem to be right on the
mark. Recording your observations about AO-16 at http://oscar.dcarr.org/
has been, and will continue to be, very helpful to us."
It is possible that the transmitter will turn OFF; this requires some
commanding to get it running again, which means a pass over the Eastern
US coast is required for a change in status. The command team is hoping
that the bird will remain ON more often than OFF for the next several
weeks.
Illumination projects (and subsequent temperature predictions) suggest
that AO-16 might be able to sustain operations until early November. So,
if you want some AO-16 contacts, you had better get them before then.
After November 2008, it may be a long, long, time before the orbit pro-
vides favorable temperatures for the bird to remain operational for
more than a few seconds or minutes at a time.
Current operational mode for AO-16
Mode FM Voice Repeater ( Downlink is DSB)
Uplink : 145.9200 MHz FM
Downlink 437.0260 MHz SSB
[ANS thanks Mark, N8MH for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-265.04
Flight 4 of Falcon 1
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 21, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.04
Flight 4 of Falcon 1
As mentioned in my update last month, we do expect to conduct a launch
countdown in late September - as scheduled.
Having said that, it is still possible that we encounter an issue that
needs to be investigated, which would delay launch until the next
available window in late October. If preparations go smoothly, we will
conduct a static fire on Saturday and launch sometime between Tuesday
and Thursday (California time).
The SpaceX team worked hard to make this launch window, but we also took
the time to review data from Flight 3 in detail. In addition to us
reviewing the data, we had several outside experts check the data and
conclusions. No flight critical problems were found apart from the
thrust transient issue.
Flight 5 production is well underway with an expected January completion
date, Flight 6 parts are on order and Flight 7 production will begin
early next year. We are now in steady state production of Falcon 1 at a
rate of one vehicle every four months, which we will probably step up to
one vehicle every two to three months in 2010.
--Elon--
[ANS thanks Lee, KU4OS for the above information]
EX/
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-265.05
Welcome Aboard AMSAT-Indonesia
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 21, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.05
Welcome Aboard AMSAT-Indonesia
Hakim Satar YB0AN, contacted AMSAT-NA President Rick Hambly W2GPS
this week with the announcement that AMSAT-Indonesia has formed.
Rick replied, "Congratulations on the new AMSAT. I have added you
to the AMSAT Web site and included various AMSAT-NA mail groups
on this reply so everyone will receive the good news."
Two web links are available:
http://www.amsat-id.net
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/links/Asia.php
[ANS thanks Hakim Satar YB0AN, President AMSAT-Indonesia for
the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-265.06
ARISS Status - 21 September 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 265.06
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 21, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-265.06
ARISS Status Report for the Week of September 15, 2008
1. Upcoming School Contact - Status
The ARISS team continues working to schedule the next contact. Contact
approvals for the week have been delayed due to the closure of Johnson
Space Center, which was closed for Hurricane Ike.
2. Boy Scouts Contact Successful
On Saturday, September 13, Prairielands Council Scouts attending the
Space Jamboree at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, Illinois partici-
pated in an ARISS contact with Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ. Telebridge station
WH6PN in Hawaii assisted with the contact. Thirteen Scouts were able
to ask 17 questions of the astronaut during the pass. Scout leaders
replayed the question and answer session later in the day for all 3,000
Scouts attending the Jamboree. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT
server and Internet Radio Linking Project (IRLP) Reflector 9010.
The News-Gazette printed a press release for the event:
http://www.news-gazette.com/news/local/2008/09/12/scouts_at_jamboree_set_to_
talk_with_space_station_astronauts
3. ARISS at Launchfest
On Saturday, September 13, the public was invited to Goddard Space
Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland to attend Launchfest. There were
plenty of exhibits and demonstrations of space related activities
including model rocket launches and space robots. The event also
celebrated NASA's 50th anniversary. ARISS members supported Launchfest
and distributed ARISS lithographs.
4. Garriott Prepares for Ham Radio Activities
Spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, is scheduled to launch
on October 12 with the Expedition 18 crew. He plans to take part in
several ARISS activities while onboard the ISS. His activities include
speaking with children at Challenger Learning Centers throughout the
U.S. He mentioned his radio training in his recent blog. See:
http://www.richardinspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.welcome&theyear=&the
month=&view=77#77
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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This report is organized into FIVE parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-262.S1
WSR 262 Part 1 09/18/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 262.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 18, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-262.S1
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: OPERATIONAL
Current Mode: U/v - voice
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
[08072008]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[09112008]
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
[05282007]
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
[0820007]
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[12132007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Mode: Listen before transmitting
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[05282007]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[08072008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-262.S2
WSR 262 Part 2 09/18/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 262.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 18, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-262.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
=====
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
=====
NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
=====
GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
=====
CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03262007]
=====
CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
=====
CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
=====
CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
=====
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[09112008]
=====
NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[09242007]
=====
GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: V/U
L/U
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[09172007]
=====
UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
=====
RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
=====
Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
=====
AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
=====
CO-65 Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[07312008]
=====
Compass-1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
=====
CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[07312008]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-262.S3
WSR 262 Part 3 09/18/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 262.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 18, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-262.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
=====
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
=====
XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
=====
AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
=====
MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[007302007]
=====
NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
=====
SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
=====
SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
=====
AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU)
----------------------------
BEACON General Beacon (GB) Middle Beacon (MB) Engineering Beacon
(EB)
2 m none 145.898 MHz none
70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz
13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz
13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz
3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz
1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
=====
SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launch date:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
=====
PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
=====
SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[09042006]
=====
TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
=====
PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
=====
IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
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AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
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LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
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WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
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DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-262.S4
WSR 2625 Part 4 09/18/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 262.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 18, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-262.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
[01222007]
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
[01222007]
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/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-262.S5
WSR 262 Part 5 09/18/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 262.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 18, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-262.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
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/EX
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radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
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Mailing address:
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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
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-259.01
ANS Special Bulletin - AMSAT BoD Election Results
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 259.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 15, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-259.01
AMSAT Corporate Secretary, Barry Baines, WD4ASW, announced the
results of the 2008 election for the Board of Directors:
Lou McFadin, W5DID - 738
Tom Clark, K3IO - 726
Gould Smith, WA4SXM - 665
Bill Ress, N6GHZ - 483
As a result of the 2008 board of directors election, K3IO, W5DID
and WA4SXM will serve on the AMSAT BOD for 2 years. The alternate
is N6GHZ. The total number of ballots cast was 919. Last year,
the number of ballots received was 871.
The Board will consist of:
Richard Hambly W2GPS
Barry Baines WD4ASW
Gunther Meisse W8GSM
Dr. Thomas A. Clark K3IO
Lou McFadin W5DID
Drew Glasbrenner KO4MA
Gould Smith WA4SXM
Bill Ress N6GHZ (First Alternate)
The next Board meeting will take place in Atlanta, Georgia on
October 23, 2008 prior to the start of the 2008 AMSAT Space
Symposium. This meeting is open to all AMSAT members.
Submitted by Martha Saragovitz
Manager
[ANS thanks Barry, WD4ASW and Martha for the above information]
/EX
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-258
**************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
**************************************************************
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The
Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* AMSAT Board of Directors to Conduct Presidential Search
* Worldwide Amateur Radio Effort Saves COMPASS Cubesat
* College Satellite Nite - 18 September 2008
* AO-51 Schedule - September 2008
* ARISS Status - 18 August 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.01
AMSAT Board of Directors to Conduct Presidential Search
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 14, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-258.01
AMSAT President Rick Hambly, W2GPS notified the AMSAT Board of
Directors on Thursday, September 11 that he is not a candidate for
President of AMSAT for the upcoming year. "After careful consideration, I have
decided that I am not able to continue as AMSAT President beyond the next Board
meeting and so I will not offer my name for consideration, and if nominated by
others I will not accept the nomination for
President. While I will be focusing
most of my efforts on business activities, I will do my best to make the
transition seamless", stated Rick in an e-mail to the current members of the
AMSAT Board of Directors. Rick has served as President of AMSAT since October
2004.
The current Board of Directors election concludes on Monday, September
15, when results of the balloting will be announced. Members of the
new Board will then begin a formal search process to recruit and
select a new President. This process is expected to take several
weeks with the goal of having a new President identified prior to the
AMSAT Board of Directors meeting on October 23, prior to the AMSAT
Symposium in Atlanta. The search process starts immediately with an
invitation to current AMSAT members (including BOD members, Senior
Advisors, Officers, and the AMSAT general membership) to suggest
current AMSAT members that they would recommend for consideration.
Recommendations are requested by 1900 EDT Tuesday evening, September
16 to the AMSAT Corporate Secretary (Barry Baines, WD4ASW; e-mail:
wd4asw(a)amsat.org). Names that are submitted will be initially reviewed by the
BOD and those candidates that the Board would like to follow up with will be
contacted concerning the interview/selection process.
Rick Hambly, W2GPS will continue to fulfill his duties as President
until the Board meeting in October. His current term on the Board of
Directors expires in September 2009.
[ANS thanks the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.02
Worldwide Amateur Radio Effort Saves COMPASS Cubesat
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 14, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-258.02
Mike, DK3WN said this week that a worldwide amateur radio effort
saved the COMPASS cubesat. Mike reports receiving reports of
good COMPASS beacons from Japan. The COMPASS cubesat has not reset
over several eclipse periods and remains operational.
The problem that depleted the batteries aboard COMPASS had its
heater remain on constantly. Amateur radio stations around the
world successfully transmitted the command to turn off the heater
and allowed the batteries to recover.
After the heater was turned off Mike wrote, "The only thing we can
do is WAIT. Wait for longer sun periods and voltages over 3.47 Volts.
That's the standard threshold value in emergency mode to switch into
powersafe mode. Only in this mode we can change the threshold values.
As of September 8, COMPASS was back in its powersafe mode of oper-
ation.
As of September 10 COMPASS was back in NORMAL mode. Mike had gained
control of the satellite and could successfully command the satellite.
Mike summarized, "Thanks to all - this is truly a worldwide ham radio
effort - thanks so much for your help. Also, PLEASE do NOT send any
commands to COMPASS until further notice. If you send any commands
you overwrite the current settings and COMPASS may fall back into
emergency mode. We almost lost a cubesat, but we've definitely gained
some new friends. Thank you all for your efforts!"
Meanwhile please listen to the beacon and keep your fingers crossed
that COMPASS will remain in its normal mode.
[ANS thanks Mike, DK3WN, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.03
College Satellite Nite - 18 September 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 14, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-258.03
A college Satellite night will be held Thursday, September 18, 2008 (local
time). This event is a great opportunity for hams that are satellite active
to interact with college students and elmer a new generation! Do you know a
college student who would find amateur satellites interesting and
intellectually challenging? Have them as a guest at your station and
introduce them to amateur radio in a way they will never forget.
Look for college stations and students on all the birds that evening and
please give them preference for operation. With the new school year just
starting, new student guests and thus potential young hams will be present
in college shacks around the country. They look forward to meeting you
through the exciting venue of Orbiting Satellites carrying Amateur Radio!
73, Hope to see you on the birds!
Dr. Jay Garlitz, AA4FL
[ANS thanks Jay, AA4FL, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.04
AO-51 Schedule - September 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 14, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-258.04
September 8 - September 14
FM Repeater, L/S
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 2401.200 MHz FM
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
September 15 - September 21
College Radio Night is September 18!
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
September 22 - September 24
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
FM Repeater, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz USB
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM
September 25 - September 28
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM
FM Repeater, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 Mhz FM
Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM
September 29 - October 5
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-258.05
ARISS Status - 8 September 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 258.05
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 14, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-258.05
1. Successful Contact with Challenger Learning Center
On Monday, September 1, ten students visiting the Challenger Learning Center of
Lucas County in Oregon, Ohio participated in an Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The
students posed ten questions to
Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, in front of an audience of 80. News 24 TV was present
and interviewed the students. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT server
and IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project) Reflector 9010.
2. NZZ Article on Swiss Contact
On Saturday, August 30, students attending Schulehaus Feld 1 in Richterswil,
Switzerland participated in a successful Amateur Radio on the International
Space Station (ARISS) contact. Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ posted an article (in
German) on the contact. See:
http://www.nzz.ch/nachrichten/zuerich/telefonkonferenz_mit_der_raumstation_…
.820665.html
3. ARISS Presentations Posted
On Thursday, August 28, an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) member gave a talk to Rockwell Collins
Amateur Radio Club in Richardson,
Texas. His talk covered Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) satellites
and ARISS projects. The presentation has been posted to the AMSAT Web site.
See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/AMSAT%20for%20RCARC.ppt
The ARISS presentation given at the Challenger
Learning Center (CLC) Lead Flight
Directors Conference on August 27 has also been posted. See:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Presentations/Challenger%20National%
20Convention%202008.ppt
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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This report is organized into FIVE parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-255.S1
WSR 255 Part 1 09/11/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 255.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 11, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-255.S1
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: OPERATIONAL
Current Mode: U/v - voice
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[12132007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Mode: Listen before transmitting
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[05282007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[08072008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-255.S2
WSR 255 Part 2 09/11/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 255.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 11, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-255.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
=====
CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
=====
CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
=====
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
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NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
=====
GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
=====
CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03262007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
=====
CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
=====
CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
=====
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
L/s
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[09112008]
=====
NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[09242007]
=====
GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: V/U
L/U
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[09172007]
=====
UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
=====
RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
=====
Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
=====
AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
=====
CO-65 Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[07312008]
=====
Compass-1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
=====
CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[07312008]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-255.S3
WSR 255 Part 3 09/11/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 255.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 11, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-255.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
=====
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
=====
XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
=====
UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
=====
AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
=====
MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[007302007]
=====
NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
=====
SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
=====
SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
=====
AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU)
----------------------------
BEACON General Beacon (GB) Middle Beacon (MB) Engineering Beacon
(EB)
2 m none 145.898 MHz none
70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz
13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz
13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz
3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz
1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz
[07162007]
=====
OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
=====
UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
=====
SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launch date:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
=====
PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
=====
SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[09042006]
=====
TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
=====
PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
=====
IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[01212007]
=====
KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
=====
KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
=====
UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
=====
AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
=====
FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
=====
LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
=====
LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
=====
WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
=====
DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
=====
UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
=====
FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-255.S4
WSR 255 Part 4 09/11/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 255.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 11, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-255.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
[01222007]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-255.S5
WSR 255 Part 5 09/11/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 255.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 11, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-255.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
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This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
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memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
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ANS-251
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
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***************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
*** http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2008/index.php ***
***************************************************************
In this edition:
* Reminder! Symposium Registration and BoD Ballots
* AO-51 Software Reloaded, Satellite is Operational
* AO-16 Recovered
* PNWVHFS Conference October 3-5
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of September 2, 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.01
Reminder! Symposium Registration and BoD Ballots
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 7, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.01
Two AMSAT deadlines are approaching quickly!
After Monday, September 8, 2008 the registration fee for the
2008 Space Symposium and Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia
increases from $40 to $45. Registration at the door will be
$50 over the October 24-26 weekend.
See http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/symposium/2008/index.php
for all of the latest Symposium information and to register!
September 15 is the deadline to return your ballot for the
AMSAT-NA Board of Director's election.
[ANS thanks AMSAT HQ for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.02
AO-51 Software Reloaded, Satellite is Operational
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 7, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.02
AO-51 experienced a software crash on August 28 and command stations
have been working to reload the spacecraft software. AMSAT-NA VP Oper-
ations, Drew KO4MA, provided progress reports during the reloading pro-
cedures. On September 2 Drew reported, "AO-51 will be unavailable for
a few days beginning Tuesday morning EDT. The command team needs to
reload part of the spacecraft operating software."
Gould, WA4SXM reported from the AO-51 Command Station that, "The soft-
ware crashed during the start procedure of the PL tone task late in the
evening of September 3. The command team has reloaded the software and
setup the repeater and the BB. Both the AO-51 repeater and the BB are
active again as of September 5."
Here is the AO-51 schedule for the remainder of September 2008:
September 8 - September 14
FM Repeater, L/S
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 2401.200 MHz FM
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
September 15 - September 21
College Radio Night is September 18!
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
September 22 - September 28
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
FM Repeater, L/U
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
September 29 - October 5
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
9k6 BBS and Telemetry
Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM
[ANS thanks the AO-51 Command Team for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.03
AO-16 Recovered
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 7, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.03
AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA reported this week, "It looks
like the temperature has come up enough on AO-16 so that the watchdog
problem has gone away. On September 1, I turned the satellite on
collected some telemetry, and then commanded it into bent pipe mode
which is VHF-FM up and DSB-UHF down."
The command team will monitor http://oscar.dcarr.org/ and amsat-bb.
If the satellite goes quiet they will endeavor to restart it as soon
as possible. Occasional interruptions to gather telemetry are likely.
Just as a reminder, AO-16 now operates as a cross mode, cross band
voice repeater, with an uplink on 145.920 FM. The downlink is reduced
carrier AM, similar to double sideband, on 437.026. Most stations
find receiving the downlink on USB works best.
Work is continuing to predict how long this latest period of operation
may last, but initial estimates are around 2-3 months total, symmetric
around a period of continuous illumination in October. There may not
be another opportunity after this one, as the satellite will generally
head towards longer eclipses (and lower temperatures) for several years.
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.04
PNWVHFS Conference October 3-5
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 7, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.04
You are invited to join Pacific Northwest weak signal VHF, UHF and
Microwave operators at the Best Western Lake Front Hotel and Con-
ference Center in Moses Lake, Washington, for the Annual Pacific
Northwest VHF Conference October 3-5, 2008. Membership in PNWVHFS
is not required for conference attendance.
This year will feature a great line up of speakers and programs
including our keynote speaker Joe Taylor, K1JT, Nobel Laureate and
"father" of WSJT, Software for VHF Meteor-Scatter Communication.
The list of presentations includes:
+ Lyle Johnson, KK7P, co-founder Tucson Amateur Packet Radio, Dayton
Hamvention Technical Excellence Award winner 1984, currently employed
by Elecraft and consulting in the broadcast and space industries, and
HPSDR project.
+ Sean Kutzko, KX9X, ARRL Contest Branch Manager
+ Eric Schwarz, WA6HHQ, Elecraft
All of the conference information is available on-line at:
http://www.pnwvhfs.org/administration/conference.htm
[ANS thanks the PNWVHFS for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.05
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 7, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.05
+ Mak SV1BSX reported this week that Joe, K3SZH and Fabio PY4AJ have
set a confirmed distance record of 7438 km via AO-7. See:
http://sv1bsx.50webs.com/oscardx/ao7-dx.html for more info.
+ For stations in Europe watch for Juan Antonio, EA4CYQ operating
portable via AO-51 and AO-27 from western Spain (IM76qm).
+ Drew, KO4MA is collecting data on successful AO-40 portable-type
stations. He would like hear what worked and what didn't work for
a portable-throw-it-in-a-suitcase type setup. He is also inter-
ested in hearing description of your CC&R evading driveway or back-
yard setups, for either U/S or L/S. If you have any photos and/or
descriptions of your setup, please forward them to Drew at
ko4ma(a)amsat.org, or point him to a link if you have them on the web.
+ AMSAT Area Coordinator, Ken Owen, N6KTH reports that video of a
successful ARISS contact is available on-line at:
http://nasa.id.ucsb.edu/ (This was recorded by the University of
California Santa Barbara) - and -
http://sbarc.camstreams.com/ (This was recorded by WB9KMO and is
playing constantly on a continuous loop.)
Check http://www.n6kth.com for all of the links of media coverage.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-251.06
ARISS Status Report for the Week of September 2, 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 251.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
September 7, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-251.06
1. Upcoming School Contact
An ARISS contact has been scheduled with Prairielands Council, Boy
Scouts of America at Chanute Air Force Base in Rantoul, IL on Satur-
day, September 13 at 15:54 UTC. The contact will be facilitated by
telebridge station WH6PN in Hawaii. During the event, Scouts will
earn the Space Exploration Merit Badge, which includes the Mars
Mission Design and the Moon Base Model construction. NASA DLN will
assist with teaching these two topics. Scouts will design and launch
water rockets and explore robotic technology. Segway of Chicago will
assist in Robotics education. Participants will also complete many
of the Radio Merit Badge requirements. The local rocket club will
provide rocket launches throughout the event, two during the outdoor
viewing of the movie "October Sky." The event will conclude with a
hot air balloon launch. Boy Scouts (ages 11-17), Cub Scouts (ages 6-10),
and adult volunteers have been invited to the event. The Space Jam-
boree has attracted the attention of regional media outlets. Four
television stations, radio stations, and local newspapers are planning
features on the Space Jamboree.
2. Swiss Contact Successful
On Saturday, August 30, youth attending Schulehaus Feld 1 in Richterswil,
Switzerland participated in a successful ARISS contact via telebridge
station VK4KHZ in Australia. To prepare for the event, children produced
drawings, plays, research papers and multimedia products which were dis-
played the day of the contact. More than 500 students, parents, teachers
and visitors gathered in the sports hall to watch as 21 students posed
questions to Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, aboard the ISS. Additionally, an
audio link was set up outside the sports hall for other visitors to listen
in. Two television stations (SF DRS Aktuell Schweizer Fernsehen, Regional
Fernsehen Tele Zürich), one radio station (Radio Zürichsee) and three
newspapers (Zürichsee Zeitung, Neue Zürcher Zeitung NZZ, Tages-Anzeiger)
covered the event. The audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT server, which
received 12 connections, and also into Internet Radio Linking Project
(IRLP) Reflector 9010.
3. ARISS Presentation Given at CLC Conference
The Challenger Learning Center (CLC) Lead Flight Directors Conference was
held in Wellington, Kansas on August 24 - 28. An ARISS presentation was
given during the conference on August 27, covering the ARISS program and
the school application process.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
K9JKM at amsat dot org
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This report is organized into FIVE parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-248.S1
WSR 248 Part 1 09/04/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 248.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 04, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.S1
DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: OPERATIONAL
Current Mode: U/v - voice
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Proposed Frequencies:
* Primary telemetry downlink: 145.870 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Backup telemetry downlink: 145.930 MHz 1200 Baud BPSK AX.25 400mW
* Linear transponder passband downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
(inverting)
400mW PEP
* Linear transponder passband uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
* Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW (10dB below transponder PEP)
For the latest project status update please visit the Delfi-C3 web page:
http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68
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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Software reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - OFF
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational - check operational schedule for current times!!
Current Mode: V/u
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: TESTING - VOICE
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.920 MHz FM VOICE
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE
( 1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only )
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED]
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[03202008]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Mode: Listen before transmitting
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[05282007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[08072008]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-248.S2
WSR 248 Part 2 09/04/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 248.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 04, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.S2
RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny)
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: May 23, 2008
Status: Operational
Curent Mode: Telemetry
Audio
Images
Downlinks: 435.315 MHz
435.215 MHz
[05292008]
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CAPE-1
Catalog Number: 31130
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Intermittent
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW
Callsign: K5USL
TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds.
[11152007]
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CP3
Catalog Number: 31128
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[07302007]
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PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
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NO-62 FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[10222007]
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GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03262007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launch date: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
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CO-55 CUTE-1
Catalog Number: 27844
Launch date: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide
AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW
[08132007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Softawre Reload
Current Modes: FM Repeater - OFF
BBS - OFF
Telemetry - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[08282008]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Hibernation until full sunlight in November
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[09242007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: V/U
L/U
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[09172007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launch Date: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: /v
Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01242008]
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RS-22 RADIO SPORT RS-22
Catalog number: 27939
Launch Date: September 27, 2003
Status: Operational - 70cm cw only
Current Mode: /u
CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz
145.818 MHz
[08062007]
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Can X-2
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK
For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page:
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46
[05292008]
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AAUSAT-II
Catalog number: 32788
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.425 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web
page:
http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60
[05292008]
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CO-65 Cute-1.7+APD II
Catalog number: 32785
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet
Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz
For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II
web
page:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78
[07312008]
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Compass 1
Catalog number: 32787
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW
437.405 MHz Packet
For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web
page:
http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52
[05292008]
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CO-66 Seeds II
Catalog number:
Launch Date: April 28, 2008
Status: IN ORBIT
Downlink: 437.485 MHz
For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page:
http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/main_e.html
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36
[07312008]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - U/v
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
APRS - V/v
SSTV - OFF
Expedition 17 crew:
Commander: Sergey Volkov RU3DIS
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kononenko RN3DX
Flight Engineer: Greg Chamitoff KD5PKZ
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06122008]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-248.S3
WSR 248 Part 3 09/04/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 248.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 04, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
CP4
Catalog Number: 31122
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW
[11152007]
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HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10152007]
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NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
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XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
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UWE-1
Catalog Number: 28892
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non=Operational
Mode U Telemetry
Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK
[08132007]
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[007302007]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launch date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU)
----------------------------
BEACON General Beacon (GB) Middle Beacon (MB) Engineering Beacon
(EB)
2 m none 145.898 MHz none
70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz
13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz
13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz
3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz
1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz
[07162007]
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OO-38 OPAL
Catalog Number: 26063
Launch Date: January 27, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Mode U TLM Beacon
Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK
[08132007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launch date: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launch date:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launch date: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launch date: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[09042006]
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TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
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PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: PSK carrier only
Current Mode:
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[01212007]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launch date: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launch date: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launch date: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
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AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
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LIBERTAD-1
Catalog Number: 31129
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: Non-Operational
Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25
Callsign: 5K3L
Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS
Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25
[10222007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
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WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
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DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launch date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
Beacons: 29.450 MHz
435.100 MHz
[01312008]
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launch date: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
[05232004]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-248.S4
WSR 248 Part 4 09/04/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 248.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 04, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT
THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
[01222007]
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2008
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-248.S5
WSR 248 Part 5 09/04/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 248.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, September 04, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-248.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01032008]
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
[06112007]
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ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live
radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
UTC.
Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
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
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-244
**************************************************************
*** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting ***
*** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia ***
**************************************************************
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* Looming Deadline
* W4AXX Silent Key
* AO-51 Ops
* ARISS Status - 28 August 2008
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-244.01
Looming Deadline
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 244.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
August 28, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-244.01
Notice to all AMSAT members: The AMSAT Board of Directors Voting is
ongoing. It is an important obligation on your part to return your
selection for the BOD to AMSAT no later than September 15th. This will
insure our election process has fulfilled its terms and conditions for
the future of our organization.
Read the candidate's background information as has been provided and
pick your choice on the ballot. The mailing last July went to all
members in good standing. The deadline is only 2 weeks away. Your vote
could be the deciding factor.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-244.02
W4XAA Silent Key
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 244.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
August 28, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-244.02
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 25, 2008
Popular Communications Senior Editor Tom Kneitel, W4XAA (ex-K2AES), SK
(Hicksville, NY August 25, 2008) -- Radio monitoring icon Tom Kneitel,
W4XAA (ex-K2AES), passed away in Florida on August 22 at age 75. He had
been in poor health for the past several years. Tom was Senior Editor
and founding Editor of Popular Communications magazine, a CQ
publication. The grandson of animation pioneer Max Fleischer and son of
animator Seymour Kneitel, "Tommy" preferred the print media, writing for
Popular Electronics and Electronics Illustrated in the 1950s and '60s.
He started the Popular Electronics registered shortwave monitor program,
which issued unofficial "WPE" callsigns to active SWLs.
His association with CQ began when he became the founding editor of S9,
a CB magazine started by then-CQ publisher Cowan Publishing, Inc. When
S9 ceased publication, Kneitel and current CQ Publisher Dick Ross,
K2MGA, launched Popular Communications in 1982. Tommy was Editor of
Pop'Comm until 1995, when he gave up day-to-day responsibilities for the
magazine and became Senior Editor. He served as an advisor and resource
to his successors until recently before his passing. He was also the
author of a multitude of books on CB, scanning and other radio-related
topics.
"It goes without saying that Pop’Comm wouldn’t exist had it not been for
the vision and hard work of Tommy Kneitel," says current Popular
Communications Editor Edith Lennon, N2ZRW. "In the 13 years he headed
this magazine, with great zeal, foresight, and his inimitable humor, he
helped shape this hobby of ours and quite possibly an entire industry."
Lennon added, "Personally, I feel very fortunate to have had the
opportunity to work with him over the years, to have experienced the
pure delight of his story-telling abilities, and to have picked up even
just a little bit of his vast wealth of knowledge."
"Tommy was a great friend from the early 1960s on," noted CQ Publisher
Dick Ross, K2MGA. "He was also the most creative and inventive person
I've ever known."
Tommy is survived by his wife of 54 years, Judy, two sons, five
daughters and ten grandchildren. Memorial services will be private.
[ANS thanks Rich Moseson, W2VU, for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-244.03
AO-51 Ops
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 244.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
Augugst 28, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-244.03
AO-51 Continues to wow the satellite community. It is now
being used as a test bed for Earth stations. Since it is being
commanded into S downlinks and L uplinks, it's your
chance to test out the downconverters and upconverters you've been
planning to set up.
"Recently, AO-51 was off the air due to a software glitch. The command
team has succesfully reloaded its operational software and as of 8/30/08
has been back in service.
Gould, WA4SXM for the A0-51 Command team
Kevin, WA6FWF
Drew, KO4MA"
You can check the current mode of AO-51 at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php
If you think a certain mode should be used, contact the command team and
make a suggestion. They are always looking for input as well as
feedback about satellite ops.
[ANS thanks Gould, WA4SXM, for the above information]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-244.04
ARISS Status August 28, 2008
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 244.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
August 28, 2008
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-244.04
1. Upcoming School Contacts
Schulehaus Feld 1 in Richterswil, Switzerland has been scheduled for an
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on
Saturday, August 30 at 13:53 UTC. Telebridge station VK4KHZ in
Queensland, Australia will assist with the contact. To prepare for the
contact, fifth graders covered the solar system and space in their
studies and composed questions during their English classes. The ARISS
contact will be part of a large public event covering several aspects of
communication. The school will be part of a project involving radio
clubs, the army, the fire brigade, rescue teams and many others.
Reporters from newspapers, television and radio stations will be on site.
Challenger Learning Center of Lucas County in Oregon, Ohio will
participate in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station
(ARISS) contact. This activity is planned for Monday, September 1 at
15:22 UTC. The Center is sponsored by the Lucas County Educational
Service Center and is one of over 50 Challenger Learning Centers (CLC)
across the U.S., U.K., and Canada as a living memorial to the Challenger
Crew. It is housed in a small school building that supports the CLC
program, 6 Head Start classes, 2 classes from the Oregon City Schools,
and a Regional School Improvement Team office. Schools from across
northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan participate in onsite missions.
The Center reaches over 3,000 students and 100 teachers each year. A
science lab onsite also doubles as a distance learning lab. This lab is
also used for summer camp programs.
2. Successful ARISS Contact with Los Padres Scouts
Los Padres Council Troop 105 experienced a successful Amateur Radio on
the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Tuesday, August 19.
Greg Chamitoff, KD5PKZ, answered one question from each of ten Scouts.
Approximately 100 Scouts, family and friends gathered on the University
of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) astronomy observation deck for the
event. There was extensive media coverage of this educational activity
and streaming video was available. Photos, video, news articles and
press releases have been posted to: http://www.n6kth.com/iss.
3. Challenger Learning Center - ARISS Presentation
The Challenger Center Lead Flight Directors Conference will be held in
Wellington, Kansas on August 24 – 28. An Amateur Radio on the
International Space Station (ARISS) presentation is scheduled to be
given during the conference on August 27. It will cover the ARISS
program and the school application process.
4. ARISS International Meeting Held
The monthly Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
teleconference was held on Tuesday, August 19. Topics of discussion
included spaceflight participant Richard Garriott, W5KWQ, and his
planned activities while onboard the ISS, Russian plans to fly the ISS
Ham backup equipment and SuitSat-2 development progress. Minutes have
been posted to the ARISS Web site. See:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2008-08-19.htm
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information]
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-241.S5
WSR 241 Part 5 08/28/2008
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 241.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, August 28, 2008
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-241.S5
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Operational
Re-entered: December 25, 2007
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: Re-Entered
Re-entered: May 30, 2007
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
Packet to Voice ID: RAFT
[06112007]
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ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live
radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
UTC.
Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
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
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