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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-289
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]
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In this edition:
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
* Ham TV to Return to the ISS
* Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for October 13, 2022
* AMSAT-UK Colloquium Videos Available On YouTube
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-289 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Oct 16
40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place
in Bloomington, Minnesota. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
events include:
– AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
– 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
– Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
– AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
– AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and
from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with
Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
Hotel reservations at reduced rate may no longer be available as Sunday,
October 2nd was the announced deadline. You can still make hotel
reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000. The group
code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel reservations can also be made
online at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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Ham TV to Return to the ISS
During the AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium on October 8th, AMSAT announced the
Ham TV unit for the ISS is repaired and on the way to Houston for testing.
The flight date dependent on testing.
Ham TV has been inoperative since April 2018. It had been active since
April 2014, having been launched to the ISS in 2013. It was returned to
earth for diagnosis and repair in late 2018.
The ARISS Ham TV transmitter is capable of downlinking DVB-S digital video
of ARISS contacts and other activities on board the ISS to amateur ground
stations in the 2.3 GHz amateur band. More information can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/hamtv-on-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks ARISS for the above information]
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Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for October 13, 2022
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from
this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
RamSat NORAD Cat ID 48850 (decayed from orbit on 10/12/22 per Space-Track).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above
information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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AMSAT-UK Colloquium Videos Available On YouTube
The 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloqium was held on October 8-9,
2022 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Center as part of the 2022 Radio
Society of Great Britain Convention.
Videos from the Colloqium are now available on YouTube at
https://www.youtube.com/user/AMSATUK/videos
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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ARISS News
Scheduled ARISS Contacts
Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Anna Kikina
Contact is go for Mon 2022-10-17 09:00 UTC
Davis Aerospace Technical High School, Detroit, MI., direct via W8HP
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Koichi Wakata KI5TMN
Contact is go for: Tue 2022-10-18 17:30:04 UTC 42 deg
Chief Whitecap Elementary School, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada,
telebridge via VK6MJ
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Josh Cassada KI5CRH
Contact is go for: Wed 2022-10-19 17:35:07 UTC 86 deg
Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Anna Kikina
Contact is go for Sun 2022-10-30 18:45 UTC
ARISS Radio Status
Columbus Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for cross
band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).
* Powered OFF for Progress undocking on October 23. OFF Oct. 23 about 19:30
UTC. ON Oct. 24 about 08:00 UTC.
* Powered OFF for Progress docking on October 27. OFF Oct. 27 about 15:30
UTC. ON Oct. 28 about 08:30 UTC.
* Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice
repeater ops.
Service Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for packet
operations (145.825 MHz up & down)
* Powered OFF for Progress undocking on October 23. OFF Oct. 23 about 19:30
UTC. ON Oct. 24 about 08:00 UTC.
* Powered OFF for Progress docking on October 27. OFF Oct. 27 about 15:30
UTC. ON Oct. 28 about 08:30 UTC.
* Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and
voice repeater ops.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors,
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
M1DDD: activity ‘holiday style’ (family) 11-16 October 2022 IO70 (basecamp)
IN79 hopefully a full day (FM/Lin) possibly IN69 (FM only, couple hours one
afternoon) Updates on Twitter and http://hams.at
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The NASA/SpaceX Crew-5 mission brought new Astronaut-Hams to the ISS.
Welcome Josh Cassada, KI5CRH, and Koici Wakata, KI5TMN. Listen for them
making ARISS student contacts and maybe just working from the ARISS
repeater.
+ AO-27's timer has drifted enough to be workable for a few minutes from
the northern United States, Canada, and much of Europe. If you're in these
areas, give it a listen.
+ AO-27's timer drift has allowed a new distance record to be set on the
satellite. Joe Werth, KE9AJ, at a SOTA summit in Blue Mounds, WI (EN53ba)
worked Nick Garbett, M1DDD/P in IO83ru on October 5, 2022 at 12:22 UTC. The
satellite was at 59 degrees north during the QSO. A distance record on this
satellite is greatly complicated by the 3.5 minutes the satellite is
activated on each orbit.
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status
shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary
years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-282
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]
amsat.org
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins
via the ANS List; to join this list see:
https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/
In this edition:
* Post Tropical Storm Ian: Artemis 1 Launch Window Rescheduled for November
* Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General
Meeting
* 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, October 21 - 22,
2022
* AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium October 8-9, 2022
* Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, is Elected as Next ITU Secretary General
* VUCC Satellite Standing October 2022
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 6, 2022
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
DATE 2022 October 9
Post Tropical Storm Ian: Artemis 1 Launch Window Rescheduled for November
Teams at NASAs Kennedy Space Center in Florida conducted initial
inspections Friday to assess potential impacts from Hurricane Ian. There was
no damage to Artemis flight hardware, and facilities are in good shape with
only minor water intrusion identified in a few locations. Next, engineers
will extend access platforms around the Space Launch System rocket and Orion
spacecraft inside the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) to prepare for
additional inspections and start preparation for the next launch attempt,
including retesting the flight termination system.
As teams complete post-storm recovery operations, NASA has determined it
will focus Artemis I launch planning efforts on the launch period that opens
Nov. 12 and closes Nov. 27. Over the coming days, managers will assess the
scope of work to perform while in the VAB and identify a specific date for
the next launch attempt. Focusing efforts on the November launch period
allows time for employees at Kennedy to address the needs of their families
and homes after the storm and for teams to identify additional checkouts
needed before returning to the pad for launch.
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
This is a call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be
held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Suites hotel
in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic of
interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of
your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by October
14 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers should
be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the
above information.]
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40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place in
Bloomington, Minnesota. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
events include:
- AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
- 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
- Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
- AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
- AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul International
Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and from the
airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with Nickelodeon
Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
Hotel reservations at reduced rate may no longer be available as Sunday,
October 2nd was the announced deadline. You can still make hotel
reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000. The group code
is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel reservations can also be made online
at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks are being Live-Streamed this weekend
The talks given at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium are being
streamed live to a global audience over this weekend (October 8-9, 2022).
The weekend event attracts an international audience that ranges from those
involved in building and operating Amateur Radio satellites to beginners who
wish to find out more about this fascinating branch of the hobby. There will
be including a roundup of a number of new live and potential spacecraft
projects that are under investigation and/or development.
The streaming on Sunday will run from 0830-1415 GMT.
Th streaming URL is https://batc.org.uk/live/amsatuk2022.
A link to the schedule of talks is available at
https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Doreen Bogdan-Martin, KD2JTX, is Elected as Next ITU Secretary General
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations
specialized agency for information and communication technologies, has
announced the election of Doreen Bogdan-Martin of the United States of
America as the next ITU Secretary-General. Bogdan-Martin will assume office
on January 1, 2023. She is radio amateur; call sign KD2JTX.
The election took place during ITU's Plenipotentiary Conference (PP-22) in
Bucharest, Romania, on Thursday, September 29, 2022. Bogdan-Martin won the
position with 139 votes, out of 172 votes cast by representatives of Member
States.
Read the ITU press release https://bit.ly/3e1kRDl.
"This is an exciting development for ITU," said International Amateur Radio
Union (IARU) President Tim Ellam, VE6SH. "...she will be the first female SG
[Secretary General] and only the third to hold an amateur license. Doreen
has an exciting agenda for ITU."
The US Department of State has published a statement from Bogdan-Martin, as
well as her biography, and vision.
"She will make an outstanding ITU Secretary-General and one IARU will be
proud to work with on behalf of the Amateur Services," said Ellam.
[ANS thanks ARRL News for the above information.]
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VUCC Satellite Standing October 2022
VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for September 01, 2022 to
October 02, 2022.
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WA4NVM 1609 1632
K8DP 1322 1350
N8RO 1139 1151
AA5PK 1132 1149
N9EAT 843 910
N3GS 729 796
KE8RJU 577 650
WA4HFN 611 631
KE8FZT 576 625
W8LR 619 623
S57NML 508 615
VE1CWJ ??? 609
DF2ET 500 601
EA2AA 566 594
AD0HJ 500 523
N0GVK 311 401
KB1HY 353 395
NA1ME 327 350
VE7PTN 294 301
W3VHF 210 250
JH0BBE 206 226
VA3VGR 164 209
NK1K 194 204
WD9EWK (DM22) 189 195
WD9EWK (DM42) 164 171
PA7RA 156 160
I2OIM New 155
XE1UYS New 126
IK8YTA New 106
Z31RQ New 103
AA9VI New 100
KE8RPJ New 100
KF2T New 100
VE7CYA New 100
W9LN New 100
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Congratulations to the new VUCC holders.
XE1UYS is first VUCC Satellite holder from EK19
I2OIM is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN45
Z31RQ is first VUCC Satellite holder from Macedonia and 1st from KN01
73 Jon N7AZ
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, AMSAT VUCC Manager for the above
information.]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Harris Middle School, Spruce Pine, N.C., direct via K4CF. The ISS callsign
is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The downlink frequency is presently
scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled crewmember is Bob Hines KI5RQT.
Contact is go for: Tue 2022-10-11 15:00:45 UTC 34 deg
Regional Communications Center of Russian Railways, Vologda, Russia, direct
via TBD (***). The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS. The
downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz. The scheduled
crewmember is Anna Kikina (***). Contact is go for Thu 2022-10-13 08:55 UTC
(***)
Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS continues to be making general contacts on the
cross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so inclined,
all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk
on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
Two IIS Crew-5 astronauts have amateur radio callsigns. Josh A. Cassada
(Crew-5 Pilot) is KI5CRH. JAXA astronaut Koichi Wakata (Mission Specialist)
is KC5ZTA. The NASA SpaceX Crew-5 mission to the ISS was launched on
Wednesday October 5.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
and NASA News for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Quick Hits:
K4DCW: Four of the six weekends starting week of 9/7 thru 10/16 look to be
full of SOTA summits! Alerts are posted, and depending on timing should
include some @Sats_and_SOTA when possible. Look for me this weekend in
EM85. Click here for details: https://bit.ly/3CDl6xE
LA7XK / JW7XK: Starting in the evening on Oct .5 ending in the morning on
Oct. 10. I will be QRV on RS-44 from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. Locator is
JQ78TF
M1DDD: activity holiday style (family) 11-16 October 2022 IO70 (basecamp)
IN79 hopefully a full day (FM/Lin) possibly IN69 (FM only, couple hours one
afternoon) Updates on Twitter and http://hams.at
KB2YSI: will be roving 10/7-11, FN10,FM18,EL98,97,96,95,94,84,rough schedule
attached & subject to change without notice. The Dry Tortugas National Park
is currently closed, but 10/16 will be ad hoc passes on the trip GA->NY:
https://bit.ly/3VlOeky
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager and AMSAT for the
above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 6, 2022
The following satellite has been added BACK to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE
distribution:
AO-16 NORAD Cat ID 20439 (TNX to Mark Hammond, N8MH, for this "heads up").
Per Mark Hammond, N8MH, AO-16 has entered a period of full sunlight for the
first time in many years. Based on past experience, AO-16 might warm up and
wake up. So, use the AO-16 TLE to listen for an old friend.
The following satellites have decayed from orbit and have been removed from
this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
ELFIN-B NORAD Cat ID 43616 (decayed from orbit on 9/30/22 per Space-Track).
BINAR-1 NORAD Cat ID 49272 (decayed from orbit on 9/30/22 per Space-Track).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Schedules:
AMSAT Ambassador and ARRL instructor Clint Bradford, K6LCS, has these
upcoming "Working Amateur Satellites With Your HT sessions ...
Tri-State Amateur Radio Society, Indiana
Northern CA DX Club
Radio Amateurs of Greater Syracuse (NY)
A re-scheduled presentation to SOARA - the South Orange County (CA) Amateur
Radio Association. Clints local ER and cardiologist had unplanned and
unexpected procedures for him last month when the SOARA session was
originally scheduled - but all is a GO! now for SOARA!
AMSAT Ambassadors make it their missions to show ALL that they really can
work FM voice satellites - including the International Space Station - with
minimal equipment
gear that many probably already own.
Clint has presented his session more than 150 times to clubs, conventions,
and hamfests in the US, Canada, and Great Britain. A recent attendee wrote:
"I really enjoyed Clints presentation last night. The fact that he had
taken the time to research and know something about his audience and
welcomed interaction made it very informative and enjoyable. This was a
refreshing change from many canned YouTube presentations Ive tried to
watch, which were poorly done, fuzzy video or muddy audio, or a badly
prepared presenter stumbling his way through, with any valuable info lost
along the way. Thanks for hooking this one up.
Do you think your club or convention would be interested in a 75-minute live
Zoom presentation on working the easy satellites? Send an email or call!
Clint Bradford K6LCS
- work-sat.com
- Voicemail - (909) 999-SATS
- Email - k6lcs AT ham-sat.info
Scheduled Events with AMSAT involvement:
Hamfests and Conventions
40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 2122, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites
3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events Page Manager, for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ SpaceX to save Hubble? At SpaceXs request, NASA and SpaceX signed an
unfunded Space Act Agreement to cooperate on a six-month study of the
feasibility for a Polaris Program mission to boost Hubbles orbit. Without a
boost, the thrusterless telescope is expected to re-enter and burn up around
2037now at ~535 km, it has lost about 30 km since the final Shuttle visit
13 years ago. It seems Jared Isaacmans nascent commercial space program is
looking for useful things to do, and this certainly qualifies. Their first
mission, Polaris Dawn, is scheduled for NET March 2023 and includes plans
for the first commercial spacewalk. If NASA decides to move forward with the
reboost, other companies will also likely get to bid (perhaps unless Polaris
decides to do it for free). Related: NASA originally envisioned periodically
boosting Hubble with an uncrewed Orbital Maneuvering Vehicle as an augment
to the Shuttle program. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above
information)
+ Two NASA astronauts, a veteran Japanese space flier, and the first Russian
cosmonaut to launch on a U.S. spacecraft since 2002 soared into orbit
Wednesday from Kennedy Space Center in Florida aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9
rocket, in what could signal an easing of tension between NASA and the new
leadership of the Russian space agency. The four-person crew rode a SpaceX
Dragon spacecraft to docking at the space station at 5:01 p.m. EDT (2101
GMT) Thursday to begin a five-month science expedition. (ANS thanks
Spaceflight Now for the above information)
+ Firefly reaches orbit. After its dramatic launch failure a year ago, and a
last-second T-0 launch abort (after ignition) a few days ago, Firefly
Aerospaces Alpha rocket has now reached orbit. The 3am launch from
Vandenberg was visible up and down the California coast. Onboard were
educational and tech demonstration cubesats and an open source PicoBus
deployer (source) from Libra Space Foundation which carries tiny PocketQube
satellites from them (satellite tracking), FOSSA Systems (IoT), and AMSAT-EA
(amateur radio). The Alpha small-lift launch vehicle is the first rocket
powered by a tap-off cycle to reach orbit and is also the first in a bevy of
new rockets in the 1,000 kg to LEO / 745 kg to SSO class, with Terran 1,
Miura 5, and RS-1 all on the way. Its most direct current competitors are
the Long March 6 and JAXAs Epsilon, leaving it with little immediate
Western commercial competition. Fireflys next vehicle, currently named MLV,
is a Falcon 9 competitor with a capacity of 13 tons to LEO. (ANS thanks The
Orbital Index for the above information)
+ Sergei Krikalev, head of Russia's human space flight programs, told
reporters that Roscosmos had started "to discuss extending our participation
in ISS program with our government and hope to have permission to continue
next year." With ties between Russia and the West rupturing over the war in
Ukraine, Roscosmos chief Yuri Borissov had announced over the summer that
Russia would leave the ISS "after 2024", and would seek to build its own
space station. He has not set a firm date for that plan.(ANS thanks Space
Daily and AFP for the above information)
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall
be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in
this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ
kd4iz at arrl dot org
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
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In this edition:
* Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
* AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks to be Live-Streamed
* FCC Says Out-of-Service Satellites Must be Removed Within Five Years
* IARU Coordinates Frequencies for CosmoGirlSat
* Zimbabwe Amateur Radio Satellite Launch Imminent
* China CAS-10 Ham Radio Satellite to Launch in November
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-275 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Oct 2
Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
This is a call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Suites hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted by October 14 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the above information.]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place in Bloomington, Minnesota. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled events include:
- AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
- 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
- Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
- AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
- AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal, launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 2ND IS THE DEADLINE FOR RESERVING A HOTEL ROOM AT THE REDUCED RATE! You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel reservations can also be made online at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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AMSAT-UK Colloquium Talks to be Live-Streamed
The talks given at the AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be streamed live to a global audience over the weekend of October 8-9, 2022. The weekend event attracts an international audience that ranges from those involved in building and operating Amateur Radio satellites to beginners who wish to find out more about this fascinating branch of the hobby. There will be including a roundup of a number of new live and potential spacecraft projects that are under investigation and/or development.
The streaming on Saturday will run from 0830-1645 GMT and from 0830-1415 GMT on Sunday.
Th streaming URL is https://batc.org.uk/live/amsatuk2022.
A link to the schedule of talks is available at https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information.]
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FCC Says Out-of-Service Satellites Must be Removed Within Five Years
Satellites that are no longer in service must get out of the sky far more quickly under a new rule adopted by US federal regulators Thursday — and it’s all in the name of combating the garbage in Earth’s orbit.
Unused satellites in low-Earth orbit, which is the area already most congested with satellites, must be dragged out of orbit “as soon as practicable, and no more than five years following the end of their mission,” according to the new Federal Communications Commission rule.
That’s far less time than the long-standing rule of 25 years that has been criticized as too lax. Even NASA advised years ago that the 25-year timeline should be reduced to five years.
“Twenty-five years is a long time. There is no reason to wait that long anymore, especially in low-Earth orbit,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said at Thursday’s meeting. The FCC rule passed unanimously.
The goal of this rule is prevent the dangerous proliferation of junk and debris in space. Already, there’s estimated to be more than 100 million pieces of space junk traveling uncontrolled through orbit, ranging in size from a penny to an entire rocket booster. Much of that debris, experts say, is too small to track.
Collisions in space have happened before. And each collision can span thousands of new pieces of debris, each of which risk setting off even more collisions. One well-known theory, called “Kessler Syndrome,” warns that it’s possible for spaceborne garbage to set of disastrous chain reactions, potentially causing Earth’s orbit to become so cluttered with junk that it could render future space exploration and satellite launches impractical and even impossible.
More than half of the roughly 10,000 satellites the world has sent into orbit since the 1950's are now obsolete and considered “space junk,” Rosenworcel said, adding that the debris poses risks to communication and safety.
The FCC plan had been questioned by some US lawmakers who have said the rules could create “conflicting guidance” and without clear congressional authority. But Thursday’s vote moved forward nonetheless.
“At risk is more than the $279 billion-a-year satellite and launch industries and the jobs that depend on them,” according to an FCC document released earlier this month. “Left unchecked, orbital debris could block all of these benefits and reduce opportunities across nearly every sector of our economy.”
The number of satellites in low-Earth orbit, which is the sphere of orbit extending about 2,000 km or 1,200 miles out, has grown exponentially in recent years, thanks in large part to massive, new “megaconstellations” of small satellites pouring into space, largely by commercial companies. Most notably, Elon Musk’s SpaceX has launched about 3,000 satellites to space for its space-based internet service, Starlink.
There’s also plans to put tens of thousands of new satellites in low-Earth orbit in years to come, FCC commissioner Nathan Simington noted during Thursday’s meeting.
Commercial companies have routinely promised to take the debris issue seriously, and SpaceX had already agreed to comply with the recommended five-year rule for getting defunct satellites out of orbit.
But there has long been a broader push within the space community to codify new regulations. So the FCC announced plans in early September to at least vote on updates to US regulations.
The FCC also specified that it will apply the rule not only to the US satellite operators it oversees but also to “non-US-licensed satellites and systems seeking US market access.”
“A veritable Cambrian explosion of commercial space operations is just over the horizon, and we had better be ready when it arrives,” said Simington.
[ANS thanks CNN.com for the above information.]
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and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
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IARU Coordinates Frequencies for CosmoGirlSat
CosmoGirlSat is a 1U CubeSat mission with three-fold communications capabilities: 1) An automatic Packet Reporting System (APRS) Digipeater - APRS shall provide digital message relay service to the Amateur Radio community by means of digipeating. 2) Picture Data Transmission - The satellite carries a high resolution camera, which can take pictures of the earth which can be downloaded to the ground stations. 3) Short Text Message Transmission - Short text messages uplinked on UHF signals by Radio Amateurs are stored on the satellite. UHF request commands from the ground station triggers the downlink of the stored messages. One stored message is randomly picked up and downlinked to Amateur Radio stations on GMSK signal. CosmoGirlSat will be deployed from the ISS. A CW beacon and 4k8 GMSK telemetry downlink on 437.120 MHz has been coordinated together with the APRS digipeater on 145 825 MHz**
[ANS thanks the IARU for the above information.]
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Zimbabwe Amateur Radio Satellite Launch Imminent
Independent Online, a South African newspaper reports Zimbabwe's first satellite ZimSat-1, carrying an Amateur Radio APRS digipeater is expected to be launched to the ISS in October. The IOL article says the satellite will host a multispectral camera and image classification tool, as well as a device to transmit and receive signals from amateur radio operators.
Named ZimSat-1, the Sunday Mail in Zimbabwe reported that the nanosatellite will reach the International Space Station next month before its launch into orbit, scheduled for November. ZimSat-1 will be on board the Cygnus NG-18, an uncrewed spacecraft that provides commercial cargo resupply to the International Space Station on behalf of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), when it is released into space in October,” the state-owned newspaper reported online.
Zimbabwe’s ambitious satellite is reportedly scheduled to reach the International Space Station by October 28, before being launched from the Japanese Kibo – the Asian country’s science module for the International Space Station.
[ANS thanks Southgate Amateur Radio News for the above information.]
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China CAS-10 Ham Radio Satellite to Launch in November
CAMSAT reports the CAS-10 (XW-4) amateur radio satellite with a V/U linear transponder, is expected to be launched to the Tiangong Space Station on November 7, 2022.
On the AMSAT bulletin board Alan Kung BA1DU posted:
The CAMSAT CAS-10 (XW-4) amateur satellite has been shipped to the Wenchang Satellite Launch Center in Hainan China, and has been installed in the Tianzhou-5 cargo spacecraft, which is scheduled to be launched on November 6 using the Long March 7 launch vehicle to China Tiangong Space Station.
The CAS-10 (XW-4) satellite will deploy from the space station into its own orbit around December 15, and the amateur radio payload will be operational immediately after that time. The specific deployment time and satellite orbit TLE will be announced later.
The IARU satellite frequency coordination page reports:
An 8U CubeSat approx 228 x455x 100mm 12kg Mass. A follow on mission from CAS-9 and also known as Hope-4 (XW-4) Carrying a V/U Mode Linear Transponder, a UHF - CW Telemetry Beacon, a UHF - AX.25 4.8k/9.6kbps GMSK Telemetry downlink and a space camera.
1. CAS-10 carries a VHF uplink and UHF downlink linear transponder with a bandwidth of 30kHz. This transponder will work all day during the life cycle of the satellite, and amateur radio enthusiasts around the globe can use it for two-way radio relay communications.
2. CAS-10 carries a camera, and the pictures it takes are stored in the flash memory on the satellite, we have designed a simple remote control system based on DTMF, and amateur radio enthusiasts around the globe can send DTMF commands to download the camera photos.
3. CW beacon uses Morse code to send satellite telemetry data, which is also a feature that is widely welcomed by amateur radio enthusiasts.
Downlink frequencies for VHF/UHF linear transponder 435.180 MHz, for UHF CW telemetry beacon 435.575 MHz and for telemetry 435.725 MHz. Also an uplink for the transponder 145.870 MHz have been coordinated.
[ANS thanks Southgate Amateur Radio News for the above information.]
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from our Zazzle store!
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
+ Completed Contacts
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct.
The ISS callsign was RSØISS.
The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz.
The crewmember was Sergey Prokopyev.
Contact was successful on Monday, September 26, 2022 at 08:20 UTC.
New England Sci-Tech, Natick, MA, telebridge via ON4ISS.
The downlink frequency was 145.800 MHz.
The crewmember was Bob Hines KI5RQT.
Contact was successful Tuesday, September 27 2022 at 18:30 UTC.
+ Upcoming Contacts
St. Stephen's Episcopal School Houston, Houston, TX, direct via KG5QNO.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.
The scheduled crewmember is Bob Hines KI5RQT.
Contact is go for Monday, October 3, 2022 at 18:07 UTC.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
JQ78TF: October 5, 2022
LA7XK/JW7XK will start in the evening on October, 5 and end in the morning on October 10. He will be QRV on RS-44 from Longyearbyen on Svalbard.
IN70, IN79: October 11-16, 2022
M1DDD will be operating ‘holiday style" from his the base camp in IO70. Hopefully a full day operation in IN79 on FM and linear birds. Possibly operation in IN69 will be for a few hours one afternoon on FM only. Updates on Twitter and http://hams.at
DN72,DN73, DN82, DN83, DN92, DN93: October 4-6, 2022
AD0HJ, Mitch, is going to check out the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention. He will be making several stops on the way to do satellite activations from these six lonely grid squares.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information.]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
More information to follow.
+ 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
October 7-9, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site
+ 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ NASA and SpaceX signed an unfunded Space Act Agreement Thursday, Sept. 22, to study the feasibility of a SpaceX and Polaris Program idea to boost the agency’s Hubble Space Telescope into a higher orbit with the Dragon spacecraft, at no cost to the government. There are no plans for NASA to conduct or fund a servicing mission or compete this opportunity; the study is designed to help the agency understand the commercial possibilities. Teams expect the study to take up to six months, collecting technical data from both Hubble and the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. This data will help determine whether it would be possible to safely rendezvous, dock, and move the telescope into a more stable orbit. Complete information at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-275-Hubble-Boost. [ANS thanks SpaceRef.com for the above information.]
+ After 10 months flying in space, NASA’s Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) – the world’s first planetary defense technology demonstration – successfully impacted its asteroid target on Monday, the agency’s first attempt to move an asteroid in space. The investigation team will now observe Dimorphos using ground-based telescopes to confirm that DART’s impact altered the asteroid’s orbit around Didymos. Researchers expect the impact to shorten Dimorphos’ orbit by about 1%, or roughly 10 minutes; precisely measuring how much the asteroid was deflected is one of the primary purposes of the full-scale test. Full details at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-275-DART. [ANS thanks NASA for the above information.]
+ Moonhack is an online coding challenge for young learners and celebrates humans’ technological achievements. The 2022 event takes place from 10 to 23 October to coincide with World Space Week, and it features six brand-new projects that show how satellites can help us live more sustainably. Moonhack is free and open to any young coder, whether they are part of a Code Club or not. The projects are already available in English, French, Dutch, and Greek. Arabic and Latin American Spanish versions are in preparation. More information at https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/moonhack-2022/. [ANS thanks the Raspberry Pi Foundation for the above information.]
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]
amsat.org
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/
In this edition:
* Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General
Meeting
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
* Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for September 21, 2022
* July/August 2022 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Now Available
* Apogee View - July/August 2022
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-268 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Sep 25
Final Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
This is a call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be
held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Suites hotel
in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic
of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative
title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted
by October 14 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and
papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the
above information]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
DISCOUNT HOTEL RESERVATION DEADLINE IS SEPTEMBER 28TH
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place
in Bloomington, Minn. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
events include:
– AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
– 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
– Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
– AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
– AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and
from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with
Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952)
854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel
reservations can also be made online at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for September 22, 2022
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE
distribution:
JAGSAT NORAD Cat ID 53771 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for this
identification).
The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from
this week's AMSAT- TLE distribution:
ELFIN-A NORAD Cat ID 43617 (decayed from orbit on 09/17/2022 per
Space-Track).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above
information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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July/August 2022 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Now Available
The July/August 2022 issue of The AMSAT Journal is now available to members
on AMSAT’s Member Portal. Members can download the issue at
https://launch.amsat.org/The_AMSAT_Journal
The AMSAT Journal is a bi-monthly digital magazine for amateur radio in
space enthusiasts, published by the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
(AMSAT). Each issue is your source for hardware and software projects,
technical tips, STEM initiatives, operational activities, and news from
around the world.
Inside the Current Issue:
* Apogee View – Robert Bankston, KE4AL
* Educational Relations Update - Alan Johnston, KU2Y
* My First Simulated Satellite - Virginia Smith, NV5F
* Building AMSAT CubeSatSims in the Classroom - Alan Johnston, KU2Y and
Edward Char
* 2022 AMSAT Field Day - Bruce Paige, KK5DO
If you're not yet an AMSAT member, join today at
https://launch.amsat.org/Membership
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Apogee View - July/August 2022
In this "Apogee View," I want to highlight two important topics: this
year's AMSAT Symposium; and volunteers' significant role in AMSAT's
accomplishments.
AMSAT Symposium
Three years after we were last able to get together in person at an AMSAT
Symposium, I feel excited for the opportunity to meet up in Minnesota next
month.
AMSAT symposia are not only an excellent opportunity to celebrate amateur
radio in space and share what everyone is working on, but they also provide
us with unique opportunities to formulate new directions, ideas, and
projects. Some of AMSAT's most innovative accomplishments started with a
discussion that began at a symposium. I hope that you can attend and be
part of this experience.
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will be held on
Friday through Saturday, October 21-22, 2022, in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Highlights of all scheduled events include:
• AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
• 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
• Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
• AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
• AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium is open to anyone interested in advancing
the art and science of amateur radio in space. To register, please visit
https://launch.amsat.org/Events.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
International Airport and provides a complimentary, scheduled shuttle to
and from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America, Target
Field, Minnesota Zoo, and the Nickelodeon Universe theme park.
You can make reservations by calling the hotel at (952) 854-9000. The group
code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Alternatively, you can make
reservations online at: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
We are AMSAT
Conversations on the AMSAT Bulletin Board start with "AMSAT should…" or
“AMSAT needs to…." While these often express great suggestions, the
proposals quickly fade into the ether when proponents are asked if they are
volunteering.
Asking if someone is volunteering is not meant to slight anyone in any way
or discount their ideas; rather, it is a product of who we are and where we
are.
AMSAT is an all-volunteer membership organization, and, as such, it draws
its strength and accomplishments from its membership. Out of 4,000 members,
AMSAT currently has approximately 40 core volunteer engineers, builders,
programmers, educators and administrators, who are all fully engaged with
the current projects. Thus, taking on any additional work requires
additional volunteers.
Think about this for a minute: 40 volunteers out of 4,000 members represent
only one percent of our membership. Since we have already achieved so much
with that one percent, how much more could we accomplish if we had more of
our members volunteer? The potential to advance the art of radio science in
space and reach farther is unlimited. Please help us get there!
If you are ready to answer the call, please get in touch with me at
rbankston at amsat.org. Until next time, Onward & Upward!
[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL, AMSAT President, for the above
information]
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ARISS News
Scheduled ARISS Contacts
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopyev
Contact is go for Mon 2022-09-26 08:20 UTC
New England Sci-Tech, Natick, MA, telebridge via ON4ISS
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Bob Hines KI5RQT
Contact is go for: Tue 2022-09-27 18:30:39 UTC 89 deg
Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdxnD8uF8t0
Aznakaevo School TBD, Aznakaevo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via
TBD
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Dmitry Petlin
Contact is go for Sat 2022-10-01 13:50 UTC
ARISS Radio Status
Columbus Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for cross
band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).
* Powered OFF for Soyuz undocking on September 29. OFF Sep. 28 about 09:00
UTC. ON Sep. 30 about 12:30 UTC.
* Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice
repeater ops.
Service Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for packet
operations (145.825 MHz up & down)
* Powered OFF for Soyuz undocking on September 29. OFF Sep. 28 about 09:00
UTC. ON Sep. 30 about 12:30 UTC.
* Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and
voice repeater ops.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors,
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
W7WGC: Upcoming, mostly “POTA,” rove. Northwest coast of Oregon, grids
CN74, CN75, CN76, CN85 & CN86. Sept. 28th – October 3rd-ish. FM and Linear
birds.
LA7XK / JW7XK: Starting in the evening on Oct. 5 ending in the morning on
Oct. 10. I will be QRV on RS-44 from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. Locator is
JQ78TF
AD0HJ: DN72,DN73, DN82, DN83, DN92, DN93: Oct. 4th, 5th and 6th. Mitch is
going to check out the ARRL Rocky Mountain Division Convention. He will be
making several stops on the way to do satellite activations from six lonely
grid squares.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
+ 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
October 7, 2022 – October 9, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site
+ 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ ArianeGroup unveiled a multi-year design project for a new crew and cargo
upper stage that it hopes will meet Europe’s appetite for space travel.
Susie (Smart Upper Stage for Innovative Exploration) will launch on top of
the nearly flight-ready Ariane 64 heavy-lift vehicle, carrying cargo and
astronauts to LEO and, eventually, to deep space. Susie is designed for
safety and reusability. The 12 m-long craft is significantly larger than
Dragon, Starliner, or Orion—it features 40 cubic meters of payload space
and a total mass of 25 tons. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above
information)
+ CAPSTONE continues to tumble, but the spacecraft’s communication
situation has improved and its propulsion system is being warmed back up to
operating temperatures. The CAPSTONE probe is expected to act as a
pathfinder for NASA's Gateway — a small space station designed to orbit the
Moon and act as a jumping-off point for crewed missions to the surface.
[The AMSAT Board of Directors has made a commitment to support amateur
radio’s inclusion on NASA’s Gateway.] (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the
above information)
+ A U.S. astronaut and two Russian cosmonauts blasted off to the
International Space Station Wednesday, Sept. 21 on a Russian-operated
flight despite soaring tensions between Moscow and Washington over Russia's
invasion of Ukraine. NASA's Frank Rubio and Russia's Sergey Prokopyev and
Dmitry Petelin launched from the Russia-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan at 1355 GMT. Rubio is the first U.S. astronaut to travel to the
ISS on a Russian Soyuz rocket since President Vladimir Putin sent troops
into pro-Western Ukraine on February 24. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for
the above information)
+ EA4NF has made two notable transatlantic QSOs via AO-91 over the past
week, both with VE1CWJ in Nova Scotia and both using a Kenwood TH-D7
handheld transceiver with a whip antenna. The first QSO was made from near
Madrid and the second from a beach in the Balearic Islands as EA6/EA4NF.
Despite poor battery condition, AO-91 is still capable of supporting long
distance QSOs with minimal equipment.
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status
shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary
years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-261
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]
amsat.org
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/
In this edition:
* FCC Proposes ‘Five-Year Rule’ For Dead Satellite Disposal
* 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, Oct. 21 - 22
* Final Call for Papers for 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium
* 2022 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
* Everything Ready for the Launch of the New GENESIS - Updated
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Sept. 15
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-261 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Sept. 18
FCC Proposes ‘Five-Year Rule’ For Dead Satellite Disposal
The Federal Communications Commission wants to do something about space
junk in low Earth orbit. On Sept. 8, the agency published a proposal that,
if adopted, would put a deadline on how long non-geostationary satellites
can stay in space.
As things stand, voluntary NASA guidelines published in the 1990s recommend
that dead satellites should be deorbited within 25 years. The FCC wants to
adopt a five-year rule that would require domestic satellite operators and
companies that want access to the U.S. market to dispose of their
non-functioning satellites as soon as they can. “We believe it is no longer
sustainable to leave satellites in LEO [low Earth orbit] to deorbit over
decades,” the FCC states in its proposal.
Satellites already in space would be exempt from the FCC’s guidelines. The
Commission is also proposing there be a two-year grandfathering period that
start on September 29th, the day it plans to vote on the regulation. That
carveout would give organizations that previously obtained approval for a
future satellite launch time to develop a disposal plan for their
spacecraft. The FCC said it would also grant waivers case-by-case after
NASA expressed concern that the five-year limit would impact its CubeSat
missions.
The proposal comes as the number of satellites in low Earth orbit is
expected to increase over the next few years dramatically. With
contributions from companies like SpaceX, Amazon and OneWeb, as many as
18,000 new satellites could be floating above the planet by 2025. Those
satellites will not only make it more challenging to observe the night sky,
but the probability of a potential crash will increase too.
[ANS thanks Engadget for the above information]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, Oct. 21 - 22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place
in Bloomington, Minnesota on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
events include:
- AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
- 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
- Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
- AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
- AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
https://launch.amsat.org/, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International
Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and from the
airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with Nickelodeon
Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952)
854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel
reservations can also be made online at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms
But don’t wait to reserve your room! The offer for specially reduced room
rates for Symposium attendees ends on September 28. Make your reservation
today to make sure you have a room and at the best possible price.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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Final Call for Papers for 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium
This is the final call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT Space Symposium
to be held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Suites
hotel in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic
of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative
title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted
by October 14 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and
papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv(a)amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, Symposium Program Manager, for the above
information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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2022 AMSAT Board of Directors Election Results
The 2022 AMSAT Board of Directors Election period ended on September 15,
2022.
As a result of the election, Mark Hammond, N8MH, Bruce Paige, KK5DO, and
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, have been duly elected to a two year term on the Board
of Directors.
The results of the voting with 407 ballots cast are as follows:
Mark Hammond, N8MH 381
Bruce Paige, KK5DO 378
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM 378
The membership of the AMSAT Board of Directors for 2022-2023 is:
Joseph Armbruster, KJ4JIO
Robert Bankston, KE4AL
Jerry Buxton, N0JY
Mark Hammond, N8MH
Zach Metzinger, N0ZGO
Bruce Paige, KK5DO
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
Thank you all for participating in this year's election process.
[ANS thanks Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive VP, for the above
information]
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Everything Ready for the Launch of the New GENESIS - Updated
Everything is ready at the Vanderberg air base in California (USA), for the
takeoff of the second flight of the Firefly Alpha launcher that will put,
among others, the GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1 and GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2
satellites into orbit of AMSAT-EA.
The scheduled time for takeoff is 07:00 UTC on Monday, September 19
(delayed from Sept. 11). The planned orbit is 300 km with an inclination of
137 degrees.
The frequencies coordinated with IARU are the following:
GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1
145.875 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK,
AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
436.888 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW, FSK 50 bps, FM voice beacon
with AM2SAT callsign
GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2
145.925 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK,
AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
436.666 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW FSK 50 bps, SSTV Robot 36, FM
voice beacon with AM3SAT callsign
Update - Launch scheduled for the 19th at 7:00 UTC.
More information on the Every Day Astronaut website:
https://everydayastronaut.com/flta002-to-the-black-alpha/
The launch can be followed live at the following YouTube link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pics_iuBv9s
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA for the above information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for Sept. 15
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The NORAD Catalog ID for following satellite has been changed in this
week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
GREENCUBE is now identified as object NORAD Cat ID 53106 (Thanks to Nico
Janssen, PA0DLO for this identification).
The NORAD Cat ID for MTCube 2 is not clear at this time.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Amur State University, Blagoveshchensk, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS
callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS, and the scheduled crewmember
is Sergey Prokopyev. Contact is go for Monday 2022-09-26 08:20 UTC.
Aznakaevo School TBD, Aznakaevo, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via
TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS and the scheduled
crewmember is Dmitry Petlin. Contact is go for Saturday 2022-10-01 13:50
UTC.
Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, continues to be making general contacts on the
cross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so inclined,
all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and
talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
KJ7DZ: CN74 roving trip booked. Sept 22 – 24. More info will be posted as
time gets closer
N4DCW: Four of the next six weekends (starting week of 9/7) look to be full
of SOTA summits! Alerts are posted, and depending on timing should include
some @Sats_and_SOTA when possible. Look for me this weekend in EM85.
Details at https://twitter.com/MWimages/status/1567502526781575169
San Andrés Island (EK92) on FM satellites front 9/15 to 9/26. Details at
https://twitter.com/RadioOSG/status/1567193764405411842
W8LR: EM68 and EM69, will try gridline, but if not accessible, then EM68.
Watch Twitter for details. 9/18/22 11:00z
LA7XK / JW7XK: Starting in the evening on Oct. 5 ending in the morning on
Oct. 10. I will be QRV on RS-44 from Longyearbyen on Svalbard. Locator is
JQ78tf.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Schedules:
Tom Zimmerman, W9TTY, will be exhibiting for AMSAT at the Chicago FM Club
Radio Expo in Belvidere, Illinois on Saturday, September 25, 2022.
Clint Bradford, K6CLS: “How to Work the “Easy” Satellites” talks:
Part of the “job description” for volunteer AMSAT Ambassadors is to “spread
the gospel” of working satellites to clubs and conventions.
In the next few weeks I have such Zoom presentations lined up for:
SOARA - South Orange County, CA
Boston ARC
Tristate Amateur Radio Society - Evansville,Indiana
Northern CA DX Club
San Gorgonio Pass ARC
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy
Satellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or
club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And
pre-presentation questions are always welcome.
Send an email or call!
Clint Bradford K6LCS
AMSAT Ambassador
909-999-SATS
http://www.work-sat.com
Scheduled Events with AMSAT involvement:
Hamfests and Conventions
+ 41st ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC)
September 16–18, 2022
Hilton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
https://tapr.org
+ CFMC'S Radio Expo: Northern Illinois' Largest Hamfest
Sunday, September 25th
Boone County Fairgrounds
8791 IL-76
Belvidere, IL
Flyer at: https://bit.ly/3RFtr8O
+ 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
October 7, 2022 - October 9, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site.
+ 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre
Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites
3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ A very nice interface application connecting SatPC32 to N3FJP's ACLog
logging software has been created by Carsten Groen, OZ9AAR. This program
acts as a "gateway" between SatPC32 and ACLog and sends the relevant live
data (ie. SAT_NAME and PROP_MODE) from SatPC32 to ACLog. Thus, you do not
need to fill any data about the satellite and mode manually into ACLog, and
everything is entered correctly for using ACLog's automatic LoTW upload
feature. Full details and download at https://bit.ly/3BdrM3L (ANS thanks
Carsten Groen, OZ9AAR, for the above information)
+ A small spacecraft designed to test out key components of NASA's Artemis
program to the Moon has run into trouble in space. The CAPSTONE probe is
expected to act as a pathfinder for NASA's Gateway — a small space station
designed to orbit the Moon and act as a jumping-off point for crewed
missions to the surface. CAPSTONE's mission centered around testing a
never-before-used orbit to learn more about its stability before sending
the Gateway to it. Advanced Space, which operates CAPSTONE, said in a
statement Monday that the spacecraft is in "safe mode" after an engine burn
last week and appears to be in a "stable orbit." Mission managers are
hoping to perform a "detumble" that will allow the spacecraft to orient
itself in space again, pointing its solar panels to the Sun and charging
its batteries. [The AMSAT Board of Directors has made a commitment to
support amateur radio’s inclusion on NASA’s Gateway, a small spaceship in
orbit around the Moon with living quarters for astronauts, a lab for
science and research, ports for visiting spacecraft, and more.] (ANS thanks
Axios Space for the above information)
+ As anticipated, last Wednesday, Sept. 7, Apple announced that the new
iPhone 14 will be able to send SOS messages and current location
coordinates to Apple, Emergency Services, and Emergency Contacts via
Globalstar satellites. Apple is dedicating $450M toward satellite
infrastructure, covering 95% of the system’s cost, and will use up to
85%(!) of Globalstar’s network capacity. Due to limited bandwidth and the
characteristics of cell phone antennas, users will need to point their
phone at a satellite using a new UI and will select from a set of
pre-written messages instead of sending free-form texts. (ANS thanks The
Orbital Index for the above information)
+ Also related to satellites and cell phones, AST SpaceMobile’s
Bluewalker-3 satellite launched on Saturday, Sept. 10. Bluewalker-3 is a
test for an eventual 110-satellite constellation that would provide global
cell phone coverage, “using 3GPP low-band cellular frequencies and Q/V-band
frequencies” (it has an FCC experimental license). Concerns have been
raised, however, about the satellite’s potentially- unprecedented
brightness (> Venus), with a reflective and record-setting 64 m2 antenna.
Even larger satellites are intended for the company's final constellation!
(ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)
+ The AMSAT-UK Colloquium Committee has issued its final call for speakers
for the AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
will be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the Kents
Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ
https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/ AMSAT-UK invite speakers, about amateur
radio, space and associated activities, for this event. Submissions should
be sent via e-mail: to dave at g4dpz.me.uk (ANS thanks David Johnson,
G4DPZ, for the above information)
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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
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* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
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shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary
years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM
k0jm at amsat dot org
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10 Sep '22
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
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In this edition:
* Artemis 1 scrubbed again
* 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, October 21 - 22, 2022
* AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium October 8-9, 2022
* 2022 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
* Launch of GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J with Firefly on September 11
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 17, 2022
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
DATE 2022 September 11
Artemis 1 scrubbed again
After Aug 29th’s scrub (due to a liquid hydrogen umbilical leak and faulty engine thermal sensor), a second attempt on Saturday was scrubbed as well, this time because of an even worse hydrogen leak on the core stage. A launch this month is now looking unlikely. NASA engineers will first replace the leaky quick disconnect seal while at the pad so that they can test the fix with cryogenic liquids only available there. However, after that, they may still have to roll SLS back to the VAB—the Eastern Range requires that the flight termination system batteries be reset and recertified before the next launch attempt (although a waiver might be possible). The next available launch period runs from September 19 – October 4 with the following (and probably more likely) window being October 17 - 31. We’re hoping the onboard smallsats’ batteries can survive the wait. Ed. Note: Including the OMOTENASHI communications and impactor experiment. NASA is now targeting September 23 or 27 according to Jim Free, NASA Associate Administrator Exploration Systems Development)
[ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information]
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40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting, October 21 - 22, 2022
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place in Bloomington, Minnesota on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled events include:
- AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
- 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
- Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
- AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
- AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal, launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). But don’t wait to reserve your room! The offer for specially reduced room rates for Symposium attendees ends on September 28. Make your reservation today to make sure you have a room and at the best possible price. Hotel reservations can also be made online at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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AMSAT-UK Space Colloquium October 8-9, Kents Hill Park Conference Centre Milton Keynes MK7 6BZ
AMSAT-UK is very happy to announce the 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium will be held as part of the RSGB Convention on October 8-9 at the Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Timbold Drive, Milton Keynes, MK7 6BZ.
The weekend event attracts an international audience that ranges from those involved in building and operating amateur radio satellites to beginners who wish to find out more about this fascinating branch of the hobby.
Booking for the RSGB Convention is at https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
Booking for the AMSAT-UK dinner on the Saturday evening at the nearby Marriott Delta Hotel is here: https://bit.ly/3x3nQBm
Details of the event can be found at https://amsat-uk.org/colloquium/
[ANS thanks Trevor Essex, M5AKA of AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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2022 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference
The annual ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC) is scheduled for September 16-18, 2022, in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Register for the DCC here (https://tapr.org/product/2022-dcc-registration/)
Register for the DCC host hotel (Hilton Charlotte Airport ) here (https://tinyurl.com/24hjmkwt) or dialup 1-800-445-8667
View the DCC schedule here (https://tapr.org/preliminary-2022-dcc-schedule/)
The deadline for technical papers passed September 1, 2022. Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights.
[ANS thanks TAPR.org for the above information.]
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Launch of GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J with Firefly on September 11
From Felix Paez, EA4GQS, AMSAT-EA Team: This is to confirm that the launch of our new GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J satellites with Firefly will take place, if all goes well, on September 11, with the launch window starting at 3 PM Pacific Time (22h GMT), from Vanderberg. The expected orbit altitude is 300 km with an inclination of 137 degrees.
As many of you know, this will be the second attempt of Firefly to reach orbit after the first attempt made in September 2021 and which had to be aborted after two minutes of flight, causing our previous GENESIS-N and GENESIS-L to be lost, among others.
These new GENESIS have a more powerful on-board computer than their predecessors and updated software that allows FM voice repeater functionality, AFSK/FSK non-regenerative repeater up to 2400 bps, FSK regenerative repeater up to 50 bps, CW, digitized voice pre-recorded FM and FSK telemetry at 50 bps. The correct retransmission of AX25 / APRS frames over FM up to 2400 bps has been verified in the laboratory.
A small drawback we still have is the antenna deployment mechanism, that is the first version that was made and requires a plenty charged battery. The satellites have been stored for several months, so it is a weak point. Hopefully it will work.
These satellites also have the names of ASTROLAND-1 and ASTROLAND-2 to say thanks to the sponsorship of the project by the Astroland Planetary Agency. We also thank the private companies and Universities that helped in the project.
As on the previous occasion, two experimental propellants are flown, although this time they are from the Madrid company IENAI Space and, unlike the previous GENESIS mission, they use a liquid ionic fuel. Only the one from GENESIS-J is functional. The one from GENESIS-G carries the electronics but without the fuel.
The frequencies coordinated with IARU are the following:
GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1
145.875 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK, AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
436.888 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW, FSK 50 bps, FM voice beacon with AM2SAT callsign
GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2
145.925 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK, AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
436.666 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW FSK 50 bps, SSTV Robot 36, FM voice beacon with AM3SAT callsign
We encourage all of you to try to receive their first transmissions once the first keplerians are available.
This flight will be streamed by Everyday Astronaut: https://everydayastronaut.com/
More information on the Firefly website: https://firefly.com/alpha-flight-2-to-the-black/.
Ed. Note: Currently launch is scheduled for 15:00 PST, September 11/ 00:00 UTC, September 12 .
[ANS thanks Felix EA4GQS - AMSAT EA team for the above information.]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
No School Contacts currently scheduled.
Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS continues to be making general contacts on the cross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Quick Hits:
N8AJM:From September 12 to 16 I hope to be in EM85. I will be working FM only with no set schedule. I may also activate a few grids on the way down from EN72. I will try to post all passes on hams.at
KJ7DZ: CN74 roving trip booked. Sept 22 – 24. More info will be posted as time gets closer
9Y60, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (Special Event). Members of the Trinidad and Tobago Amateur Radio Society (TTARS) will be active as 9Y60TT to celebrate Trinidad and Tobago’s 60th anniversary of independence (August 31st, 1962) between August 26th and September 2nd. Activity will be on the HF/VHF bands using CW, SSB, Slow Scan TV (SSTV), Digital Modes (FT8/ FT4, JS8, JT65, 2m EME (Moonbounce), Satellite, APRS via ISS, Digital Voice (DMR, C4FM, D-Star), EchoLink….and more. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog and QRZ.com. For more details and info on how to obtain a certificate, see:https://9y60tt.info (received from JoAnne Maenpaa by email)
Op Note: AO-7 is in constant sunlight for the next several months and the onboard 24 hour timer is switching the satellite between Mode A (145 MHz uplink / 29 MHz downlink) and Mode B (432 MHz uplink / 145 MHz downlink) at approximately 2116Z daily.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager and AMSAT for the above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for September 8, 2022
The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
CUAVA-1 NORAD Cat ID 49275 (decayed form orbit on 09/02/2022 per Space-Track).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Schedules:
Tom Zimmerman, W9TTY, will be exhibiting for AMSAT at the Chicago FM Club Radio Expo in Belvidere, Illinois on Saturday, September 25, 2022.
Clint Bradford, K6CLS: “How to Work the “Easy” Satellites” talks:
Part of the “job description” for volunteer AMSAT Ambassadors is to “spread the gospel” of working satellites to clubs and conventions.
In the next few weeks I have such Zoom presentations lined up for:
SOARA - South Orange County, CA
Boston ARC
Tristate Amateur Radio Society - Evansville,Indiana
Northern CA DX Club
San Gorgonio Pass ARC
Think a 90-minute lively, informative, and fun “How to Work the Easy Satellites” Zoom presentation would be appropriate for your convention or club? Always included are overviews of the ARRL, AMSAT, and ARISS. And pre-presentation questions are aways welcome.
Send an email or call!
Clint Bradford K6LCS
AMSAT Ambassador
909-999-SATS
http://www.work-sat.com
Scheduled Events with AMSAT involvement:
Hamfests and Conventions
+ 41st ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC)
September 16–18, 2022
Hilton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
https://tapr.org
+ CFMC'S Radio Expo: Northern Illinois' Largest Hamfest
Sunday, September 25th
Boone County Fairgrounds
8791 IL-76
Belvidere, IL
Flyer at: https://bit.ly/3RFtr8O
+ 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
October 7, 2022 - October 9, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site.
+ 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre
Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites
3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events Page Manager, and Frank Karnauskas, AMSAT Vice President - Development for the above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The FCC wants to adopt a five-year rule, which would require space station operators planning disposal through uncontrolled re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to complete disposal as soon as practicable, and no more than five years following the end of mission.” See: https://docs.fcc.gov/public/attachments/DOC-387024A1.pdf. AMSAT has submitted comments on the NPRM and changes at this point are unlikely. There is no exemption for US hams operating under Part 97 of the FCC rules either, although waivers for certain research and scientific missions may be granted. The good news is they have avoided the most damaging changes regarding indemnification that almost went into a report and order two years ago. The FCC will meet to adopt this ruling at the September 29th meeting. (ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, Executive Vice President AMSAT for the for the above information)
+ With the successful launch of Eutelsat Konnect VHTS on Sept. 7, there are just three Ariane 5 rockets remaining in Arianespace’s inventory. The Ariane 5, in service since 1996, is being retired in favor of the next-generation Ariane 6 rocket, a launcher European officials say will be cheaper to operate and more competitive in the global launch market. The Ariane 5 was once dominant in commercial launch business, but lower-cost launch services from SpaceX’s partially reusable Falcon 9 rocket have eroded Arianespace’s position. The Ariane 6 is an expendable design, like the Ariane 5. But Arianespace has secured contracts to launch European government missions and satellites for Amazon’s Kuiper broadband network on the Ariane 6, now scheduled to debut next year. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the above information)
+ Chinese taikonauts Chen Dong and Liu Yang conducted an EVA outside of the Tiangong Space Station on Sept. 1, while Cai Xuzhe stayed on the station. They left the station at 10:26 UTC, and the EVA took until 16:33 UTC to be completed. This was the first time the airlock of the recently launched Wentian Module was used to initiate an EVA, as well as the first time the five-meter-long remote control arm of the Wentian module was used. Part of the EVA was to install heat control pumps on the Wentian module, a wide-field panoramic camera, and a variety of other tasks. Part of the EVA was also to verify the function of the recently installed Wentian Airlock and test procedures for an emergency abort of an EVA. (ANS thanks Spaceflight.com for the above information)
+ An incredible aurora has been filmed from the International Space Station (ISS) as it orbited hundreds of miles above the Earth. NASA posted the captivating footage to Twitter (https://bit.ly/3QJrFmp) on Sunday after a geomagnetic storm hit our planet. On September 4, a stream of solar wind struck the Earth, sparking a geomagnetic storm of the G2 class, according to the National Weather Service's Space Weather Prediction Center (SWPC). This storm produced an aurora in some regions, including parts of the United States. (ANS thanks Newsweek.com for the above information)
+ NASA's Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) spacecraft recently got its first look at Didymos, the double-asteroid system that includes its target, Dimorphos. On Sept. 26, DART will intentionally crash into Dimorphos, the asteroid moonlet of Didymos. While the asteroid poses no threat to Earth, this is the world's first test of the kinetic impact technique, using a spacecraft to deflect an asteroid for planetary defense. (ANS thanks SpaceDaily.com for the above information)
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Jack Spitznagel, KD4IZ
kd4iz at arrl dot org
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ANS-247 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletin for September 4, 2022
by Frank Karnauskas (N1UW) 03 Sep '22
by Frank Karnauskas (N1UW) 03 Sep '22
03 Sep '22
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-247
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org.
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/
In this edition:
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
* AMSAT-EA Collaborates With the ROM-2 Mission
* VUCC Satellite Standings September 2022
* Tracking Tools for Artemis I
* New Guide for Tracking and Decoding NOAA Weather Satellites
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-247 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Sep 04
40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place in Bloomington, Minnesota on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled events include:
- AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
- 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
- Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
- AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
- AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal, launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952) 854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel reservations can also be made online at the following link: https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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AMSAT-EA Collaborates With the ROM-2 Mission
AMSAT-EA supports the ROM-2 mission of the Romanian association ROMSpace, which consists of a PocketQube 1P (a cube with a side of 5 cm) designed by students from the International Computing High School in Bucharest aged between 15 and 18 years, in what will be the first Romanian mission of this type. This satellite, which has received engineering support from AMSAT Nepal and ORION Space, will be assembled at the AMSAT-EA facilities in Madrid, a city where it will also be qualified for space, with the assistance of engineers from AMSAT EA and AMSAT Nepal.
The mission of the satellite is to take pictures with a 2 MP camera and send them to radio amateurs who wish to transmit them on their ground stations through the SSDV protocol, tuning to the 436.235 MHz frequency.
Maintenance data is transmitted via CW and SSDV packets are transmitted using GFSK.
Once in orbit, the satellite will become the responsibility of AMSAT-EA, the organization that has registered the satellite internationally and will monitor it during its life in space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-EA for the above information.]
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VUCC Satellite Standings September 2022
VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for
August 01, 2022 to September 01, 2022.
K8YSE 2100 2164
WA4NVM 1579 1609
K8DP 1316 1322
N8RO 1131 1139
AA8CH 819 835
WD9EWK (DM43) 696 706
W8LR 594 619
KF6JOQ 553 606
KN2K 558 600
KE8RJU 568 577
EA2AA 546 566
KQ4DO 508 533
KC1MMC 470 532
KI7QEK 500
N8MR 288 320
F6GLJ 220 312
VE7PTN 203 294
N5EKO 234 281
A65BR 226 260
JH0BBE 200 206
JK2XXK 156 200
DL8GAM 152 186
VE2NGO 150 175
PA7RA New 156
GI4SJQ New 110
N8URE (EN61) New 102
K8WU New 100
KO9A New 100
W6AER New 100
Congratulations to the new VUCC holders!
PA7RA is first Satellite VUCC holder from Netherlands and 1st from JO21
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information.]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Tracking Tools for Artemis I
Looking for a way to track OMOTENASHI's 70CM beacons on its way to the moon? Two hams turn us on to a pair of tracking tools.
Brian Wilkins, KO4AQF, brings our attention to AROW:
During Artemis I, Orion will travel to 40,000 miles beyond the Moon in the first integrated flight test with the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket. Using AROW, almost anyone with internet access can pinpoint where Orion is and track its distance from the Earth, distance from the Moon, mission duration, and more. AROW is available on NASA’s website and on the @NASA_Orion Twitter account.
AROW visualizes data collected by sensors on Orion and sent to the Mission Control Center at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston during its flight. It will provide periodic real-time data beginning about one minute after liftoff through separation of the SLS rocket’s Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage approximately two hours into flight. Once Orion is flying on its own, AROW will provide constant real-time information.
On the web, users can follow AROW to see where Orion is in relation to the Earth and the Moon and follow Orion’s path during the mission. Users can view key mission milestones, and characteristics on the Moon, including information about landing sites from the Apollo program. Also available for download will be trajectory data from the flight, called an ephemeris.
AROW also will provide a set of Orion’s state vectors — data that describes precisely where Orion is located in space and how it moves — for inclusion in these tweets once Orion is flying on its own. These vectors can be used for data lovers, artists, and creatives to make their own tracking app, data visualization, or anything else they envision. For more information read https://www.nasa.gov/feature/track-nasa-s-artemis-i-mission-in-real-time/.
AMSAT member Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, adds a second online tool, Horizons:
The JPL Horizons on-line solar system data and ephemeris computation service provides access to key solar system data and flexible production of highly accurate ephemerides for solar system objects (1,227,063 asteroids, 3,819 comets, 211 planetary satellites {includes satellites of Earth and dwarf planet Pluto}, 8 planets, the Sun, L1, L2, select spacecraft, and system barycenters). Horizons is provided by the Solar System Dynamics Group of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
Joe says to use "OMOTENASHI" as the Target Body. You will find the online app at https://ssd.jpl.nasa.gov/horizons
[ANS thanks Brian Wilkins, KO4AQF, Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, NASA and JPL for the above information.]
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New Guide for Tracking and Decoding NOAA Weather Satellites
Samual Yanz, N7FNV,has created a detailed 39 page guide about tracking and decoding NOAA low earth polar orbit weather satellites. These satellites are a great way to interest young people in satellite communications. They transmit a powerful signal so that they are easily received an inexpensive radio, a simple antenna and free software. Currently there are three operational polar orbiting NOAA weather satellites that transmit image data in the APT format at 137 MHz. When one of these satellites pass overhead, it is possible to use an RTL-SDR with appropriate antenna and software to automatically receive the satellite weather images they transmit.
The purpose of this guide is to completely install software and configure them to automatically receive incoming NOAA signals and process them into images. While there are many variations of hardware that can be used for this application, Yanz focuses on a simple setup to get anyone on the air. Samual's guide focuses on the software and shows how to setup Virtual Audio Cable for piping audio between programs, SDR# for receiving the signal, Orbitron for tracking the satellite and WXtoIMG for decoding the image.
Download the PDF guide at https://tinyurl.com/ANS-247-NOAA-Satellites-Guide.
[ANS thanks RTL-SDR.com for the above information.]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Colegio Tarbut, Olivos, Buenos Aires, Argentina, direct via LU4AA.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS.
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz.
The scheduled crewmember is Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS.
Contact is go for: Monday September 5, 2022 at 14:47:39 UTC.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
EM85; September 12-16, 2022
N8AJM will be working FM only with no set schedule. He may also activate a few grids on the way down from EN72. He will try to post all passes on hams.at
CN74; September 22-24, 2022
KJ7DZ has a roving trip booked. More info will be posted as time gets closer
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information.]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
+ 41st ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC)
September 16–18, 2022
Hilton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
https://tapr.org
+ Chicago FM Club Radio Expo
September 25, 2022
Boone County Fairgrounds
8791 IL-76, Belvidere, IL 61008
Tom Zimmerman, W9TTY, will host an AMSAT exhibit.
+ 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
October 7-9, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site
+ 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre
Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites
3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
More information to follow.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above information.]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ The NEXUS (FO-99) operation schedule for September, 2022 is available at https://www.jamsat.or.jp/?p=1974. Y.Ohtani, JH4DHX/3, of the NEXUS operations team reports that the operation of DigiTalker will be closed. Please enjoy NEXUS / FO-99 ! FO-29 remains in full sunlight and should continue to be available for use this month. [AMSAT thanks JAMSAT for the above information.]
+ Space is hard, even for the pros: Intelsat said the Galaxy 15 broadcast satellite that stopped responding to commands earlier this month shut down its payload Aug. 31, reducing the risk of interfering with signals from other spacecraft. However, Galaxy 15 continues to drift out of its geostationary orbit slot at 133 degrees West, and "will soon begin transiting through orbital locations licensed for other satellites," an Intelsat spokesperson said. "With the payload muted, the focus of this coordination ensures 'fly-by' procedures are coordinated so that the spacecraft avoid a physical collision. This is a normal part of spacecraft operations that is regularly executed and poses minimal risk." Intelsat said it has successfully moved all customers from Galaxy 15 to its Galaxy 23 satellite. SpaceX is slated to launch Galaxy 33, Galaxy 15's replacement, "on or about Oct. 8, 2022," the spokesperson added. [ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information.]
+ But sometimes, things just work: Engineers with NASA have repaired an issue with the space agency's Voyager 1 spacecraft, but have yet to identify the cause of the problem, officials confirmed on August 27. The probe had been sending garbled data about its status, including information about its health and activities to mission controllers, despite otherwise operating normally. Launched in 1977, NASA's Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 probes are both still active, exploring deep space. Both are still communicating with NASA, despite being launched 45 years ago. The spacecraft are two of only five space probes from Earth that have left the solar system. Voyager 1 is currently 14.5 billion miles from Earth. [ANS thanks SpaceDaily for the above information.]
+ NASA and Axiom Space said Wednesday, August 28 that they plan to launch a second private astronaut mission to the International Space Station in 2023. The spaceflight, coordinated by the U.S. space agency and the private Houston-based infrastructure developer, will be designated as Axiom Mission 2, or Ax-2 and will launch from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida in the second quarter of 2023. Private Axiom astronauts will travel to the ISS and spend 10 days aboard the space station and participate in in-orbit activities in coordination with ISS crew and flight controllers on the ground. The first Axiom mission, in April 2022, featured extensive amateur radio activity. No word yet about hams aboard Ax-2. [ANS thanks SpaceDaily for the above information.]
+ The AMSAT-DL (Germany) Symposium will be held prior to the General Membership Meeting on Saturday, September 10, 2022 from 10 am to 1 pm. The general meeting will follow at 2 p.m., after a short lunch break during which refreshments will be provided. The events will take place at the Radome of the Bochum Observatory, Association headquarters of AMSAT Germany, Obernbaakstraße 6, 44797 Bochum, Germany. [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.]
+ The AMSAT-SA (South Africa) Space Symposium 2022 will be held virtually on 10 September 2022 from 09:00 to 16:30 SAST (07:00 - 14:30 UTC). The theme will be, "Space, the next frontier for expansion of amateur radio." The event will be virtual on the BlueJeans platform. The programme includes a session for beginners and the people returning to satellite operation. Other papers include "OSCAR100 - the easy way", "A 70cm - 10GHz transponder", "Satellite Server: Browser Based Satellite Tracking Software", "The new AMSAT-NA Fox plus program", a review of AfriCUBE with a demonstration of the prototype flying on BACAR in early October plus many other interesting topics. Full programme at https://bit.ly/3efNdJJ The event is free but a donation of R40 (about $2.50 U.S.) towards the AfriCUBE fund would be appreciated. [ANS thanks AMSAT-SA for the above information.]
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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW
n1uw at amsat dot org
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
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In this edition:
* OMOTENASHI Project Shoots for the Moon This Week
* SLS Launch Party on Discord!
* Launch of GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J with Firefly on September 11
* Limited-Time Opportunity - DX on AO27!
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
* So, You Want To Build A CubeSat?
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for August 25
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-240 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Aug 28
OMOTENASHI Project Shoots for the Moon This Week
OMOTENASHI, a project of the JAXA Ham Radio Club, is a CubeSat which will
be launched by NASA SLS rocket, scheduled for August 29. It plans to land
on the surface of the moon, and to transmit a beacon in the amateur 70cm
band.
OMOTENASHI is one of the EM-1 CubeSat missions which will be launched by
the NASA/SLS rocket (EM-1) together with the main mission of ORION
experimental module on Monday. JAXA Ham Radio Club is going to utilize the
flight demonstration opportunity of the OMOTENASHI mission to conduct the
following amateur radio missions:
(i) To conduct technological research with respect to receiving ultra-weak
UHF signal from a space probe toward the moon
(ii) To conduct an outreach activity providing amateur radio operators all
over the world with an opportunity to try to receive signals from moon
region.
OMOTENASHI is a 6U-CubeSat with external dimensions of 239 x 366 x 113mm
and an approximate mass of 14 kg.
OMOTENASHI consists of three modules: orbiting module, retro motor module,
and surface probe. During the moon transfer orbit, these modules are
integrated. When OMOTENASHI arrives at the moon, the surface probe will be
separated and conduct semi-hard landing.
OMOTENASHI is actively controlled by ultra-small attitude control system
including star tracker, sun sensor, IMU, reaction wheel, and cold gas jet
thruster. During the moon transfer orbit, OMOTENASHI may be spin-stabilized
due to the strict resources. For further details, please see:
https://www.isas.jaxa.jp/home/omotenashi/JHRCweb/jhrc.html
There will be UHF CM/PSK/PM/PSK31 beacons, with 1 watt RF, on both the
orbiting module and the surface probe. CisLunar explorer, MIT KitCube and
Lunar IceCube are expected to share the same launch.
Orbiting Module DOWNLINK
Frequency
437.31 MHz
Antenna
SRR antenna
Polarization
Linear
Modulation
beacon, PSK31
Sync Word
C1 (ASCII code)
Power
30dBm
Surface Probe DOWNLINK
Frequency
437.41 MHz
Antenna
invert-F antennax4
Polarization
LHCP(, RHCP)
Modulation
FM, PSK31, PCM-PSK/PM
Sync Word
C1 (ASCII code)
Power
30dBm
Amateurs can constantly access the newest TLE from https://bit.ly/3wyopTr
This file will be overwritten when we have calculated the next TLE during
operation.
[ANS thanks JAXA Ham Radio Club for the above information]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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SLS Launch Party on Discord!
AMSAT is hosting an event in Discord,
https://discord.gg/Duca8jY5?event=1012703802727608330. It will be in the
#watch-party channel for the STS launch carrying Orion to the Moon, along
with OMOTENASHI (see above) and a number of other small satellites.
AMSAT plans to start streaming NASA’s YouTube video coverage starting at
about 0300Z on Monday, August 29. If that doesn’t work out, people can
always watch it on their own, and just join the channel to chat about the
mission. Voice chat, web cams, and text will all be available for people to
use.
The AMSAT Discord server is available for the amateur satellite community.
Discord is a text, voice, and video client that has become very popular in
recent years. Discord will provide the amateur satellite community with an
additional option to communicate amongst each other, in real-time.
Discord provides several neat features, including the following:
Ability to create channels, to organize different conversation topics
Hosting of events, that can include voice and or video chat
For satellite launch parties!
Use of bots to automate useful actions
Try typing /tle AO-92
More commands are in development!
Notification of Twitter posts of interest
Currently only following @AMSAT Twitter account
A special section of the server is reserved for AMSAT members. If you are a
current member, please send a message in the #request-roles channel once
you join the server, indicating whether you are a member or life member.
Once the member role is granted, you will be able to post in the “Members
Only” category. If you are not yet an AMSAT member, join today at
https://launch.amsat.org/.
The link below can be used to join the server. See you in Discord!
https://discord.gg/xbTXcPJHyt
[ANS thanks Matthew Alberti, KM4EXS, AMSAT IT Team for the above
information]
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Launch of GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J with Firefly on September 11
AMSAT-EA confirms that the launch of our new GENESIS-G and GENESIS-J
satellites with Firefly will take place, if all goes well, on September 11,
with the launch window starting at 3 PM Pacific Time (22h GMT), from
Vanderberg. The expected orbit altitude is 300 km with an inclination of
137 degrees.
As many of you know, this will be the second attempt of Firefly to reach
orbit after the first attempt made in September 2021 and which had to be
aborted after two minutes of flight, causing our previous GENESIS-N and
GENESIS-L to be lost, among others.
These new GENESIS have a more powerful on-board computer than their
predecessors and updated software that allows FM voice repeater
functionality, AFSK/FSK non-regenerative repeater up to 2400 bps, FSK
regenerative repeater up to 50 bps, CW, digitized voice pre-recorded FM and
FSK telemetry at 50 bps. The correct retransmission of AX25 / APRS frames
over FM up to 2400 bps has been verified in the laboratory.
A small drawback we still have is the antenna deployment mechanism, that is
the first version that was made and requires a plenty charged battery. The
satellites have been stored for several months, so it is a weak point.
Hopefully it will work.
These satellites also have the names of ASTROLAND-1 and ASTROLAND-2 to say
thanks to the sponsorship of the project by the Astroland Planetary Agency.
We also thank the private companies and Universities that helped in the
project.
As on the previous occasion, two experimental propellants are flown,
although this time they are from the Madrid company IENAI Space and, unlike
the previous GENESIS mission, they use a liquid ionic fuel. Only the one
from GENESIS-J is functional. The one from GENESIS-G carries the
electronics but without the fuel.
The frequencies coordinated with IARU are the following:
GENESIS-G/ASTROLAND-1
145.875 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK,
AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
436.888 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW, FSK 50 bps, FM voice beacon with
AM2SAT callsign
GENESIS-J/ASTROLAND-2
145.925 MHz uplink, Modes: FM voice (no subtone) and FSK 50 bps, AFSK,
AX.25, APRS 1200 / 2400 bps
436.666 MHz downlink, Modes: FM voice, CW FSK 50 bps, SSTV Robot 36, FM
voice beacon with AM3SAT callsign
We encourage all to try to receive their first transmissions once the first
keplerians are available.
This flight will be streamed by Everyday Astronaut:
https://everydayastronaut.com/
More information on the Firefly website:
https://firefly.com/alpha-flight-2-to-the-black/
[ANS thanks Felix Paez, EA4GQS of the AMSAT EA Team for the above
information]
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Limited-Time Opportunity - DX on AO27!
"On" times for AO-27 continue to shift along the direction of the orbit.
The 5 min "on time" for ascending passes at mid-latitudes is now on
DESCENDING passes. Based on current SATNOGS observations, from when the
satellite is at about 75 degN to about 65 deg N. The descending node
telemetry and repeater operation is probably only available to stations
further and further south (a few lucky far-S America and maybe VK and ZL
stations may soon be able work Antarctica if anyone is on!).
Northern Europe and the UK are now well in the footprint, NE Canadian
provinces and some New England stations may be able to work Europe, and KL7
may be able to work northern Japan in a few weeks! These opportunities
won't last - the "on" time will continue to shift, and once the onboard
clock is reset, the satellite will be back on a "normal" schedule.
If you hear or work AO-27, the command stations would appreciate knowing
precise times for when the transmitter came on or turned off, and the
reporting station's 6-character grid square or lat/lon. If you are in the
far South and hear the 20 seconds of telemetry, try to capture KISS frames
(NOT ASCII) and send the captured data file (or a good audio file we can
try to decode). If scheduling SATNOGs observations (provides an excellent
measure of on and off times), try to schedule descending passes during the
"on" times and don't bother with ascending passes for now.
[ANS thanks Stephan Greene, KS1G, on behalf of the AO-27 command team for
the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place
in Bloomington, Minn. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
events include:
– AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
– 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
– Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
– AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
– AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and
from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with
Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952)
854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel
reservations can also be made online at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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So, You Want To Build A CubeSat?
Everybody's sure it's easy! Just follow these simple steps:
+ First, select an appropriate CubeSat form factor based on payload size,
power requirements, and deployment mechanism.
+ Consider power budget (especially for when the spacecraft is “in eclipse”
on the dark side of the Earth), acceleration and vibration tolerance (the
sound of launch alone can damage the spacecraft), and thermal management
(your satellite is effectively sitting in a rather large vacuum thermos).
+ Use Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) parts with existing flight heritage
wherever possible—see satsearch and CubeSatShop.
+ Pick solar panels, batteries, and an Electrical Power System (EPS) to
manage them.
+ Include one or more antennas and radios to talk to a ground station or
ground station network (or broadcast up to GlobalStar or Iridium instead).
+ If you need to maintain orientation, include an Attitude Determination
and Control Systems (ADCS) which will use some combination of Earth, Sun,
and star trackers, gyroscopes, GPS receivers, and magnetometers to sense
orientation, and rotate the spacecraft using magnetorquers and reaction
wheels. Some CubeSats also now use miniature thrusters for attitude
control, desaturation, and orbit maintenance.
+ Deployable components, such as antennas and solar panels, are usually
stored under tension and released with electromagnets or redundant burn
wires.
+ Next, select an On-Board Computer (OBC) for Command & Data Handling
(C&DH) and the flight software that will run on it, such as the open-source
cFS and F´ frameworks from NASA.
+ Prior to assembly, perform “flatsat” testing with everything wired on a
bench. This is also when you should verify communications with the
spacecraft via its radios.
+ Once assembled, put the CubeSat through vibration and thermal vacuum
testing to ensure that it will survive the stresses of launch and the space
environment.
+ Finally, obtain the required certifications for earth observation, radio
licenses, and an approved deorbit plan. NASA has a helpful guide for
first-time CubeSat developers with instructions and templates, and also a
state-of-the-art technology report.
(This overview is incomplete—please do not base your spacecraft design on
an email newsletter.)
[ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for August 25
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
Armadillo NORAD Cat ID 44352 (decayed form orbit on 8/23/2022 per
Space-Track).
Those using TLEs provided by Celestrak should be aware of recent changes to
the URLs for these files. All Celestrak websites are now at celestrak.org
-- celestrak.com will no longer work.
There was a problem with the format of the nasa.all version of the TLEs
last week. The nasabare.txt file was unaffected by this problem, and the
issue appears to have been resolved in this week's file.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Recently completed: Hospital School Program in partnership with Seacrest
Studios at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville,
Tenn., direct via N4FR. The ISS callsign was NA1SS, and the crewmember was
Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS. Contact was successful on Wednesday, 2022-08-24
17:42:54 UTC with 27 degrees elevation. Congratulations to the Monroe
Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt students and Kjell!
Current ARISS operations include voice repeater transmissions with the JVC
Kenwood D710GA in the Columbus module and APRS packet operation from an
identical radio in the Service Module (Zvezda). Packet operations are on
145.825 MHz.
Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, continues to be making general contacts on the
cross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so inclined,
all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and
talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
AA6MU: CN81 August 9-31, Linears and FM.
W7WGC: Starting an Oregon Rove today (8/21/22) 10-14 days. Dates and
approx dates. Will post details on Twitter for each later.
Aug 21: CN 93 & 94
Aug 22: DN03 & DN02 Aug 23 – 28-ish DN14, 13, 12
Return to the West (TBD): DN04, DN15 DN05 CN95 CN85 & CN86 CN75 CN74 &
CN84
N8AJM: From September 12 to 16 I hope to be in EM85. I will be working FM
only with no set schedule. I may also activate a few grids on the way down
from EN72. I will try to post all passes on hams.at
KJ7DZ: CN74 roving trip booked. Sept 22 – 24. More info will be posted as
time gets closer
KI7QEK: I’m taking a family vacation in British Columbia and Alberta from
August 27-September 3, and planning to bring FM and linear gear. “Holiday
style” so no promises on passes, but I will be passing through these grids:
DN09, DO00, DO01, DO11, DO20 & DO21
9Y60, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (Special Event): Members of the Trinidad and
Tobago Amateur Radio Society (TTARS) will be active as 9Y60TT to celebrate
Trinidad and Tobago’s 60th anniversary of independence (August 31st, 1962)
between August 26th and September 2nd. Activity will be on the HF/VHF bands
using CW, SSB, Slow Scan TV (SSTV), Digital Modes (FT8/ FT4, JS8, JT65, 2m
EME (Moonbounce), Satellite, APRS via ISS, Digital Voice (DMR, C4FM,
D-Star), EchoLink….and more. QSL via LoTW, ClubLog and QRZ.com. For more
details and info on how to obtain a certificate, see: 9y60tt [dot] info
(received from JoAnne Maenpaa by email)
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
2022 HamXposition, and ARRL New England and Hudson Division Convention (
hamxposition.org)
Saturday and Sunday August 27 and 28, Marlborough, MA (Flea Market and some
classes and workshops on Friday)
AMSAT will have a booth with info, demos, and items for sale.
Burns Fisher, WB1FJ will be presenting “What’s New At AMSAT”
41st ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC)
September 16–18, 2022
Hilton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
https://tapr.org
2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
Friday, October 7th, 2022 to Sunday, October 9th, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site
2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Congratulations to John Langille, VE1CWJ, in FN85 and Philippe Chateau,
EA4NF, in IN80 on a new distance record on XW-2A of 4,751 km - an
astounding distance given XW-2A's apogee is now just 405 km! All current
satellite distance records may be viewed at
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-distance-records/ (ANS thanks Paul
Stoetzer, N8HM, AMSAT Executive VP, for the above information)
+ An amazing video that shows how the Starlink antenna works is available
at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs2QcycggWU (ANS thanks Mike Hoblinski,
N6IMF, for the above information)
+ A SpaceX Dragon supply freighter undocked from the International Space
Station on August 19, heading for splashdown off the coast of Florida
Saturday with about two tons of cargo, experiments, and a leaky spacesuit.
The unpiloted cargo carrier will bring home a spacesuit worn by European
astronaut Matthias Maurer in March, when the station crew noticed water
leaking in Maurer’s helmet after he returned to the lab’s pressurized
airlock. NASA has suspended use of U.S. spacesuits for non-emergency
spacewalks until the suit is returned to Earth for inspection and analysis.
(ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the above information)
+ Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev’s spacewalk was cut short by a suit battery issue
on August 17. With NASA’s suits grounded at the moment, the ISS is running
out of EVA options. (ANS thanks The Orbital Index for the above information)
+ As World Radio Conference 2023 (WRC23) gets closer so the preparatory
activities for all the agenda items are increasing in intensity. The most
pressing for the amateur community is the 23cm band radio navigation
satellite service (RNSS) coexistence agenda item 9.1b. The IARU engagement
is continuing with the studies in the regulatory institutions as well as
amongst the amateur community. As detailed proposals are starting to emerge
so the amateur community needs to be ready to defend its interests in this
band. See https://www.iaru-r1.org/ for more information. (ANS thanks Barry
Lewis, G4SJH, for the above information)
+ MANY THANKS to Steve Kenwolf, WH6BSZ, for creating the new logo for the
AMSAT News Service! We appreciate Steve's work and creativity in updating
our look on the web and social media versions of ANS. (ANS thanks Mark
Johns, K0JM, AMSAT News Service Senior Editor, for the above information.
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status
shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary
years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM
k0jm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
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The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information
service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes
news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in
Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at]
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In this edition:
* Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
* Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for August 18, 2022
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-233 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Aug 21
Call for Papers - 2022 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
This is a call for papers for the 40th annual AMSAT Space Symposium to be
held on the weekend of October 21-22, 2022 at the Crowne Plaza Suites hotel
in Bloomington, Minnesota.
Proposals for symposium papers and presentations are invited on any topic
of interest to the amateur satellite community. We request a tentative
title of your presentation as soon as possible, with final copy submitted
by October 14 for inclusion in the symposium proceedings. Abstracts and
papers should be sent to Dan Schultz, N8FGV at n8fgv at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Dan Schultz, N8FGV, AMSAT Symposium Proceedings Editor, for the
above information]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take place
in Bloomington, Minn. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all scheduled
events include:
– AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
– 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
– Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
– AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
– AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to and
from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with
Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952)
854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel
reservations can also be made online at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the AMSAT
Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on the Events
tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium this
year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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Changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution for July 21, 2022
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
There were no changes to the AMSAT TLE Distribution this week.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above
information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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ARISS News
Scheduled ARISS Contacts
Hospital School Program in partnership with Seacrest Studios at Monroe
Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN., direct via
N4FR
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz
The scheduled crewmember is Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS
Contact is go for: Wed 2022-08-24 17:42:54 UTC 27 deg
Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS continues to be making general contacts on the
cross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so inclined,
all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and
talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
ARISS Radio Status
Columbus Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for cross
band repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).
* Powered OFF for Russian EVA on September 02.
* Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice
repeater ops.
Service Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode set for packet
operations (145.825 MHz up & down)
* Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and
voice repeater ops.
* Powered OFF for Russian EVA on September 02.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors,
for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Quick Hits:
AA6MU: CN81 August 9-31, Linears and FM.
AdDDB: Activating DM24, DM25 and DM35, Aug 20,21,22, FM passes. Kingman and
Mohave Valley AZ area. Holiday style but I’ll try to post ahead of them.
N8AJM: From September 12 to 16 I hope to be in EM85. I will be working FM
only with no set schedule. I may also activate a few grids on the way down
from EN72. I will try to post all passes on hams.at
KI7QEK: Will I’m taking a family vacation in British Columbia and Alberta
from August 27-September 3, and planning to bring FM and linear gear.
“Holiday style” so no promises on passes, but I will be passing through
these grids: DN09, DO00, DO01, DO11, DO20 & DO21
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
+ HamXposition
August 27-28, 2022
Marlborough, MA
https://hamxposition.org/
+ 2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
October 7, 2022 – October 9, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site
+ 2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
+ 40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Icom announced the IC-905, a portable 2m/70cm/1.2 GHz/2.4 GHz/5.6 GHz
transceiver with an optional 10 GHz module, at the Tokyo Ham Fair on August
19th. Details regarding pricing, availability, and features applicable to
satellite operators were not available at the time of this writing.
+ The QSO between Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, on the ISS and 8-year-old
Isabella Payne continues to garner press attention, including this CNN
story:
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/08/17/uk/girl-iss-amateur-radio-scn-scli-intl-…
+ FalconSat-3 continues to operate, but due to poor battery condition, the
transmitter needs to be reactivated by command stations periodically. The
satellite is expected to re-enter in 6-9 months, so now is the time to use
it! (Thanks to Mark Hammond, N8MH, AMSAT Command Station)
+ Artemis I, the first uncrewed launch of NASA's Space Launch System and
Orion capsule on a mission around the moon, will carry a number of CubeSats
and other payloads to the moon, including Omotenashi, which will transmit
in the 70 cm amateur radio band. Radio frequencies can be found at
https://sgcderek.github.io/blog/artemis-1.html. The launch is currently
scheduled for August 29th. (Thanks to NASA, Derek, OK9SGC, and David, G0MRF)
+ NASA is also encouraging the general public to track the S-band telemetry
from Artemis I.
https://sam.gov/opp/9e894407ff12427d800b2457421914e0/view?linkId=177463503
(Thanks to NASA and Scott, K4KDR)
+ Congratulations to Grace Papay, KE8RJU, for working her 50th state for
satellite WAS. Operating portable overlooking Lake Michigan on August 18th,
she worked KJ7NDY, on vacation in Hawaii, for her 50th state.
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at
one-half the standard yearly rate.
* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status
shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary
years in this status.
* Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm at amsat dot org
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-226
The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and
information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.
ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.
The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio
in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org
You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service
Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see:
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In this edition:
* 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
* India's New Rocket Fails To Put Satellites In Right Orbit In Debut Launch
* Russia Successfully Launches KAI 1 Repeater Along With Iranian Satellite
* Wireless Institute of Australia Supporting Binar Satellites
* Simultaneous Operations of APRS and Voice Repeater Now a Reality on ISS
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for August 11
* Press Coverage of Eight-Year-Old’s ISS Ham Radio Contact
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
ANS-226 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2022 Aug 14
40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, Oct. 21-22
The 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting will take
place in Bloomington, Minn. on Oct. 21-22, 2022. Highlights of all
scheduled events include:
– AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting, October 20-21
– 40th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, October 21-22
– Friday Night Social and Auction, October 21
– AMSAT Banquet and Reception, October 22
– AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast, October 23
A preliminary schedule is available on the AMSAT Member Portal,
launch.amsat.org, under the Events tab.
Crowne Plaza is located adjacent to the Minneapolis / St. Paul
International Airport and provides complimentary, scheduled shuttle to
and from the airport. Nearby attractions include Mall of America with
Nickelodeon Universe Theme park, Target Field, and the Minnesota Zoo.
You can make hotel reservations by calling the hotel directly at (952)
854-9000. The group code is ASG (Amateur Satellite Group). Hotel
reservations can also be made online at the following link:
https://tinyurl.com/ANS-219-Symposium-Rooms.
Symposium tickets and banquet reservations may be purchased on the
AMSAT Member Portal. Log into https://launch.amsat.org/ and clock on
the Events tab.
We at AMSAT, are excited to be able to host an in-person Symposium
this year. We hope that you can join us in celebrating Amateur Radio
in Space.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information.]
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The 2022 AMSAT President's Club coins have arrived!
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of its launch on
October 15, 1972, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 6.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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India's New Rocket Fails To Put Satellites In Right Orbit In Debut Launch
India's new rocket launched for the first time on Saturday night (Aug.
6) but failed to deliver its satellite payloads into their intended
orbit due to a sensor issue.
The 112-foot-tall (34 meters) Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV)
lifted off from Satish Dhawan Space Centre on India's southeastern
coast on Saturday at 11:48 p.m. EDT (0348 GMT and 9:18 a.m. India
Standard Time on Sunday, Aug. 7) with two satellites onboard.
The main payload on Saturday's test mission was EOS-02, a 300-pound
(135 kilograms) experimental Earth-observation satellite.
The second satellite was an 18-pound (8 kg) cubesat called AzaadiSAT.
This little spacecraft was loaded with 75 different payloads, which
were built by female students across India to perform a variety of
"femto-experiments."
"The payloads include a UHF-VHF transponder working in ham radio
frequency to enable voice and data transmission for amateur radio
operators, a solid state PIN diode-based radiation counter to measure
the ionizing radiation in its orbit, a long-range transponder and a
selfie camera," ISRO officials wrote in the mission description.
Instead of placing the satellites in a circular orbit 221 miles (356
kilometers) above Earth, the rocket left them in an orbit that ranged
from 221 miles to as close as 47 miles (76 km). That orbit was not
stable, and the satellites have "already come down, and they are not
usable," ISRO Chairman S. Somanath said in a video statement after the
launch.
[ANS thanks Space.com for the above information]
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Russia Successfully Launches KAI 1 Repeater Along With Iranian Satellite
A Russian rocket on Tuesday successfully launched an Iranian satellite
into orbit, along with a Russian amateur cubesat.
The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 05:52 GMT Tuesday, Aug. 9
from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan. About
nine minutes after the launch, it placed the Iranian satellite called
Khayyam into orbit. It’s named after Omar Khayyam, a Persian scientist
who lived in the 11th and 12th centuries.
Also aboard were 16 Russian cubesats, including the 3U cubesat KAI 1,
aka KNITU-KAI, NILAKT DOSAAF LLC, ANO DPO "KIRO." Its callsign will be
RS26S. It carries a 145/435 MHz repeater, panoramic cameras and
a temperature meter based on a fiber Bragg grating. Currently no
further details are available.
Among the other cubesats scheduled for this launch were ten Russian
satellites in the SXC3 series, transmitting telemetry on amateur
frequencies. A list of these satellites and their frequencies may be
found at https://sputnix.ru/en/satellites-sputnix/for-radioamateurs
[ANS thanks N2YO.com, Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, and Nader Omer, HZ1NH, for
the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Wireless Institute of Australia Supporting Binar Satellites
The Board of the Wireless Institute of Australia has supported the
Binar-1 small satellite/CubeSat mission which was launched from the
ISS by Curtin University.
Binar-1 is a 1U CubeSat currently in low-Earth orbit (LEO) and was a
technical demonstrator of in-house developed hardware that aimed to
become a repeatable platform for research and educational purposes.
This year the Board of the WIA agreed to support the upcoming mission
2 that will see satellites: Binar-2, Binar-3 and Binar-4 be deployed
from the ISS in the same way as Binar-1 into LEO. A subsequent mission
3 will follow about a year later with three more CubeSats (Binar-5,6
and 7) to also be delivered into Low Earth Orbit.
Part of the Binar mission is to try to make it easier for young,
enthusiastic students to learn more about and how to use amateur radio
in a way which directly relates to STEM. We believe that this specific
use of amateur radio is a fantastic crossover opportunity for
education and encouragement of STEM. Previously young students were
constrained by resources, and current progtam wants to provide a
platform where students - both high-school and university - can learn
about amateur radio, spacecraft, their operations, and science
experiments flying onboard the spacecraft.
The satellites in Launch 2 will be Binar-2, 3, 4 will have a multiband
radio, capable of operating in the amateur band. The radio frequencies
are allocated in the 70cm Amateur Satellite Radio band and, as
required by local and international regulatory bodies (ACMA, ITU,
IARU), will be coordinated through the IARU (International Amateur
Radio Union) with the support of the Wireless Institute of Australia
as the national association for Amateur Radio in Australia .
The main purpose of the usage of the amateur-satellite band allocation
onboard the Satellites in Launches 2 and 3 is to provide a platform to
educate high school and university students on satellite technology.
[ANS thanks Southgate ARC for the above information]
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Simultaneous Operations of APRS and Voice Repeater Now a Reality on ISS
ARISS is pleased to announce that starting yesterday, August 11,
simultaneous operations of the ARISS Voice Repeater and digital APRS
communications on the International Space Station (ISS) is now a
reality. Current ARISS operations include voice repeater
transmissions with the JVC Kenwood D710GA in the Columbus module and
APRS packet operation from an identical radio in the Service Module
(Zvezda). Packet operations are on 145.825 MHz.
The ARISS Russia and USA teams have been working for several weeks to
prepare the Service Module radio for APRS operations. ARISS Russia
team member Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, led the effort, working with
Russian mission controllers and the on-board ISS cosmonauts to
configure the Service Module radio for APRS ops. On August 11, final
checkouts were completed and the APRS packet mode was switched on for
amateur radio use.
ARISS-International Chair Frank Bauer, KA3HDO states, “Simultaneous
operation of APRS and the voice repeater on ISS is transformative for
ARISS and represents a key element of our ARISS 2.0 initiative,
providing interactive capabilities 24/7 that inspire, engage and
educate youth and lifelong learners—especially life-long learning in
ham radio operations.” Bauer continues, “Our heartfelt thanks to
Sergey Samburov, RV3DR, for making this crucial ARISS 2.0 initiative
become a reality.”
The Columbus Module radio uses the callsign NA1SS and the new Service
Module radio uses RS0ISS. Aside from the callsigns, the radios are
identical and packet operations are the same as before. You can use
RS0ISS, ARISS, or APRSAT as the packet path. Also, both radios are
expected to be on full time, except during educational contacts, EVAs,
and dockings or undockings.
You can find operational status and expected downtimes of the ISS
radios at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.
[ANS thanks Dave Jordan, AA4KN, ARISS PR, for the above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for August 11
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or
keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard
mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking
programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur
satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated Thursday evenings around
2300 UTC, or more frequently if new high interest satellites are
launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
The following satellites have decayed from orbit and have been removed
from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution:
Maya-3 NORAD Cat ID 49273 (decayed form orbit on 8/3/2022 per Space-Track).
Maya-4 NORAD Cat ID 49274 (decayed form orbit on 8/8/2022 per Space-Track).
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the
above information]
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Press Coverage of Eight-Year-Old’s ISS Ham Radio Contact
Kent’s Isle of Thanet News reports on the amateur radio contact
between 8-year-old Isabella Payne and NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren
KO5MOS on the International Space Station.
In the Isle of Thanet News, Kathy Bailes, writes:
A Broadstairs eight-year-old has chatted with an astronaut aboard the
International Space Station and a recording of the conversation will
feature on the NASA website.
Isabella Payne spoke to Astronaut Kjell Lindgren as the ISS flew
overhead last week.
The youngster was with dad Matthew Payne, M0LMK, who is a license
holding amateur radio enthusiast and tutor. He and Isabella are both
members of Hilderstone Radio Society.
Matthew said: “Isabella has been a member of the radio club ever since
she was born and has been playing with the radio since she was six.
Because I have the full licence she can sit on my knee and use the
radio to speak to people as long as I am controlling it. Everyone at
the club can do that. She has been involved in a few radio events,
Children On The Air events, and will hopefully go for her own licence
soon.
Read full story by Kathy Bailes and listen to the recording on the
Isle of Thanet News site at
https://bit.ly/3vVAFNG or at
https://twitter.com/IsleThanetNews/status/1557404614076530688
Matthew Payne, M0LMK, tweeted:
“Isabella has been having an email exchange with the @NASA #ISS team,
you know, as you do! She sent a photo for their publicity team and
asked for it to be sent onto @astro_kjell. Here’s what she got in
return…” https://twitter.com/m0lmk/status/1556976125359919105
ISS astronaut’s favourite ham radio contact
https://amsat-uk.org/2022/08/03/iss-astronauts-favorite-ham-radio-contact/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Cambridge Public Library and Idea Exchange, Cambridge, ON, Canada,
direct via VE3SWA. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be
NA1SS. The scheduled crewmember is Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS. Contact is
go for: Thursday, 2022-08-18 at 17:45:15 UTC 66 degrees elevation.
Kjell Lindgren KO5MOS continues to be making general contacts on the
cross-band repeater. He is using NA1SS. If any crewmember is so
inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the
volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you
just never know.
Both the crossband FM voice repeater and the APRS digipeater are now
in simultaneous operation. See article above.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team
mentors for the above information]
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AMSAT, along with our ARISS partners, is developing an Amateur
Radio package, including two-way communication capability, to
be carried on-board Gateway in lunar orbit.
Support AMSAT's projects today at https://www.amsat.org/donate/
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
N8MR will be in EN57 with frequent roves to EN56 and EN67 Aug 6-13.
Listening for EU, Car, SA CA. Prefer linear sats, FM sats poss. Sked
depends on wx, etc.
WY7AA is headed to DN53 and will be camping there from 8/10 –
8/15’ish. He will be in the bottom of a canyon, so Sats will be tough,
but he will try when he can. Primarily K-4536 #POTA No cell service,
send a Winlink note if you want. DN52 will be the week after.
AA6MU: CN81 August 9-31, Linears and FM.
W7BMD: will be vacationing in FN41/FN51 land, so intermittently
available for FM birds QSOs August 8-12.
AD7DB: Activating DM24, DM25 and DM35, Aug 20,21,22, FM passes.
Kingman and Mohave Valley AZ area. Holiday style but I’ll try to post
ahead of them.
EA4NF, Phillippe. August 1-3th and 13-16th, EL94 & EL95, FM and
Liners, will confirm in LOTW as KE4NF. Hit him up on Twitter
@EA4NF_Sat for details.
KI7QEK: Will I’m taking a family vacation in British Columbia and
Alberta from August 27-September 3, and planning to bring FM and
linear gear. “Holiday style” so no promises on passes, but I will be
passing through these grids: DN09, DO00, DO01, DO11, DO20 & DO21
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the
above information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating
through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club
meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
2022 HamXposition, and ARRL New England and Hudson Division Convention
(hamxposition.org)
Saturday and Sunday August 27 and 28, Marlborough, MA (Flea Market and
some classes and workshops on Friday)
AMSAT will have a booth with info, demos, and items for sale.
Burns Fisher, WB1FJ will be presenting “What’s New At AMSAT”
41st ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference (DCC)
September 16–18, 2022
Hilton Charlotte Airport Hotel
Charlotte, North Carolina
https://tapr.org
2022 Rocky Mountain ARRL Division Convention
Friday, October 7th, 2022 to Sunday, October 9th, 2022
Event Center at Archer
3921 Archer Pkwy
Cheyenne, Wyoming 82007
https://wyhamcon.org/site
2022 AMSAT-UK International Space Colloquium
October 8–9, 2022
Kents Hill Park Conference Centre, Milton Keynes
https://rsgb.org/main/about-us/rsgb-convention/
40th Annual AMSAT Space Symposium and General Meeting
October 21–22, 2022
The Crowne Plaza Suites, 3 Appletree Square, Bloomington, MN
https://launch.amsat.org/event-4922878
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the
above information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Filipino-made cube satellites Maya-3 and Maya-4 returned to Earth
and ended their missions, the Space Technology and Applications
Mastery, Innovation and Advancement (STAMINA4Space) Program announced
on Tuesday. Maya-3 and Maya-4 reentered the Earth’s atmosphere on Aug.
4 and Aug. 8, respectively. While in the orbit for 10 months, the two
cube satellites carried a commercial off-the-shelf APRS-Digipeater
Payload Demonstration, which employed packet radio technology to
transmit information over amateur radio. (ANS thanks CNN Philippines
for the above information)
+ For the first time, Veraval Light House, situated at the south coast
of Gujarat State from India, will be activated with the Special
Amateur Radio Callsign AT3VLH. The Lighthouse is activated by active
Ham Radio Operator Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, from Rajkot (Gujarat)
India. It is SOLO operator activation to experiment learn & spread
awareness with amateur radio spirit. The activation will take place 19
to 22 August, 2022 utilizing 40m, 20m, 15m & 10m and FM Satellites.
(ANS thanks Rajesh Vagadia, VU2EXP, for the above information)
+ A NASA cubesat was removed from a recent rideshare launch
opportunity on a U.S. Space Force mission because the spacecraft could
not meet guidelines for deorbiting at the end of its life. The GTOSat
mission, developed by NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center, was
manifested to fly as a secondary payload on the Atlas 5 launch of the
SBIRS GEO-6 missile-warning satellite. The SBIRS satellite was
successfully launched Aug. 4. However, GTOSat and a second,
unidentified rideshare payload were not included on the launch. Space
Force officials said in a prelaunch briefing that the satellites were
not compliant with orbital debris mitigation guidelines but did not
elaborate. (ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information)
+ Three 1 kg cubesats, TUMNanosat, FUTABA and HSU-SAT 1 were deployed
from the J-SSOD No. 22 deployer on the ISS Japanese robot arm at 0945
UTC Aug 12. TUMNanosat has 9k6 GMSK AX25 downlink of beacons and
telemetry on 436.680 MHz. FUTABA downlinks with 20 wpm CW beacon and
1k2 AFSK for FM telemetry and mission data on 437.375 MHz. More info
from https://www.futaba.space/blank-3 HSU-SAT-1 has a downlink using
CW, FM SSTV and 9k6 GMSK at 437.280 MHz. More information at
https://bit.ly/3C3LFwa (ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and the IARU for the
above information)
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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, K0JM
k0jm at amsat dot org
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