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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-049
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar Coming March 24
* AMSAT Awards
* TAPR Announces Production Of HPSDR Janus and Ozy Boards
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of February 12, 2007
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.01
AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar Coming March 24
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.01
Are you near Washington, D.C. or know someone who is? Then YOU ARE
HEREBY INVITED to the next AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar. The
day-long event will be held on Saturday, March 24 near BWI airport.
Get the meeting announcement at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/eventDetail.php?eID=259
and share it with others.
In building our agenda, we are lining up one or two presentations
from local folks who are building a CubeSat of all things! We'll
take a close look at the brand new AMSAT lab on our eastern shore.
Get news on a new S-Band beacon. Lots more will be offered too.
Please forward this event announcement to one who might like to know
about it. Take it to a club meeting. Announce it on a net. Gosh,
tell a high school or college student -- and an instructor too.
All are invited.
[ANS thanks Pat, N8PK, AMSAT-DC Co-host for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.02
AMSAT Awards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.02
Bruce, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards says, "Here are the
Awards this week."
We would like to welcome the following to the satellite community.
They have made their first satellite contact and are now members of the
AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club.
Bob Huson WA7HYD
Paulo Pinto CT1ETE
Fernando Martins CT2ISG
AMSAT Sexagesimal Award
Carlos Roy i Garcia EB3FYM (Award #143)
To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org.
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.03
TAPR Announces Production Of HPSDR Janus and Ozy Boards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.03
Here is a ground floor opportunity for amateur radio operators
interested in experimenting with Software Define Radio. This
week TAPR announced production plans of the High Performance
Software Defined Radio (HPSDR) Janus and Ozy boards.
According to the HPSDR organization, the Janus module is a very
high performance, dual, full duplex, A/D and D/A converter board.
This is planned as a cost effective approach to develop a board
which approaches the performance of professional high end sound
cards. Paired with the Ozy board and with proper software, it
can act like a very high performance sound card external to the PC.
The OZY module is an FPGA based interface controller card that pro-
vides the input and output connections to the real world. OZY also
provides a high speed USB 2.0 interface to the controlling PC.
Interested radio amateurs should visit Dale's, WA8SRA HAMSDR website
http://www.hamsdr.com/. You will need to register for full access
on the site. If you are already a member and have previously
expressed interest in these projects, log in and re-enter your
quantities of each board.
If you are new to HPSDR and Dale's Website, please join for instant
access by providing the information requested.
What is HPSDR? see - http://hpsdr.org/
What is an Ozy? see - http://hpsdr.org/ozy.html
What is a Janus? see - http://hpsdr.org/janus.html
There are many other HPSDR projects in design and testing; most will
require the Janus and Ozy boards.
[ANS thanks HPSDR.org for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.04
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.04
+ Clive G3CWV reported that during the period 23 January to 14 February
OSCAR 11 was heard with good steady signals. To investigate the on-board
clock's hour problem Clive would welcome some telemetry from differents
parts of the world, at times when the orbits do not pass over the UK.
Please e-mail to him at <callsign>@amsat.org. The VHF beacon is on
145.826 MHz with AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry. For additional information
about OSCAR 11 see: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
+ There are several new pieces of software that are being uploaded and
tested this week on AO-51. Additionally the S band transmitter will be
on for an as of yet undetermined number of daylight passes over the Air
Force Academy ground station in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
+ The US Air Force plans to launch Falconsat-3 in late February. FS-3
will carry an amateur payload along with its primary science mission.
More details on the upgrades and Falconsat-3 will be made available soon.
+ If you're looking for Delaware on the satellites look for Steve, W3HF on
the FM satellites 24 February 2007, during the local afternoon and early
evening.
+ Some satellite operators may be able to copy EME signals from the
Japanese Big Dish Project. JAMSAT is participating with several other
organizations in setting up a 32m-Dish EME station in Ibaragi, Japan.
They plan to be active on 144MHz, 432MHz, 1296MHz and 5.6GHz from 23 Feb
to 24 March at possible windows. Full information is available at:
http://8n1eme.jp/modules/news/ and the planned EME operating schedule
can be seen at http://8n1eme.jp/SKD-EME-8N1EME-060215-1EN.pdf.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.05
ARISS Status Report for the Week of February 12, 2007
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.05
1. School Contacts
Hanazono Elementary School in Akashi-city, Japan, had an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday,
February 12.
The Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India has been
approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact on Saturday, February 24 via the telebridge station WH6PN in
Hawaii. This school is a Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, crew pick.
2. Crew Training
Astronaut Clay Anderson and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin recently parti-
cipated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact simulation to prepare for school contacts while onboard the ISS.
Yurchikhin will fly in March as part of Expedition 15, and Anderson is
expected to launch in June.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm(a)amsat.org
1
0
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-049
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar Coming March 24
* AMSAT Awards
* TAPR Announces Production Of HPSDR Janus and Ozy Boards
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* ARISS Status Report for the Week of February 12, 2007
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.01
AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar Coming March 24
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.01
Are you near Washington, D.C. or know someone who is? Then YOU ARE
HEREBY INVITED to the next AMSAT-DC Meeting and Space Seminar. The
day-long event will be held on Saturday, March 24 near BWI airport.
Get the meeting announcement at
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/eventDetail.php?eID=259
and share it with others.
In building our agenda, we are lining up one or two presentations
from local folks who are building a CubeSat of all things! We'll
take a close look at the brand new AMSAT lab on our eastern shore.
Get news on a new S-Band beacon. Lots more will be offered too.
Please forward this event announcement to one who might like to know
about it. Take it to a club meeting. Announce it on a net. Gosh,
tell a high school or college student -- and an instructor too.
All are invited.
[ANS thanks Pat, N8PK, AMSAT-DC Co-host for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.02
AMSAT Awards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.02
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.02
Bruce, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards says, "Here are the
Awards this week."
We would like to welcome the following to the satellite community.
They have made their first satellite contact and are now members of the
AMSAT Satellite Communicators Club.
Bob Huson WA7HYD
Paulo Pinto CT1ETE
Fernando Martins CT2ISG
AMSAT Sexagesimal Award
Carlos Roy i Garcia EB3FYM (Award #143)
To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org.
[ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.03
TAPR Announces Production Of HPSDR Janus and Ozy Boards
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.03
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.03
Here is a ground floor opportunity for amateur radio operators
interested in experimenting with Software Define Radio. This
week TAPR announced production plans of the High Performance
Software Defined Radio (HPSDR) Janus and Ozy boards.
According to the HPSDR organization, the Janus module is a very
high performance, dual, full duplex, A/D and D/A converter board.
This is planned as a cost effective approach to develop a board
which approaches the performance of professional high end sound
cards. Paired with the Ozy board and with proper software, it
can act like a very high performance sound card external to the PC.
The OZY module is an FPGA based interface controller card that pro-
vides the input and output connections to the real world. OZY also
provides a high speed USB 2.0 interface to the controlling PC.
Interested radio amateurs should visit Dale's, WA8SRA HAMSDR website
http://www.hamsdr.com/. You will need to register for full access
on the site. If you are already a member and have previously
expressed interest in these projects, log in and re-enter your
quantities of each board.
If you are new to HPSDR and Dale's Website, please join for instant
access by providing the information requested.
What is HPSDR? see - http://hpsdr.org/
What is an Ozy? see - http://hpsdr.org/ozy.html
What is a Janus? see - http://hpsdr.org/janus.html
There are many other HPSDR projects in design and testing; most will
require the Janus and Ozy boards.
[ANS thanks HPSDR.org for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.04
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.04
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.04
+ Clive G3CWV reported that during the period 23 January to 14 February
OSCAR 11 was heard with good steady signals. To investigate the on-board
clock's hour problem Clive would welcome some telemetry from differents
parts of the world, at times when the orbits do not pass over the UK.
Please e-mail to him at <callsign>@amsat.org. The VHF beacon is on
145.826 MHz with AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry. For additional information
about OSCAR 11 see: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
+ There are several new pieces of software that are being uploaded and
tested this week on AO-51. Additionally the S band transmitter will be
on for an as of yet undetermined number of daylight passes over the Air
Force Academy ground station in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
+ The US Air Force plans to launch Falconsat-3 in late February. FS-3
will carry an amateur payload along with its primary science mission.
More details on the upgrades and Falconsat-3 will be made available soon.
+ If you're looking for Delaware on the satellites look for Steve, W3HF on
the FM satellites 24 February 2007, during the local afternoon and early
evening.
+ Some satellite operators may be able to copy EME signals from the
Japanese Big Dish Project. JAMSAT is participating with several other
organizations in setting up a 32m-Dish EME station in Ibaragi, Japan.
They plan to be active on 144MHz, 432MHz, 1296MHz and 5.6GHz from 23 Feb
to 24 March at possible windows. Full information is available at:
http://8n1eme.jp/modules/news/ and the planned EME operating schedule
can be seen at http://8n1eme.jp/SKD-EME-8N1EME-060215-1EN.pdf.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.05
ARISS Status Report for the Week of February 12, 2007
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 049.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 18, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-049.05
1. School Contacts
Hanazono Elementary School in Akashi-city, Japan, had an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday,
February 12.
The Vasant Valley School in Vasant Kunj, New Delhi, India has been
approved for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact on Saturday, February 24 via the telebridge station WH6PN in
Hawaii. This school is a Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, crew pick.
2. Crew Training
Astronaut Clay Anderson and cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin recently parti-
cipated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact simulation to prepare for school contacts while onboard the ISS.
Yurchikhin will fly in March as part of Expedition 15, and Anderson is
expected to launch in June.
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
JoAnne Maenpaa, K9JKM
k9jkm(a)amsat.org
1
0
This report is organized into 4 parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-043.S1
WSR 043 Part 1 02/12/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 043.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 12, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-043.S1
VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.870 to 145.930 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.875 to 145.925 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
[10022006]
=====
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Software Crash - Software reload in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - OFF
PBBS - OFF
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[02122007]
=====
SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary)
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
[01082007]
=====
FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
[01222007]
=====
AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[01292007]
=====
AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Reported mode: Mode-A
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 users are requested to log their contacts and observations about
AO-7,
especially any unexpected mode changes. AO-07 telemetry software
webpage:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
Please keep your power low! For additional information please read the
AO-7
Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[01082007]
=====
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
The Expedition 14 crew is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[12182006]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-043.S2
WSR 043 Part 2 02/12/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 043.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 12, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-043.S2
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
=====
NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01222007]
=====
NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
[01222007]
=====
GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
=====
HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10302006]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[01082007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launched: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launched: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Software crash - Software reload in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - OFF
PBBS - OFF
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[02122007]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational only in Full Sun Light
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[01082007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[01082007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Semi-operational - APRS usage through Digipeater
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[01222007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational
Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz. FM (1200-baud AFSK) approx. 10 days ON,
10
days OFF
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz - OFF
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Official webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01082007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
Expedition Crew 14 is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
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WSR 043 Part 3 02/12/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 043.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 12, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-043.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
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XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[01222007]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
[01222007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launched: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launched:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launched: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launched: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[ANS-WSR has no further information]
[09042006]
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TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
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PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: Downlink only
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[012212007]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launched: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launched: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
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AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
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WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
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DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
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WSR 043 Part 4 02/12/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 043.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 12, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-043.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE
PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
[01222007]
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
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ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live
radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
UTC.
Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org
Mailing address:
AMSAT-NA
850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703
Voice: 301-589-6062
888-322-6728
FAX: 301-608-3410
Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:
* AMSAT News Service (ANS)
* General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB)
* Orbit data (KEPS)
* Manned space missions (SAREX)
* District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC)
* New England area (AMSAT-NE)
* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU)
* AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12)
A daily digest version is available for each list.
To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.
This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the
memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor{at}amsat.org
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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-037.01
ANS Special Bulletin: AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-UK Donation to P3E
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 037.01
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 14, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-037.01
AMSAT Groups Make Donation to AMSAT-DL to Facilitate
Completion of P3E Satellite Amateur Radio Satellite
Following a meeting between representatives of the AMSAT groups
from North America (AMSAT-NA), The United Kingdom (AMSAT-UK),
and Germany (AMSAT-DL), a decision has been made by AMSAT-NA
and AMSAT-UK to donate a total of 40,000 Euros to AMSAT-DL for
the purpose of funding the continued operation of the "Zentrales
Entwicklungslabor for Electronik", (Central Development Lab for
Electronics, aka "The ZEL").
The ZEL was established over 20 years ago at the University of
Marburg by AMSAT-DL for the purpose of satellite construction.
It is in this suite of workshops that several amateur space
frames have been constructed, integrated and tested, including
the famous OSCAR 13. The ZEL is staffed by approximately 10
engineers, technicians, administrators, etc., who are a mixture
of University employees and AMSAT-DL volunteers. The major current
project in the ZEL is the construction of the Phase 3E satellite
(P3E). Although construction is centred at the ZEL many of the
components come from other parts of the world, including the
Integrated Housekeeping Unit (IHU-3), the CAN-Do buss interface
modules, and the STAR camera from AMSAT-NA and the U/V SDX trans-
ponder module from AMSAT-UK.
P3E is considered vital to the amateur radio space community for
a variety of reasons. Currently there is no high orbit satellite
carrying analogue transponders allowing DX multiple simultaneous
contacts. There are amateur radio satellites in low earth orbit
but these, because of their low orbit, only support relatively
short range contacts and are only visible for short periods of
time (e.g. 10 - 15 minutes). The proposed orbit of P3E will cause
it to be visible from amateur radio stations on earth for several
hours at a time, allowing increased periods of operation and
experimentation.
P3E is considered a 'low risk' approach based on many of the design
parameters of the hugely successful OSCAR 13. In order to keep costs
low, it is based on a flight spare chassis left over from the OSCAR 13
development programme. There will, however, be several new innovations.
For example, the Mode U/V transponder, with a planned 80 KHz bandwidth,
will be based on DSP technology using software developed in the UK and
SDR HELAPS jointly developed with AMSAT-NA. The IHU-3 will be a new
development based on a unit successfully tested on OSCAR-40. There
will be several other experiments which will test techniques needed
for the proposed flight of an amateur radio spacecraft to Mars
(Phase 5A), for example, a low power beacon simulating the weak signals
that it will send from the Phase 5A satellite (P5A) on its journey to
Mars. This will allow radio amateurs to test their stations in readi-
ness for P5A.
The optimal years for launching a Mars bound spacecraft are 2009 or 2011
so it is important that P3E is launched as soon as possible. This is
currently planned to be at the end of 2008. It is realised that the next
important step is to obtain an agreement with a suitable launch agency to
undertake to fly the satellite.
Further resources:
Previous progress report on P3E http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
Photographs of The ZEL http://n4hy.smugmug.com/gallery/383989/ and
http://www.uk.amsat.org/index.php?option=com_wrapper&Itemid=94
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This report is organized into 4 parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-036.S1
WSR 036 Part 1 02/05/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-036.S1
VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.870 to 145.930 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.875 to 145.925 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Semi-Operational - Software upgrade in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/U
PBBS - /U - Telemetry Download ONLY
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary)
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Reported mode: Mode-A
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 users are requested to log their contacts and observations about
AO-7,
especially any unexpected mode changes. AO-07 telemetry software
webpage:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
Please keep your power low! For additional information please read the
AO-7
Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
The Expedition 14 crew is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
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/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-036.S2
WSR 036 Part 2 02/05/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-036.S2
PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
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NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01222007]
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
[01222007]
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GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
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HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10302006]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[01082007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launched: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launched: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Semi-Operational - Software upgrade in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/U
PBBS - /U _ Telemetry Dowload ONLY
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[01292007]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational only in Full Sun Light
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[01082007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[01082007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Semi-operational - APRS usage through Digipeater
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[01222007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational
Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz. FM (1200-baud AFSK) approx. 10 days ON,
10
days OFF
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz - OFF
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Official webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01082007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
Expedition Crew 14 is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[01082007]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-036.S3
WSR 036 Part 3 02/05/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-036.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
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XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[01222007]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
[01222007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launched: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launched:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launched: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launched: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[ANS-WSR has no further information]
[09042006]
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TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
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PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: Downlink only
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launched: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launched: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
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AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
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WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
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DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-036.S4
WSR 036 Part 4 02/05/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 036.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, February 05, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-036.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE
PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
[01222007]
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
[01222007]
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Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.
This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the
memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-035
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* AMSAT-DC SPACE SEMINAR 2007
* ARISS Weekly Report
* Space Shorts From All Over
* Upcoming ARISS Contacts
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-035.01
AMSAT-DC MEETING AND SPACE SEMINAR 2007
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 035.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
Febrary 4, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-035.01
Excitement is brewing for the next annual local AMSAT meeting and space
seminar
to be held in the Maryland-DC area on Saturday, March 24, 2007. You are
invited!
There will be talks, demos, tutorials and plenty of socializing on amateur
satellites, ground station set up, and high-altitude balloon experiments in
the greater mid-Atlantic USA area.
AMSAT members, students, educators & the public are all invited. No
tickets, no
RSVP is needed. Come as you are, but bring a friend and pass the word!
The event will be held in the Pioneer Hall at the Historical Electronics
Museum
(HEM) at 1745 West Nursery Road, Linthicum, Maryland (ZIP 21090) near BWI
airport. Starting time is 11 A.M. local for the day long event.
Directions to HEM are at the museum web site: http://www.hem-usa.org/
TALK-IN will be on 146.760 MHz with a 107.2 Hz tone in the two hours
prior to
the start time.
Your host is AMSAT Area Coordinator Pat Kilroy, N8PK, n8pk(a)amsat.org, and
others.
Speaker slots are open. More demos are solicited. Coordination help is
sought
in advance and also on the day of the meeting. AMSAT members please contact
the host.
This event is sponsored by the local volunteer AMSAT members. All
presenters
are volunteers. A pass-the-hat offering will be taken for donations to help
offset the meeting room cost, refreshments and associated items.
For any late breaking updates go to
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php
You won't want to miss this one!
Additional information is available at www.ao27.org
[ANS thanks Pat Kilroy, N8PK, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-035.02
ARISS Weekly Status Report January 29, 2007
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 035.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
Febrary 4, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-035.02
1.Canadian School Contact Successful
Students from Ecole elementaire publique Le Prelude experienced an Amateur
Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Wednesday,
January
4. The event was held at the Canada Science and Technology Museum in Ottawa.
Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, greeted the students in both English and French
and
answered 21 questions put to her by twelve K-6 graders. An audience of
175 was
present for the contact, including two elected members of Federal
Parliament,
one City Councilor, the School Board Chair, and the president of Radio
Amateurs
of Canada (RAC). Among the media attending were four major French and
English
television stations. Audio was fed into the EchoLink AMSAT and JK1ZRW
conference room servers; seventeen connections were made from 6 countries.
2.Winnebago Reservation School Contact Successful
On Thursday, January 25, students at the Winnebago Public School spoke with
Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, via Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station
(ARISS). Nineteen students were each able to ask one question. An
audience of
approximately 500 students, teachers and parents listened over the PA
system.
Television station Channel 9, from Sioux City, IA and the Sioux City
Journal
covered the event, interviewing at least 9 students. The school posted
information about the ARISS activities on its website.
See http://winnebago.esu1.org.
For the Sioux City Journal article,
see:
http://www.siouxcityjournal.com/video/video_vid_player.php?v=20070125_winne…
Winnebago is a rural, Title 1 school with 86% of the school population
coming
from economically disadvantaged families.
3. ARISS New York Contact to be Rescheduled
The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact
with East
Aurora Middle School in New York, originally slated for Thursday,
February 1,
has been cancelled due to scheduling issues. The event will be
rescheduled in
the near future.
4.ARRL Article Covers ISS Crew
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article on ISS Hams and
upcoming
spacewalks.
See: http://www.arrl.org/?artid=7145
5.Boulder Hill Elementary Prepares for ARISS Contact
Boulder Hill Elementary School in Montgomery, Illinois has been
preparing for
an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The
school has a radio club made up of 30 members from the fourth and fifth
grades; two-thirds of the members are girls. The Fathers Club and PTA are
preparing for the contact, making a stage curtain, and trying to obtain
space
food and astronaut costumes for the teachers. They also plan to invite an
astronaut to visit the school. Display cases have been set up
publicizing the
event, providing information on the International Space Station, space,
solar
energy, (complete with solar panels), and satellite models and rockets. A
documentary is in the works, which will cover all activities related to the
contact. An Illinois state representative and state senator have been
invited
to attend the event, tentatively planned for the spring.
6. ARRL Article on Students SuitSat-2 Work
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran a web story on the college
students
who are participating in the SuitSat-2 software defined radio hardware
testing
and development.
See: http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/01/24/101/?nc=1
The two Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT) members, who taught
this
software defined radio class at The College of New Jersey, have received an
invitation from the Engineering department head to repeat the course in the
fall.
[ANS thanks Pat Carol Jackson, KB3LKI, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-035.03
Space Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 035.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 4, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-035.03
+ On February 3, 2007 Craig, KL4E conducted a live amateur radio
communications exhibition for the PQ-13 pilots and support per-
sonnel of the 491st Aviation Regiment, ASDF, at Camp Carroll
on Fort Richardson, Alaska. For the satellite portion of the
demonstration, Craig operated on AO-51 and SO-50.
+ Taking advantage of good operating conditions aboard the recently
recovered AO-27 satellite its controllers have shifted the bird's
schedule to begin 7 minutes earlier than usual and have extended
the transmitter's on-time to 8 minutes. This will allow operators
to contact the satellite DXpeditions currently active aboard cruise
ships in the Carribean. See http://www.ao27.org.
+ Here's a chance to do some space browsing in the shack while
waiting for the next satellite pass. http://sky-map.org/ features
an interactive sky map with point-and-click accessibility. You
can simply point your mouse at any sky object and a small pop-up
appears displaying the name and a brief description of that object.
By clicking on the object you instantly have access to detailed
information about this star.
+ Sources at SpaceDaily.com reported this week the International
Space Station will likely remain operational until 2025 according
to the head of the Russian spacecraft manufacturer Energia. Nikolai
Sevastyanov said Tuesday, "By 2009-2015, Russia will be the only
country able to deliver crews to the station. No one is going to
sink or drop the ISS, as all countries realize that the station is
becoming a full-scale industrial facility in space. Although it is
scheduled for decommissioning in 2015, its operational life could
be prolonged until 2025. Energia has proposed making the station
permanent. If we terminate its existence, it would be hard for man-
kind to implement such a project anew."
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-035.04
Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2007-02-02
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 035.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
February 4, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-035.04
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Total number of ARISS school contacts is 267.
QSL information may be found at:
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, RS0ISS
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The schedule page has been updated as of 2007-02-02 23:00 UTC. Here
you will
find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS
related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any
contact
that may be streamed live.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt
The successful school list has been updated as of 2007-01-26 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing
Doppler
correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio…
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
*****************************************************************************
There has been a rumor that the ISS was having direct contacts on the
40 meter
band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF
antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio.
*****************************************************************************
Expedition 14 on orbit:
Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Mikhail Tyurin, RZ3FT
Expedition 14/15 on orbit:
Sunita Williams, KD5PLB
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[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the
President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT
Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application
forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dave Johnson
g4dpz at amsat dot org
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This report is organized into 4 parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-029.S1
WSR 029 Part 1 01/29/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 029.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 29,2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-029.S1
VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.870 to 145.930 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.875 to 145.925 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Semi-Operational - Software upgrade in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/U
PBBS - /U - Telemetry Download ONLY
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary)
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Reported mode: Mode-A
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 users are requested to log their contacts and observations about
AO-7,
especially any unexpected mode changes. AO-07 telemetry software
webpage:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
Please keep your power low! For additional information please read the
AO-7
Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
The Expedition 14 crew is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-029.S2
WSR 029 Part 2 01/29/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 029.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 29, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-029.S2
PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29709
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[01082007]
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NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01222007]
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
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GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
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HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[01082007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launched: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launched: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Semi-Operational - Software upgrade in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/U
PBBS - /U _ Telemetry Dowload ONLY
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[01292007]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational only in Full Sun Light
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[01082007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Semi-operational - APRS usage through Digipeater
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[01222007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational
Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz. FM (1200-baud AFSK) approx. 10 days ON,
10
days OFF
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz - OFF
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Official webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01082007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
Expedition Crew 14 is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[01082007]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-029.S3
WSR 029 Part 3 01/29/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 029.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 29, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-029.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
[05012006]
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XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
[01222007]
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[01222007]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
[01222007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launched: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launched:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launched: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launched: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[ANS-WSR has no further information]
[09042006]
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TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
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PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: Downlink only
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[012212007]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launched: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launched: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
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AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
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WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
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DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-029.S4
WSR 029 Part 4 01/29/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 029.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 29, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-029.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE
PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
[01222007]
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
[01222007]
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
[01222007]
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radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
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Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
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Mailing address:
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Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.
This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the
memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-028
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* End of PCSAT-1 Full Sun Digipeater Operations
* OSCAR 11 Request for Reports
* OSCAR 7 News
* ARISS Status - January 2007
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
* Energizing Young Minds
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.01
End of PCSAT-1 Full Sun Digipeater Operations
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 28, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-028.01
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, writing from the US Naval Academy Satellite
Lab in Annapolis, Maryland reports, "We've reached the end of
PCSAT-1 packet digipeater operations from the most rececnt full
sun period."
During the 1/19/07 afternoon pass over USA, PCSAT-1 was overloaded
over the west coast and crashed back to W3ADO-1 at 1850z. But one
minute later ground controllers had AOS at the Naval Academy ground
station and recovered it to PCSAT-1 and digipeating.
But the number of users was just so high, that there was no way
PCSAT-1's batteries would survive the next eclipse. So after 8
minutes of operations and just prior to LOS, the Naval Academy
turned off the digipeater and set the MYCALL to NODIGI as a way of
letting users know the digipeater was off.
This is probably the end of this PCSAT-1 operating period. Ground
controllers will see if the NODIGI will hold. But eclipses still
get longer and eventually PCSAT-1 will be back to resetting on every
orbit and be practially useless except mid-day sunnyside passes for
a lucky packet or two.
The next full receovery period will be the second week in March.
[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR at the US Naval Academy Satellite
Ground Station for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.02
OSCAR 11 Request for Reports
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 28, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $BID:U2RPT129.CWV
TELEMETRY AND REPORTS WANTED!
To investigate the date problem mentioned below, I would welcome some
telemetry from differents parts of the world, at times when the orbits do
not pass over the UK. These times are approximately from 10:00 to 16:00 and
from 19:00 to 04:00 UTC. If you don't have a decoder, I can now accept
short WAV files of good audio, duration up to 30 seconds.
I would also like reports of reception around the times of expected beacon
switch ON and OFF. No telemetry wanted, just when you listen, and whether
you heard, or didn't hear the bird. Please e-mail to the address below.
During the period 29 December 2006 to 23 January 2007, the satellite was
heard from 08 to 18 January. Good steady signals have beeen heard on all
passes, and excellent copy of the telemetry obtained.
The on-board clock has maintained accurate time, over the reporting period,
gaining 2.5 seconds. However the hour counter sometimes shows an error of
of 10 hours, ie. in its most significent digit. The 'day of the week'
counter operates reliably, zero representing Thursday.
The date counter appears to be incrementing correctly, but the day of the
month is not reset to one, at the end of each month. Possibly, it resets
to 41, ie. the unused bit representing 40 permanently stuck at a one. On 17
January the date was shown as 51 December 2006. Further investigation is
required to establish exactly how the date connter changes.
If the satellite's watchdog timer continues to operate normally, the beacon
should switch ON around 28/29 January 2007. The satellite is in full sunlight
at the present time, and will remain in this state until mid-April 2007,
when eclipses start again.
I am indebted to Bob G4VRC and Dean AL7CR for their reports. Reports around
the times of the expected beacon switch ON/OFF, are especially useful. Many
thanks.
The current status of the satellite, is that all the analogue telemetry
channels, 0 to 59 are zero, ie they have failed. The status channels 60 to
67 were still working. The spacecraft computer and active attitude control
system have switched OFF, ie. the satellite' attitude is controlled only by
the passive gravity boom gradient, and the satellite is free to spin at any
speed. When telemetry was last received it showed that one of the solar
arrays had failed, and there was a large unexplained current drain on the
main 14 volt bus. After 22 years in orbit the battery has undergone around
100,000 partial charge/discharge cycles, and observations suggest that it
cannot power the satellite during eclipses, or sometimes during periods of
poor solar attitude.
The watchdog timer now operates on a 20 day cycle. The ON/OFF times have
tended to be very consistent. The average of many observations show this to
be 20.7 days, ie. 10.3 days ON followed by 10.4 days OFF. However, poor
solar attitude may result may result in a low 14 volt line supply, which
may cause the beacon to switch OFF prematurely, and reset the watchdog
timer cycle. When this occurs, the beacon is OFF for 20.7 days.
The Beacon frequencies are -
VHF 145.826 MHz. AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry
UHF 435.025 MHz. OFF
S-band 2401.5 MHz. OFF
Listeners to OSCAR-11 may be interested in visiting my website. If you need
to know what OSCAR-11 should sound like, there is a short audio clip for
you to hear. The website contains an archive of news & telemetry data. It
also contains details about using a soundcard or hardware demodulators for
data capture. There is software for capturing data, and decoding ASCII
telemetry. The URL is www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
[ANS thanks Clive, G3CWV, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.03
OSCAR 7 News
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 28, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-028.03
Yesterday afternoon I had the distinct pleasure of working some DX on AO-7
mode B from here in subtropical Florida. I caught a 4 degree max pass to the
northeast that eventually covered a good bit of northwestern Europe, and had
the pleasure to catch G1WPR in IO93 finishing up with K3SZH. Signals were 55
with some QSB on my uplink, probably due to all the energy wasted in heating
the neighborhood palm trees. My QTH does not have what anyone could consider
a clear horizon! As I was going LOS I also heard I believe W3JZ working
G1WPR. At the time the footprint extended across the US from Idaho to
Central Florida, and just about all of Canada, so the opportunity to work
some satellite DX is there for many.
The 24 hour timer continues to change modes while the satellite is in
continuous illumination, with the mode change occurring around 1130 UTC.
Eclipses return April 3rd, 2007, and we expect the timer to be interrupted
near this date.A good website to check to quickly find out what mode it is
in can be found at: http://oscar.dcarr.org/ .
Good Luck and enjoy!
[ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA,for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.04
ARISS Status - 26 January 2007
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 28, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-028.04
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION STATUS REPORT: SS07-04
HOUSTON - This week, the crew aboard the International Space Station
prepared for an unprecedented series of spacewalks. NASA astronauts
Mike Lopez-Alegria and Suni Williams are scheduled to begin a
6.5-hour spacewalk from the station around 9 a.m. CST on Wednesday,
Jan. 31. It will be the first of a record four spacewalks planned
during the next month.
Lopez-Alegria and Williams will conduct other spacewalks on Feb. 4, 8
and 22. The first three spacewalks will originate from the station's
Quest airlock and the astronauts will use U.S. spacesuits.
Lopez-Alegria and cosmonaut Mikhail Tyurin will use Russian
spacesuits for the last spacewalk and will exit the station from the
Pirs airlock.
The three U.S. spacewalks will rearrange the station's cooling system,
bringing online new portions of the system that were activated during
a shuttle mission in December 2006. The Russian spacewalk will free a
stuck antenna on the ISS Progress 23 cargo craft docked to the aft
end of the station, ensuring that craft can safely undock in April.
The crew began the week unloading some of the more than 2.5 tons of
food, fuel and supplies that were delivered to the station on Jan. 19
by the ISS Progress 24 cargo craft, which included fresh produce,
gifts from home, new clothing, spare parts, oxygen and water.
The crew's attention quickly turned to preparations for the upcoming
spacewalks. On Monday, the crew began working with the U.S.
spacesuits. Batteries for the suits were charged, and the suit
cooling systems were cleaned.
On Tuesday, Lopez-Alegria and Williams trained using an onboard,
laptop computer-based simulation. The training refreshed their skills
operating the Simplified Aid for Extravehicular Activity Rescue, or
SAFER, jetpack that is worn on spacesuits. The backpack allows
spacewalkers to fly back to the station in the event they become
separated from the complex.
On Thursday, ground controllers in Houston commanded the station's
robotic arm to maneuver into the position it will occupy for the
start of the spacewalk. Aboard the station, the crew reviewed the
plans for the first spacewalk.
Lopez-Alegria and Williams continued checks of their spacesuits and
checks of the SAFER backpacks Friday. The SAFER backpacks are
propelled by compressed nitrogen gas, and, during the checkout, the
harmless gas was released, depleting the nitrogen in one unit below
the usable quantity. Two other usable SAFER backpacks remain onboard,
however, and the loss of the third unit does not affect plans for the
upcoming spacewalks.
The crew took time during their work on Monday to speak with
television host Martha Stewart. Crew members also took time to field
questions by amateur radio from two schools, one in Ottawa, Ontario,
Canada, and another in Winnebago, Neb.
For more about the crew's activities and station sighting
opportunities, visit:
http://www.nasa.gov/station
[ANS thanks Arthur, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.05
Satellite Shorts From All Over
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.05
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 28, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-028.05
* Ed Long, WA4SWJ, the Editor of The AMSAT Journal is asking for help
translating a technical article written in German into English. Ed
wrote, "I have a highly interesting technical article for the Journal
on oscillator stability but it is written in German. Unfortunately I
cannot make the translation and need some help. Is anyone out there
able to translate German that could help? John Bubbers used to do that
for us but he has retired so I need some assistance. It is several
pages long. You'll get credit in the Journal for the translation."
* The Tokyo Institute of Technology Cute-1.7+APD team reported this
week that the call sign of C0-56 (also known as Cute-1.7 + APD) had to
be changed from JQ1YCC (old call sign) to JQ1YPC (new call sign).
See: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html
* AMSAT-NA server manager Paul, KB5MU reported an outage with all
callsign(a)amsat.org mail aliases (including anything(a)amsat.org addresses)
between 0930z to 1852z on 1/24/07. Service has been restored and no
updates were lost. Messages sent to your mail aliases during the outage
will have been bounced back to the sender with a "User unknown" error
message. You may see some residual error messages still working their
way through the worldwide email system, but service at amsat.org should
be back to normal now. If you see any ongoing problems with the mail
alias system, please notify mail-alias-service(a)amsat.org and Paul
promises to investigate.
* Pehuensat's elusive signal was copied in Buenos Aires, Argentina
on 01/21/07 at 21:48 LU (GMT-3). Pehuensat-1 was heard on 145.825 with
a weak but clear signal just above noise by ear, but they unable to
decode the AX25 packet beacon. The rig was a FT-736 & omni super turn-
stile antenna for 2 meters. Engineer Jorge Lassig, director of the
Penhuesat Uncoma project informed amateurs that the satellite takes
between 48 and 72 hours to charge its batteries, due to the inadequate
position of the nosecone to which it is still attached in reference to
the sun. Once the batteries are recovered, the satellite transmits
during several orbits until they discharge again causing the onboard
computer to set the system in safe mode, leaving just the oscillator
on. Folks at Uncoma are evaluating when the nosecone will change its
position in space to improve the battery charging process of Penhuesat.
[ANS thanks everyone for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-028.06
Energizing Young Minds
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 028.06
>From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 28, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-028.06
NEWINGTON, CT, Jan 24, 2006 -- Eleven electrical engineering students at
The College of New Jersey
<http://www.tcnj.edu/%7Eengsci/> had a hand in designing some of the
software defined radio (SDR)
hardware that will fly aboard SuitSat-2. The college seniors signed up
last fall for "Software Defined Radio
," taught by adjunct professors Bob McGwier, N4HY, and Frank Brickle,
AB2KT -- both members of the
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS
<http://www.rac.ca/ariss>) SuitSat-2 team.
The second SuitSat will have a software designed Amateur Radio
transponder (SDX) on board. SuitSat-2
is being viewed as a test bed for the hardware AMSAT hopes to launch on
its Phase 3E Eagle
<http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/eagle/EaglePedia/index.php/Main_Page>
satellite.
Early on, the students studied signal processing and communication
theory as well as what Brickle
calls "esoteric corners of computer science." Then, using Matlab
<http://www.mathworks.com/>
-- a high-level technical computing language -- the students
implemented modulators and
demodulators for SSB, FM, BPSK and AFSK.
"Students get a little bit of verbal swimming instruction, and then we
toss them straight into the
ocean," is how Brickle described the process.
By mid-semester, the students were designing their experiments and
getting them up and running.
Boards were powered up without diagnostic hardware or software, since
that's how the circuitry
will be on orbit -- "walking a tightrope without a net," as Brickle sees it.
"Given the complexity of what the SDR/SDX in SuitSat-2 will be required
to provide, the applications
will need to run in an unprecedented software environment: pre-emptive
multitasking under
freeRTOS," he explained. FreeRTOS is an open-source, round-robin
operating system for
embedded devices.
Instead of being scared off, the students ran with the challenge and
demonstrated obvious enthusiasm,
Brickle reports. "We will be doing a very good thing if we continue to
involve these kids, and more like
them, in our future AMSAT projects," he said. What surprised him most,
he added, was that the students
focused on taking new approaches to "very fundamental engineering issues
that aren't flashy or trendy."
McGwier remarked that both students and teachers shared in the excitement.
The SuitSat-2 team, under the leadership of Lou McFadin, W5DID, has been
working on the design of
a power converter for the solar panels, the internal housekeeping unit,
the antenna mount, the transmitting
and receiving hardware and how it will mount atop the suit's helmet. An
ISS crew could launch SuitSat-2
during a spacewalk as early as next fall. SuitSat-2 could have an
operational lifetime of six months or more.
{ANS Thanks ARRL for this article}
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Dee Interdonato, NB2F
nb2f at amsat dot org
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0
This report is organized into 4 parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - proposed satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-022.S1
WSR 022 Part 1 01/22/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 022.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 22,2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-022.S1
VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.870 to 145.930 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.875 to 145.925 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Semi-Operational - Software upgrade in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/U
PBBS - OFF
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[01152007]
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary)
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
[01222007]
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
This off the AO-27 website:
We have successfully reset the cpu on AO-27.
AO-27 is now commanable and is sitting at the bootloader. We are
beginning
the process of uploading flight software. The transmitter was very
strong
during our tests. This is very good news.
- Michael N3UC
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[01222007]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Reported mode: Mode-A
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 users are requested to log their contacts and observations about
AO-7,
especially any unexpected mode changes. AO-07 telemetry software
webpage:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
Please keep your power low! For additional information please read the
AO-7
Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[01082007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
The Expedition 14 crew is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[12182006]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-022.S2
WSR 022 Part 2 01/22/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 022.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 22, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-022.S2
PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29709
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[01082007]
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NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01222007]
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NO-60 RAFT-1
Catalog Number: 29661
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25
Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz
[01222007]
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GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
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HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Operational
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10302006]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[01082007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launched: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launched: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Semi-Operational - Software upgrade in progress
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/U
PBBS - OFF
Digipeater - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[01152007]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational only in Full Sun Light
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[01082007]
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GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems
Uplinks: 145.850 FM
145.890 FM
145.930 FM
1269.700 FM
1269.800 FM
1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
[01082007]
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AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21
Catalog Number: 21087
Launch Date: January 29, 1991
Status: Operational
Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP
Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP
[01222007]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Semi-operational - APRS usage through Digipeater
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.920 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK
Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB 1200-baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP
PSK 437.025 MHz LHCP
V: Linear
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html
[01222007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational
Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz. FM (1200-baud AFSK) approx. 10 days ON,
10
days OFF
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz - OFF
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Official webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[01082007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice
Digipeater: OFF
Expedition Crew 14 is:
Commander: Michael Lopez-Alegria KE5GTK
Flight Engineer: Mikhail Tyurin RZ3FT
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[01082007]
NNNN
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-022.S3
WSR 022 Part 3 01/22/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 022.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 22, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-022.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
NCUBE-2
Catalog number: 28897
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)?
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.250
Official Website: http://www.ncube.no
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XO-53 SSETI
Catalog number: 28894
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Non-operational
Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS
Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM
Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet
Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet
Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/
Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Non-operational.
Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de
[01222007]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Operational
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial
land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio
communica-
tion.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a
collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite
Technology Ltd.
[01222007]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
call-
sign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[01222007]
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[01222007]
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplinks
-------
V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
Downlinks
---------
S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323 MHz
24048.035 MHz
[01222007]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launched: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlinks: 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site
at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[01222007]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launched:February 23, 1999
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz
145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[01222007]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launched: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz
Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launched: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[ANS-WSR has no further information]
[09042006]
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TO-31 TMSAT-1
Catalog number: 25396
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS: TMSAT1-12
[05012006]
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PO-28 POSAT-1
Catalog number: 22829
Launch Date: September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 429.950
Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
POSAT-1 webpage:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
[01012006]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: Downlink only
Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud
145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud
Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org
AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
[012212007]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launched: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
[01222007]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launched: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01222007]
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW
435.910 MHz AX25
Voice Transponder:
Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Digital Transponder:
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz
145.870 MHz
145.890 MHz
145.910 MHz
Downlink: 435.910 MHz
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[01152007]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[01222007]
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WO-18 WEBERSAT
Catalog Number: 20441
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
[05012006]
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DO-17 Dove
Catalog Number: 20440
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational.
Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon: 2401.220 MHz
[05012006]
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12
Catalog Number: 16909
Launch Date: August 12, 1986
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS
Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS
Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launch Date: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8
Catalog Number: 10703
Launch Date: March 3, 1978
Status: Non-Operational
Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW
Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW
Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational
Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW
[01152007]
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AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6
Catalog Number: 06236
Launch Date: October 15, 1972
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW
[01152007]
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AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5
Catalog Number: 04321
Launch Date: January 23, 1970
Status: Non-Operational
Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW
29.4500 MHz CW
[01152007]
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OSCAR III
Catalog Number: 01293
Launch Date: March 09, 1965
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW
Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW
[01012007]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
[06202004]
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
[05232004]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
[05232004]
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-022.S4
WSR 022 Part 4 01/22/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 022.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, January 22, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-022.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE
PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME:
Phase 5a Mars Mission
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: 2009 or 2011
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P5-A web
page:
http://ticket-to-mars.org
[01222007]
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PHASE 3E AO-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: Late 2007
Status: Under Construction
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
[01222007]
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Eagle AO-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early/Mid 2009
Status: Design Phase
For the latest project status updates please visit the AMSAT-NA webpage:
http://www.amsat.org
[01222007]
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ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live
radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.
Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans-
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30
UTC.
Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
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Mailing address:
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to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.
This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.
ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the
memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor{at}amsat.org
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ANS-021
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America,
The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a
worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in
designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital
Amateur Radio satellites.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:
ans-editor(a)amsat.org
In this edition:
* AO-27 Recovered and Operational
* ANDE / FCAL Object Number Correction
* Falcon/Demosat Launch Delayed
* ARISS Status - 15 January 2007
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-021.01
AO-27 Recovered and Operational
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 021.01
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 21, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-021.01
As of 14 January 2007 AO-27 was once again recovered and returned to operation
through dedicated work of the Command Team.
Michael, N3UC, reports that after working on several problems with the AFSK
modem on AO-27, they were able to upload the flight code. AO-27 is now
running the EOS software and sending good telemetry. With the TOPR schedule
now running the Analogue repeater has been turned back on.
The current schedule turns the satellite on during ascending passes (South to
North) at approximately 30 degrees North latitude. Initially there is 20
seconds of telemetry data followed by 5 minutes of analogue repeater
operation. Then an additional 60 seconds of telemetry data is sent before
the satellite transmitter turns off.
Please keep in mind that AO-27 is 13 years old and takes some work to keep
going.
Additional information is available at www.ao27.org
[ANS thanks Michael, N3UC,for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-021.02
ANDE / FCAL Object Number Correction
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 021.02
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 21, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-021.02
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, reports that CELESTRACK has had the names of ANDE MAA
and FCAL swapped. Bob says, "I clearly heard the difference during an
overhead pass. The signals from ANDE were clearly 2 minutes ahead of where I
was tracking. What I thought was ANDE MAA is actually
FCAL and when I pointed at FCAL, I found strong signals from ANDE"
To summarize,
29667 is REALLY FCAL
29664 is REALLY ANDE MAA
CELESTRACK has had them reversed in its AMATEUR satellite list.
Much more information about these satellites is available on the ANDE, RAFT,
NMARS, & FCAL Operations web site.
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/ande-raft-ops.html
[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR, for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-021.03
Falcon/Demosat Launch Delayed
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 021.03
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 21, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-021.03
During final check-outs prior to static fire, an anomaly was uncovered with
the thrust vector control (TVC) pitch actuator on the second stage that will
result in launch being pushed to February. Since this is not used during the
static fire, we have decided to push forward with that test in order to
acquire valuable data on engine ignition, pad acoustics, and the overall
system response. The static fire is now planned to occur between Saturday and
Tuesday (California time). This test will proceed very slowly and then only
burns for about four seconds. A video will be posted to the SpaceX website
afterwards.
Upon completion of the static fire, the rocket will be taken back into the
hangar to thoroughly investigate the TVC issue. With the range available to
us only until January 23 (Kwaj needs to reconfigure for an incoming Minuteman
mission), this means launch is now planned for mid-February. Elon Musk,
SpaceX CEO said, "As I've mentioned previously, don't hold your breath for
this launch. Given the large number of robustness improvements and the fact
that our vehicle/pad health verification system has increased from about 30
checks to almost 1000, shifts in the launch date are to be expected."
[ANS thanks Elon for the above information]
/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-021.04
ARISS Status - 15 January 2007
AMSAT News Service Bulletin 021.04
From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD.
January 21, 2007
To All RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-021.04
1. Successful Sherman Elementary School Contact
Sherman Elementary School in Henrietta, New York experienced a successful
Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Monday,
January 8. Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, answered the sixteen questions asked of
her by 8 students. The audio for this contact was fed into the EchoLink
AMSAT (101 377) and JK1ZRW (277 208) servers and into the IRLP Discovery
Reflector 9010. Thirty-two connections were made to the video which was
streamed on the internet. Two local newspapers and television stations
covered the event. The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle ran an article on its
website. See:
http://www.rochesterdandc.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070108/NEWS01/70…
2. Dilworth Elementary School Contact, a Success
On Monday, January 8, 2007, students at Dilworth Elementary School in San
Jose, California participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact with Sunita Williams, KD5PLB, onboard the ISS.
Twenty-two students were able to ask one question each, as approximately two
hundred fifty students, parents and teachers looked on. Two newspapers
covered the event. The San Jose Mercury News ran a web story with a video
clip of the contact. See:
http://www.mercurynews.com/mld/mercurynews/16413528.htm
The story ran in the printed edition of the paper on Tuesday, January 9. The
event will also be covered on the front page of the Cupertino Courier’s
January 17 edition.
3. ARISS Upcoming School Contacts
École élémentaire publique Le Prélude in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada has been
scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS)
contact on Wednesday, January 24 at 13:55 UTC. All students, grades K-6, will
participate in a space exploration unit leading up to the ARISS contact. They
will make posters and contribute to a group mural related to the event. The
school’s website will post a special section on space designed by the
students. Sixth grade students will study the solar system as part of their
science curriculum, and an astronaut appearance will be planned. Students
will also write to local dignitaries inviting them to attend the event, which
will be held at the Science and Technology Museum. The contact will be
available on the internet for the entire school, as well as other schools,
and the media will be notified.
Winnebago Public School is located on the Winnebago Indian Reservation in
Nebraska and has been slated for an Amateur Radio on the International Space
Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, January 25 at 14:18 UTC. Amateur radio
operators will be invited to present to the students such topics as
propagation, solar flares, and signal bouncing. Hands on activities are
planned. A competition will be held among 9-12 grade students in order to
choose the questions that will be asked of the astronaut. Grades K-12 will
compete to design the school’s QSL (contact) card. Newspapers and television
and radio stations will be invited to the event.
4. ARRL Article on Australian, New York Contacts
The American Radio Relay League (ARRL) ran an article on the Amateur Radio on
the ISS contacts with the Australian Jamboree scouts and the Sherman
Elementary School students. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2007/01/10/100/?nc=1
5. Sunita Williams Enjoying ARISS Contacts
An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) member sent a
message congratulating Sunita Williams on the fine job she has been doing
with her ARISS contacts. She responded with a note indicating that she really
enjoys the contacts as they have been informative and interesting, and she
looks forward to participating in many more. Thank you Sunita!
[ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI for the above information]
/EX
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's
Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project
Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are
available from the AMSAT Office.
73,
This week's ANS Editor,
Lee McLamb, KU4OS
ku4os at amsat dot org
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