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ANS-102 Special Bulletin - AO-51 2nd Repeater for Scouting's 100th Anniversary Contacts
by JoAnne Maenpaa 12 Apr '10

12 Apr '10

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-102.01 ANS Special Bulletin AO-51 Second Repeater for Scouting's 100th Anniversary Contacts AMSAT News Service Bulletin 102.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 12, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-102.01 AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA says that AO-51 is now running two FM repeaters to support contacts by the Boy Scouts celebrating their 100th anniversary this week. The second repeater is available for Scouting stations, and when not in use by the Boy Scouts, low power stations are welcome. We define low power as 10 watts or less, AND omni or handheld antennas only: Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM for Scouting contacts Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM for Scouting contacts Downlink Power 450 mW The main repeater is still open for general traffic. The 67 Hz PL access testing continues on this repeater: Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM for general contacts Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM for general contacts Downlink Power 470 mW See http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php for the latest AO-51 Control Team News. [ANS thanks the AO-51 Control Team for the above information] /EX

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ANS-101 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 10 Apr '10

10 Apr '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-101 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 ******************************************************************** * The AMSAT team is preparing for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT * * Booth and activities. For the latest information go to: * * http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2010/Dayton.php * ******************************************************************** In this edition: * AO-51 New PL Operation Being Tested * Deadline Approaching To Reserve Rooms in AMSAT Block At Dayton * USSTRATCOM Approves Continued AMSAT TLE Distribution * Ten Hams in Orbit Now * Estonian University Plans Amateur Radio CubeSat * Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce * ARISS Status - 5 April 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.01 AO-51 New PL Operation Being Tested AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.01 Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, reports that AO-51's 435.150 transmitter has been turned off and the 435.300 transmitter raised to near 2 watts output. On Saturday, 10 April, the new PL routine was turned on. This improved routine will turn the downlink on with an unsquelched uplink when it hears a 67 hz tone. The plan is to leave a tail of several minutes, so the transmitter will stay on without hearing a tone for an interval of several minutes. What does this mean for the user? It would be helpful to program in a 67 hz PL tone again, but not absolutely required as long as someone else in the footprint does. It also means if you are the first person in the footprint (not very likely in North America, Europe, or Japan) you might not hear the satellite until after it hears 67hz for a few seconds. Reports from when the downlink turns on or off would be appreciated. 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations [ANS thanks Drew, KO4MA, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.02 Deadline Approaching To Reserve Rooms in AMSAT Block At Dayton AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.02 Again a friendly reminder that the cutoff date for the AMSAT block of rooms in Dayton is April 13th. If you are planning to stay with us, please call me at 301-589-6062 to make your reservation. I will need a credit card number to hold the room. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.03 USSTRATCOM Approves Continued AMSAT TLE Distribution AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.03 AMSAT-NA Orbital Data Manager Ray Hoad, WA5QGD said this week, "I am pleased to announce that AMSAT NA has received approval to continue re-distribution of Keplerian elements from the USSTRATCOM data source (Space Track website) for the period April 1, 2010 to April 1, 2011. Thanks to the USSTRATCOM team and especially to Mr. Mark Riddle for their help in this process." This means that the AMSAT Keplerian Elements in verbose format and the 2-line format can be freely distributed by those who recieve them from AMSAT. AMSAT's two formats are each considered an AMSAT product and therefore can be freely distributed. AMSAT asks that AMSAT-NA be given credit as the source for your redistribution. [ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.04 Ten Hams in Orbit Now AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.04 Six of the seven astronauts on the shuttle Discovery are licensed radio amateurs and will join four radio hams already on the Inter- national Space Station (ISS). The shuttle Discovery (STS131) crew consists of: Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger, KE5DAT Stephanie Wilson, KD5DZE Naoko Yamazaki, KE5DAS James P. Dutton, Jr., KE5HOE, Rick Mastracchio, KC5ZTE, Clayton Anderson, KD5PLA Alan Poindexter Already onboard the ISS are radio hams: Tracy Caldwell Dyson, KF5DBF Timothy J. Creamer, KC5WKI Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF along with Oleg Kotov and Alexander Skvortsov. [ANS thanks SouthGate ARC and ISS Fan Club for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.05 Estonian University Plans Amateur Radio CubeSat AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.05 IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination reports the University of Tartu, Estonia, has submitted a frequency coordination application to the IARU for an Amateur Radio CubeSat called ESTCube-1. The proposal is for a 1U CubeSat in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) with UHF downlinks and a VHF telecommand uplink. It is hoped to launch in 2012 although no launch opportunity has yet been confirmed. ESTCube-1 will carry a camera to acquire images of Estonia for out reach purposes and will deploy a 10 meter conductive Hoytether as a part of the development work of an electric solar wind sail. ESTCube http://tinyurl.com/yk66s2o [ANS thanks IARU for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.06 Arecibo on 432 MHz Moon Bounce AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.06 The Arecibo Observatory Amateur Radio Club will be putting the 1000-foot radio telescope on the air for 432 MHz EME from April 16-18. It can be heard with a small hand-held yagi pointed at the moon The scheduled times of operation are: April 16: 1645 - 1930 UTC April 17: 1740 - 2020 UTC April 18: 1840 - 2125 UTC Callsign: KP4AO Tx Frequency: 432.045 MHz Rx Frequency: 432.050 to 432.060+ Tx power: 400 W Antenna gain: 60 dBi System noise temp: 120 K (cold sky) System noise temp: 330 K (when pointed at moon) KP4AO can be heard with a small hand-held yagi pointed at the moon and a good receiver. A 15 dBi antenna and 100 W will be enough to work us on CW. Operators at KP4AO will do their best to work as many stations as possible. Each session will start with a brief announcement and CQ in SSB. SSB QSOs may continue for 30 minutes to an hour, if the QSO rate remains high. The mode will be shifted to CW as soon as it is judged that higher QSO rates would result. We will listen for calls at frequencies 5-15 kHz higher than our own, and even higher if QRM warrants. Callers who s-p-r-e-a-d o-u-t are more likely to be copied. If you've already worked us in any mode, please do not call again -- give others a chance. If we call "CQ QRP", we will listen for stations running 100 W or less to a single yagi. Please do not answer such a CQ if you are running more power or have a larger antenna. On April 18, if we reach a condition where most calling stations have been worked, and we judge that operating in the digital mode JT65B would produce a higher QSO rate, we will switch to JT65B. Note that any of these planned operating strategies may be changed as circumstances dictate. We are extremely fortunate to have been granted access to the world's largest radio telescope for this amateur radio good-will event. We look forward to working as many stations as possible in the alloted time! [ANS thanks John, KB1MGI, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-101.07 ARISS Status - 5 April 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 101.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. April 11, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-101.07 1. Astronaut Soichi Noguchi Chats with Texas Students via ARISS Contact On Monday, March 29, Walnut Creek Elementary School students in Azle, Texas took part in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP. All 23 questions were answered with time for a two way "Goodbye." ARISS was integrated into the science curriculum as students researched space objects and gave presentations to their class. The youth also attended satellite communications demonstrations given by retired Lockheed employees and members of local radio clubs. On the day of the contact, a proclamation was read by an Azle City representative declaring it to be Space Day in Azle. Four television stations and one local newspaper covered the event and the audio was available on EchoLink. 2. HAMEX 2010 ARISS Exhibit HAMEX 2010, the largest RadioFest in Canada, was held on Saturday, March 27 in Toronto. AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) and ARISS (Amateur Radio on the International Space Station) members attended the event and manned an exhibition booth which displayed two mini satellite communications stations as well as information boards with pictures of astronauts involved in the ARISS program. A large AMSAT banner was posted, along with two 7 foot posters on loan from the Canada Space Agency (CSA). CSA also provided handouts, stickers and various magnetic logos, which along with pamphlets describing AMSAT and the ARISS program, were distributed to the many visitors the exhibit attracted. The event was a success in generating interest in the ARISS program and the team was invited back next year. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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WSR-091 Weekly Satellite Report 091 - April 01, 2010
by James French 01 Apr '10

01 Apr '10

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-091.S1 WSR 091 Part 1 04/01/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 091.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, April 01, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-091.S1 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP 2.0dBi max U: RHCP 3.0dBi max IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [12122009] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: ZS0SUM Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz Downlink: 435.345MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear For more information about SO-67: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [11212009] ===== DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY Telemetry: 145.870 MHz Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68 [02122009] ===== VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder Frequencies: Indian Transponder: Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW Dutch Transponder: Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW Indian Beacon: 145.9360 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [03082010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 2401.200 Mhz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [040152010] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launch date: December 20, 2002 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone Downlink: 436.795 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml (not up and running currently) To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary): 1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft. 2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the re- peater on and off within the 10 Minute window. 3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer. [05282007] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: sCHEDULED oPERATIONS Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA) Voice/CW (Mode JA) Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 435.795 MHz Digital Mode JD Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM 145.870 MHz FM 145.910 MHz FM Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK Callsign: 8J1JCS Digitalker: 435.910 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP U: RHCP For current operational schedule for FO-29: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm AMSAT-NA Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID =5&retURL=/satellites/status.php Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ fo29cwts.htm [02132010] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org [03232009] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974 Status: Operational Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP) Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW 145.972 MHz CW 435.100 MHz CW 2304.100 MHz CW Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ [02122009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-091.S2 WSR 091 Part 2 04/01/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 091.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, April 01, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-091.S2 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [122262009] ===== SwissCube Catalog Number: 35932 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: HB9EG Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps [11112009] ===== UWE-2 Catalog Number: 35934 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps 437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps [1112009] ===== ITUpsAT1 Catalog Number: 35935 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps [11112009] ===== BEESAT Catalog Number: 35933 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: DP0BEE Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps [11112009] ===== Pollux Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: POLLUX-1 Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== Castor (ANDE-2) Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: KD4HBO-1 Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK 437.325 MHz CW 20wpm [07312009] ===== AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS [11112009] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 437.345 ? [06052009] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== ANUSAT Catalog Number: 34808 Launch Date: April 20, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 435.000 MHz Uplink: 145.800 MHz Telemetry: 137.400 MHz [05112009] ===== SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) Catalog Number: 33496 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Commisioning Proposed Frequencies and Modes: Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101 [03232009] ===== KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) Catalog Number: 33495? Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW IARU coordination status page: AMSAT-NA webpage: [01152009] ===== STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites) Catalog Number: 33498 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW 437.465 MHz FM/CW Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW 437.275 MHz FM/CW Callsigns: JR5YBN JR5YBO IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL =/satellites/status.php [022152009] ===== KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) Catalog Number: 33499 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YYY IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107 AMSAT-NA webapge: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) Catalog Number: 33493 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YCX IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny) Catalog Number: 32953 Launch Date: May 23, 2008 Status: Operational Curent Modes: Telemetry Audio Images Downlinks: 435.315 MHz 435.215 MHz AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret URL=/satellites/status.php Official website: http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43 [02122009] ===== CanX-2 Catalog number: 32790 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational in range of ground station only Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page: http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46 [02212009] ===== AAUSAT-II Catalog number: 32788 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web page: http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60 [02212009] ===== CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II Catalog number: 32785 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Digipeater Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz Telemetry Beacon: Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II web page: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78 Command Station blog website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW 437.405 MHz Packet For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web page: http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [04272009] ===== CO-66 Seeds II Catalog number: 32791 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.485 MHz Callsign: JQ1YGU For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== CAPE-1 Catalog Number: 31130 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Intermittent Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW Callsign: K5USL TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds. AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL= /satellites/status.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72 [02122009] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: 31129 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [02122009] ===== GENESAT-1 Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Callsign: KE7EGC Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [09152009] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Operational - CW Beacon only Current Mode: /u Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JQ1YGW Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xivpicte.htm [02212009] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: ????? Current Mode: /u Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Callsign: JQ1YGW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL =/satellites/status.php Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [06082009] ===== CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launch date: February 21, 2006 Status: Operational? Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan?) Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW Callsign: JQ1YPC Information webpage: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56 [02122009] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 2401.200 Mhz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [04012010] ===== QuakeSat Catalog Number: 27845 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet Mode U packet Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS Quakesat webpage: http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/ [04272009] ===== CO-55 CUTE-1 Catalog Number: 27844 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: Operational Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: V/v General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program: http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/ [03302009] ===== RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22 Catalog number: 27939 Launch Date: September 27, 2003 Status: Operational - 70cm cw only Current Mode: /u CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz 145.818 MHz AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [03162009] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launch Date: March 1, 1984 Status: Non-operational. Current Mode: /v Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP S: LHCP Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm [12162009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-091.S3 WSR 091 Part 3 04/01/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 091.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, April 01, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-091.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: CP4 Catalog Number: 31122 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79 [10022008] ===== LIBERTAD-1 Catalog Number: 31128 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25 Callsign: 5K3L Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 [02122009] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/v Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [01012009] ===== NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK [08132007] ===== CANX-1 Catalog Number: 27847 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps [06052009] ===== DTUSAT Catalog Number: 27842 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported Downlink: 437.475MHz Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL =satellites/all_oscars.php [02212009] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Telemetry only Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communication. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [03302009] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU) ---------------------------- BEACON General Beacon(GB) Middle Beacon(MB) Engineering Beacon(EB) 2 m none 145.898 MHz none 70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz 13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz 13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz 3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz 1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz [07162007] ===== OO-38 OPAL Catalog Number: 26063 Launch Date: January 27, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK [08132007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launch date: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: 25636 Launch date:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launch date: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launch date: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Telemetry only Current Modes: Telemetry : /u Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL =/satellites/status.php [12012009] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== MO-30 UNAMSAT-2 Catalog Number: 24305 Launch Date: September 5, 1996 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS [06042009] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012009] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: PSK carrier only Current Mode: Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [01212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== AO-24 ARSENE Catalog Number: 22654 Launch Date: May 13, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW Broadcast callsign: BBS: [12162009] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launch date: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launch date: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: non-operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.920 MHz FM VOICE 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE (1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only) Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED] Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [07242009] ===== UO-15 UoSAT-4 Catalog Number: 20438 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: ? Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?) 435.1200MHz (?) [06042009] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW Beacons: 29.450 MHz 435.100 MHz [01312008] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-091.S4 WSR 091 Part 4 04/01/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 091.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, April 01, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-091.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: NO-62 FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: July 28, 2008 Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25 Downlink ID: KD4HBO Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [01012009] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: June 18, 2008 Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JR8YJT [01012009] ===== SO-43 Starshine 3 Catalog Number: 26929 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: January 21, 2003 Beacon: 145.825Mhz [02212009] NNNN /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at} amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ans-087ans Bulletins
by DOMINICK INTERDONATO 27 Mar '10

27 Mar '10

CM SPAM detection: spam X-SID: 9 X-Authuserid: morsesat(a)optonline.net User-Agent: Laszlo Mail 2 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-087 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 ******************************************************************** * The AMSAT team is preparing for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT * * Booth and activities. For the latest information go to: * * http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2010/Dayton.php * ******************************************************************** In this edition: * NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats in November * Amateur Radio Emergency Regulations Proposal * Latest AMSAT Awards * New Agency * Satellite Shorts * Document Signed with Energia * ARISS Status - 22 March 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.01 NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats in November AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.01 NASA to Launch Three New CubeSats in November Three small research satellites with amateur radio educational payloads are scheduled for launch in late November. Called CubeSats because of their shape, they come from Montana State University, the University of Colorado and Kentucky Space as part of NASA's Educational Launch of Nanosatellite mission. Kentucky's KySat-1 is believed to be the first CubeSat to carry a 2 meter-to-70 cm FM transponder - truly a crossband repeater in space and one that should be accessible by most radio amateurs within its flight path, authorities said. CubeSats are in a class of small research spacecraft called pico-satellites. They have a volume of about one quart and weigh no more than 2.2 pounds. The University of Florida was selected as an alternate in case one of the three primary spacecraft cannot fly. [ANS thanks Jack, KD1PE, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.02 Amateur Radio Emergency Regulations Proposal AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.02 FCC propose amendment to Amateur Radio emergency drill regulations There has been much debate in the US recently on the issue of amateur radio operators participating in emergency drills which have been organised the their employers. The FCC is hoping to clarify the rules and allow more flexibility with this amendment. A Proposed Rulemaking was released yesterday containing amendments to Section 97:113 of the Amateur Radio Service Rules regarding using paid employees in government sponsored emergency training drills. For actual filing see: WWW.regulations.gov [ANS thanks Southgate for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.03 Latest AMSAT Awards AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.03 The following have entered into the Satellite Communicators Club for making their first satellite QSO. Jonathan Guthrie, KA8KPN Mesa Community College ARC, KM7CC David Sharpe, KF7DRQ Jim Adams, K0BAM Richard Rowe, KJ4OUQ The following have earned the AMSAT Communications Achievement Award. Randal Schulze, KD0HKD, #509 Michael Vargo, AC8CX, #510 Jose Toste, CU3EQ, #511 The following have earned the W4AMI Achievement Award (for 1000 contacts) Douglas Anoman, KC9MLN, #60 Howard Merritt, KD7ZLF, #61 Chip Weems, W4PBG, #62 The following have earned the South Africa AMSAT Communications A chievement Award Randal Schulze, KD0HKD, #US142 Michael Vargo, AC8CX, #US143 Jose Toste, CU3EQ, #US144 To see all the awards visit http://www.amsat.org or http://www.amsatnet.com Bruce Paige, KK5DO AMSAT Director Contests and Awards [ANS thanks Bruce, KK5DO, for the above information} /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.04 New Agency AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.04 At a Conference in London held today, it was announced that April 1st 2010 is to be the "launch" date for the establishment of the United Kingdom Space Agency. This will take over responsibility for space from the previous voluntary partnerships of Government Departments and research councils, the British National Space Centre. It is reported that the new agency will bring these together "under one roof". It will also include the Technology Strategy Board and the Met Office. In addition to this announcement, the UK Government has stated that £24m will be invested into The International Space Innovation Centre (ISIC) at Harwell which is also the site of the new ESA technical facility. Lets hope the new Agency looks kindly towards UK cubesat projects like AMSAT-UK's FUNcube! (New possibilities?) For more details see http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/8579270.stm Graham G3VZV [ANS thanks Graham, G3VZV, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.05 Satellite Shorts AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.05 AMSAT at Dayton Reminders Another reminder that AMSAT has available a block of rooms for Dayton. The hotel is the Country Inn & Suites in Fairborn. The cost is $99 a night. If you are interested, please call me at 301-589-6062 to make a reservation. The block will be gone on April 13th! Don't forget the AMSAT-TAPR dinner on Friday night. You can register for that online at the AMSAT website. [ANS thanks Martha for the above information] ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Listen to 2 Meter Houston AMSAT Net via the Internet The Houston AMSAT Net now has a new Icecast streaming server, thanks to Mike, N0VZC. During our net, Tuesday 8PM Central Time (Wednesday 0100 UTC), our audio can be heard by pasting the following into your URL, Winamp, iPhone, iTunes or almost any other player. radio.arert.net:8000/amsat.m3u We hope that you continue enjoying the Houston AMSAT Net. You can also listen on Echolink in the *AMSAT* conference as well as after the net completes as a Podcast from the iTunes store or your favor- ite Podcast player. [ANS thanks Bruce KK5DO for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.06 Document Signed for ARISSat Delivery AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 28, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.06 Protocol Document Signed for ARISSat delivery This week a protocol document was signed between AMSAT, NASA and Energia stating that AMSAT would deliver two satellites to Energia by 1 July 2010. Since we only have one set of solar panels, the second unit will be tested and operational except for the solar panels. The project is on schedule for the July delivery and we look forward to having ARISSat in space later this year. Gould, WA4SXM ARISSat Project Manager for AMSAT [ANS Thankd Gould, WA4SXM, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-087.07 ARISS Status - 15 March 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 087.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 22, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-087.07 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 22, 2010 1. Upcoming School Contacts Shiogama Daini Junior High School in Shiogama, Japan was scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, March 25 at 07:44 UTC. To prepare for the contact, students studied astronomy and were introduced to the Hubble Space Telescope. They also learned about radio communications and some continued their s tudies and prepared for their amateur radio license exams. An Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact has been scheduled for Walnut Creek Elementary School in Azle, Texas on Monday, March 29 at 15:08 UTC. Each student researched and created a model of a selected space object and then presented his work to the class. Retired Lockheed employees and members of local radio clubs gave demonstrations of satellite communications to the youth. The school recently formed an amateur radio club and students have enjoyed learning what radios can do. 2. Greece Students Question Astronaut via ARISS Contact On Tuesday, March 16, Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI connected with students attending 18 Dimotiko Scholeio Peristeriou in Athens, Greece via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. Students posed 19 questions to the on-orbit astronaut during the ISS overhead pass as an audience of 700 students, teachers and community members gathered to watch the event. Several dignitaries were present, including the General Secretary for Communications of the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunication of Greece, the Mayor of Peristeri (Athens) and the four vice mayors of Peristeri City. The contact was integrated into the school’s science curriculum covering subjects on astronomy and radio communications. 3. Astronaut Training Status On Monday, March 15, astronaut Paolo Nespoli, IZ0JPA participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) simulated contact with students from Quintino Sella, Biella, Italy with audio available on IRLP (Internet Radio Linking Project). This training session was a terrestrial-based amateur radio contact using ARISS equivalent equipment. Nespoli is slated to fly with Expedition 26 in November 2010. 4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) international team met for the monthly teleconference on March 16. Status reports were given on the Columbus module radio equipment as well as ARISSat-1. Minutes have been posted. See: https://www.rac.ca/ariss/arisstel2010-03-16.htm [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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WSR-084 Weekly Satellite Report 084 - March 25, 2010
by James French 25 Mar '10

25 Mar '10

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-084.S1 WSR 084 Part 1 03/25/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 084.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 25, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-084.S1 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP 2.0dBi max U: RHCP 3.0dBi max IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [12122009] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: ZS0SUM Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz Downlink: 435.345MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear For more information about SO-67: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [11212009] ===== DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY Telemetry: 145.870 MHz Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68 [02122009] ===== VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder Frequencies: Indian Transponder: Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW Dutch Transponder: Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW Indian Beacon: 145.9360 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [03082010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [03252010] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launch date: December 20, 2002 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone Downlink: 436.795 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml (not up and running currently) To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary): 1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft. 2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the re- peater on and off within the 10 Minute window. 3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer. [05282007] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: sCHEDULED oPERATIONS Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA) Voice/CW (Mode JA) Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 435.795 MHz Digital Mode JD Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM 145.870 MHz FM 145.910 MHz FM Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK Callsign: 8J1JCS Digitalker: 435.910 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP U: RHCP For current operational schedule for FO-29: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm AMSAT-NA Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID =5&retURL=/satellites/status.php Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ fo29cwts.htm [02132010] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org [03232009] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974 Status: Operational Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP) Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW 145.972 MHz CW 435.100 MHz CW 2304.100 MHz CW Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ [02122009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-084.S2 WSR 084 Part 2 03/25/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 084.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 25, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-084.S2 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [122262009] ===== SwissCube Catalog Number: 35932 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: HB9EG Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps [11112009] ===== UWE-2 Catalog Number: 35934 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps 437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps [1112009] ===== ITUpsAT1 Catalog Number: 35935 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps [11112009] ===== BEESAT Catalog Number: 35933 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: DP0BEE Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps [11112009] ===== Pollux Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: POLLUX-1 Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== Castor (ANDE-2) Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: KD4HBO-1 Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK 437.325 MHz CW 20wpm [07312009] ===== AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS [11112009] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 437.345 ? [06052009] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== ANUSAT Catalog Number: 34808 Launch Date: April 20, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 435.000 MHz Uplink: 145.800 MHz Telemetry: 137.400 MHz [05112009] ===== SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) Catalog Number: 33496 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Commisioning Proposed Frequencies and Modes: Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101 [03232009] ===== KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) Catalog Number: 33495? Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW IARU coordination status page: AMSAT-NA webpage: [01152009] ===== STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites) Catalog Number: 33498 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW 437.465 MHz FM/CW Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW 437.275 MHz FM/CW Callsigns: JR5YBN JR5YBO IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL =/satellites/status.php [022152009] ===== KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) Catalog Number: 33499 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YYY IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107 AMSAT-NA webapge: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) Catalog Number: 33493 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YCX IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny) Catalog Number: 32953 Launch Date: May 23, 2008 Status: Operational Curent Modes: Telemetry Audio Images Downlinks: 435.315 MHz 435.215 MHz AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret URL=/satellites/status.php Official website: http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43 [02122009] ===== CanX-2 Catalog number: 32790 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational in range of ground station only Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page: http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46 [02212009] ===== AAUSAT-II Catalog number: 32788 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web page: http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60 [02212009] ===== CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II Catalog number: 32785 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Digipeater Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz Telemetry Beacon: Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II web page: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78 Command Station blog website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW 437.405 MHz Packet For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web page: http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [04272009] ===== CO-66 Seeds II Catalog number: 32791 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.485 MHz Callsign: JQ1YGU For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== CAPE-1 Catalog Number: 31130 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Intermittent Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW Callsign: K5USL TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds. AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL= /satellites/status.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72 [02122009] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: 31129 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [02122009] ===== GENESAT-1 Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Callsign: KE7EGC Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [09152009] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Operational - CW Beacon only Current Mode: /u Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JQ1YGW Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xivpicte.htm [02212009] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: ????? Current Mode: /u Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Callsign: JQ1YGW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL =/satellites/status.php Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [06082009] ===== CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launch date: February 21, 2006 Status: Operational? Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan?) Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW Callsign: JQ1YPC Information webpage: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56 [02122009] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: 1268.700 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [03252010] ===== QuakeSat Catalog Number: 27845 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet Mode U packet Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS Quakesat webpage: http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/ [04272009] ===== CO-55 CUTE-1 Catalog Number: 27844 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: Operational Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: V/v General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program: http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/ [03302009] ===== RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22 Catalog number: 27939 Launch Date: September 27, 2003 Status: Operational - 70cm cw only Current Mode: /u CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz 145.818 MHz AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [03162009] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launch Date: March 1, 1984 Status: Non-operational. Current Mode: /v Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP S: LHCP Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm [12162009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-084.S3 WSR 084 Part 3 03/25/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 084.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 25, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-084.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: CP4 Catalog Number: 31122 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79 [10022008] ===== LIBERTAD-1 Catalog Number: 31128 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25 Callsign: 5K3L Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 [02122009] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/v Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [01012009] ===== NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK [08132007] ===== CANX-1 Catalog Number: 27847 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps [06052009] ===== DTUSAT Catalog Number: 27842 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported Downlink: 437.475MHz Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL =satellites/all_oscars.php [02212009] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Telemetry only Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communication. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [03302009] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU) ---------------------------- BEACON General Beacon(GB) Middle Beacon(MB) Engineering Beacon(EB) 2 m none 145.898 MHz none 70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz 13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz 13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz 3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz 1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz [07162007] ===== OO-38 OPAL Catalog Number: 26063 Launch Date: January 27, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK [08132007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launch date: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: 25636 Launch date:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launch date: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launch date: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Telemetry only Current Modes: Telemetry : /u Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL =/satellites/status.php [12012009] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== MO-30 UNAMSAT-2 Catalog Number: 24305 Launch Date: September 5, 1996 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS [06042009] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012009] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: PSK carrier only Current Mode: Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [01212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== AO-24 ARSENE Catalog Number: 22654 Launch Date: May 13, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW Broadcast callsign: BBS: [12162009] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launch date: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launch date: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: non-operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.920 MHz FM VOICE 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE (1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only) Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED] Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [07242009] ===== UO-15 UoSAT-4 Catalog Number: 20438 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: ? Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?) 435.1200MHz (?) [06042009] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW Beacons: 29.450 MHz 435.100 MHz [01312008] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-084.S4 WSR 084 Part 4 03/25/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 084.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 25, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-084.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: NO-62 FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: July 28, 2008 Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25 Downlink ID: KD4HBO Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [01012009] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: June 18, 2008 Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JR8YJT [01012009] ===== SO-43 Starshine 3 Catalog Number: 26929 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: January 21, 2003 Beacon: 145.825Mhz [02212009] NNNN /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at} amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-080 AMSAT Weekly Bulletins
by Lee McLamb 21 Mar '10

21 Mar '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-080 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 ******************************************************************** * The AMSAT team is preparing for the 2010 Dayton Hamvention AMSAT * * Booth and activities. For the latest information go to: * * http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/hamvention/2010/Dayton.php * ******************************************************************** In this edition: * Satellite Operations from Oahu and Kauai Hawii * AMSAT Hamfest Activities for 27 March 2010 * AO-51 to support Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary * AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM * Call for Papers--2010 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference * SpaceX Completes Falcon 9 Static Fire Test * ARISS Status - 15 March 2010 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.01 Satellite Operations from Oahu and Kauai Hawii AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.01 Adrian, AA5UK, will be on Oahu (BL11) and Kauai (BL02ic & BL01) operating portable KH6. He plans to operate on the Linear and FM satellites during his stay, mostly from his rented house in BL02ic (March 27th through April 5th) and will try to operate portable/mobile from BL11 and BL01 time permitting. Emphasis will be SSB on FO-29, VU-52, AO-7 and HO-68. He will post daily availability via AMSAT BB, his QRZ page and Twitter: @AA5UK. Schedule requests are encouraged due to the limited pass windows for those operators needing HI for WAS at the fringe of the footprints. Please use the email listed on QRZ.com to arrange for a time and date. [ANS thanks JoAnne, K9JKM, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.02 AMSAT Hamfest Activities for 27 March 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.02 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.02 The Radio Society of Tucson (K7RST) will host the Tucson spring hamfest on Saturday, 27 March 2010, at the Kino Sports Complex in Tucson, AZ. The Kino Sports Complex is on Ajo Way, east of the I-10 freeway and Tucson Electric Park stadium in Tucson. The hamfest will run from 7am-11am (1400-1800 UTC). Along with an AMSAT table, Patrick Stoddard, WD9EWK, will have on-air demonstrations using various satellites during the hamfest. Meanwhile, further East, Keith Pugh, W5IU, will have an AMSAT booth and be conducting demonstrations at the Parker County Hamfest in Weatherford, TX. [ANS thanks Patrick, WD9EWK, and Keith, W5IU, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.03 AO-51 to support Boy Scouts 100th Anniversary AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.03 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.03 AMSAT-NA is supporting the Boy Scouts of America 100th Anniversary Jamboree by dedicating an AO-51 V/U FM repeater for the event. From Friday April 16, 15:00 UTC until Sunday April 18 19:00 UTC, an AO-51 repeater will be allocated for Jamboree use. All users are requested to give way to Jamboree stations or QSO's with Jamboree stations. The frequencies used will be 145.880 FM uplink, and 435.150 FM downlink, no PL tone required. AMSAT wishes the Scouts good luck operating via the AO-51 satellite for the event. 73, Ed N8BBQ AO-51 Operations Group [ANS thanks Ed, N8BBQ, for the above information} /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.04 AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.04 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.04 The AMSAT-DL Symposium and AGM will be held in the radome of the spectacular 20 metre dish at Bochum. The event takes place on Saturday April 24, 2010 from 10:00 to 17:00 local time. There will be a lecture programme and an update on AMSAT-DL projects and the results of the joint study between AMSAT-DL and the Federal Republic of Germany Research Center for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DLR). For further details of the Symposium including directions see http://tinyurl.com/ykezgjj AMSAT-DL in Google English http://tinyurl.com/AMSAT-DL Federal Republic of Germany Research Center for Aeronautics and Astronautics (DLR) http://tinyurl.com/GermanyDLR GO-Mars with AMSAT-DL's P5A Mission - Pixel Page http://ticket-to-mars.org/index.pl?lang=en_EN [ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.05 Call for Papers--2010 ARRL/TAPR Digital Communications Conference AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.05 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.05 Technical papers are solicited for presentation at the 29th Annual ARRL and TAPR Digital Communications Conference to be held September 24-26, 2010 in Vancouver, Washington [Portland, Oregon]. These papers will also be published in the Conference Proceedings (you do NOT need to attend the conference to have your paper included in the Proceedings). The submission deadline is July 31, 2010. Please send papers to: Maty Weinberg ARRL 225 Main St Newington, CT 06111 or you can make your submission via e-mail to: maty(a)arrl.org Papers will be published exactly as submitted and authors will retain all rights. [ANS thanks Steve, WB8IMY, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.06 SpaceX Completes Falcon 9 Static Fire Test AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.06 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.06 On Saturday, March 13, SpaceX successfully completed a test firing of the inaugural Falcon 9 launch vehicle at Space Launch Complex 40 located at Cape Canaveral. Following a nominal terminal countdown, the launch sequencer commanded ignition of all 9 Merlin first stage engines for a period of 3.5 seconds. Just prior to engine ignition, the pad water deluge system was activated providing acoustic suppression to keep vibration levels within acceptable limits. The test validated the launch pad propellant and pneumatic systems as well as the ground and flight control software that controls pad and launch vehicle configurations. This was the final step for the rocket and launch pad before launch itself. SpaceX is now waiting for completion of the final set of tests of the flight termination system, specifically the explosives and initiators, and the acceptance of that test documentation by Air Force range safety. [ANS thanks SpaceX for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-080.07 ARISS Status - 15 March 2010 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 080.07 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 21, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-080.07 1. Upcoming School Contacts Shiogama Daini Junior High School in Shiogama, Japan has been scheduled for an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact on Thursday, March 25 at 07:44 UTC. To prepare for the contact, the youth studied astronomy and were introduced to the Hubble Space Telescope. They learned about radio communication and some students continued their studies and prepared for their amateur radio license exams. 2. JAXA Astronaut Participates in ARISS Contact with Alma Mater On Tuesday, March 9, JAXA's Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with his alma mater, Ikaruga Elementary School, in Taishi Town, Japan. Approximately 350 guests watched as fifteen students asked their questions of the on-orbit astronaut. This ARISS activity was the highlight of the Ikaruga science curriculum on environmental issues and received significant media coverage. [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Lee McLamb, KU4OS ku4os at amsat dot org

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WSR-074 Weekly Satellite Report 074 - March 15, 2010
by James French 17 Mar '10

17 Mar '10

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-074.S1 WSR 074 Part 1 03/15/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 074.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 15, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-074.S1 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP 2.0dBi max U: RHCP 3.0dBi max IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [12122009] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: ZS0SUM Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz Downlink: 435.345MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear For more information about SO-67: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [11212009] ===== DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY Telemetry: 145.870 MHz Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68 [02122009] ===== VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder Frequencies: Indian Transponder: Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW Dutch Transponder: Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW Indian Beacon: 145.9360 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [03082010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [03152010] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launch date: December 20, 2002 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone Downlink: 436.795 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml (not up and running currently) To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary): 1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft. 2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the re- peater on and off within the 10 Minute window. 3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer. [05282007] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: sCHEDULED oPERATIONS Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA) Voice/CW (Mode JA) Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 435.795 MHz Digital Mode JD Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM 145.870 MHz FM 145.910 MHz FM Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK Callsign: 8J1JCS Digitalker: 435.910 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP U: RHCP For current operational schedule for FO-29: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm AMSAT-NA Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID =5&retURL=/satellites/status.php Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ fo29cwts.htm [02132010] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org [03232009] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974 Status: Operational Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP) Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW 145.972 MHz CW 435.100 MHz CW 2304.100 MHz CW Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ [02122009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-074.S2 WSR 074 Part 2 03/15/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 074.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 15, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-074.S2 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [122262009] ===== SwissCube Catalog Number: 35932 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: HB9EG Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps [11112009] ===== UWE-2 Catalog Number: 35934 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps 437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps [1112009] ===== ITUpsAT1 Catalog Number: 35935 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps [11112009] ===== BEESAT Catalog Number: 35933 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: DP0BEE Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps [11112009] ===== Pollux Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: POLLUX-1 Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== Castor (ANDE-2) Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: KD4HBO-1 Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK 437.325 MHz CW 20wpm [07312009] ===== AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS [11112009] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 437.345 ? [06052009] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== ANUSAT Catalog Number: 34808 Launch Date: April 20, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 435.000 MHz Uplink: 145.800 MHz Telemetry: 137.400 MHz [05112009] ===== SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) Catalog Number: 33496 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Commisioning Proposed Frequencies and Modes: Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101 [03232009] ===== KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) Catalog Number: 33495? Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW IARU coordination status page: AMSAT-NA webpage: [01152009] ===== STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites) Catalog Number: 33498 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW 437.465 MHz FM/CW Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW 437.275 MHz FM/CW Callsigns: JR5YBN JR5YBO IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL =/satellites/status.php [022152009] ===== KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) Catalog Number: 33499 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YYY IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107 AMSAT-NA webapge: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) Catalog Number: 33493 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YCX IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny) Catalog Number: 32953 Launch Date: May 23, 2008 Status: Operational Curent Modes: Telemetry Audio Images Downlinks: 435.315 MHz 435.215 MHz AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret URL=/satellites/status.php Official website: http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43 [02122009] ===== CanX-2 Catalog number: 32790 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational in range of ground station only Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page: http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46 [02212009] ===== AAUSAT-II Catalog number: 32788 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web page: http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60 [02212009] ===== CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II Catalog number: 32785 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Digipeater Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz Telemetry Beacon: Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II web page: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78 Command Station blog website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW 437.405 MHz Packet For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web page: http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [04272009] ===== CO-66 Seeds II Catalog number: 32791 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.485 MHz Callsign: JQ1YGU For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== CAPE-1 Catalog Number: 31130 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Intermittent Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW Callsign: K5USL TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds. AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL= /satellites/status.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72 [02122009] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: 31129 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [02122009] ===== GENESAT-1 Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Callsign: KE7EGC Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [09152009] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Operational - CW Beacon only Current Mode: /u Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JQ1YGW Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xivpicte.htm [02212009] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: ????? Current Mode: /u Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Callsign: JQ1YGW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL =/satellites/status.php Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [06082009] ===== CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launch date: February 21, 2006 Status: Operational? Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan?) Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW Callsign: JQ1YPC Information webpage: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56 [02122009] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: 145.880 MHz FM Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.880 MHz FM 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [03152010] ===== QuakeSat Catalog Number: 27845 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet Mode U packet Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS Quakesat webpage: http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/ [04272009] ===== CO-55 CUTE-1 Catalog Number: 27844 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: Operational Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: V/v General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program: http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/ [03302009] ===== RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22 Catalog number: 27939 Launch Date: September 27, 2003 Status: Operational - 70cm cw only Current Mode: /u CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz 145.818 MHz AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [03162009] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launch Date: March 1, 1984 Status: Non-operational. Current Mode: /v Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP S: LHCP Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm [12162009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-074.S3 WSR 074 Part 3 03/15/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 074.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 15, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-074.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: CP4 Catalog Number: 31122 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79 [10022008] ===== LIBERTAD-1 Catalog Number: 31128 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25 Callsign: 5K3L Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 [02122009] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/v Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [01012009] ===== NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK [08132007] ===== CANX-1 Catalog Number: 27847 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps [06052009] ===== DTUSAT Catalog Number: 27842 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported Downlink: 437.475MHz Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL =satellites/all_oscars.php [02212009] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Telemetry only Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communication. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [03302009] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU) ---------------------------- BEACON General Beacon(GB) Middle Beacon(MB) Engineering Beacon(EB) 2 m none 145.898 MHz none 70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz 13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz 13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz 3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz 1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz [07162007] ===== OO-38 OPAL Catalog Number: 26063 Launch Date: January 27, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK [08132007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launch date: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: 25636 Launch date:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launch date: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launch date: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Telemetry only Current Modes: Telemetry : /u Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL =/satellites/status.php [12012009] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== MO-30 UNAMSAT-2 Catalog Number: 24305 Launch Date: September 5, 1996 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS [06042009] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012009] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: PSK carrier only Current Mode: Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [01212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== AO-24 ARSENE Catalog Number: 22654 Launch Date: May 13, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW Broadcast callsign: BBS: [12162009] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launch date: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launch date: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: non-operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.920 MHz FM VOICE 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE (1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only) Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED] Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [07242009] ===== UO-15 UoSAT-4 Catalog Number: 20438 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: ? Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?) 435.1200MHz (?) [06042009] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW Beacons: 29.450 MHz 435.100 MHz [01312008] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-074.S4 WSR 074 Part 4 03/15/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 074.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 15, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-074.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: NO-62 FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: July 28, 2008 Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25 Downlink ID: KD4HBO Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [01012009] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: June 18, 2008 Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JR8YJT [01012009] ===== SO-43 Starshine 3 Catalog Number: 26929 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: January 21, 2003 Beacon: 145.825Mhz [02212009] NNNN /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at} amsat.org NNNN /EX

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ANS-069 ANS Special Bulletin - AO-51 Second Repeater Configured to Support K4T DXpedition
by JoAnne Maenpaa 10 Mar '10

10 Mar '10

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-069.01 AO-51 Second Repeater Configured to Support K4T DXpedition AMSAT News Service Bulletin 069.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 10, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-069.01 The K4T DXpedition to Dry Tortugas (Grid EL84) in the Gulf of Mexico will include amateur satellite operations in addition to their HF plans between March 11 - 15. Team Leader for K4T, Mike Forsythe, AC2V says, "One of the primary stations will be dedicated to satellite operations on a 24 hour basis. Mark Hammond, N8MH will be heading up K4T satellite operations. K4T will be using batteries, solar power, and wind power. It's a com- pletely 'green' operation". Mark, N8MH said, "We're going to have a top-notch satellite station with two full satellite stations and one portable satellite station. You can expect us to be active on AO-7, AO-27, FO-29, SO-50, AO-51, VO-52, SO-67, and HO-68 (depending on the mode schedules of the satel- lites, of course)." A list of the K4T planned operating times and tar- get frequencies for all amateur satellite operations has been posted on the AMSAT web page at: http://www.amsat.org. This also includes links to the K4T web pages for additional DXpedition information. To support FM satellite operation from Dry Tortugas the AO-51 Command Team will configure the satellite with both repeaters enabled: March 11 - March 16 FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 Mhz FM Downlink: 435.300 Mhz FM FM Repeater, V/U to support K4T EL84 DXpedition (Primary Frequency) Uplink: 145.880 Mhz FM Downlink: 435.150 Mhz FM The full AO-51 Operating Schedule can be viewed on-line at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php [ANS thanks the K4T DXpedition Team and the AO-51 Operations Team for the above information] /EX

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WSR-067 Weekly Satellite Report 068 - March 08, 2010
by James French 07 Mar '10

07 Mar '10

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-067.S1 WSR 067 Part 1 03/08/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 067.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 08, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-067.S1 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP 2.0dBi max U: RHCP 3.0dBi max IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [12122009] ===== SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: ZS0SUM Uplink: 145.875MHz FM tone 233.6 Hz Downlink: 435.345MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear For more information about SO-67: http://www.amsatsa.org.za/ [11212009] ===== DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY Telemetry: 145.870 MHz Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=68 [02122009] ===== VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder Frequencies: Indian Transponder: Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW Dutch Transponder: Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW Indian Beacon: 145.9360 MHZ CW Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: LHCP U: RHCP Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon. [03082010] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [03012010] ===== SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C Catalog number: 27607 Launch date: December 20, 2002 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone Downlink: 436.795 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml (not up and running currently) To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary): 1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft. 2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the re- peater on and off within the 10 Minute window. 3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset the 10 minute timer. [05282007] ===== FO-29 JAS-2 Catalog number: 24278 Launch Date: August 17, 1996 Status: sCHEDULED oPERATIONS Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA) Voice/CW (Mode JA) Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 435.795 MHz Digital Mode JD Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM 145.870 MHz FM 145.910 MHz FM Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK Callsign: 8J1JCS Digitalker: 435.910 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP U: RHCP For current operational schedule for FO-29: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm AMSAT-NA Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID =5&retURL=/satellites/status.php Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ fo29cwts.htm [02132010] ===== AO-27 AMRAD Catalog number: 22825 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM Downlink: 436.797 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org [03232009] ===== AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 Catalog number: 07530 Launch Date: November 15, 1974 Status: Operational Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP) 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP) Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW 145.972 MHz CW 435.100 MHz CW 2304.100 MHz CW Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website: http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/ [02122009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-067.S2 WSR 067 Part 2 03/08/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 067.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 08, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-067.S2 HO-68 XW-1 (CAS-1) Catalog Number: Launch Date: December 15, 2009 Status: Commissioning Callsign: Uplinks: 145.8250 MHz FM, PL 67.0 Hz. 145.9250 - 145.9750 MHz SSB/CW 145.8250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlinks: 435.6750 MHz FM 435.7650 - 435.7150 MHz SSB/CW 435.6750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 435.7900 MHz CW IARU coordination page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=108 For more information about XW-1 (CAS-1): http://www.camsat.cn [122262009] ===== SwissCube Catalog Number: 35932 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: HB9EG Beacon(100mw): 437.5050MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.5050MHz FSK 1k2bps [11112009] ===== UWE-2 Catalog Number: 35934 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(500mw): 437.3850 MHz AFSK 1k2bps 437.3850 MHz FSK 9k6bps [1112009] ===== ITUpsAT1 Catalog Number: 35935 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Beacon(100mw): 437.325MHz CW Beacon(1w): 437.325MHz 19k2bps [11112009] ===== BEESAT Catalog Number: 35933 Launch Date: September 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Callsign: DP0BEE Beacon(100mw): 436.000MHz CW Beacon(500mw): 436.000MHz GMSK 4k8bps [11112009] ===== Pollux Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: POLLUX-1 Downlink: 145.825MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== Castor (ANDE-2) Catalog Number: Launch Date: July 31, 2009 Status: Operational Callsign: KD4HBO-1 Downlink: 145.825 MHz 1k2 AX.25 [10042009] ===== BEVO-1 (DRAGONSAT-1) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.325 MHz 9k6 GMSK 437.325 MHz CW 20wpm [07312009] ===== AggieSat2 (DRAGONSAT-2) Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 436.250 MHz 9k6 FHSS [11112009] ===== CP-6 Catalog Number: 35004 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.365 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== HAWKSAT 1 Catalog number: 35003 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 437.345 ? [06052009] ===== Pharmasat Catalog Number: 35002 Launch Date: May 19, 2009 Status: Commissioning Downlink: 437.465 MHz 1k2 AFSK [06052009] ===== ANUSAT Catalog Number: 34808 Launch Date: April 20, 2009 Status: ? Downlink: 435.000 MHz Uplink: 145.800 MHz Telemetry: 137.400 MHz [05112009] ===== SOHLA-1 (ASTRO TECH.) Catalog Number: 33496 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Commisioning Proposed Frequencies and Modes: Downlink: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.505 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=101 [03232009] ===== KAGAYAKI (Solan Co.) Catalog Number: 33495? Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: In Orbit Downlink: 437.375 MHZ FSK9k6/CW Beacon: 437.375 MHz FSK9k6/CW IARU coordination status page: AMSAT-NA webpage: [01152009] ===== STARS (Kagawa Univ.) (Twin Satellites) Catalog Number: 33498 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlinks: 437.485 MHz FM/CW 437.465 MHz FM/CW Beacons: 437.305 MHz FM/CW 437.275 MHz FM/CW Callsigns: JR5YBN JR5YBO IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=99 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=121&retURL =/satellites/status.php [022152009] ===== KKS-1 (Tokyo MCIT) Catalog Number: 33499 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.455 MHz AFSK/CW Beacon: 437.385 MHz AFSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YYY IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=107 AMSAT-NA webapge: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=120&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== PRISM (Tokyo Univ.) Catalog Number: 33493 Launch Date: January 23, 2009 Status: Operational ? Downlink: 437.425 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Beacon: 437.250 MHz AFSK/GMSK/CW Callsign: JQ1YCX IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=97 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=119&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== RS-30 Radio Sputnik 30 (Yubileiny) Catalog Number: 32953 Launch Date: May 23, 2008 Status: Operational Curent Modes: Telemetry Audio Images Downlinks: 435.315 MHz 435.215 MHz AMSAT-NA website: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=115&ret URL=/satellites/status.php Official website: http://www.npopm.com/?cid=leoca&caid=43 [02122009] ===== CanX-2 Catalog number: 32790 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational in range of ground station only Downlink: 437.478 MHz GFSK For the latest project status update please visit the Can X-2 web page: http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/CanX2/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=46 [02212009] ===== AAUSAT-II Catalog number: 32788 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.425 MHz 1k2 baud packet For the latest project status update please visit the AAUSAT-II web page: http://www.aausatii.aau.dk/homepage/index.php?language=en&page=home IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=60 [02212009] ===== CO-65 CUTE-1.7+APD II Catalog number: 32785 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Digipeater Downlink: 437.475 MHz 9k6 Packet Uplink: 1267.600 Mhz Telemetry Beacon: Downlink: 437.2750 MHz CW For the latest project status update please visit the Cute-1.7+APD II web page: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/index_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=78 Command Station blog website: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cute1.7/blog/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=112&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== Compass-1 Catalog number: 32787 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Current Mode: 4k8 MSK packet Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM Downlink: 437.275 Mhz CW 437.405 MHz Packet For the latest project status update please visit the Compass 1 web page: http://www.raumfahrt.fh-aachen.de/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=52 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL =/satellites/status.php [04272009] ===== CO-66 Seeds II Catalog number: 32791 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Status: Operational Downlink: 437.485 MHz Callsign: JQ1YGU For the latest project status update please visit the Seeds 2 web page: http://cubesat.aero.cst.nihon-u.ac.jp/english/seeds_2_e.html IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=36 AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=113&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== CAPE-1 Catalog Number: 31130 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Intermittent Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 435.245 MHz CW Callsign: K5USL TLM and CW interchange every 30 seconds. AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=94&retURL= /satellites/status.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=72 [02122009] ===== CP3 Catalog Number: 31129 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25 [02122009] ===== GENESAT-1 Catalog Number: 29655 Launch Date: December 16, 2006 Status: Operational Current Mode: /u Callsign: KE7EGC Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0695 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html [09152009] ===== CO-58 CubeSat XI-V Catalog number: 28895 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Operational - CW Beacon only Current Mode: /u Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JQ1YGW Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/xivpicte.htm [02212009] ===== CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV Catalog number: 27848 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: ????? Current Mode: /u Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Callsign: JQ1YGW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=96&retURL =/satellites/status.php Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/ [06082009] ===== CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD Catalog number: 28941 Launch date: February 21, 2006 Status: Operational? Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan?) Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW Callsign: JQ1YPC Information webpage: http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/ IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=56 [02122009] ===== AO-51 ECHO Catalog number: 28375 Launch date: June 29, 2004 Status: Operational Current Modes: FM Repeater ONE Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM FM Repeater TWO Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF BBS Uplink: OFF Downlink: OFF Telemetry Downlink: 435.150MHz 9k6 Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 435.150 MHz FM 2401.200 Mhz FM Analog voice uplink: 145.860 MHZ FM 145.880 MHz USB 145.920 MHz FM 1268.700 MHz FM Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 PBP, 1 watt output 435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25 Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol 1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Beacon: 435.150 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: T: Linear V: Linear U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP TX B (usually analog) RHCP L: Linear S: Linear Broadcast: PECHO-11 BBS: PECHO-12 Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/CTNews.php IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=19 [03012010] ===== QuakeSat Catalog Number: 27845 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: 9600 baud data packet Mode U packet Downlink: 436.675 MHz 9k6 BPS Quakesat webpage: http://www.quakefinder.com/services/quakesat-ssite/ [04272009] ===== CO-55 CUTE-1 Catalog Number: 27844 Launch date: June 30, 2003 Status: Operational Current Mode: CW downlink worldwide AX25 Packet with uplink command over Japan only Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.4000 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 436.8375 MHz CW AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=69&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== NO-44 PCSAT Catalog number: 26931 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Telemetry only Current Mode: V/v General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program: http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/ [03302009] ===== RS-22 RADIO SPORT 22 Catalog number: 27939 Launch Date: September 27, 2003 Status: Operational - 70cm cw only Current Mode: /u CW Beacon - 435.352 MHz 145.818 MHz AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=76&retURL =/satellites/status.php [02212009] ===== LO-19 LUSAT Catalog number: 20442 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: CW Beacon only Uplinks: 145.840 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.860 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.880 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK 145.900 MHz 1200-baud Manchester FSK CW downlink: 437.125 MHz Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK) Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11 BBS: LUSAT-12o General information and telemetry samples can be found at: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu [03162009] ===== UO-11 OSCAR-11 Catalog number: 14781 Launch Date: March 1, 1984 Status: Non-operational. Current Mode: /v Telemetry Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 AFSK UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: RHCP S: LHCP Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm [12162009] ===== INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998 Status: Operational Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - V/u Voice - V/v BBS - V/v APRS - V/v SSTV - V/v Expedition 22 Crew: Commander: Jeff Williams KD5TVQ Flight Engineer: Maxim Suraev Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov Flight Engineer: T.J. Creamer KC5WKI Flight Engineer: Soichi Noguchi KD5TVP Available Modes and Frequencies: Digital/APRS: Worldwide packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2 Worldwide packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2 Voice: Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Crossband Repeater: Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood) Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood) SSTV Robot 36: Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM Mode and Antenna Polarization: V: Linear U: Linear Callsigns: Belgian: OR4ISS German: DP0ISS Russian: RS0ISS RZ3DZR United States: NA1SS Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 Digipeater callsign: ARISS Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/ ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted. [02222010] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-067.S3 WSR 067 Part 3 03/08/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 067.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 08, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-067.S3 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: CP4 Catalog Number: 31122 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: /u TLM Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25 CW Beacon: 437.325 MHz CW IARU coordination status page: http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/finished_detail.asp?serial=79 [10022008] ===== LIBERTAD-1 Catalog Number: 31128 Launch Date: April 17,2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/u APRS Packet ax25 Callsign: 5K3L Uplink: 145.825 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Downlink: 437.399 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 APRS Telemetry Beacon: 437.4050 MHz 1200 AFSK ax25 [02122009] ===== PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1 Catalog Number: 29712 Launch Date: January 10, 2007 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: V/v Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM [01012009] ===== NCUBE-2 Catalog number: 28897 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)? Proposed Callsign: TBA Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305 2407.250 Official Website: http://www.ncube.no [05012006] ===== XO-53 SSETI Catalog number: 28894 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-operational Voice Uplink: 437.250 MHz FM 67Hz CTCSS Voice Downlink: 2401.835 MHz FM Packet Up/Downlink: 437.250 MHz 9k6 packet Packet Downlink 2401.835 MHz 38k4 packet Official webpage: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/ Latest news: http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php [01222007] ===== UWE-1 Catalog Number: 28892 Launch Date: October 27, 2005 Status: Non-Operational Mode U Telemetry Downlink: 437.5050 MHz 9600 AFSK [08132007] ===== CANX-1 Catalog Number: 27847 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.8800 MHz AFSK 1k2bps [06052009] ===== DTUSAT Catalog Number: 27842 Launch Date: June 30, 2003 Status: Non-Operational Current Mode: 2k4 AFSK Packet last reported Downlink: 437.475MHz Officail webpage: http://dtusat1.dtusat.dtu.dk/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=101&retURL =satellites/all_oscars.php [02212009] ===== AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) Catalog number: 27605 Launch Date: December 20, 2002 Status: Non-operational. Uplink: 435.275 MHz 1200-baud AFSK Downlink: 145.825 MHz 9600-baud FSK (optional voice message) Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS Official webpage: http://amend.gmxhome.de [01222007] ===== MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 Catalog number: 26548 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Telemetry only Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 437.325 MHz Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 BBS: MYSAT3-12 TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK Amateur Radio communication. TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd. [03302009] ===== NO-45 SAPPHIRE Catalog number: 26932 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Digi Callsign: KE6QMD Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL: http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt [03132005] ===== SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B Catalog number: 26549 Launch date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.075 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 BBS: SASAT2-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html [01222007] ===== SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Catalog number: 26545 Launch Date: September 26, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.850 MHz Downlink: 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 BBS: SASAT1-12 Further information is available at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html [01222007] ===== AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 Catalog number: 26609 Launch Date: November 16, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Uplinks ------- V-band: 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB U-band: 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB L1-band: 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB L2-band: 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB Downlinks --------- S2-band: 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB K-band: 24048.010 - 24048.060 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 2401.323 MHz 24048.035 MHz P3-D Telemetry Beacons (IHU) ---------------------------- BEACON General Beacon(GB) Middle Beacon(MB) Engineering Beacon(EB) 2 m none 145.898 MHz none 70cm 435.438 MHz 435.588 MHz 435.838 MHz 13cm(1) 2400.188 MHz 2400.338 MHz 2400.588 MHz 13cm(2) 2401.173 MHz 2401.323 MHz 2401.573 MHz 3cm 10450.975 MHz 10451.125 MHz 10451.375 MHz 1.5cm 24047.885 MHz 24048.035 MHz 24048.285 MHz [07162007] ===== OO-38 OPAL Catalog Number: 26063 Launch Date: January 27, 2000 Status: Non-Operational Mode U TLM Beacon Downlink: 437.1000 MHz 9600 FSK [08132007] ===== UO-36 UoSAT-12 Catalog number: 25693 Launch date: April 21, 1999 Status: Unknown Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) Downlinks: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 BBS: UO121-12 The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL: ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip [01222007] ===== SO-35 SUNSAT Catalog Number: 25636 Launch date:February 23, 1999 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz 145.900 MHz For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ [01222007] ===== PO-34 PANSAT Catalog number: 25520 Launch date: October 30, 1998 Status: Telemetry downloads only Uplink/downlink: 436.500 MHz Official Webpage: http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/ [05092004] ===== SO-33 SEDSAT-1 Catalog number: 25509 Launch date: October 24, 1998 Status: Semi-operational Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm [09042006] ===== GO-32 Gurwin TechSat-1B Catalog number: 25397 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Telemetry only Current Modes: Telemetry : /u Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 435.325 Mhz - Not Available - temperature problems Uplinks: 145.850 FM 145.890 FM 145.930 FM 1269.700 FM 1269.800 FM 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12 More information of GO-32 can be found at: http://asri.technion.ac.il/techsat/ AMSAT-NA webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=14&retURL =/satellites/status.php [12012009] ===== TO-31 TMSAT-1 Catalog number: 25396 Launch Date: July 10, 1998 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Downlink: 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK Broadcast callsign: TMSAT1-11 BBS: TMSAT1-12 [05012006] ===== MO-30 UNAMSAT-2 Catalog Number: 24305 Launch Date: September 5, 1996 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 435.1380 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Downlink: 435.2060 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8150 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8350 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8550 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8750 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS [06042009] ===== PO-28 POSAT-1 Catalog number: 22829 Launch Date: September 25, 1993 Status: Non-operational Downlink: 429.950 Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html POSAT-1 webpage: http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html [01012009] ===== IO-26 ITAMSAT Catalog number: 22826 Launch Date: September 26, 1993 Status: PSK carrier only Current Mode: Uplinks: 145.875 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.925 MHz FM 1200-baud 145.950 MHz FM 1200-baud Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 BBS: ITMSAT-12 Official webpage: http://www.itamsat.org AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html [01212007] ===== KO-25 KITSAT Catalog number: 22828 Launch date: September 26, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 BBS: HL02-12 [05092004] ===== AO-24 ARSENE Catalog Number: 22654 Launch Date: May 13, 1993 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.0625 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1125 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 435.1375 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Downlink: 145.9750 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK 2446.5025 MHz FM 1k2bps AFSK Beacon: 2446.4700 MHz CW Broadcast callsign: BBS: [12162009] ===== KO-23 KITSAT Catalog number: 22077 Launch date: August 10, 1992 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 BBS: HLO1-12 [01222007] ===== UO-22 UOSAT Catalog number: 21575 Launch date: July 17, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 BBS: UOSAT5-12 [01222007] ===== AO-21 AMSAT-OSCAR 21 Catalog Number: 21087 Launch Date: January 29, 1991 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 435.041 MHz FM DSP Downlink: 145.983 MHz FM DSP [01222007] ===== FO-20 JAS-1b Catalog number: 20480 Launch Date: February 07, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Beacons: 435.795 MHz CW 435.910 MHz AX25 Voice Transponder: Uplink: 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB Digital Transponder: Uplinks: 145.850 MHz 145.870 MHz 145.890 MHz 145.910 MHz Downlink: 435.910 MHz More FO-20 info can be found at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html [01152007] ===== WO-18 WEBERSAT Catalog Number: 20441 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-Operational Downlink: 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25 [05012006] ===== DO-17 Dove Catalog Number: 20440 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational. Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK Beacon: 2401.220 MHz [05012006] ===== AO-16 PACSAT Catalog number: 20439 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: non-operational Current Mode: V/u Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.920 MHz FM VOICE 145.940 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) 145.960 MHz FM 1200-baud Manchester FSK (reserved) Downlink: 437.026 MHz USB VOICE (1200-baud PSK - MBL Telemetry Only) Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz [NO FUTURE OPERATIONS PLANNED] Mode and Antenna Polarization: U: RC 437.050 MHz RHCP PSK 437.026 MHz LHCP V: Linear Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 BBS: PACSAT-12 AO-16 AMSAT Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html [07242009] ===== UO-15 UoSAT-4 Catalog Number: 20438 Launch Date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: ? Downlink: 435.1250MHz (?) 435.1200MHz (?) [06042009] ===== UO-14 UoSAT-3 Catalog number: 20437 Launch date: January 22, 1990 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM [05092004] ===== FO-12 Fuji-OSCAR 12 Catalog Number: 16909 Launch Date: August 12, 1986 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Inverting): Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.8000 - 435.9000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) Packet: Uplink: 145.8500 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8700 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.8900 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Uplink: 145.9100 MHz MFSK 1200 BPS Downlink 435.9100 MHz PSK 1200 BPS Telemetry Beacon: 435.7950 MHz SSB/CW [01152007] ===== AO-10 OSCAR 10 Catalog number: 14129 Launch Date: June 16, 1983 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html [05092004] ===== AO-8 AMSAT-OSCAR 8 Catalog Number: 10703 Launch Date: March 3, 1978 Status: Non-Operational Mode V/U (J) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 435.1990 - 435.2000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/U (J) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 435.0950 MHz CW Mode V/A (A) Linear Transponder (Non-Inverting): Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8500 - 145.9000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink 29.4000 - 29.5000 MHz SSB/CW Mode V/A (A) TLM Beacon: Non-Operational Downlink 29.4020 MHz CW [01152007] ===== AO-6 AMSAT-OSCAR 6 Catalog Number: 06236 Launch Date: October 15, 1972 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9000 - 146.0000 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 29.4500 - 29.5500 MHz SSB/CW Beacons: 29.450 MHz 435.100 MHz [01312008] ===== AO-5 Australis-OSCAR 5 Catalog Number: 04321 Launch Date: January 23, 1970 Status: Non-Operational Telemetry Beacons: 144.0500 MHz CW 29.4500 MHz CW [01152007] ===== OSCAR III Catalog Number: 01293 Launch Date: March 09, 1965 Status: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.9750 - 146.0250 MHz SSB/CW Downlink: 144.3250 - 144.3750 MHz SSB/CW [01012007] ===== RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 Catalog number: 23439 Launch Date: December 26, 1994 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB Beacon 1: 29.352 MHz (intermittent) Beacon 2: 29.398 MHz SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial) [06202004] ===== RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 145.860 MHz Robot: 145.908 MHz [05232004] ===== RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 Catalog number: 21089 Launch date: February 5, 1991 Status: Non-operational Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB Beacon: 29.408 MHz Robot: 29.454 MHz [05232004] NNNN /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-067.S4 WSR 067 Part 4 03/08/2010 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 067.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 08, 2010 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-067.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: NO-62 FCAL Catalog Number: 29667 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: July 28, 2008 Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25 Downlink ID: KD4HBO Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html [01012009] ===== NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007 Main Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28.120 MHz Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] ===== HO-59 HITSat Catalog number: 29484 Launch date: September 22, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: June 18, 2008 Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW Callsign: JR8YJT [01012009] ===== SO-43 Starshine 3 Catalog Number: 26929 Launch Date: September 30, 2001 Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: January 21, 2003 Beacon: 145.825Mhz [02212009] NNNN /EX ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins trans- mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: http://www.amsat.org Mailing address: AMSAT-NA 850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 Voice: 301-589-6062 888-322-6728 FAX: 301-608-3410 Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: * AMSAT News Service (ANS) * General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) * Orbit data (KEPS) * Manned space missions (SAREX) * District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) * New England area (AMSAT-NE) * AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) * AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) A daily digest version is available for each list. To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/ans In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. This week's Weekly Satellite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor{at} amsat.org NNNN /EX

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FW: ANS-066 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
by Dee 07 Mar '10

07 Mar '10

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-066 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: * East Coast APRS Satellite Launch 11 March! * A new interference threat to the Ham Bands * SK: Dave Toth, VE3GYQ * Daylight Savings Time * AO-51 Survives Close Encounter With FORMOSAT-3 * A Self adjusting Orbit Scheme * ARISS Update SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.01 East Coast APRS Satellite Launch 11 March! AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.01 East Coast APRS Satellite Launch 11 March! You will be able to see it too over most of the mid-atlantic. I don't see a launch time or any other info yet. Here is what I have received: ----------------------------------------------------- A sounding rocket with amateur satellite operating on 144.39 MHZ APRS will rise to 100 miles or so for an 8 minute mission. The rocket (I think) is the Hall 12.067. The payload is called SOCEM/ADAMASat. There is a computer program and GUI to interface to your PC so you can grab the telemetry live. It is on: http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/adamasat_free_gui.exe It's a one shot deal, so I'm gonna have a backup TNC and HYPERTERM collecting everything. ADAMASat is the Antenna Deployment and Mono-filament Actuator Satellite. It's a 2U CubeSat designed by Kentucky Space as part of SOCEM, the Sub-Orbital CubeSat Experimental Mission. ADAMASat, which is scheduled to launch on Hall 12.067 out of Wallops Flight Facility on 11 March, will fly in space for roughly 8 minutes performing an engineering experiment and transmitting data down to Earth via APRS packets. More information on ADAMASat is available at http://ssl.engr.uky.edu/suborbital/adamasat Kentucky Space is hereby releasing to the AMSAT-NA community the ADAMASat FREE GUI, a free 32-bit Windows binary for amateur radio operators in the Eastern United States who are interested in tracking ADAMASat on its launch day. The GUI is a standalone application and upon opening it on his/her computer, the HAM will be greeted with a popup window which explains the steps required to track the payload. All that is needed is a Windows machine, a radio and TNC which can receive on 144.390 MHz, a serial or USB cable, and a suitable location. The GUI parses the APRS packets as they are received, graphing temperatures on-board the payload and reporting status of the mission in real-time. It also includes instructions on e-mailing the packet log to Kentucky Space to aid in post-processing, and a built-in aggregator for the official ADAMASat Twitter RSS feed. Disclaimer: Kentucky Space provides the GUI "as is" without warranties of any kind, and shall not incur any liability for any damages connected to the use of the GUI. [ANS thanks Bob, WA4APR, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.02 A new interference threat to the Ham Bands AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.02 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.02 FCC to Permit Rescue Radio Robot in the 430 to 450 MHz Band Reports initially carried in the February 26, 2010 edition of Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1698, and on the QRZ.com website say the FCC has issued a waiver of the Part 90 rules to permit a company called Reconrobotics Incorporated to sell a remote controlled security robot that will operate in the 430 to 448 MHz band. This is spectrum that is primary to the Federal Radiolocation Service but also encompasses the Amateur Service weak signal, satellite and repeater subbands. The waiver permits Reconrobitics to manufacture and sell a device called the Recon Scout. This is described as a device designed for state and local law enforcement and firefighting agencies, and secur- ity personnel in critical infrastructure industries. The Recon Scout can be thrown, dropped, or launched into potentially hazardous areas and can provide real-time video to an operator located a safe dis- tance away. Typical applications will include such things as checking a building prior to forced entry, searching vehicle undercarriages for explosives and searching for survivors in a burning structure. The Recon Scout transmits the analog video signal to the operator on one of three six megahertz channels. These are 430 to 436 MHz, 436 to 442 MHz, and 442 to 448 MHz. Reconrobotics says that multiple channels are necessary in order to avoid interference during incidents where multiple Recon Scouts are in use, but that such situations should be rare. The company's now approved proposal is that the first unit sold to a responding organization would operate on 442 to 448 MHz. That happens to be where thousands of ham radio repeaters operate. The 436 to 442 MHz version being sold only to entities that already own the 442 to 448 MHz version, and the 430 to 436 MHz version being sold only to entities that already own both of the others. In approving the waiver, the FCC told Reconrobotics the Recon Scout will have to operate on a secondary basis where it cannot cause inter- ference and is not protected from interference to all Federal users and licensed non-Federal users including radio amateurs. The FCC also warned prospective users that operation of the Recon Scout in an unauthorized manner will subject licensees to Commission enforce- ment action and license revocation. It also said that widespread improper use of the device could lead the Commission to stop grant- ing or renewing Recon Scout authorizations. [ANS thanks Amateur Radio NewslineT Report 1698 for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.03 SK: Dave Toth, VE3GYQ AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.03 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.03 SK: Dave Toth, VE3GYQ AMSAT received the sad news of the passing of a friend this week noting the passing of Dr David Toth, VE3GYQ. Dave was the President Emeritus of Tucson Amateur Packet Radio (TAPR) Group. He was an early member of TAPR, a long time supporter of AMSAT and he gave of his time and talents to promote technical endeavors in Amateur Radio. Former AMSAT President Tom Clark, K3IO remembered Dave, "He was always a friend of AMSAT, giving up personal vacations to help with the integration of AO-40 in Orlando. For many years, he was the glue that held TAPR together." Former AMSAT Board Member, Bob McGwier, N4HY recalled that, "Dave was an important player in the earliest days of packet radio in that he helped promote packet and supported it with on the air hardware. As a board member and President of TAPR, he helped TAPR become the principal support for Open HPSDR, a project to promote the development of hardware and software for software defined radio use by Amateur Radio. He will be sorely missed by all who knew him." Dr. Toth graduated from the University of Western Ontario Medical School in 1978. He practiced family medicine in London, Ontario but moved to the U.S. in 1993 to began a career in emergency medicine. He was a partner of Premier Health Care Services, in Dayton, Ohio, and worked at Lima Memorial Health System and St. Rita's Medical Center until the time of his illness. [ANS thanks Tom Clark, K3IO; Bob Bob McGwier, N4HY; Steve Bible, N7HPR; ARRL, TAPR, and Amateur Radio Newsline for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.04 Daylight Savings Time AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.04 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.04 Next week, March 14th, our semi-annual time change will occur. And of course, do we gain or loose an hour? The words Spring ahead and Fall back should come to mind as this is the rule. More modern Atomic Clocks (as they are called) Set themselves without any manual adjustments. I had a clock that was pre programmed for earlier DST changes and sent me to work late one Monday morning. Get out your pencils and mark your calendar For this event. I'm sure the News media will advise you for several days prior to this required Adjustment to happen, but, someone will not get the word. Please tell that person. Thank goodness GMT (UTC) stays the same no matter what time of the year it is. Computers too are Pre programmed but satellite program users should make sure time was corrected properly. We Wouldn't want you to miss that Sat QSO you planned for all week. Don't forget the 1.26 micro second Adjustment that the Earthquake in Chile has created. [ANS thanks ANS Editor for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.05 AO-51 Survives Close Encounter With FORMOSAT-3 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.05 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.05 AO-51 Survives Close Encounter With FORMOSAT-3 AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA, received notification from the US Joint Space Operations Center, located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California on Sunday, February 28 warning that AO-51 would have a close approach to another satellite, FORMOSAT 3-D, on Monday at 1056 UTC. This occurred over the Eastern US, with many stations on hand capable of receiving telemetry from AO-51 before and after the near miss. Drew said, "The predicted miss distance was 953 meters, which is over 3000 feet overall but the radial difference between the two orbits was only 39 meters." Steve, W3HF noted, "Given the orbital uncertanties of both satellites, an orbit separated by only 39 meters could mean that distance may become eaten up rather quickly!" In preparation for the close encounter, Drew shut off the S band tran- smitter and turned on the digital downlink at 2 watts, with telemetry transmitted every 5 seconds. The next morning, on March 1, Drew was able to post a message that AO-51 was alive and well, "It looks like we are fine. A second warning email this morning from the Air Force called it even closer, but everything was working at LOS this pass." FORMOSAT-3 is a constellation of satellites launched on April 15, 2006. It is a joint U.S.-Taiwanese project with major participants including the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research (UCAR), the National Science Foundation, the Naval Research Laboratory (NRL), the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) on the U.S. side and the National Space Organization (NSPO) on the Taiwanese side. [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew KO4MA, and Steve, W3HF for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.06 A Self adjusting Orbit Scheme AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.06 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.06 >From the IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination pages at http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/formal_detail.asp?serial=168 POPACS-RR a 2U cubesat will use self-contained, warm gas, propulsion system to adjust satellite's initial circular orbit of 450 km to eccentric orbit with apogee of 1500 km and perigee of 450 km. Demonstrate use of 3D printing (a.k.a. rapid prototyping) for manufacturing small satellites. Measure flux of energetic particles in lower Van Allen Belt. Test radiation-hardened electronic components and high performance solar cells in high radiation environment over a period of five years. Test radiation hardened components for a Plug and Play satellite. Proposing a UHF downlink of 9k6 GMSK AX25 packet and also an S Band downlink of BPSK at 9k6 or 38k4. Planning a launch on the first flight of SpaceX Falcon 1E not earlier than May 2011 with a 45 deg inclination. Will apply for a FCC part 5 Experimental licence for this project. IARU Amateur Satellite Frequency Coordination pages http://www.amsat.org.uk/iaru/ 73 Trevor M5AKA [ANS thanks Trevor, M5AKA, for the above information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-066.7 ARISS Update AMSAT News Service Bulletin 066.07 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. March 7, 2010 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-066.07 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Status Report March 1, 2010 1. School Contact Expedition 22 astronaut Soichi Noguchi, KD5TVP Participated in an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with Hamasuka Junior High School in Chigasaki City, Kanagawa, Japan on Thursday, March 4. This is a direct contact and was scheduled for 10:09 UTC. Noguchi is an alumnus of the school. 2. Timothy Creamer Chats with Doncaster Students via ARISS Contact On Thursday, February 25, Timothy Creamer, KC5WKI spoke with Doncaster Primary School students in Doncaster, Victoria, Australia via an Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact. The connection was made through telebridge ground station VK4KHZ in Queensland. Two hundred fifty guests attended the event and watched as the students asked nineteen questions of the on-orbit astronaut. The students were involved in many activities leading up to the contact in their Physics, Space, Geography, and English classes. During one such activity, the students researched a place in the solar system and created a short television program for the intergalactic travel show "Postcards." 3. ARISS Annual Report 2009 Posted The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Annual Report 2009 has been posted to the AMSAT Web site. See: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Papers/Annual%20Reports/ARISS_Annual_Report _2009_Final.pdf 4. ARISS News on Amateur Radio Newsline The February 26, Amateur Radio Newsline Report 1698 includes one item about the ARISS program. The "Ham Radio in Space" article summarizes the ARISSat Design Review meeting held in Orlando, Florida. See: ftp://ftp.arnewsline.org/quincy/News/news.txt [ANS thanks Carol, KB3LKI, for the above information] /EX In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits. Application forms are available from the AMSAT Office. 73, This week's ANS Editor, Dee Interdonato, NB2F nb2f at amsat dot org

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