SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-227.S5 WSR 227 Part 5 08/14/2008

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 227.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, August 14, 2008 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-227.S5

THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY:

NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Operational Re-entered: December 25, 2007

Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== 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] NNNN /EX

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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