Change of plans ... Last week is thought I would just send a list of KEPs
for the all new Dnepr launch satellites in a separate email from the normal
KEP distribution. I have decided to put both the DNepr (launched
11-21-2013) and ORS-3 mission (launched 11-19-2013) in the regular KEP
distribution. I hope this makes it easier for all concerned.
The satellites added this week are as follows:
ORS Object A ORS OBJ A Cat #39380 (This is probably STPSAT3)
ORS Object B ORS OBJ B Cat #39381
ORS Object C ORS OBJ C Cat #39382
ORS Object D ORS OBJ D Cat #39383
TechEdSat 3P TECHEDST3 Cat #39415
FUNcube-1 AO-73 Cat #39417 (Note that ZACube-1 is currently
using Cat # 39417 KEPs)
Dnepr Object E DNEPR E Cat #39420
Dnepr Object J DNEPR J Cat #39424
Dnepr Object L DNEPR L Cat #39426
Triton-1 TRITON-1 Cat #39427
Delfi-n3Xt DELFIN3XT Cat #39428
GOMX-1 GOMX-1 Cat #39430
Go to http://www.amsat.org/ for more information.
The old TechEdSat, Cat #38854, was dropped from the KEP distribution.
The ORS objects launched in the ORS-3 mission have not been associated with
a particular catalog number.
See the following website for info:
http://cubesat.org/index.php/missions/upcoming-launches/135-ors3-launch-ale…
FUNCube-1 has been officially designated AO-73 and is located in the OSCAR
satellite section (1st section) of the KEPs.
Dnepr Objects E, J, and L have not been identified. One of these must be
$50Sat, CubeBug-2, etc.
Triton-1, Delfi-n3Xt, and GOMX-1 are located in the miscellaneous section of
the KEPs.
Please email me your comments or suggested additions. I particularly would
like any suggestions as to which object is which satellite. Good hunting!
At 07:10 UTC on 11-21-2013 Kosmotras launched a Dnepr rockey with 32
satelites on it. All satellites were successfully placed in orbit. Not all
of these satellites are of interest to Amateur Satellite enthusiasts.
The satellites of interest to Amateur Radio operators are as follows:
ICube-1 (Pakistan)
FUNcube-1 (AMSAT-UK)
CubeBug-2 (Argentina)
Delfi-n3Xt (Delft University of Technology, Netherlands)
Triton-1 (Netherlands)
Go to http://www.amsat.org/ for more information.
Because which object is which satellite will be unsure for a few days, I
will post the KEPs for the above satellites in a separate email from the
normal KEP distibution until things settle down. There is definitely a cloud
of satellites up there!
I will start with the list above and add others as we go along. Please email
me your comments or suggested additions. I particularly would like any
suggestions as to which object is which satellite. Good hunting!
After the list becomes firm and we have identified all objects, I will
transfer them to the normal AMSAT KEP distribution.
Here are the preliminary KEPs that I found from the internet just after the
Dnepr launch:
AO-73 (FUNCUBE-1)
1 00312U 00312A 13325.30964218 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 7
2 00312 97.7992 38.2578 0062122 196.7894 338.6768 14.77349691 03
CUBEBUG 2
1 00332U 00000 13325.30959780 .00000000 00000-0 10000-3 0 00000
2 00332 097.7920 038.2573 0082588 195.0614 340.2312 14.72794130000002
DELFI-NEXT
1 00371U 00371A 13325.30966725 .00000000 00000-0 10000-4 0 0
2 00371 97.7847 38.2580 0129922 191.8458 343.9172 14.62368478 09
