The following satellites have been renamed this week: Object U - NORAD CAT ID 42820 is now named BIRD-J Object V - NORAD CAT ID 42821 is now named BIRD-G (by default ???) Object W - NORAD CAT ID 42822 is now named BIRD-M Object X - NORAD CAT ID 42823 is now named BIRD-B Object Y - NORAD CAT ID 42824 is now named BIRD-N Object B - NORAD CAT ID 42766 is now named NIUSat Object AC - NORAD CAT ID 42791 is now named VENTA 1

Thanks to Colin Hurst, VK5HI (great call!) and Mike Rupprecht, DK3WN for the about information. Note that this makes Object V (NORAD CAT ID 42821) object G by default???

Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, has noted that COMPASS 2 (NORAD CAT ID 42777) has never transmitted any signals, so I will drop COMPASS 2 this week.

Nico also notes that NIUSat (NORAD CAT ID 42766) does have a telemetry downlink on 436.000 MHz. Also VENTA 1 (the first satellite of Latvia, NORAD CAT ID 42791) has a telemetry downlink on 437.325 MHz and a Sprite microchip satellite attached to it. Thus I will not drop either NIUSat or VENTA 1.

Next week I will drop the following objects of the Indian PSLV launch of 6-23-2017 from the AMSAT-A KEP Distribution. As far as I know, these satellites that do not carry amateur radio or have failed to transmitt a signal. But, in case I missed something, you have one more week to inform me why I should retain any particular satellite in the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution and I will be happy to reconsider.

Object C - NORAD CAT ID 42767 is CARTOSAT 2E Object E - NORAD CAT ID 42769 is CE-SAT 1 Object G - NORAD CAT ID 42771 is SHAINAJOHL Object H - NORAD CAT ID 42772 is XUENITERENCE Object J - NORAD CAT ID 42773 is LUCYBRYCE Object K - NORAD CAT ID 42774 is KUNGFOO Object Q - NORAD CAT ID 42779 is LYNSEY-SYMO Object R - NORAD CAT ID 42780 is LISASUARUS Object S - NORAD CAT ID 42781 is SAM-AMELIA Object T - NORAD CAT ID 42782 is MCPEAKE Object U - NORAD CAT ID 42783 is DIAMOND RED Object W - NORAD CAT ID 42785 is DIAMOND GREEN Object X - NORAD CAT ID 42786 is DIAMOND BLUE Object AE - NORAD CAT ID 42793 is CICERO 6 Object AG - NORAD CAT ID 42795 is TYVAK 53B