日本アマチュア衛星通信協会：MIR / MIREX

MIR/MIREX

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From: "Miles Mann" <Miles_Mann@pictel.com>
To: Miles_Mann@pictel.com
Cc: Sarex@AMSAT.Org
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1998 11:54:48 -0400
Subject: [jamsat-sarex:3503] Mir Amateur Radio Status August 11, 1998

To: All Satellite Enthusiasts
From: Miles Mann, MAREX-NA
Subject: Mir Amateur Project Status
Date: Aug 11, 1998

SSTV Project:

Hello everyone.
The MAREX-NA Mir SSTV (Kenwood TM-V7A / Tasco ) system has passed all of the Russian Space safety certification testing!
The MAREX-NA Mir SSTV has been certified for use on the Space Station Mir and the approval to fly has been signed. Congratulations everyone for a job well done.
The exact date for the launch has not been chosen at this time. There are three possible flight opportunities between October 98 and March 1999. We will keep you informed as information comes in.

Mir Life Span:
The current plan is to keep the Mir Space Station occupied until approximately June/July 1999.
After this date, the manned crew will leave the Mir Station and return to earth. A remotely controlled booster will dock with the Mir station and then fly the Mirstation towards a controlled landing location in the Pacific ocean a few months later. If the occupation of the International Space Station (Alpha) is delayed there is the possibility the manned Mir Missions may be extended.

SSTV Frequency:
The IARU is still working on the SSTV Frequency.

PMS Project:
The Kantronics KPC-9612 PMS is still working Great.
Check it out on 145.985 FM Simplex. For some reason, there are many web pages listing the incorrect Mir 2-meter frequency. The frequency is 145.985 FM simplex and has been in use since April 1997 and is still the primary 2-meter frequency.
The Primary PMS antenna on the Mir Base-Block was repaired a few months ago. The PMS Primary antenna is a Larsen Dual-Band mobile antenna (2m/70cm). The PMS has been using a back-up antenna located on the Pirodia Module since December 97. The crew is planning on eventually moving the PMS back to the Mir Base-Block in the near future.
The Mir crew spends most of their time in the Base-Block. The move will give the crews easier access to the PMS.

Next Crew
SOYUZ TM-28 will be launching between August 15 -16. Mir Soyuz TM-28 crew will consist of Sergei Avdeyev, Gennadiy Padalko and Yuri Baturin. (Sergei and Gennadiy both received training on the MAREX-NA SSTV system in Star City). Some of the Evening passes may be visible and you may have the opportunity to get a view of the Mir begin chased by Soyuze TM-28.
Use your tracking program to calculate the pass times.
The existing Mir crew Soyuz TM-27 ( Jan. 29, 1998 - August 98) Talgat Musabayev and Nikolai Budarin will be returning to earth.

Web Page information
For general information about some of the Mir Projects, check the web page at
http://www.ik1sld.org/mirex.htm
OR
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Lab/3431/mirex.htm

For information about the MAREX-NA SSTV project, check the web page at:
http://www.geocities.com/CapeCanaveral/Hangar/7355/sstv_proj.htm