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[jamsat-news:868] * SpaceNews 27-Jul-98 *



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* SpaceNews 27-Jul-98 *


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			  MONDAY JULY 27, 1998


SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA.  It
is published every week and is made available for non-commercial use.


* 76 GHz BAND CHANGE *
======================
Henry Ruh, KB9FO, reports that the FCC 3rd Report and Order amends Parts 2,
15, and 97 for use above 40 GHz.  Current 76-77 GHz amateur band operation
is now suspended.  It will be replaced by a 77.5-78 GHz band segment with
Amateur Radio as the primary service.  Reason for the change was the use of
the band by collision avoidence radar systems which would pre-empt amateur
operation which is now secondary between 76-77 GHz.


* RS-12 NEWS *
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Tom Hart, AD1B, reports that a number of RS-12 regulars have made contact
with 8P9JJ recently via the satellite.  A problem, however, exists concerning
the QSL route for 8P9JJ.  It was first believed that John, K7DV was 8P9JJ's
QSl manager, but John reports that he's not connected to 8P9JJ in any way.
If anyone knows the correct QSl manager for 8P9JJ, please send the information
to any of the addresses listed below, and a follow-up report will be made in
a future issue of SpaceNews.

Thanks.


* AUGUST SPACE CALENDAR *
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Aug ?? - Sky One Atlas IIAS Launch
Aug ?? - ORBCOMM-3 Pegasus XL Launch
Aug ?? - Globalstar-3 Zenit 2 Launch
Aug ?? - Iridium Long March 2C/SD Launch
Aug 01 - ORBCOMM-2 Pegasus XL Launch
Aug 01 - Alpha Capricornids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 01 - Asteroid 980 Anacostia at Opposition (10.7 Magnitude)
Aug 01 - Asteroid 1474 Beira Closest Approach to Earth (1.788 AU)
Aug 01 - Maria Mitchell's 180th Birthday (1818)
Aug 02 - Asteroid 29 Amphitrite at Opposition (9.2 Magnitude)
Aug 02 - Asteroid 490 Veritas Occults TAC -214637 (11.2 Magnitude Star)
Aug 02 - Asteroid 1993 OZ2 Closest Approach to Earth (1.096 AU)
Aug 03 - Uranus at Opposition
Aug 03 - Asteroid 13 Egeria at Opposition (10.9 Magnitude)
Aug 03 - Asteroid 1998 MY5 Near-Earth Flyby (0.236 AU)
Aug 03 - Asteroid 1994 CK1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.238 AU)
Aug 04 - DOD US Air Force Titan 4 Launch
Aug 04 - Venus Passes 0.8 Degrees From Mars
Aug 04 - Asteroid 7341 (1991 VK) Closest Approach to Earth (1.638 AU)
Aug 05 - 25th Anniversary (1973), Mars 6 Launch (USSR)
Aug 06 - Southern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 06 - Asteroid 1998 EC3 Closest Approach to Earth (0.455 AU)
Aug 07 - Asteroid 1989 OB Closest Approach to Earth (0.855 AU)
Aug 07 - Asteroid 1997 GZ3 Closest Approach to Earth (1.500 AU)
Aug 08 - JCSat 6 Atlas IIAS Launch
Aug 08 - Asteroid 1990 DA Closest Approach To Earth (1.738 AU)
Aug 08 - 20th Anniversary (1978), Pioneer Venus 2 Launch (Venus Atmospheric Probes)
Aug 09 - Asteroid 71 Niobe at Opposition (10.6 Magnitude)
Aug 09 - Asteroid 1566 Icarus Closest Approach To Earth (1.032 AU)
Aug 09 - Asteroid 4618 Shakhovskoj Closest Approach To Earth (1.506 AU)
Aug 09 - Asteroid 7478 Hasse Closest Approach To Earth (1.622 AU)
Aug 09 - 25th Anniversary (1973), Mars 7 Launch (USSR)
Aug 10 - Venus Occults 79782 (6.9 Magnitude Star)
Aug 10 - Asteroid 4886 (1981 EZ14) Closest Approach to Earth (2.113 AU)
Aug 11 - Moon Occults Jupiter
Aug 11 - Comet Peters-Hartley Perihelion (1.624 AU)
Aug 11 - Asteroid 1998 ML14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.019 AU)
Aug 12 - Perseids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 12 - 20th Anniversary (1978), ISEE-3/ICE Launch (Comet Mission)
Aug 13 - NEAR, 1st Optical Navigation Image Of Eros
Aug 13 - TM-28 Soyuz Launch (Russia)
Aug 13 - Comet C/1998 M2 (LINEAR) Perihelion (2.727 AU)
Aug 13 - 100th Anniversary (1898), Discovery of Asteroid Eros
Aug 14 - Comet Faye Closest Approach To Earth (1.950 AU)
Aug 14 - Asteroid 576 Emanuela Occults TAC +115897 (10.2 Magnitude Star)
Aug 14 - Asteroid 1994 AB1 Closest Approach To Earth (1.493 AU)
Aug 15 - Deadline For STARDUST Name Submission
Aug 15 - Progress M-40/Znamya-2.5 Soyuz U Launch (Russia)
Aug 15 - Comet C/1997 J2 Meunier-Dupouy Closest Approach to Earth (2.494 AU)
Aug 16 - Asteroid 1991 FA Closest Approach To Earth (1.100 AU)
Aug 17 - Comet Mueller 3 Closest Approach to Earth (2.207 AU)
Aug 18 - Asteroid 1998 OK1 Near-Earth Flyby (0.252 AU)
Aug 18 - 5th Anniversary (1993), 1st Test Flight of the Delta Clipper (DC-X)
Aug 19 - Asteroid 1987 OA Near-Earth Flyby (0.1019 AU)
Aug 19 - Asteroid 3199 Nefertiti Closest Approach to Earth (0.916 AU)
Aug 19 - Asteroid 7350 (1993 VA) Closest Approach to Earth (1.414 AU)
Aug 19 - Asteroid 6858 (1990 ST10) Closest Approach To Earth (1.563 AU)
Aug 21 - Asteroid 469 Argentina Occults SAO 210535 (9.1 Magnitude Star)
Aug 21 - Asteroid 6223 Dahl Closest Approach To Earth (1.470 AU)
Aug 21 - Asteroid 5393 Goldstein Closest Approach To Earth (1.597 AU)
Aug 22 - Annular Eclipse, Visible From Indian Ocean
Aug 22 - Asteroid 4034 (1986 PA) Near-Earth Flyby (0.327 AU)
Aug 23 - Galileo, Orbital Trim Maneuver #52 (OTM-52)
Aug 24 - Galaxy 10 Delta 3 Launch
Aug 24 - SCD-2/Wing Glove Pegasus XL Launch
Aug 24 - Asteroid 354 Eleonora at Opposition (10.7 Magnitude)
Aug 24 - Asteroid 3756 Ruscannon Closest Approach To Earth (1.265 AU)
Aug 24 - Asteroid 6350 Schluter Closest Approach To Earth (1.890 AU)
Aug 25 - ST-1 Ariane 4 Launch
Aug 25 - Astra-2A Proton Launch
Aug 25 - Comet Shoemaker-Levy 7 Perihelion (1.697 AU)
Aug 25 - Comet Russell 1 Perihelion (2.182 AU)
Aug 25 - Northern Iota Aquarids Meteor Shower Peak
Aug 25 - Asteroid 6378 (1987 SE13) Closest Approach To Earth (1.904 AU)
Aug 26 - NEAR, Trajectory Correction Maneuver #14 (TCM-14)
Aug 27 - Mercury Passes 2.2 Degrees From Venus
Aug 27 - Uranus Occults PPM 237981 (9.5 Magnitude Star)
Aug 28 - Asteroid 1036 Ganymed Occults TAC +541187 (9.9 Magnitude Star)
Aug 28 - 5th Anniversary (1993), Galileo Flyby of Ida
Aug 29 - Asteroid 6800 Saragamine Closest Approach To Earth (1.503 AU)
Aug 30 - Venus Occults 98676 (8.0 Magnitude Star)
Aug 30 - 15th Anniversary (1983), STS-8 Launch (Challenger), Insat 1B
Aug 31 - Iridium 10 Delta 2 Launch
Aug 31 - Mercury at Greatest Western Elongation (18 Degrees)
Aug 31 - Asteroid 1998 FF14 Near-Earth Flyby (0.372 AU)

[Info via Ron Baalke at JPL/NASA]


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