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[jamsat-news:1034] ANS 052
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 052
ANS is a free weekly news and information service of AMSAT North
America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent and future developments
in amateur radio satellites will be presented in San Diego, California
--October 8-11, 1999-- at the 17th Space Symposium and
AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting. More information is available from
Symposium chair, Duane Naugle, KO6BT, at:
ko6bt@amsat.org
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This ANS bulletin set is dedicated to the memory of
King Hussein of Jordan, JY1.
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NEW CREW FOR MIR
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 21, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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A new crew for the Mir space station successfully lifted off from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome this weekend. The three crew members are
Viktor Afanasyev, Jean-Pierre Heignere and Ivan Bella. The three are
expected to link up with Mir shortly. Indications are that this crew may be
involved in the Russian space station's final manned mission as the last
of more than 100 men and women who have lived aboard the craft.
The Mir space station was launched February 20, 1986 and was
expected to last only five years. Now observing its 13th anniversary, the
station's fate has not yet been sealed, as Russian space professionals
continue to work to keep the station in orbit for several more years.
However, Mir may be abandoned as early as August 1999 if private
donors to pay Mir's expenses can not be found. Mir's estimated budget is
around $250 million a year.
Dr. Bernard Pidoux, F6BVP, President of AMSAT-France told ANS that
French astronaut Jean-Pierre Heignere will spend 6 months aboard Mir
and is scheduled to perform two EVAs. One of the planned EVA's will
give him the opportunity to hand launch yet another Sputnik
nano-satellite built by AMSAT-France. This small satellite --the third in
the series-- will be called Sputnik 19. The 'launch' date is not known at
this time, so stay tuned to ANS for further details.
F6BVP also mentioned AMSAT-France is looking for children's voices,
spoken and recorded in Russian, to be put into the pre-recorded
messages that will be broadcast by Sputnik 19.
The three messages will be:
* This is radio Sputnik 19 in space
* 73's to all ham friends
* Please QSL AMSAT-France
Dr. Pidoux asked if amateurs have the possibility to record such
messages using a computer .wav file, to please contact him before
sending the file. Contact F6BVP at the following e-mail address:
mailto:pidoux@ccr.jussieu.fr
[ANS thanks Dr. Bernard Pidoux, F6BVP, President AMSAT-France, and
Florida Today for this information]
/EX
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ISS STATUS UPDATE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 21, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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Flight control teams in Houston and Moscow continue to work in tandem
to monitor the health of systems aboard the two-segment International
Space Station.
The focus of attention remains testing the command and control
capability of the station's Zarya control module through the Early
Communications System (ECS) housed aboard the Unity node. This
system was installed during the STS-88 shuttle mission to provide
additional command capability of Zarya's systems using NASA's
communications satellites.
These ongoing command sequences are designed to not only
demonstrate the general commanding capability, but to iron out
configuration issues on the ground while training NASA flight controllers
in commands that could be required in contingency situations when
Russian ground stations are not available.
In the meantime, the controlled spin of the station continues to be
monitored and fine-tuned as necessary to manage temperatures of the
overall complex.
ISS viewing opportunities from the ground can be found on the Internet
at the following URL:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
The next ISS Space Shuttle mission (Discovery) is targeted for launch on
May 20th. Updates on orbiter processing can be found in at the
Kennedy Space Center's shuttle status report located at:
http://www-pao.ksc.nasa.gov/kscpao/status/status.htm
[ANS thanks NASA for this information]
/EX
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ANS IN BRIEF
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 21, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** The SunSat launch has been rescheduled for February 23rd.
Liftoff from Space Launch Complex-2 West at Vandenberg Air Force
Base aboard a Delta rocket is scheduled during a launch window of
10:10 to 11:10 UTC. Aboard will be the Boeing-built ARGOS spacecraft,
Sunsat, and a Danish research satellite. The Delta 267 launch vehicle
will fly as a two-stage rocket with nine strap-on solid rocket motors and
a 10-foot diameter payload fairing. --Florida Today
** The AMSAT quote of the week comes from AMSAT-NA President
Keith Baker, KB1SF, (regarding the P3D satellite): "don't think that our
lack of public discussion about our launch prospects implies a lack of
progress in that regard." --The AMSAT Journal
** AMSAT Net of the week: The Colorado AMSAT Net.
The net meets each Wednesday on the 147.225 MHz (Denver metro),
145.460 MHz (Boulder), 145.160 MHz (Colorado Springs) and the
224.98 MHz (Denver) repeaters. This system reaches from south of
Pueblo to Cheyenne, Wyoming. NCS is John, N0VSE, secondary NCS is
Rick, KB0VBZ. Check out more information at the following URL:
http://www.idcomm.com/personal/n0vse. --ANS
** Matt, WV1K, reports a new addition to his web site -- DX spot
information. Matt says the information refreshes every 45 seconds which
should make the satellite DX spots more timely. Check out the site at
http://www.qsl.net/wv1k/DXUpdater.html. --Matt, WV1K
** Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, tells ANS that APRS users are working on a
project of short-range digipeaters for tracking APRS users inside
buildings. Bob expects hundreds of people walking around the
(upcoming) Dayton Hamvention -- where their handheld HT's and GPS
units may loose track during indoor activities. By having a dozen or so
deaf-digipeaters in each room, Bob expects to track APRS users on the
available maps, right to the nearest room. --Bob, WB4APR
** The ARRL Board of Directors has adopted an initiative proposed by
President Rod Stafford, W6ROD, to promote new technology in Amateur
Radio. Meeting in Houston, Texas, the Board adopted Stafford's
proposal to establish an Amateur Radio Technology Task Force to
develop a strategy and plan for exploring new technologies and
assessing their applicability and possible incorporation into Amateur
Radio. --ARRL Letter
** The Canadian territory of Nunavut comes into existence April
1, 1999, and with it, a new Amateur Radio prefix. Radio Amateurs of
Canada announced that Nunavut will get the prefix VY0. The new
territory will be about five times the size of Alberta but has a population
of just 24,000, some 85% of whom are Inuit. --ARRL Letter
** For the second time engineers have revitalized the SOHO spacecraft,
and have also set a space record. The craft went into a self-protection
mode last December when the last of its three gyroscopes failed. Having
lost a fundamental orientation system, SOHO continually fired onboard
jets to keep its sensors pointed toward the sun. To stop the rapid
depletion of hydrazine fuel, engineers designed a software program to
enable the spacecraft to resume science operations without gyroscopes.
The system, in place since February 2nd, has been working well. The
satellite is now reprogrammed to ignore faulty information from the
gyroscopes and use new software sent up by ground controllers. This is
the first time that a spacecraft equipped with gyroscopes has carried on
working without them. --ESA
** The Chandra X-ray Observatory, scheduled to launch aboard Space
Shuttle Columbia on mission STS-93, is undergoing final installation of
associated electronic components -- and is being fueled and mated with
the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster. Chandra will use the world's most
powerful X-ray telescope to allow scientists to monitor cosmic events that
are invisible to conventional optical telescopes. ARISS member Will
Marchant, KC6ROL, reminds ANS that STS-93 will also be the next SAREX
mission, supporting both Amateur Radio voice and packet operations. It
is currently the only SAREX mission scheduled for 1999. --NASA,
Will, KC6ROL
** The Mars Global Surveyor spacecraft has just completed months of
touchy and dangerous 'aerobraking' to achieve its final orbit around the
red planet as NASA controllers cautiously nudged the spacecraft into
many delicate skims through Mars's uppermost atmosphere. The Mars
Global Surveyor will now begin a nearly two-year program of imaging
the Martian surface in extremely fine detail. Its mapping camera will
resolve objects on the ground as small as 5 feet across. The camera has
already returned numerous panoramic views with resolutions nearly this
fine. --NASA
** Correction: the satellite feed of the Houston AMSAT Net is on the
C-Band satellite GE-1 (W1), transponder 12 (vertical), 5.7 MHz audio,
and NOT on the Hughes SBS 6 satellite as ANS indicated last week.
Apologies to KK5DO and the Houston Net. --ANS
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 1
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 21, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-052.04
MIR/SAFEX
SAFEX II 70 cm Repeater
Uplink 435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink 437.950 MHz FM
Seldom-operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.
SAFEX II 70 cm QSO Mode
Uplink 435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz
Downlink 437.925 MHz FM
Seldom-operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.
PMS
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Semi-operational due to SSTV transmissions.
The PBBS is running a Kantronics KPC-9612 + V.8.1 TNC. The
commands are similar to most PBBS and BBS systems.
Rick, KB0VBZ, reports SSTV from Mir during a recent pass over
Colorado. Rick has posted a received image to UO-22. Don, K8OMO,
reports very good SSTV pictures "looking out a window of Mir," receiving
6 images on one pass. Evio, PY1FO, reports a "first ever" packet contact
with Mir, during a pass over Rio de Janeiro.
Scott, WA6LIE, has a set of instructions on how to work the Mir space
station. Copies of the instructions are available from Scott by e-mail at
wa6lie@juno.com, or by packet at wa6lie@wa6lie.#wcca.ca.usa.noam.
[ANS thanks Scott Avery, WA6LIE, and the MIREX team for Mir status
information]
Radio Sport RS-12
Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.408 MHz
Robot Uplink 21.129 MHz Downlink 29.454 MHz
Last reported to be semi-operational, beacon only.
Radio Sport RS-13
Uplink 21.260 MHz to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink 145.960 MHz to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.460 MHz to 29.500 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.504 MHz
Robot Uplink 21.140 MHz Downlink 29.458 MHz
Last reported in mode KA with a 10-meter downlink and a 15-meter
and 2-meter uplink.
Kevin, WB5RUE, reports he uses a pair of inverted 'V' antennas that are
phased 90 degrees 'out' as his mode A antenna. The system (commonly
called a turnstile) is based on a fiberglass pole with the two antennas
also acting as guy wires. Kevin uses sections of RG-6 for matching to the
50-ohm feed line, reporting "it works just as good as a loop although it is
a bit more complicated to make and match -- but is a bit better when the
satellite is near the horizon."
The RS-12/13 satellite has seen many recent changes in operational
status. Modes K, T, KT and now mode KA operation have all been
reported by a number of stations.
No official word from the Russian satellite controllers has been received.
ANS recommends monitoring each satellite carefully to determine the
transponder in operation and which mode it is operating in.
RS-12/13 command is now in the hands of Alex Papkov, in
Kaluga City, Russia.
Radio Sport RS-15
Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
Semi-operational, mode A, using a 2-meter uplink and a 10-meter
downlink.
The 29.380 MHz 'meeting frequency' used by most RS-15 operators is
showing good results.
Dave, WB6LLO, reports he has prepared a "quick and dirty" set of
operating instructions for RS-15 at the following URL:
http://users.aol.com/dguimont
OSCAR 10 AO-10
Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Semi-operational, mode B. AO-10 is locked into a 70-cm uplink
and a 2-meter downlink.
W4SM reports AO-10 has entered another sleep period due to
poor solar angle, telling ANS the beacon is quite weak and FMing. If the
past is any indication (and it may not be if AO-10 is attitudinally
unstable), this sleep period will last about 4-6 weeks before gradually
improving over another 4-6 weeks. W4SM also notes downlink signals
are currently too weak for ranging data.
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information and
web site]
AO-27
Uplink 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink 436.792 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.
The satellite is showing heavy usage, especially on weekends.
[ANS thanks Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for AO-27 information]
JAS-1b FO-20
Uplink 145.900 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.
Tony, AB2CJ, has been active on FO-20 CW.
[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]
JAS-2 FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink 145.900 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker.
Digital Mode JD
Uplink 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink 435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK
Semi-operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.
A new operation schedule for FO-29 has been announced by the JARL.
Digitalker operation had been planned, however, the digital voice is
experiencing problems. Digitalker operation is again planned starting
March 19th.
The new operation sked for FO-29 as announced by JARL command
is as follows:
Feb 22 -- Mar 08 JA
Mar 08 -- Mar 18 JD1200
Mar 19 -- Mar 23 Digitalker
Mar 23 -- Mar 30 JA
[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for this report]
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 2
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 21, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM
Not operational. The downlink transmitter has not been operational for
any normal communication.
ANS has learned (from the KO-23 ground command team) that
satellite downlink telemetry shows one of KO-23's battery cells to be very
unstable. The command team is analyzing the relationship between the
battery life cycle and the downlink transmitter problem.
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]
KITSAT KO-25
Uplink 145.980 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 436.50 MHz FM
Operational.
KO-25 is absorbing the additional traffic (due to the loss of KO-23) and is
performing well under heavy usage.
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]
UO-22
Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
Downlink 435.120 MHz FM
Semi-operational.
More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/EE/CSER/UOSAT/
[Chris Jackson, G7UPN /ZL2TPO, is the Operations Manager of
UO-22]
OSCAR-11
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM, 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon 2401.500 MHz
Operational.
Clive, G3CWV, reports that during the period of 17-January to
16-February-1999 good signals have been received from the
145.826 MHz beacon. The battery voltage has dropped slightly,
averaging 13.7 volts (afternoon passes) and 13.1 to 13.2 volts
during early morning passes (when the satellite has been in
darkness for some time).
The magnetorquer spin correction counters have again showed very few
spin counter increments, although the spin period remains around its
nominal value of -300 seconds. The Z axis counter increments show
normal conditions.
The internal temperatures have fallen by about two degrees C. They
are now 5.4C and 3.8C for battery and telemetry electronics
respectively.
A single WOD survey dated 06-January-99 of solar array currents and
array voltage (channels 10, 20, 30, 40 and +Y, -X, +X, V) has been
transmitted. The sound of this WOD contains a characteristic
musical tone which occurs when the constant data captured during
solar eclipses is transmitted.
Reports of the Mode-S beacon reception have been received from Mike,
WL7BQM, and Al, KD4VA. Mike observed a reduction in signal strength
when the satellite is in eclipse (although this may also be due to path
obstructions at the time).
The operating schedule is unchanged.
ASCII status (210 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY SEU (30 seconds)
ASCII TLM (90 seconds)
ASCII WOD (120 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY ENG (30 seconds)
The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and
frequencies of the current amateur radio satellites with additional status
blocks after each bulletin and between ASCII TLM and WOD.
More information about OSCAR 11 can be found at the following URL:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
Beacon reception reports should be sent to g3cwv@amsat.org.
[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for this information]
PACSAT AO-16
Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM 1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB, 1200 bps RC-BPSK 1200 Baud PSK
Beacon 2401.1428 MHz
Operating normally.
The AO-16 command team has authorized an APRS experiment on
AO-16 to explore the use of the 1200-baud PACSAT for APRS
position/status reporting. Test periods will run each Tuesday from
0000 to 2359 UTC.
Telemetry is as follows:
Time is Fri Feb 19 21:28:59 1999 uptime is 1615/15:52:02
+10V Bus 10.350 V +X (RX) Temp -8.473 D
RX Temp 7.260 D Baseplt Temp 4.839 D
RC PSK BP Temp -0.607 D RC PSK HPA Tmp -0.002 D
+Y Array Temp -24.811 D PSK TX HPA Tmp -0.607 D
+Z Array Temp -13.919 D RC PSK TX Out 0.779 W
Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.568 Ifb= 0.154 I+10V= 0.435
TX:0109 BCR:1E PWRC:59F BT: A WC:25 EDAC:20
General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu
A complete collection of WOD graphics corresponding to the
year of 1998 can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/wod1998.zip
[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for this report]
LUSAT LO-19
Uplink 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM 1200 bps Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.125 MHz SSB 1200 bps RC-BPSK
Currently semi-operational.
No BBS service. The OBC (on board computer) reload is reported to be
in progress, however, both EA1BCU (and ANS) have not received any
updated information for several months. The digipeater is active.
Telemetry is as follows:
Time is Fri Feb 19 22:45:29 1999 uptime is 203/09:10:51
+10V Bus 10.820 V Baseplt Temp 3.496 D
RC PSK TX Out 0.630 W RC PSK BP Temp 5.740 D
+Y Array Temp -13.331 D +Z Array Temp -11.087 D
Total Array C= 0.010 Bat Ch Cur=-0.270 Ifb= 0.131 I+10V= 0.146
TX:017 BCR:1E PWRC:62D BT:3C WC: 0
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/lo19.htm
[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for this report]
ITAMSAT IO-26
Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 Baud
Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB
Unknown status.
ANS has not received any recent updates concerning the status
of IO-26. No additional information is available at this time.
TMSAT-1 TO-31
Uplink 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Operational.
ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits
the processing of image files from TO-31. ProcMail V2.00G is available
for downloading on KO-23 and KO-25. It also has been posted to the
AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:
www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN /ZL2TPO, for this report]
TechSat-1B GO-32
Downlink 435.325 435.225 MHz
HDLC telemetry framed so a TNC in KISS mode will decode it
Unknown status.
The TechSat-1B micro-satellite was successfully launched from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 10, 1998.
ANS has not received any recent updates concerning the current status
of GO-32 and no additional information is available at this time.
The satellite does not have a continuos beacon, but does transmit a
9600-baud burst every 30 seconds (for a continuous 3 seconds in
length), currently on 435.225 MHz.
The TechSat team has also constructed a home page about TechSat.
To view the site, point your web browser to:
http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/
[ANS thanks Shlomo Menuhin, 4X1AS, for this information]
SedSat SO-33
Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.
SedSat-1, signifying Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space Satellite number one, was successfully launched and placed in
orbit on Saturday, October 24, 1998.
SedSat is continuing to perform as it has since launch, transmitting
telemetry until the batteries are depleted and then going into safe mode
(for about ten hours) and then repeating the process. "The orbital
geometry is such that we have had as much as 120 hours of continuous
operation from the bird before the batteries die," said Dennis, KD4ETA.
Recovery efforts continue.
For more information on SedSat-1, including Version 1.2 of the SedSat
ground station software -- visit the satellite web site at the following URL:
http://www.seds.org/sedsat
[ANS thanks Dr. Mark Maier, KF4YGR, for this information]
PanSat PO-34
Downlink frequency not established.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.
PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched
from the shuttle Discovery. PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders
will be available to amateur radio operators in the near future along with
software to utilize this technology. The PO-34 command station is
located in Monterey, California.
Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, PANSAT Project Manager recommends
'The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook' as a good place to start in
understanding the spread-spectrum scheme.
The PANSAT Team does not expect the satellite to be available to the
Amateur Radio community for another few months.
For more information, visit the official PANSAT web site at:
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information]
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PT 3
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 052.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 21, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-052.06
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
RS-16
Attempts to command the mode A transponder 'on' have been
unsuccessful to date. At this time the RS-16 transponder is
non-operational. The 435 MHz beacon (only) is operational.
No additional information is available at this time.
DOVE DO-17
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM 1200 Baud AFSK
Beacon 2401.220 MHz
Non-operational.
DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and
2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not
responded to ground station control.
QSL cards for receiving DOVE (when the satellite is operating) may
be obtained from:
Dianne White, N0IZO
45777 Rampart Road
Parker, Colorado 80138-4316
USA
No additional information is available at this time.
WEBERSAT WO-18
Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 Baud PSK AX.25
Non-operational.
WO-18 is reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.
No additional information is available at this time.
--ANS END---
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to
ans-editor@amsat.org
/EX
Daniel (Dan) James
AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor
AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs
Amateur callsign: NN0DJ
Grid Square EN28iv
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
e-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org
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