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[jamsat-news:1165] ANS 290


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE	
ANS 290	

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.

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This edition of ANS is dedicated to CQ Worked All Zones Program
Manager and well-known lowband DXer Jim Dionne, K1MEM, of
Sudbury, Massachusetts, who died October 12, 1999. He was 51 and
had been in ill health for some time. An ARRL Life Member, Dionne also
belonged to the First-Class CW Operators Club and the Yankee Clipper
Contest Club and was a participant in several DXpeditions.

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-290.01
DCC ON THE CUTTING EDGE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 290.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 17, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-290.01

The 18th ARRL-TAPR Digital Communications Conference held recently
in Phoenix offered a vision of Amateur Radio where individual ham
bands are irrelevant. Some 150 digital enthusiasts attended the
sessions held in late September.

The wave of the future could be ultra wide band, according to
Conference speaker (and an ARRL Pacific Division Assistant Director)
Dewayne Hendricks, WA8DZP. Ultra wideband --or UWB-- is related to
new methods of spectrum sharing among large numbers of users.
During a forum Hendricks described UWB as akin to a group of people
sharing a large house rather than each owning smaller, separate
houses. The FCC initiated a Notice of Inquiry last year seeking comment
on UWB issues.

ARRL Southwest Division Vice Director Art Goddard, W6XD, says
Hendricks' DCC presentation suggested that the notion of individual
Amateur Radio bands could become irrelevant in a UWB era, where
software-driven equipment and spectrum sharing protocols would
determine what frequency or frequencies best suit the desired
communication at that particular moment.

As in the past, this year's DCC saw the introduction of new and
improved versions of APRS. Horzepa said that Rob Wittner, KZ5RW,
demonstrated a work-in-progress version of APRS/CE for handheld
computers running the Windows CE operating system.

Audio from all the conference presentations may be heard at:

http://www.tapr.org

The Conference Proceedings are available from the ARRL.

[ANS thanks the ARRL and TAPR for this information]

/EX

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ANS IN BRIEF

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 290.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 17, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-290.02

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** Mars -- the ultimate theme park? According to news reports the
hottest tourist spot of the next century could be the planet Mars. Experts
insist astronauts will take their first step on the red plant within 10 years
and space tourism will follow shortly thereafter. -SpaceDaily

** Space debris experts from around the globe recently gathered at the
European Space Agency Operations Center for the 17th meeting of the
Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee. The IADC is
concerned with all technical issues of the space debris problem. The
main objectives of IADC are to exchange results of research in the field
of space debris, to cooperate in research activities and to identify debris
mitigation options. -ESA

** The Galileo spacecraft's October flyby of Io was highly successful,
according to published reports. In the coming weeks the spacecraft will
transmit stored images and spectra of several volcanoes and other
colorful features from the flyby. -Sky & Telescope

** HR2KOS reports an interesting web site that might help those who
want to visualize satellite orbits and Kepler's laws - along with other
simulations and visualizations including SWR, the flow of RF through
coaxial cable and antenna patterns. Check out the site at the following
URL: http://www.phy.hw.ac.uk/resources/demos/. -Rick, HR2KOS

** AMSAT-France reports that a logbook with all QSL cards and
requests received for FX0STB or R0MIR confirmations can be viewed at
the following URL : http://www.citeweb.net/f4rtp/Logbook/. The list will be
regularly updated as AMSAT-France receives new requests.
-AMSAT-BB

** According to published news reports China is planning to build a
satellite launching center near Hainan Island in the South China Sea.
Construction of the facility is due to start soon. -SpaceDaily

** Trying to decode satellite signals from some of the digital birds? Steve
Bible, N7HPR, did some research in this area when he was at the Naval
Postgraduate school, providing a web interface for reading messages
downloaded from the digital satellites. His paper is on the subject can be
found at http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/papers/papers.html. -John, G0ORX

** Astronomers had hoped that by crashing the Lunar Prospector
spacecraft near the Moon's south pole, they would at last gain proof that
there's ice locked up in perpetually dark crater floors. Unfortunately,
such evidence did not arise. Although telescopes around the world and
in space were turned to watch, they detected no plume of debris at the
time of the impact, much less any water vapor. -Sky & Telescope

** The PicoSats are coming. A mission scheduled to be launched in late
November from Vandenberg Air Force Base will give a preview of how
tiny satellites would operate in constellations. More information is
available be clicking on the following Internet web site:
http://www.spacedaily.com/spacecast/news/nanosat-99f.html.
-SpaceDaily

** Some North America doorstep astronomy from ANS: The brightest star
very high in the west during evening is Vega, 25 light-years away. The
bright star higher above Vega is Deneb, a much more distant
supergiant about 1,500 light-years away. -Sky & Telescope

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/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 290.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 17, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-290.03

RADIO SPORT   RS-12
Uplink		  21.210 to  21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink          	145.910 to 145.950 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
Robot Downlink   29.454 MHz
Semi-operational, beacon only.

RADIO SPORT   RS-13
Uplink     	  21.260 to  21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink          	145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink          	  29.460 to  29.500 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink        	145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon           	  29.458 MHz
Robot Uplink     145.840 MHz
Robot Downlink   29.504 MHz
Operational, in mode-KA with a 10-meter downlink
and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink.

RS-13's Robot CW auto-transponder is active. For confirmation of an
RS-13 Robot contact, send your QSL card along with the Robot
QSL number to:

	Radio Sport Federation
	Box 88
	Moscow

Kevin, AC5DK, has information about RS-12/13 that contains a simple
explanation on how to operate on the satellite, including a forum for
operators to exchange information, pose questions or even set up
schedules via RS-12/13.

AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Operators Page:

http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html

AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Forum:

http://www.hotboards.com/powerforum/pwrforum.exe?who=rs1213

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)
SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a
10-meter downlink.

Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 and RS-13
on his personal web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna
information for mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web
site URL is:

http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads

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 has been locked into a 70-cm uplink
and a 2-meter downlink for several years.

DX continues to be heard and worked on AO-10. Kimio, 8J1RL, is very
active while he is also QRV on EME. 8J1RL will be looking for more
contacts through February 2000. Jerry, K5OE, worked G1WPR, and
John, M1BTR, reports QSO's with W6VPH and KD7MW. John, K6YK,
reports hearing/working KL0BK, WL7BQM, FO5QS, V73CW, JA5LG,
VE6XT, F2OQ, EB1FG and ZL2VBV.

Masa, JN1GKZ, reports his web page shows the current AO-10
spin period and spin rate (by measuring the beacon with FFTDSP
software). The JN1GKZ web site can be found at the following URL:

http://www.din.or.jp/~m-arai/ao10/beacone.htm

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]

AMRAD   AO-27
Uplink    	145.850 MHz FM
Downlink  	436.795 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.

John, K6YK, reports "many stations on every pass." Stations giving
out new grids/counties/states included N3ZLL, N7SFI, N6KMR/mobile,
K6YK/mobile, K0LEE, N2YQP, KL0BK and XE2YVW.

Chuck, KM4NZ, recently reset the TEPR states on AO-27 (on
October 11, 1999).

TEPR 4 is 22	TEPR 5 is 58

[ANS thanks Chuck Wyrick, KM4NZ, and Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for
AO-27 information]

JAS-1b   FO-20
Uplink   	145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.

FO-20 continues to function quite well. 

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]

JAS-2   FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink   	145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Semi-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
Digitalker 	435.910 MHz
Semi-operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.

Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29,
addressing analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy
e-mail Mike at:          kf4fdj@amsat.org

Kazu, JJ1WTK, reports the FO-29 operational schedule
(announced by the JARL) is as follows:

through October 18th		Digitalker
October 19 - 21			JA
October  22 - November 8th   	Digitalker
November  09 - 15        		JA

Mineo, JE9PEL, has updated his FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis
Program. The software will automatically analyze all digital
telemetry from the satellite such as current, voltage and temperature.

The JE9PEL FO-29/software update is available at:

http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]

/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 290.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 17, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-290.04

KITSAT   KO-25
Uplink		145.980 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	436.500 MHz FM
Operational.

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is performing well with good downlink
efficiency.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]

KITSAT   KO-23
Uplink   	145.900 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	435.175 MHz FM
Semi-operational. 

ANS has learned (from HL0ENJ) that satellite downlink telemetry shows
two of KO-23's battery cells to be very unstable.

Jim, AA7KC, confirms KO-23 returned to service on 10-13-99 as
planned. The satellite is performing well with good downlink efficiency.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]

UOSAT   UO-22
Uplink   	145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 	435.120 MHz FM
Operational.

Carol, W9HGI, reports UO-22 is performing within acceptable limits.
W9HGI operates the West Coast Packet Satellite Gateway (WSPG) for
the Worldwide Packet Network (WPN).

More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:

http://www.sstl.co.uk/

[ANS thanks Carol Byers, W9HGI and Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO,
for UO-22 status information]

OSCAR-11
Downlink  	    145.825 MHz FM, 1200 baud AFSK
Mode-S Beacon  2401.500 MHz
Operational.

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 all active amateur radio satellites.

More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:

http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/

[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]

PACSAT   AO-16
Uplink     145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM
               using 1200 baud Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon   2401.1428 MHz
Operational (with the exception of the mode-S beacon,
which is currently off).

AO-16 has operated continuously for over 1,800 days since its
last software reload.

AO-16 telemetry is as follows:

Time is Sat Oct 16 22:45:40 1999 uptime is 1854/17:03:12
+10V Bus        10.300 V  	+X (RX) Temp    -8.473 D
RX Temp          5.444 D  	+5V Bus              4.687 V
+8.5V Bus        7.764 V  	+10V Bus          10.100 V
BCR Set Point   20.935 C  	BCR Load Cur     0.520 A
RC PSK TX Out    0.566 W  	RC PSK BP Temp  -5.448 D
+Y Array Temp  -22.390 D  	+Z Array Temp     -14.524 D
Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.496 Ifb= 0.204 I+10V= 0.316
TX:010B BCR:1E PWRC:59E BT: A WC:25 EDAC:C1

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 AO-16 status information]

LUSAT   LO-19
Uplink 	  145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM
               using 1200 baud Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.125 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK
Currently semi-operational. No BBS service. The digipeater is active.

LO-19 telemetry is as follows:

Time is Sat Oct 16 23:05:09 1999 uptime is 442/09:30:31
+X (RX) Temp    -7.161 D  	RX Temp          4.057 D
RC PSK TX Out    0.644 W  	RC PSK BP Temp   2.374 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp   1.252 D  	+Y Array Temp  -16.135 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp    2.374 D  	+Z Array Temp  -13.331 D
Total Array C= 0.008 Bat Ch Cur=-0.280 Ifb= 0.116 I+10V= 0.173
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 LO-19 status information]

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. It has been posted to the
AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status
information]

PANSAT   PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established.
The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.

PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched
from the shuttle Discovery during STS-95. PanSat spread-spectrum
digital transponders will be available to amateur radio operators in the
near future along with software to utilize this technology.

Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, PanSat Project Manager recommends
'The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook' as a good place to start in
understanding the spread-spectrum scheme.

For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:

http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/

PanSat is the featured cover article in the July/August 1999 issue of the
AMSAT-NA Journal (written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).

[ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information]

SUNSAT   SO-35
Semi-operational. Modes of operation and uplink/downlink
frequencies have yet to be officially established.
 
SunSat was launched February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta II rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SunSat stands for
Stellenbosch University Satellite and takes it name from the South
African university whose students constructed the payload.

The SunSat package includes 1200 and 9600 baud digital
store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater system
that will be used primarily for educational demonstrations.
The satellite has two VHF and two UHF transmit-receive systems.

SunSat has been in mode-B recently. Greg, KE4ROL, reports excellent
downlink signals. Ray, W2RS, was active from the AMSAT-NA
Symposium along with Danny, VA3JDH, Jerry, K5OE, and others.

The announced SUNSAT schedule through November 7th is as follows:

23-October
India, Indonesia, Russia, Pakistan      	05:09 to 05:24 UTC
Continuous over Africa to Europe        	10:00 to 10:29
South America                          		14:54 to 15:12

24-October
Eastern Australia            	           	00:54 to 01:09 UTC
Africa to Europe                        		09:16 to 09:48
USA                                     		16:14 to 16:29

30-October
Australia                               		01:55 to 01:14 UTC
Africa and Europe                      		08:37 to 09:07
South America and East USA              	15:32 to 15:47

31-October
Australia                               		02:55 to 03:10 UTC
Africa and Europe                      		09:35 to 10:08
South America                          		16:30 to 16:47

06-November
Australia                               		02:16 to 02:34 UTC
Africa to Europe                        		08:54 to 09:26
South America                          		13:52 to 14:12

07-November
Indonesia and Japan                     	01:52 to 02:06 UTC
Africa to Europe                        		09:55 to 10:25
Western USA                           		16:50 to 17:06

Times are UTC. Uplink is on 436.291 MHz (+/- doppler up to 9 kHz).
Downlink is on 145.825 MHz.

For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:

http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za

[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]

UoSAT-12   UO-36
Downlink	437.025 MHz
             	437.400 MHz

UoSAT-12 was successfully launched on April 21, 1999 from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome. UO-36 carries a number of imaging
payloads, digital store-and-forward communications and mode L/S
transponders.

The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.

UO-36 has been transmitting 9600-baud FSK telemetry framed in a
VLSI format using a downlink frequency of 437.400 MHz. Chris,
G7UPN, reports UO-36 is also (at times) testing on 437.025 MHz at a
baud rate of 38,400 (38k4). 

G7UPN also tells ANS that UO-36 is severely power limited and Chris
is working on a new protocol to allow the downlink to only be switched
on over active ground stations. "Once we get this going, UO-36 will be
running the 38k4 downlink, and will be available when spacecraft
resources (primarily power) permit," said G7UPN. 

Presently the BBS is still closed.

S-band high speed downlink commissioning continues at rates
between 128kb/s and 1Mb/s. The S-band downlink frequency has
not been announced.

The VK5HI/TMSAT viewer shareware is available on the AMSAT-NA
web site at the following URL:

ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip

Further information on UO-36 is available from: http://www.sstl.co.uk/

[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for
this information]

ITAMSAT   IO-26
Uplink   	145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 baud
Downlink 	435.822 MHz SSB
Semi-operational.

IO-26 was launched on the September 26, 1993, recently celebrating
its sixth birthday.

Alberto, I2KBD, reports IO-26 has been opened to APRS use. ITAMSAT
ground controllers have switched the digipeater function to 'on'.

[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for this
information]

/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 290.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 17, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-290.05

THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:

MIR SPACE STATION
Ham radio activity aboard the Mir space station came to a close on
August 28, 1999 as the crew returned to Earth, leaving the station
unmanned. Mir is in a stable orbit with only essential systems running.
All Amateur Radio activities have ceased. Currently, the station is being
prepared for re-entry sometime in the first quarter of 2000, however, the
final fate of the space station has not been formally announced. Stay
tuned to ANS for further developments.

Current Amateur Radio equipment aboard Mir includes: 

MIR SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater
Uplink		435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink  	437.950 MHz FM
Not operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.

MIR SAFEX II 70-cm QSO Mode
Uplink    	435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz
Downlink  	437.925 MHz FM
Not operational. No operation in 1999 has been observed.

MIR PERSONAL MESSAGE SYSTEM (PMS)
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK
Not operational.

RS-16
The 435 MHz beacon (only) is operational.

Attempts to command the mode A transponder 'on' have been
unsuccessful to date. No additional information is available at this time.

DOVE   DO-17
Downlink       145.825 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK
  	       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. 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.

TECHSAT-1B   GO-32
Downlink 	435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Unknown status. ANS has not received any recent updates concerning
the current status of GO-32.

The TechSat-1B micro-satellite was successfully launched from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 10, 1998.

Last reported, 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), on 435.225 MHz.

The TechSat team has constructed a home page about TechSat.
To view the site, point your web browser to:

http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/

No additional information is available at this time.

SEDSAT-1   SO-33
Downlink 	437.910 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
recovery efforts have been unsuccessful over the past year.

Mineo, JE9PEL, reports he has again received minimal telemetry
(one frame) from the satellite recently, dated September 20th.

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.

For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the
following URL:

http://www.seds.org/sedsat

No additional information is available at this time.

/EX

--ANS END---

ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite
investigator, for helping provide current satellite information for ANS.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to
ans-editor@amsat.org

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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