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[jamsat-news:1173] ANS 304
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 304
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 the memory of ARRL Honorary Vice
President Charles Compton, W0AF (ex-W0BUO). He was 79 and a
resident at a nursing home in Florida at the time of his death. A Charter
Life Member of the ARRL, Charlie had served as Dakota Division Director
from 1960 until 1970 and ARRL First Vice President from 1970 until 1974.
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-304.01
AMSAT URGES REJECTION OF 2.4 GHz APPLICATION
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 304.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT-NA has urged the Federal Communication Commission to reject
Los Angeles County, California's application for an experimental license to
develop a public safety video system in the 2.4 GHz band. The LA County
proposal seeks FCC approval to develop an experimental system using
four 10-MHz channels to transmit video images from helicopter cameras
to five remote receiving sites with active tracking antennas.
The proposal targets the 2402-2448 MHz band. Amateurs have a primary
domestic allocation at 2402-2417 MHz.
AMSAT-NA President Keith Baker, KB1SF, said AMSAT views the
experimental TV operation "with the greatest concern," adding, "AMSAT-NA
believes that any such grant would violate the spirit of the Commission's
own order granting amateurs primary status on much of the band in
question and could well disrupt amateur satellite and other amateur use of
the band as well as jeopardizing its use by other existing occupants."
KB1SF urged the FCC to deny the experimental license application
because it poses the potential for serious interference to current and future
satellites and could limit the use of the pending Phase 3D amateur
satellite. The Phase 3D satellite includes transmitters and receivers on
2.4 GHz.
President Baker also expressed concerns that a temporary experimental
license could become a permanent fixture. The ARRL expressed similar
objections to the proposal last month. The decision to grant the proposed
experimental license is up to the FCC Office of Engineering and
Technology's Experimental Licensing Division.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA President Keith Baker, KB1SF, and the ARRL
for this information]
/EX
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UO-36 THRUSTER TEST SUCCESSFUL
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 304.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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The Surrey Space Center tells ANS that it has successfully fired the
electric 'resistojet' onboard UO-36 (UoSAT-12). The resistojet is a form of
electric propulsion where a fluid (such as water or nitrous oxide) is
super-heated over an electrically-heated element and the resulting hot
gas is expelled through a nozzle to produce low-level thrust. The thrust
from the resistojet can be used to adjust the spacecraft's overall orbit.
UoSAT-12 was successfully launched on April 21, 1999 from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome. UO-36 carries a number of imaging
payloads, Amateur Radio digital store-and-forward communications and
mode L/S transponders.
The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.
[ANS thanks Martin Sweeting, Director, Surrey Space Center at the
University of Surrey for this information]
/EX
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ISS UPDATE
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 304.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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The International Space Station's orbit was recently raised slightly as a
precaution in avoiding a piece of space debris. The maneuver raised the
overall orbit of the ISS by about one statute mile using both of the Zarya
control module's orbit adjust engines. The burn lasted 5 seconds.
At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, processing of the Zvezda
module continues in preparation for its launch to the ISS early next year.
At this time 12 astronauts and cosmonauts are at Baikonur to view the
Zvezda module up close as the Russian service module continues in its
processing at a checkout hangar near its launch pad.
NASA was informed that an investigation is also underway into the
recent loss of a Proton rocket and its communications satellite payload
that crashed back to Earth minutes after liftoff from Baikonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakstan. The booster's second stage apparently
malfunctioned. The Proton launch vehicle is similar to the rocket that
will bring Zvezda to orbit. NASA reports that it is much too early to
determine what, if any, impact this failure could have on Zvezda's
planned launch in the January 2000 time frame.
The CCN report about the launch failure can be found at:
http://cnn.com/TECH/space/9910/28/launch.ban/index.html
In orbit on the International Space Station activities continue to go
Smoothly with the focus being on systems checks and command link
verification between the two control centers and the orbiting complex.
Cycling of the five batteries on the Zarya module continues with no
problems seen in the units that store the Sun's energy and convert it to
electrical power for the components in both Zarya and Unity. Additionally,
a test was done using Unity's early communications system to turn on,
and then turn off, an air circulation fan inside Zarya to prove the system's
effectiveness to operate when commanded through the Tracking and
Data Relay Satellite System using the Early Communications System.
ISS is orbiting at an altitude of 247 by 230 statute miles. Since the launch
of Zarya last November, the Station has completed more than 5,240 orbits.
Space Station viewing opportunities worldwide are available on the
Internet at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/
[ANS thanks NASA for this information]
/EX
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ANS IN BRIEF
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 304.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** N2WWD reports the Phase 3D spacecraft got some publicity in the
October 1999 edition of GPS World magazine. The Phase 3D excerpt is:
"...a number of programs at NASA, the U.S. Air Force, and other agencies
are planning experimental missions to develop GPS technology for [highly
eccentric orbit] HEO users. As discussed later, some early experiments'
results are in, and more are expected in the near future. The Equator-S
mission, launched in December 1997, examined GPS signals at altitudes
as high as 61,000 kilometers. And the AMSAT Phase 3D spacecraft will
carry a pair of GPS receivers to a 47,000 kilometer altitude." N2WWD
also says "the two [very expensive] GPS receivers were donated by
NASA since they're interested in the results of the high altitude GPS
experiment." -Ken, N2WWD
** Wondering just how winter is going to shape up in North America?
Well? a repeat of last year's mild La Nina conditions -- with a stormy
winter in the Pacific Northwest and a dry winter in the southwestern
United States -- will be the likely outcome of sea-surface heights
observed by NASA's TOPEX/Poseidon satellite, scientists say.
Time will tell! -SpaceDaily
** During the recent Southwestern Division Convention, FCC Legal
adviser for Enforcement Riley Hollingsworth reiterated a pledge to
undertake two amateur enforcement initiatives in the coming months;
encroachment of unlicensed activity on 10 meters and improper or illegal
marketing of HF amplifiers -- especially those capable of 11-meter
operation. He also said that problems on VHF no longer would take a
back seat to HF enforcement. -ARRL Letter
** NASA's Mars Polar Lander spacecraft performed a small engine firing
recently to adjust its course for December's touchdown. Thrusters on the
craft successfully fired for 12 seconds to fine-tune its flight path for
arrival at the Martian south pole on December 3rd. The firing was
postponed 10 days so engineers could make certain possible
navigational problems were not forcing the Lander off course.
-Florida Today
** Nominations close December 31, 1999, for the 1999 ARRL
International Humanitarian Award. The award is dedicated to those
amateurs who, through Amateur Radio, are devoted to promoting the
welfare of mankind. The ARRL International Humanitarian Award
recognizes the hobby's international communication role and that hams
regularly help people in need throughout the world. All nominations and
supporting materials for the 1999 award must be submitted in writing to
ARRL International Humanitarian Award, 225 Main St,
Newington, CT, 06111 USA. -Rick, K1CE
** Recently Sky & Telescope observers have marveled at the display
of sunspots with some reports that sunspot activity is among the largest
seen during the past 50 years. To receive geomagnetic alerts, sign up
for S&T's AstroAlert service by visiting the following URL:
http://www.skypub.com/news/astroalert/astroalert.html. -Sky & Telescope
** The ARRL Outgoing QSL Service reports that as of October it has
handled 1,445,385 cards this year! This includes DX cards going to U.S.
incoming QSL bureaus. -ARRL Letter
** Some doorstep astronomy from ANS: The brightest planets in the
North American evening sky this fall are brilliant Jupiter and the dimmer
yellow Saturn (to Jupiter's lower left). Look to Saturn's left for the
Pleiades star cluster, about the size of a fingertip at arm's length. A
similar distance below the Pleiades is orange Aldebaran and far
left of the Pleiades, is Capella, sparkling pale yellow-white. -S&T
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 304.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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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. Mike, KF4FDJ,
reports working Pat, FO5QS, French Polynesia.
Jerry, K5OE, reports to ANS that he has been timing AO-10 QSB
during perigee passes and notes a semi-consistent pattern of about
a 14 minute cycle: 8 minutes of discernible audio going from barely there
through the warble stage up to about S-5 signals, and then back down
again. Stacey Mills, W4SM, reports AO-10 currently experiences
eclipses at perigee of approximately 30 minutes length. W4SM reports
that "what Jerry is describing appears to be a different phenomenon
related to slow tumbling of the satellite producing poor illumination of
the solar panels, poor antenna positioning, or both. However, please note
that the perigee eclipses will continue for a long time (months). They will
slowly move towards a later period in the orbit and a corresponding
longer duration into the early part of 2000." W4SM tells ANS that AO-10
will not be eclipse free again until March 25, 2000.
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
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
[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.
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.
Filippos, SV1DNU, reports good signals from FO-29 recently.
Joel Black, K2SAT, confirms FO-29 is now in digitalker mode.
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:
October 22 - November 8th Digitalker
November 09- 10th JA
November 11 - 23rd digitalker
November 24 - 25th JA
November 26 - 30th digitalker
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 304.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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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, reports KO-23 again became operational 29-October. Jim
notes the downlink transmitter has changed and that has altered the
downlink frequency. "Full downlink efficiency can be obtained by tuning
approximately 2.5 kHz below the 435.175 MHz noted downlink
frequency," reports AA7KC.
[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.
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.
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. SunSat has been in mode-B recently. The
satellite was not available for the October 24th mode-B pass
over North America (reported by N1JEZ).
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.
The announced SUNSAT schedule through November 7th is as follows:
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.
S-band high speed downlink commissioning continues at rates
between 128kb/s and 1Mb/s. The S-band downlink frequency has
not been announced.
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).
Presently the BBS is still closed.
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, digipeater function is 'on'.
IO-26 was launched on the September 26, 1993.
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 304.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 31, 1999
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-304.07
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.
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
from the satellite recently, dated October 22nd.
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.
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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