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[jamsat-news:1567] ANS 224


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 224

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.

ANS is first released via the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday
on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS
bulletins transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western
U.S. at 19:30 UTC. ANS is also released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS
e-mail reflector.

AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent (and future)
developments in Amateur Radio satellite technology will be discussed in
Atlanta, Georgia at the 19th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual
Meeting, October 5-6, 2001. The Symposium Chairman is Steve Diggs,
W4EPI. Contact W4EPI at:          w4epi@amsat.org

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:

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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
To AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Initially, there will two levels for donations - Gold and Silver.
Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. For further
Information and details contact:

Daniel James, NN0DJ
AMSAT Vice President-Public Affairs
P.O. Box 297
Warroad, MN  56763-0297

NN0DJ can be reached at: (218) 386-1544  (or)  via e-mail at:
nn0dj@amsat.org

This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of Bahri Kacan, TA2BK,
a well-known amateur and founding president of the Turkish Radio
Amateur Association. Kacan died unexpectedly and was believed to
have suffered a heart attack. A native of Yugoslavia, Kacan got his start
in Amateur Radio in 1956. Although Kacan had used the TA2BK call sign
for many years, the Turkish government did not formally recognize ham
radio until 1984. Kacan was instrumental in persuading Turkish
government officials that Amateur Radio was a resource for the country
and not the security threat some feared. [ANS thanks the ARRL for this
information]

ANS is always dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ'
Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter
Werner Haas, DJ5KQ.

ANS salutes Clinton DeSoto, W1CBD, former QST Editor, who
originated the DXCC idea and is credited with keeping the
ARRL alive during World War II, when Amateur Radio was shut
down. W1CBD is among the inaugural group of 50 inductees into
the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Hall was established to
recognize those individuals, whether licensed radio amateurs or not,
who significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio; and radio
amateurs, who, in the course of their professional lives, had a
significant impact on their professions or on world affairs. AMSAT and
OSCAR supporters/notables on the CQ Hall of Fame list include K1JT,
K1ZZ, W6SAI, W2SKE, W8JK, K7UGA, W6ZH, W3ASK, W1HR, KA9Q
and W3IWI. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine, published by
CQ Communications, Inc. for this information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.01
AO-40 UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.01

AO-40 command station Stacey Mills, W4SM, reported to ANS that
during orbit 362 while AO-40 was in view of most of the Eastern
Hemisphere, the S-1 transmitter abruptly stopped transmitting.
Telemetry readings up until the moment of cessation (voltages, currents,
temperatures, etc.) were completely normal. No ground control or
commanding or experimentation was being done at this time. Prior to
this event the S-1 downlink transmitter had produced excellent
results. Many stations reported much stronger downlink signals
via the S-1 transmitter.

The scheduler switched the S-2 transmitter on at the appropriate time.

An initial attempt to manually switch the S-1 transmitter back on did not
appear successful. While we study this situation further, the S-1 downlink
has been taken out of the schedule. Thus, the U/L-1 to S-2 passbands
are currently active. 

RUDAK testing continued on orbit 349 and orbit 354. Testing during
these two orbits was very successful. Bdale, KB0G, is periodically
posting brief RUDAK updates via the Internet at:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/ao40/rudak/

ALON/ALAT was also re-adjusted to the edge of the solar sensor
wall, with ALON slowly decreasing. Stacey reports that when the
ALON decrease begins to affect downlink signals, it will be again
adjusted. In addition, Sun movement in the next few weeks will
allow command stations to move the satellite closer and closer
to 0/0 ALON/ALAT numbers.

The current ALON/ALAT (as of orbit 358) is approximately 346/3.
This is based on solar angle measurements only, but should be
reasonably accurate.

JAMSAT informed ANS that it was pleased to announce the
SCOPE camera on AO-40 successfully captured its first image in
orbit. The image is available for viewing on the JAMSAT SCOPE
home page at:

http://www.jamsat.or.jp/scope/index_e.html

The image shows a beautiful, crescent blue Earth and suggests
the possibilities of AO-40's SCOPE cameras!

AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, found the image
breathtaking. "Congratulations to all the SCOPE and RUDAK
crews for a very notable achievement. Thank you from the Board of
Directors, officers and members of AMSAT-NA," said VE3FRH.

Stay tuned to ANS, the official source of AO-40 information.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.02
NEW AO-40 LOGO

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.02

AMSAT-UK congratulates Gene Marcus, W3PM, on winning the
competition to find a new logo for AMSAT OSCAR 40.

The new logo can be viewed (and downloaded) from the AMSAT-UK
web site at:

http://www.uk.amsat.org/ao40logo.htm

The competition was held to design a new logo for AO-40, replacing
the existing Phase 3D design. The winning design by W3PM was
chosen by delegates attending the 2001 AMSAT-UK Colloquium.
AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, and AMSAT-DL
President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS, also approved the new design.

The new logo will now be employed as a visual tag for AO-40, in print,
websites, patches, etc. The new logo will also help to publicize the
existence of AO-40 as a major Amateur Radio achievement.

AMSAT funds have also benefited from this competition!

Congratulations to W3PM!

[ANS thanks Richard Limebear, G3RWL, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.03
K9EK AWARD

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.03

"Getting Started with AMSAT-OSCAR 40" has won the author,
AMSAT-NA's Ed Krome, K9EK, a QST Cover Plaque award.
K9EK is well known as for both his microwave design and writing
skills in the AMSAT community.

The AO-40 article recently appeared in QST.

The QST Cover Plaque is given to the author of the best article in
each issue - determined by a vote of ARRL members. Voting takes
place each month on the Cover Plaque Poll web page.

Congratulations K9EK from ANS!

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.04
ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.04

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** AMSAT-NA's KB5MU, reports that InstantTrack 1.51 is now in open
beta release. This is a free update for users of 1.50, mainly for AO-40
attitude support. See http://www.amsat.org/amsat/instanttrack/beta.html
for details. -Paul, KB5MU

** A NASA satellite confirms that overturning in the North Atlantic Ocean
-- a process where surface water sinks and deep water rises due to
varying water densities -- speeds up and slows down by 20 to 30 percent
over 12 to 14 year cycles. Scientists previously believed that a change of
this magnitude would take hundreds of years, rather than close to a
decade. -SpaceDaily

** A petition filed by the ARRL could result in a new high frequency
band for U.S. amateurs. The ARRL has asked the FCC to allocate
5.250 - 5.400 MHz to the Amateur Service on a domestic (U.S.-only),
secondary basis. As proposed by the ARRL, amateurs General class
and higher would be permitted to operate phone, data, image and RTTY
on the new band running maximum authorized power. The ARRL said a
new 150-kHz allocation at 5 MHz also could relieve substantial
overcrowding that periodically occurs on 80 and 40 meters.
-ARRL Letter

** South African millionaire Mark Shuttleworth has confirmed that he is
undergoing training in Russia to become the next paying space tourist.
-SpaceDaily

** Howard, G6LVB, built an entire AO-40 station for under $500 U.S. and
recently he pointed his antennas out of the window of his basement
apartment and made some contacts on the bird. Need more information
on how he did it? Point your browser to www.g6lvb.com/el/index.htm
where the entire station is described. -Howard, G6LVB

** Two U.S. astronauts were beamed live into the halls of Congress
recently to testify before a scientific committee. James Voss and Susan
Helms, aboard ISS, gave lawmakers a tour of the space complex, which
recently completed its first phase of construction with the installation of
an aluminum airlock. -SpaceDaily

** Boeing officials announced a major transition of work in its human
space flight and exploration divisions. Approximately 1,100 jobs will be
redistributed with a significant portion being relocated from Southern
California to Florida and Texas. The business-wide move of functions
and related skills will allow the company to complement customer
functions for the International Space Station and Space Shuttle
programs. -Space News

** A highly specialized Air Force Research Laboratory experimental
satellite dubbed MightySat II recently completed one year in orbit. With
a mission to demonstrate ten advanced space technologies including
a Fourier Transform Hyperspectral Imager, MightySat II is an economical
way to try out new spacecraft technologies needed for future satellites
and get these technologies into orbit quickly for testing. -SpaceDaily

** The 7th Annual Meeting and Conference of the Western States Weak
Signal Society will be held on September 21-23. The Western States
Weak Signal Society promotes the use of weak-signal Amateur Radio
communications above 50 MHz and are dedicated to the preservation
and use of these frequencies.  For more information, visit the web at:
www.wswss.org. -AR Newsline

** A team of scientists, using data from NASA's Chandra X-ray
Observatory on the X-ray afterglow from a gamma-ray burst, has
proposed that these mysterious explosions represent the formation of an
electromagnetic black hole. This could be the first evidence of the
explosive extraction of energy from an electromagnetic black hole.
-SpaceDaily

--ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.05

Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40
Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher
from Kourou, French Guiana. 
Status: Currently, the U/L-1 to S-2 passband is active.
The current ALON/ALAT will give some very low squint angles
(especially in the northern hemisphere) that should provide for
excellent downlink signals.

AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001 at
approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks were
connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the Matrix
switch.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS
Worldwide packet uplink:            145.990 MHz
Region 1 voice uplink:                 145.200 MHz
Region 2/3 voice uplink:              144.490 MHz
Worldwide downlink:                   145.800 MHz
TNC callsign                                 NOCALL

ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis.
ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio
organizations, including AMSAT.

Status: Operational. Voice contacts with ISS have been made recently.
The ISS packet station is available for UI packets (APRS or UI QSL).
The mailbox and keyboard are currently disabled. Please see the packet
section of the ARISS web page before attempting to first work ISS on
packet. Amateur Radio operation from ISS may be limited currently,
due to the crew requirements associated with the current shuttle mission
to ISS (Mission STS-105).

The ARISS-US team delivered a new packet module to NASA. This new
packet module is expected to correct several of the problems that have
been observed on the current ARISS packet system. Expedition-3
astronaut Frank Culbertson, KD5OPQ, is planning to make the
packet module change-out early in his ISS tour of duty (in August).

The ISS daily crew schedule (which gives an idea when crew members
have free time and may be available for Amateur Radio operations) can
be found at:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html

U.S. callsign:                  NA1SS
Russian callsigns:          RS0ISS, RZ3DZR

The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the
International Space Station:

U.S. stations:              	Margie Bourgoin KB1DCO
                                    	Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL
                                    	ARRL, 225 Main Street
                                    	Newington, Connecticut 06111

Canadian stations:      	Radio Amateurs of Canada
                                    	Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL
                                    	720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
                                    	Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5

European stations:	AMSAT-France
	16, rue de la Vallee
	91360 Epinay sur Orge, France

A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required to get a QSL in return.
The ARISS international group has not yet finalized a QSL card design.
It will be a few months before cards become available. More information
about the project can be found on the ARISS web site at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov

[ANS thanks ARISS team member Will Marchant, KC6ROL, for this
information]

RADIO SPORT RS-12
Uplink                           145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink                       29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon                         29.408 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-12 was re-activated in mode-A on January 1, 2001

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK
RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:

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

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]

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)
Launched: December 26, 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a
10-meter downlink

Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 on his
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

[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]

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)
Launched: June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: 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.

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
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J.

Periodically, AO-27's analog repeater will be turned off for a few days at
a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital Data (WOD),
to verify the health of the satellite.

An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site. The URL is: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html

AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR) to
regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how long
the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides what
subsystems to turn on or off. The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA web
site include an explanation of TEPR AO-27 operations (at):

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html

TEPR states on AO-27 were reset on March 24, 2001 as follows:

TEPR 4 is 38 / TEPR 5 is 78 (TEPR 5 is now 20 minutes long)

[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]

UO-14
Uplink               145.975 MHz FM
Downlink           435.070 MHz FM
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J

Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT
web site -- point your web browser to the following URL:

http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]

JAS-1b FO-20
Uplink               145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink           435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the Tanegashima
Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA
continuously

Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe that the
UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the transponder. The
controller monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the batteries from
over discharge.

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

JAS-2 FO-29
Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the Tanegashima
Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational

Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink               145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink           435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB

Digital Mode JD
Uplink               145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink           435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign             8J1JCS
Digitalker           435.910 MHz

Last reported, the JARL FO-29 command station announced the
operation schedule of FO-29 through October 2001 - is mode JA

Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that
will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as
current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is
available at the following URL:

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

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

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.06

TIUNGSAT-1
Uplink               145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink           437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign  	MYSAT3-11
BBS                        	MYSAT3-12

Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at
38k4-baud FSK

Chris, G7UPN, tells ANS that TiungSat-1 has been operating at a data
rate of 38k4. Data recovery at 38k4 is reported to be extremely good with
efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which should
provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the downside is that
with the high power transmitter operating, the power budget is negative
so we can't support continuous operation."

According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio
station to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into range.
The way this works is for the ground station software to send a request
to the spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft receives this
request and checks the battery voltage to see if it can support the
operation, and if it can it will activate the downlink.

TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK
Amateur Radio communication.

TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as
a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite Technology Ltd.

For more information on TiungSat-1, visit the following URL:

http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]

KITSAT KO-25
Uplink               145.980 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign        HL02-11
BBS                             HL02-12

Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 returned to service on July 12th. The
Satellite is operational with moderate traffic. Downlink efficiency is
in the 50% range.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this information]

UOSAT UO-22
Uplink               145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink           435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign        UOSAT5-11
BBS                             	UOSAT5-12

Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational

UoSAT command station G7UPN reports to ANS that UO-22 had
been closed for amateur activity for a short duration while command
stations assess the state of the RAM disk. Over the past few weeks
there have been increasing difficulties downloading larger files from
the spacecraft. The store and forward communications system has
been reloaded.

Jim, AA7KC, confirmed UO-22 has returned to service, reporting
that UO-22 is operational without much individual traffic. Downlink
efficiency is in the 50% range.

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

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

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information and
Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]

OSCAR-11
Downlink              145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon    2401.500 MHz
Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Operational

Clive, G3CWV, reported to ANS that during the period 09-June to
14-July there have been three noteworthy events with OSCAR 11.

First, reports of unusually strong mode-S beacon reception were
received from VK5HI and G4SDG. A possible explanation for these
strong signals might be that the fault which has caused low output
power for many years, may be intermittent, perhaps triggered by the
lower battery voltages which are currently occurring. Ground control
have confirmed that the S-band beacon has the same modulation as
the 145 MHz beacon, but the modulation level is very low.

Secondly, the rate at which the SEU counter increments has
approximately doubled, to about 390 counts per day.  Decoding the
SEU binary telemetry shows regular memory failure at locations 3EC0
and 37B1. Less frequent faults at locations 1873 and 18F3 have also
been recorded. The failure of 3EC0 started around 12-May 2001.
Location 37B1 failed in August 1994. Unfortunately the presence of
permanent memory failures masks the occurrence of less frequent
random memory failures, which could be observed before the 1994
failure.

Finally, the Z-axis magnetorquer counter reached its limit of 1024 on
23-June. This has stopped further active attitude control. The satellite's
attitude is now controlled solely by the passive gravity boom gradient.
Prior to this the spin control had been working well, with periods in range
from 338 to 343 seconds.

Reliable signals have been received from the 145 MHz beacon. The
battery voltage observed during daylight passes is unchanged with
average value observed at 13.4 - with a range of 13.0 to 13.5 volts.
The internal temperatures have continued to decrease by a further
one degree C and are now at -1.2C and -2.6C for battery and telemetry
electronics respectively. The WOD survey of channels 1, 2, 3, 61
(X, Z, Y magnetometers and status) dated 24-March, has been
transmitted.

OSCAR-11 hardware generated time in the ASCII telemetry is now
15.5 minutes ahead of UTC, and the date is three days advanced.
Unfortunately these errors cannot be corrected.

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                           145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM
                                     (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
Downlink                        437.025 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Mode-S Beacon              2401.1428 MHz
Broadcast Callsign:         PACSAT-11
BBS                               PACSAT-12

Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.

Telemetry is as follows:

A new WOD collection of current graphics along with general
Information and telemetry samples can be found at:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]

UoSAT-12 UO-36
Uplink               145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign         UO121-11
BBS                              UO121-12

Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Operational

 UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward
communications and mode L/S transponders. 

NASA has demonstrated on UO-36 the ability to use standard Internet
protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any node
on the Internet). NASA has been developing this project by working with
the commercial payload aboard UoSAT-12.

The BBS is open, although uploading and downloading may be disabled
at times.

The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 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
Broadcast Callsign         ITMSAT-11
BBS                              ITMSAT-12

Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on
and open for APRS users.

[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for
IO-26 information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-224.07
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 224.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, AUGUST 12, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-224.07

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

TMSAT-1 TO-31
Uplink               145.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           436.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Broadcast Callsign:        TMSAT1-11
BBS                              TMSAT1-12 

Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked
since December 18, 2000.

Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the
following to ANS:

The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of
Europe and Thailand. This is required to allow control stations to
recondition the battery with minimum power drain.

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

Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are
Compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is
supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.

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

LUSAT LO-19
Uplink                           145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM
                                     (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
CW downlink                  437.125 MHz
Digital downlink              437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign          LUSAT-11
BBS                               LUSAT-12
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French
Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry
channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No BBS service is
available. The digipeater is not active.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Jul 13 21:53:51 2001
CW-Code: avt aba av6 abn au6 a6v ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.89 V      8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  10.94 V      10V-Curr:  114.1 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.899 W      TX-Temp.:  -0.46 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      Box-Temp:   3.56 ?C

CW-Code: avt aba av6 abn aub a6u ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.89 V      8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  10.94 V      10V-Curr:  113.4 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.899 W      TX-Temp.:  -0.46 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      Box-Temp:   3.20 ?C

General information and decode values of
CW telemetry can find it in:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu/lo19

Mineo, JE9PEL, has recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and placed
the information on his Internet homepage site at:

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

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]

SO-41  SAUDISAT-1A

Uplink               to be released
Downlink           437.075 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign         SASAT1-11
BBS                              SASAT1-12

Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this satellite
has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no additional
information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600-baud digital
store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

SO-42  SAUDISAT-1B
Uplink               to be released
Downlink           436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign         SASAT2-11
BBS                              SASAT2-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this satellite
has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no additional
information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital
store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

SUNSAT SO-35
Mode J Uplink:               145.825 MHz FM
Mode J Downlink:           436.250 MHz FM

Mode B Uplink:               436.291 MHz FM
Mode B Downlink:          145.825 MHz FM

Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Non-operational

The SunSat team released the following statement, dated
February 1, 2001:

We regret to announce that the last communication with SunSat from our
ground station at the Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch
University took place recently. We are certain, after having performed
several tests since the last contact, that an irreversible, physical failure
has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that we will have
any further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting
by telescope!

When it was operational the SunSat package included 1200 and 9600
baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater
system in addition to Mode B/J operation with two VHF and two UHF
transmit-receive systems.

For more information on SunSat visit the following URL:

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

[ANS thanks Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, for this information]

RADIO SPORT RS-13
Uplink                           21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink                       145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon                         145.860 MHz

Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: non-operational (last operational in mode-T)

RS-12 was re-activated in January 2001. Prior to this switch RS-13 was
operational (mode T), but was apparently turned off following the recent
RS-12 switch.

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK
RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:

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

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]

KITSAT KO-23
Uplink               145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink           435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign         HLO1-11
BBS                              HLO1-12
Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Intermittent operation with the downlink
transmitter operating at unpredictable intervals.

Jim, AA7KC, reported that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in
non-operational status. Jim says that KO-23 shows some signs of trying
to recover, but no useful data has been downlinked. The duration of this
status is unpredictable. No data has been received since
October 28, 2000.

KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports (from the KO-23 control team) that part
of the problem with non-operation has been the power budget aboard the
satellite. "We are not sure when the bird might turn off again due to
insufficient power. The capability of the onboard power system has been
less and less," said Kim. HL0ENJ also noted that as of October 30, 2000
the onboard computer was reset and a reboot of operational software
is/was underway.

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

TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink           435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.

Efforts were reported to be underway to bring GO-32 on line, however,
no information has been received by ANS (the last report was dated
November 1999).

Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30
seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status
transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete telemetry
buffer.

[ANS has no further information]

PANSAT PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz
Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery. Status: Unknown

The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.

The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of
launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were promised to
be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize
this technology. To date, this has not happened.

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

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

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

[ANS has no further information]

DOVE DO-17
Downlink           145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
                          2401.220 MHz
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: 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.

[ANS has no further information]

WEBERSAT WO-18
Downlink           437.104 MHz SSB (1200 baud PSK AX.25)
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.

WO-18 was last reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.

[ANS has no further information]

SEDSAT-1 SO-33
Downlink           437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral,
Florida. Status: Semi-operational.

The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the
image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.

SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space (satellite number one).

SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the
performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel
Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and
experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This
information has provided NASA with useful information. With the
exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,
SedSat-1 has been judged a success.

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

http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm

[ANS has no further information]

/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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