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[jamsat-news:1712] ANS 132


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 132

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 pleased to announce the 20th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting. The conference is scheduled for November 7-11, 2002 in
Fort Worth, Texas, and will chronicle recent and future Amateur Radio
satellite technology developments, including an Electronic Surplus Stores
tour on November 7th; a Field Operations breakfast and a tour of the
Lockheed Martin Aerospace Company on November 10th; and the
AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Meeting November 10th (AMSAT members
are welcome to attend the BOD meeting. [The 2002 event chairman is
Keith Pugh, W5IU]

This ANS bulletin set is dedicated to the memory of former ARRL
Headquarters staff member Laird Campbell, W1HQ, who died recently
following a long battle with multiple sclerosis. During his ARRL career,
he served in a variety of roles, including QST managing editor and
ARRL advertising manager. [ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-132.01
AO-40 UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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The AO-40 command team reports the satellite has now achieved an
improved solar angle, with enough available power to activate the
RUDAK, GPS, and CEDEX systems.

In it's short lifetime, AO-40's GPS and CEDEX experiments have
yielded exciting preliminary data, and the command team, along with
the experimenters (including the folks at NASA) are anxious to receive
new data.

RUDAK command stations have uploaded the necessary software,
and after successful testing, several stations around the world are
now downloading RUDAK data.

The GPS apogee receiver seems to be working fine. Three files were
downloaded and sent to NASA. A quick look indicated they contained
reasonable looking data. Further data analysis will be done soon by the
GPS group at Goddard. The plan is to continue to download and
forward that data as it is collected.

Data collected last fall indicated unexpectedly strong signals from
several orbiting GPS satellites.

The CEDEX experiment was turned on and it was verified it was talking
to RUDAK. However, only time stamps were being received. AO-40
command stations will continue to work with the system. The CEDEX
data from last fall clearly showed the satellite traveling through the Van
Alan belts. It also showed some interesting features just outside the
known belts. The measurements of the amount of radiation exposure to
the electronics in AO-40 are extremely helpful for future design efforts.

Now that RUDAK is functional, there may be occasional periods,
(particularly when it is visible over Australia), that RUDAK is activated
briefly outside of the nominal window - to check on the directory status,
etc. Please bear with these interruptions. If they occur, they should be
of short length. In addition, AO-40 has been experiencing very intense
RADAR interference, that makes commanding difficult on U-band and
extremely difficult on L-band. This has happened once before
(September-October 2001). At that time, it only lasted about a week. If
commanding is not possible because of interference on U/L bands, it
may be necessary to switch on the V-band receiver. This will turn off
the U-band receiver and uplink during this time. Again, please bear
with the command team if this becomes necessary, it should be of
short duration.

In summary, the command team is pleased the GPS receiver (at least
the apogee unit) is functioning normally after this long period in a high
radiation orbit. The hope is to get CEDEX fully operational and gather
some data from it. Work with the other hardware and experiments will be
undertaken as time allows.

Stacey, W4SM, has updated his P3T/AO-40 telemetry program by
modifying the output telemetry to include a UDP format, suitable for
transmission to the Goddard telemetry server. The UDP option is in
the TCP/IP window. The Help file also contains information regarding
setting up this feature.

You can get the updated version of P3T at the W4SM web site.

[ANS thanks the AO-40 Command Team for this information]

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NEW AMSAT-FRANCE PICOSATS

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT-France has announced that two French Amateur Radio picosats
were launched on the recent Ariane 4/V151 mission. The main mission
satellite on flight V151 -  was ESA's sophisticated SPOT-5 orbiter.

The two picosats, designed, built and funded by AMSAT-France are
battery powered and should work about 40 days. They remained
fastened to the third Ariane 4 stage, with an 800-km high orbit.

Both picosats will transmit NBFM voice recorded messages in
English, French, German and Japanese, along with 400 baud BPSK
telemetry, one on 145.840 MHz and the other on 435.270 MHz.

AMSAT-France President Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR, reported a QSL
card for this mission will be available. Reception reports with QSL
requests are encouraged, at the following address:

AMSAT-France
14 bis, rue des Gourlis
92500 Rueil Malmaison
France

An SASE and 2 IRC's are required.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-France for this information]

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AMSAT-NA AT DAYTON

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-132.03

The 2002 Dayton Hamvention is this week, and AMSAT-NA will be very
active!

The AMSAT booth theme this year is "AMSAT: On the Horizon" - in
recognition of the new satellite projects, OSCAR-Echo and Eagle.

A new golf shirt design, T-shirts, hats, an updated (and laminated)
AMSAT Frequency Guide, an updated Amateur Satellite Resource Guide
will all be available at the booth.

Other "must-have" items include the latest Working the Easy Sats
manual, a revised Digital Satellite Guide and Analog Satellite Guide, the
popular Arrow Antenna, the latest version of WISP, NOVA, and
MacDoppler Pro, Kansas City Tracker units, SSB UEK-3000 S-Band
downconverters, newly designed patches and stickers, a new ARISS
CD-ROM, a video of ISS contacts and the ham antenna EVA - will
all be available. All the available software will be demonstrated at the
booth, so prospective buyers can check out the operating parameters
and screen shots.

Space Hardware will be on display, including a mockup of Project Echo,
the thermal mass model of PCSat, and the original Microsat mechanical
test model.

AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH will be at the AMSAT
booth on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.

AMSAT will once again offer a membership incentive at Hamvention
to encourage new members to join (and current members renew)!

AMSAT members who are in Dayton on Thursday evening are
invited to attend a social "get together" at Marion's Pizza in
Beavercreek. Full details are available on the AMSAT-NA web site.

The annual AMSAT Dayton Dinner will take place on Friday evening at
the Amber Rose Restaurant in north Dayton. Bob Bruninga, WB4APR,
is the keynote speaker.

The AMSAT Forum is scheduled on Saturday from 08:15-09:45 in
Room 1. The following presentations are currently scheduled (with Robin
Haighton, VE3FRH, Forum Moderator):

* Project OSCAR-Echo and Eagle by VE3FRH and W2GPS
* Practical AO-40 Ground Stations by K9EK
* Amateur Radio on the International Space Station by KA3HDO, (along
  with, Astronaut Dr. Owen Garriott, W5LFL, and Astronaut Dr. Tony
  England, W0ORE)

KK5YY and other volunteers will be providing demonstrations of UO-14
(and other satellites) from outside the Hara Arena.

AMSAT-NA is looking forward to seeing you at Dayton!

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for this information]

/EX

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ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** Schools in Sydney, Australia recently completed receiving a
steady stream of information from RS-21. The students copied
navigation and orientation information and are now reviewing
the information for anomalies. -Graham Hughes, Knox
Grammar School, Sydney, Australia

** Two rocky objects orbiting about one another appear to be
common in Earth-crossing orbits, according to astronomers
using the world's two most powerful astronomical radar telescopes.
It is probable, they say, that these double asteroid systems were
formed as a result of gravitational effects during close encounters
with several inner-circle planets, including Earth. -SpaceDaily

** WY0X reports that the Internet Radio Linking Project has now
exceeded 400 nodes. The Internet Radio Linking Project permits
repeaters around the world to interconnect with one another using
a Linux based computer and a simple computer to repeater
interface. -ARNewsline

** Space may seem empty, beautiful and boundless but the immediate
neighborhood of our planet is quickly resembling an ugly junkyard with
more than 100,000 objects in orbit, of which only 600-700 are
operational satellites. -SpaceDaily

** The March issue of the Monitoring System Newsletter discussed
recent BBC Cyprus relay transmitters on 7165 and 7320 kHz that
produced intermodulation products on 7010 kHz. Working with BBC
engineers resulted in the problem getting solved very early. -IARU

** Chinese news media has widely reported in the past few weeks
that China will attempt its first manned launch following at least one
additional unmanned test flight later this year. -SpaceDaily

** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to
Konrad Muller, DG7FDQ, for his generous contribution of time and effort
during the Phase 3D launch campaign. His willingness to sacrifice
personal time for this endeavor is greatly appreciated by hams the
world over. -ANS

** NASA's Hubble Space Telescope is hot on the trail of an intriguing
new class of solar system objects - dim and fleeting objects that travel
in pairs in the frigid, mysterious outer realm of the solar system called
the Kuiper Belt. -SpaceDaily

** Rocco, IK8XLD, has updated his web information. It contains satellite,
EME, ISS, ATV and homebrew information. Check out his page at:
http://www.qsl.net/ik8xld. -ANS

** In the past month two asteroids have passed close by Earth, at
distances of 1.2 and 3 times the distance to the Moon. Another asteroid
has recently been shown to be on course for a collision with Earth in
the year 2880. -SpaceDaily

** Ralph, W0RPK, reports a high altitude balloon will be launched from
Iowa on May 18th. The payload will include an FM crossband voice repeater
(446.30/144.34 MHz). An apogee of 98,000 feet is planned. More
information is at < http://members.crosspaths.net/wallio/  >. -ANS

** The Russian military will continue using the Baikonur Cosmodrome in
Kazakhstan as a satellite launch site (before switching operations to
Russia) until at least 2011. -SpaceDaily

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-132.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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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 (various times)
Uplink    	U-band    435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/SSB
                  	L1-band  1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/SSB
                  	L2-band  1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink  	S-band  2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/SSB
		K-band  24,048.025 - 24,048.275 MHz CW/SSB

Mike, N1JEZ, reports a successful transatlantic K-band contact with
Charlie, G3WDG. Mike reports that "Charlie and I had a very
pleasant QSO throughout the window."

Hardy, DC8TS, reports that F6CBC is currently active from
St. Denis on Reunion Island (LG78ow).

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. Some 58 DXCC countries were QRV on AO-40 in 2001.

Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to send a
copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: ao40-archive@amsat.org.

For the current transponder-operating schedule visit:

http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm

[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                      RS0ISS

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.

ISS packet activity has resumed. Although the mailbox function has
been activated, ground stations are discouraged from using it. Currently,
there is no computer hooked up to the packet system.

Astronaut Dan Bursch, KD5PNU, addressed school students in
Lancaster, Pennsylvania recently, answering a total of 13 questions
during the ten-minute ARISS contact.

The latest ARISS announcements and successful school list is
available at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov

An archive of school contacts can be found at:

http://www.msnbc.com/news/505064.asp

NASA information on the ISS station can be found at:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/

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

A detailed breakdown of the antenna installation with some great
pictures and diagrams (depicting the entire ISS ham system including
antenna's) can be downloaded at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/EVAs/amsat01.pdf

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 (a SASE is required to get a QSL in return):
Margie Bourgoin, KC1DCO
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3) QSL
ARRL, 225 Main Street
Newington, Connecticut 06111

Canadian stations:
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3) QSL
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario KEG 0Z5

European stations (a SASE and 2 IRC's are required to get
                               a QSL in return).
AMSAT-France
14 bis, rue des Gourlis
92500 Rueil Malmaison
France

[ANS thanks Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR,
for this information]

RADIO SPORT RS-12
Uplink 		21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink	29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon  	29.408 MHz
Robot		29.454 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-12 was placed in Mode-K on February 19, 2002.

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-13
Uplink    	21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink   	145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 	145.860 MHz
Robot		145.908 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-13 was re-activated in Mode-T on February 19, 2002.

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]

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

AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and
2-meter downlink for several years.

Don, KD4APP, reports that he has been able to hear the beacon
recently.

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]

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

Ray, W2RS, has revised the AO-27 FAQ on < www.amsat.org > to
include information on UO-14.

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

SO-41  SAUDISAT-1A
Uplink     	145.850 MHz
Downlink           436.775 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign         SASAT1-11
BBS                                SASAT1-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
Status: operational

One of two ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, currently configured as an
analog FM voice repeater. The spacecraft will operate in this mode
intermittently, as power and spacecraft experiments permit.

SO-41's downlink RF power is 1-watt with left-hand circular polarization.
The uplink antenna (located on top of the spacecraft) is linear in
polarization.

[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this 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 as mode JA through June 30, 2002.

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

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-132.06

SAPPHIRE NO-45
Downlink	437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink		145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the
Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Operational

Student built Sapphire was launched through the U.S. Naval
Academy Satellite program. Its primary missions are sensor
experiments, a camera, and voice synthesizer. For more information,
visit the Sapphire web site at:

http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~sapphire/sapphire_overview.html

[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]

PCSAT NO-44
Uplink/downlink    145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK via PCSAT-1
Aux/Uplink            435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)
APRS Downlink    144.390 MHz (Region 2)
Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the
Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Operational

WB4APR reports PCSat "appears to be in great shape even though it
has now entered another maximum eclipse period for about a month.
The only restriction at this time is that we ask for no unattended
overnight beacons during May." 

PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by
stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a
central web site < http://pcsat.aprs.org >. The APRS-equipped
PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy
under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.

For more information, visit the PCSat web site at:

http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html

[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]

TIUNGSAT-1 MO-46
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

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.

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, 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

Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with good downlink efficiency.

Jerry, K5OE, reports "UO-22's only active uplink is now 145.900 MHz.
That is a change from the last two months where only the
145.975 MHz uplink has worked well. The message on the downlink
to use both uplinks is in error."

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

During the past year OSCAR-11 has operated continuously on both
VHF and S band, with very little ground control needed. During the period
08-March 08-April 2002, consistent signals have been received from the
145.826 MHz beacon. The internal temperatures have decreased slightly.
They are now 3.2C and 1.6C for battery and telemetry electronics
respectively. The battery voltage observed during daylight passes has
also decreased slightly. The average value observed was 13.6 with a
range of 13.3 to 13.9 volts. The spin period has drifted between 233
and 315 seconds. The attitude is controlled solely by the gravity boom
gradient. 

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:

uptime is 812/17:40:56. Time is Sun May 05 21:26:19 2002
+10V Bus 10.100 V 		+Z Array V 0.205 V
+X (RX) Temp -9.683 D 	RX Temp 3.629 D
Bat 1 V 1.210 V 	Bat 2 V 1.154 V
Bat 3 V 1.183 V 	Bat 4 V 1.234 V
Bat 5 V 1.204 V 	Bat 6 V 1.194 V
Bat 7 V 1.204 V 	Bat 8 V 1.232 V
PSK TX RF Out 0.747 W +Z Array Temp -14.524 D
+Y Array Temp -24.811 D PSK TX HPA Tmp -1.212 D

A 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]

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

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 132.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 12, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-132.07

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

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: Non-operational, mode J.

AO-27 control operator Michael Wyrick, N3UC (former N4USI), reports
AO-27 has been turn off to condition the batteries. Earlier this month, the
control operators noticed that AO-27's batteries had become very low
and was causing the transmitter to turn off early during the passes. The
on-board software was turning the transmitters off to keep the batteries
from becoming too low to keep the CPU running. More information is
available at:

http://www.umbrasi.com/

Currently, AO-27's Amateur Radio 'bent-pipe' transmitter is off in hopes
of getting enough charge to the batteries. At that time, the transmitter
will resume normal FM repeater operation. At times the control stations
will turn the transmitter on to collect 1200-baud AFSK telemetry.

An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. 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

On Saturday, March 30, 2002, the TEPR states on AO-27 were
reset as follows:		TEPR 4 - 50
TEPR 5 - 90

[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 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: Non-operational.

Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a
non-operational status.

[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           436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign  	HL02-11
BBS                         	HL02-12
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is essentially non-operational due to very
low downlink efficiencies. Jim reports there have been a few contacts
displayed on the satellite, but downlink efficiency continues to be poor.
Robert, G8ATE, reports he was able to hear KO-25 recently but was
unable to decode any telemetry due to weak downlink.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this 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: Unknown

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

Paul, KB2SHU, tells ANS that UO-36 has not been operational (over
North America) since late July 2001. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS,
reports he has not copied UO-36 since July 30, 2001.

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
UO-36 information]

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.

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 Wed Jan 25 20:58:00 2002
LUSAT HIHI 60

CW-Code: ava abv aav adb at4 ab6 ttu aae
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      	8.5V-reg:   6.44 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      	10V-Curr:  123.2 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      	TX-Temp.:   7.68 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      	Box-Temp:  11.39 ?C

CW-Code: ava abv aa4 adb ate abe ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      	8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      	10V-Curr:  122.5 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      	TX-Temp.:   7.33 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      	Box-Temp:  11.04 ?C

CW-Code: ava abv aae adb at6 abe ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      	8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      	10V-Curr:  122.5 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      	TX-Temp.:   6.97 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      	Box-Temp:  10.68 ?C

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-42  SAUDISAT-1B
Uplink                to be released
Downlink           436.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign         SASAT2-11
BBS                                SASAT2-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, 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
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]

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.

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 to
be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize
this technology.

The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet radio
portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's initial 2-year
mission life, but telemetry records are still being downloaded.

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

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Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:

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Daniel (Dan) James
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Amateur callsign: NN0DJ
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Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org

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