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[jamsat-news:1986] WSR-23 Weekly Satellite Report 023


This report is organized into 3 parts. 
Part 1 - operational analog amateur satellites. 
Part 2 - operational digital amateur satellites. 
Part 3 - Non - Operational Satellites 
 
SB SAT @ AMSAT <W8ISS $ANS-023.S1 
WSR 023 Part 1 01/23/2005 
 
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 023.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ 
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 23,2005 
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS 
BID: $ANS-023.S1 
 
AO-51 ECHO 
Catalog number: 28375 
Launch date: June 29, 2004 
 
Status: Testing 
Curent Mode: FM Repeater and PBBS 9K6 
Downlink: 435.150 MHz, FM 9600 baud PacSat BroadCast Protocol (PBBS) 
Uplink:   145.860 MHz FM, 9600 baud PacSat BroadCast Protocol (PBBS) 
 
Analog voice downlink:  435.300 MHz FM 
Analog voice uplink:    145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone 
                       1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone 
 
Digital Downlinks:      435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output 
                       2401.200 MHz FM  38k4 bps, AX.25 
Digital Uplink:         145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast 
Protocol 
			(PBP) 
 
Broadcast Callsign:  PACB-11 
BBS Callsign:        PACB-12 
 
Latest Update: 
22 Jan -- FM repeater and 9k6 BBS Active for the rest of January. 
 
Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry 
broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51 
ECHO information is available at: 
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm 
 
[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information] 
[01232005] 
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS 
Catalog number: 25544 
Launch date: November 20, 1998 
 
Status: Operational 
Current Mode: Packet 
Digipeater: Active 
 
The current Expedition 10 crew is: 
Commander Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW 
Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov 
 
Worldwide packet uplink:   145.990 MHz FM 
Region 1 voice uplink:     145.200 MHz FM 
Region 2/3 voice uplink:   144.490 MHz FM 
Worldwide downlink:        145.800 MHz FM 
 
Repeater Uplink:           437.800 MHz FM 
Repeater Downlink:         145.800 MHz FM 
Doppler Shift is 10 KHz 
 
Russian callsigns:                  RS0ISS, RZ3DZR 
USA callsign:                       NA1SS 
Packet station mailbox callsign:    RS0ISS-11 
Packet station keyboard callsign:   RS0ISS-3 
Digipeater callsign:                ARISS 
 
The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at: 
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/ 
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is 
NOT translated from Russian and posted. 
 
More information is available at: 
http://www.rac.ca/ariss 
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/ 
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html 
http://www.issfanclub.com 
http://oscar.dcarr.org/ 
[0905004] 
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7 
Catalog number: 07530 
Launch Date: November 15, 1974 
 
Status: Semi-operational in sunlight. 
Return to active status: June 21,2002 
 
Uplink:     145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A 
           432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B 
Downlink:    29.400 to  29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A 
           145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B 
Beacon:     29.502 MHz, 145.972 MHz, 435.1 MHz, 2304.1 MHz 
 
Emily, W0EEC has created a website to allow the users of AO-7 to record 
contacts, observations and use of the satellite more effectively at: 
http://www.emilyshouse.com/experthams/ao7/main.php 
This includes the ability to log contacts. 
 
Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry. 
The program can be downloaded at: 
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip 
 
For more AO-7 info: 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html 
[11142004] 
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AO-27 AMRAD 
Catalog number: 22825 
Launched: September 26, 1993 
 
Status: Operational 
 
Uplink:     145.850 MHz FM 
Downlink:   436.795 MHz FM 
 
The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick, 
N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at: 
http://www.ao27.org 
 
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 
 
[ANS thanks John, K6YK, for this week's AO-27 report] 
[08292004] 
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FO-29 JAS-2 
Catalog number: 24278 
Launch Date: August 17, 1996 
 
Status: Operational 
 
Voice/CW Mode JA 
Uplink:     145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB 
Downlink:   435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:     435.795 MHz 
 
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 
 
Please send the reception reports to lab2@jarl.or.jp. 
Please use the 
subject line: 'FO-29reception report'. 
 
Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that will 
automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as 
current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at: 
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/ 
[05232004] 
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C 
Catalog number: 27607 
Launched: December 20, 2002 
 
Status: Operational. 
 
Uplink:    145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone) (See below for operating 
          procedures) 
Downlink:  436.795 MHz 
 
There have been unconfirmed reports on the amsat-bb remailer that So-50 has 
shifted downlink frequency as much as 5khz up. This both from Europe. 
 
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of  74.4  Hz. 
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary) 
 
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm 
  the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft. 
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT 
  the repeater on and off within the 10 Minute window. 
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window 
  will reset the 10 minute timer. 
[09122004] 
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/EX 
 
SB SAT @ AMSAT <W8ISS $ANS-023.S2 
WSR 023 Part 2 01/23/2005 
 
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 023.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ 
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 23, 2005 
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS 
BID: $ANS-023.S2 
 
AO-51 ECHO 
Catalog number: 28375 
Launch date: June 29, 2004 
 
Status: Testing 
Curent Mode: PBBS 9K6 and FmRepeater 
Downlink: 435.150 MHz, FM 9600 baud PacSat BroadCast Protocol (PBBS) 
Uplink:   145.860 MHz FM, 9600 baud PacSat BroadCast Protocol (PBBS) 
 
Analog voice downlink:  435.300 MHz FM 
Analog voice uplink:    145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone 
                       1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone 
 
Digital Downlinks:     435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output 
                      2401.200 MHz FM  38k4 bps, AX.25 
Digital Uplink:        145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast 
Protocol 
                       (PBP) 
 
Broadcast Callsign:  PACB-11 
BBS Callsign:        PACB-12 
 
For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at: 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/ 
 
Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry 
broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51 
ECHO information is available at: 
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm 
 
[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information] 
[01022005] 
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UO-11 OSCAR-11 
Catalog number: 14781 
Launched: March 1, 1984 
 
Status: Semi-operational. 
 
Downlink:       145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK) 
Mode-S Beacon:  2401.500 MHz 
 
More information on UO-11 OSCAR-11 can be found at: 
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/ 
[01022005] 
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AO-16 PACSAT 
Catalog number: 20439 
Launch Date: January 22, 1990 
 
Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on and open for 
APRS users. 
 
Uplink:             145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM 
                     (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK) 
Downlink:           437.026 MHz SSB (1200-baud PSK) 
Mode-S Beacon:      2401.1428 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11 
BBS:                PACSAT-12 
 
A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information 
and telemetry samples can be found at: 
http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu 
[05092004] 
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GO-32 TECHSAT-1B 
Catalog number: 25397 
Launch Date: July 10, 1998 
 
Status: Operational 
 
Downlink:           435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 
                  (435.325 n/a - temperature problems) 
Uplinks:            145.850, 145.890, 145.930 FM 
                  1269.700, 1269.800, 1269.900 FM 
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11 
BBS Callsign:       4XTECH-12 
 
Roni, 4Z7DFC, reports: 
 
today , staurday morning, Techsat1b BBS's is back . 
1 Upload User , 8 Broadcast users . 
Uplink freq. ; 145.859, 145.890, 1269.800 
 
More information of GO-32 can be found at: 
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html 
[WSR wishes to thank JE9PEL for this weeks information] 
[11142004] 
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NO-44 PCSAT 
Catalog number: 26931 
Launch Date: September 30, 2001 
 
Status: Operational 
 
Uplink/downlink:   145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 AFSK via W3ADO-1 
Aux/Uplink:        435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off) 
APRS Downlink:     144.390 MHz (Region 2) 
 
PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using 
hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web site at: 
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. 
[01022005] 
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/EX 
 
SB SAT @ AMSAT <W8ISS $ANS-023.S3 
WSR 023 Part 3 01/23/2005 
 
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 023.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ 
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 23, 2005 
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS 
BID: $ANS-023.S3 
 
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE 
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: 
 
AO-10 OSCAR 10 
Catalog number: 14129 
Launched: June 16, 1983 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink:   435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB 
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:   145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier) 
 
AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and 
2-meter downlink for several years. 
 
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL: 
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html 
[05092004] 
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IO-26 ITAMSAT 
Catalog number: 22826 
Launch Date: September 26, 1993 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink:             145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud) 
Downlink:           435.812 MHz SSB 
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11 
BBS:                ITMSAT-12 
 
More information of IO-26 can be found at: 
 
http://joshua.micronet.it/english/itamsat/itamsathome.html 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html 
[08152004] 
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POSAT-1 OSCAR-28 
Catalog Number: 22829 
Launched : September 25, 1993 
 
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use 
 
Downlink: 435.075 MHz 
      435.275 MHz 
 
Uplink:   145.925 MHz 
      145.975 MHz 
 
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11 
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12 
 
More information of POSAT-1 can be found at: 
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html 
[08152004] 
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12 
Catalog number: 21089 
Launched: February 5, 1991 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink:   21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB 
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:   29.408 MHz 
Robot:    29.454 MHz 
[05232004] 
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13 
Catalog number: 21089 
Launched: February 5, 1991 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink:      21.260 to  21.300 MHz CW/USB 
Downlink:   145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:     145.860 MHz 
Robot:      145.908 MHz 
[05232004] 
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UO-14 UoSAT-3 
Catalog number: 20437 
Launched: January 22, 1990 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink 145.975 MHz FM 
Downlink 435.070 MHz FM 
[05092004] 
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UO-22 UOSAT 
Catalog number: 21575 
Launched: July 17, 1991 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Uplink:             145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK 
Downlink:           435.120 MHz FM 
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11 
BBS:                UOSAT5-12 
[01092005] 
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15 
Catalog number: 23439 
Launch Date: December 26, 1994 
 
Status: Non-operational? 
 
Uplink:      145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB 
Downlink:     29.354 to  29.394 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:       29.352 MHz (intermittent) 
SSB meeting frequency:  29.380 MHz (unofficial) 
 
John, KD6PAG reports on June 16, 2004 to ANS: 
RS-15 beacon seemed to be back in the mode where it's a tone about 5 seconds 
off and then 5 seconds on this morning. 
 
ANS is looking for more confirmations of RS-15 coming back. 
 
[ANS thanks John, KD6PAG for RS-15 information] 
[06202004] 
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LO-19 LUSAT 
Catalog number: 20442 
Launched: January 22, 1990 
 
Status: CW Beacon only 
 
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-12o 
 
General information and telemetry samples can be found at: 
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu 
[05232004] 
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FO-20 JAS-1b 
Catalog number: 20480 
Launch Date: February 07, 1990 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Uplink:     145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB 
Downlink:   435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:     435.795 
 
More FO-20 info can be found at: 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html 
[08152004] 
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KO-23 KITSAT 
Catalog number: 22077 
Launched: August 10, 1992 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink:             145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 
Downlink:           435.170 MHz FM 
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11 
BBS:                HLO1-12 
 
Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a 
non-operational status. 
[05092004] 
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KO-25 KITSAT 
Catalog number: 22828 
Launched: September 26, 1993 
 
Status: Non-operational 
 
Uplink:             145.980 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 
Downlink:           436.500 MHz FM 
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11 
BBS:                HL02-12 
[05092004] 
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PO-34 PANSAT 
Catalog number: 25520 
Launched: October 30, 1998 
 
Status: Telemetry downloads only 
 
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz 
 
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/ 
[05092004] 
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1 
Catalog number: 25509 
Launched: October 24, 1998 
 
Status: Semi-operational 
 
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK) 
 
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and 
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful. 
 
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site: 
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm 
 
[ANS has no further information] 
[05232004] 
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SO-35 SUNSAT 
Catalog Number:     ? 
Launched:February 23, 1999 
 
STatus: Non-Operational 
 
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz 
      Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz 
 
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz 
     Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz and 145.900 MHz 
 
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site: 
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/ 
[08082004] 
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UO-36 UoSAT-12 
Catalog number: 25693 
Launched: April 21, 1999 
 
Status: Unknown 
 
Uplink:             145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK) 
Downlink:           437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11 
BBS:                UO121-12 
 
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 
[05092004] 
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40 
Catalog number: 26609 
Launch Date: November 16, 2000 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Uplink      V-band    145.840 -  145.990 MHz CW/LSB 
           U-band    435.550 -  435.800 MHz CW/LSB 
          L1-band   1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB 
          L2-band   1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB 
          S1-band   2400.350 - 2400.600 MHz CW/LSB 
Downlink:  S2-band   2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB 
           K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB 
Beacon:    2401.323, 24,048.035 
[05232004] 
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SO-42  SAUDISAT-1B 
Catalog number: 26549 
Launched: September 26, 2000 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Uplink:   to be released 
Downlink:           437.075 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11 
BBS:                SASAT2-12 
 
Further information is available at: 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html 
[08152004] 
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SO-41  SAUDISAT-1A 
Catalog number: 26545 
Launch Date: September 26, 2000 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Uplink:             145.850 MHz 
Downlink:           436.775 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11 
BBS:                SASAT1-12 
 
Further information is available at: 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html 
[08152004] 
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1 
Catalog number: 26548 
Launched: September 26, 2000 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Uplink:             145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK 
Downlink:           437.325 MHz 
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11 
BBS:                MYSAT3-12 
 
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. 
[05092004] 
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M) 
Catalog number: 27605 
Launch Date: December 20, 2002 
 
Status: Semi-operational. 
 
Uplink 435.275 1200-baud AFSK 
Downlink 145.825 9600-baud FSK 
(optional voice message) 
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS 
 
AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the small German 
scientific satellite "RUBIN-2". 
 
AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS 
e.V." (German 
acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule", 
which means: 'working group for amateur radio anand telecommunications in 
schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS 
based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the 
existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany. 
 
No transmissions detected since the 1st of February 2003! It appears 
AO-49 is not properly aligned to illuminate the solar panels. This 
should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a phase without 
eclipses until 13Feb03. 
 
Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder" to 
allow decoding of the received DATA0 frames. It is available at: 
http://amend.gmxhome.de in the section Aktuelles. 
 
Details on AO-49 (SAFIR-M) can be found at: 
http://amend.gmxhome.de 
 
Information about AATiS e.V. is available at: 
http://www.aatis.de 
[05092004] 
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CUTE-1 
Catalog number: 27844 
Launched: June 30,2003 
 
Status: Operational? 
 
Uplink:          ? 
Downlink:     436.8375 CW 
         437.4700 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL 
 
>From Masahir, JI1IZR: 
 
I have summarized the activities on CubeSat in Japan from Amateur Radio 
side. 
I uploaded one summary PDF file on my website. 
 
If you have any interest, please visit 
 
http://ji1izr.atnifty.com/english/ 
 
CUTE 1 is a Japanese (Tokyo Institute of Technology) one kilogram 
nanosatellite that was launched by a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk at 
14:15 UT on 30 June 2003. It carries a 100 mW beacon at 436.8375 MHz. 
Initial orbital parameters were period 101.4 min, apogee 831 km, perigee 
819 km, and inclination 98.7?. 
 
For further info about CUTE-1 goto: 
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/operation/Schedule_e.html 
 
ANS WSR is looking for more information about this satellite. 
[09192004] 
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE 
Catalog number: 26932 
Launch Date: September 30, 2001 
 
Status: Non-Operational 
 
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK 
Uplink:   145.945 MHz UI Digipeater 
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD 
 
Everyone is  welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, 
callsign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following 
URL 
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt 
[08152004] 
NNNN 
/EX 
 
ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live 
radiocast on 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 trans- 
mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30 
UTC. 
 
Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL: 
http://www.amsat.org 
 
AMSAT-NA 
850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600 
Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703 
 
Voice:  301-589-6062 
       888-322-6728 
FAX:    301-608-3410 
 
Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists: 
 
* AMSAT News Service (ANS) 
* General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB) 
* Orbit data (KEPS) 
* Manned space missions (SAREX) 
* District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC) 
* New England area (AMSAT-NE) 
* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU) 
* AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12) 
 
A daily digest version is available for each list. 
 
To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL: 
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html 
 
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. 
Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. 
 
This weeks Weekly Satelite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS. 
 
ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the 
memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen, 
G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ. 
 
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: 
ans-editor{at}amsat.org 
NNNN 
/EX 
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