[jamsat-news:3802] [ANS] ANS-099 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins for April 9
Mark Johns, K0JM via ANS
ans ＠ amsat.org
2023年 4月 9日 (日) 09:13:37 JST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-099
In this edition:
* NASA Selects Three Hams for Artemis Mission
* TAPR/AMSAT Banquet to Be Held May 19
* AMSAT Discord Server Available
* Wordsmiths Wanted by AMSAT
* VUCC Satellite Standing April 2023
* INSPIRE.Sat 7 Launch Imminent
* No Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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ANS-099 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2023 April 09
NASA Selects Three Hams for Artemis Mission
NASA and the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) announced the four astronauts who
will venture around the Moon on Artemis II, the first crewed mission on
NASA’s path to establishing a long-term presence at the Moon for science
and exploration through Artemis. The agencies revealed the crew members on
Monday, April 3, during an event at Ellington Field near NASA’s Johnson
Space Center in Houston.
The crew assignments are as follows: Commander Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT, Pilot
Victor Glover, KI5BKC, Mission Specialist Christina Hammock Koch, and
Mission Specialist Jeremy Hansen, KF5LKU. They will work as a team to
execute an ambitious set of demonstrations during the flight test.
Presently scheduled for November of 2024, the approximately 10-day Artemis
II flight test will launch on the agency’s powerful Space Launch System
rocket, prove the Orion spacecraft’s life-support systems, and validate the
capabilities and techniques needed for humans to live and work in deep
space.
The flight, set to build upon the successful uncrewed Artemis I mission
completed in December, 2022 will set the stage for the first woman and
first person of color on the Moon through the Artemis program, paving the
way for future for long-term human exploration missions to the Moon, and
eventually Mars. This is the agency’s Moon to Mars exploration approach.
This will be Wiseman’s second trip into space, serving previously as a
flight engineer aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for Expedition
41 from May through November 2014. Wiseman has logged more than 165 days in
space, including almost 13 hours as lead spacewalker during two trips
outside the orbital complex. He participated in ARISS contacts during the
mission.
The mission will also be Glover’s second spaceflight, serving previously as
pilot on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1, which landed May 2, 2021, after 168 days in
space. As a flight engineer aboard the space station for Expedition 64, he
contributed to scientific investigations, technology demonstrations, and
participated in four spacewalks. He also made numerous ARISS school
contacts from the ISS.
Koch also will be making her second flight into space on the Artemis II
mission. She served as flight engineer aboard the space station for
Expedition 59, 60, and 61. Koch set a record for the longest single
spaceflight by a woman with a total of 328 days in space and participated
in the first all-female spacewalks.
Representing Canada, Hansen is making his first flight to space. A colonel
in the Canadian Armed Forces and former fighter pilot, Hansen holds a
Bachelor of Science in space science from Royal Military College of Canada
in Kingston, Ontario, and a Master of Science in physics from the same
institution in 2000, with a research focus on Wide Field of View Satellite
Tracking. He was one of two recruits selected by CSA in May 2009 through
the third Canadian Astronaut Recruitment Campaign and has served as Capcom
in NASA's Mission Control Center at Johnson and, in 2017, became the first
Canadian to be entrusted with leading a NASA astronaut class, leading the
training of astronaut candidates from the United States and Canada.
Although a Canadian citizen, he holds a U.S. Amateur license and callsign.
[ANS thanks NASA for the above information]
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The 2023 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now!
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch
on June 16, 1983, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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14th Annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet to Be Held May 19
The 14th annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held at the Kohler Presidential
Banquet Center on Friday, May 19th at 18:30 EDT. This dinner is always a
highlight of the TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) and AMSAT (Radio
Amateur Satellite Corp.) activities during the Dayton Hamvention. This
year's banquet speaker will be announced in the coming weeks.
The Kohler Presidential Banquet Center is located at 4548 Presidential Way,
Kettering, Ohio - about 20 minutes away from the Greene County Fairgrounds.
Tickets ($60 each) may be purchased from the AMSAT store (
https://www.amsat.org/product/2023-tapr-amsat-joint-hamvention-banquet-registration/).
The banquet ticket purchase deadline is Friday, May 12th. Banquet tickets
must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth. There
will be no tickets to pick up at the AMSAT booth. Tickets purchased on-line
will be maintained on a list with check-in at the door at the banquet
center. Seating is limited to the number of meals reserved with the Kohler
caterers based on the number of tickets sold by the deadline.
[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]
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AMSAT Discord Server Available
The AMSAT IT Team has issued a reminder that one of several communication
services that AMSAT-NA maintains for the greater amateur radio community is
the AMSAT Discord server.
General information about the Discord server may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/amsat-discord-server/ For those already familiar
with Discord, the direct link to join the server is
https://discord.com/invite/xbTXcPJHyt
Although often hidden in the background (QRN perhaps?), the AMSAT-NA IT
Volunteer Team works very hard to maintain, and improve, services such as
the Mailman lists (reflectors), the callsign e-mail forwarding service, the
AMSAT-NA website, the TLE (Keps) server, the GitLab instance, and the
Discord server. Together with other volunteers, the team does its best to
deliver services that work for YOU.
Those who have an interest in volunteering for AMSAT-NA, and have Linux
server administration, programming/DevOps experience, or other experience
in IT, please contact the team at IT ＠ amsat.org. We would love to talk more
about how you might contribute to our community.
[ANS thanks Matthew Alberti, KM4EXS, AMSAT IT Team for the above
information]
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Wordsmiths Wanted by AMSAT
Some hams have the skills to build satellites, others can code software
apps. But even for those who aren't the technical type, there are still
ways to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
AMSAT News Service (ANS) is always eager to have volunteers as editors of
the weekly bulletins. Editors gather news items related to amateur
satellite operations and package them for distribution worldwide. The
process requires attention to detail on matters of grammar, spelling, and
style -- but soldering or programming skills are not required, and the time
commitment is flexible.
For more information, contact k0jm at amsat.org
[ANS thanks Mark Johns, K0JM, ANS Senior Editor, for the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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VUCC Satellite Standing April 2023
The following is the VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for
March 01, 2023 to April 01, 2023.
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CALLSIGN March April
KO4MA 1786 1933
AA5PK 1162 1282
N8RO 1173 1230
VE1CWJ 609 1000
KF7R 925 950
N0JE 879 883
K9UO 777 813
NS3L 785 800
DL2GRC 725 750
N4UFO (EM95) New 730
W8LR 703 725
EA2AA 665 675
KQ4DO 600 633
KG0D 415 600
KB1HY 457 521
WB7QXU 400 451
VA7LM 104 400
WA2FHJ New 321
JG6CDH 235 305
VA3VGR 209 302
EA3TA 200 301
AG7NR 200 250
HB9RYZ New 248
HC2FG 154 239
XE2YWH 114 235
JE1TNL 150 201
JA1QJI 109 200
WD9EWK (DM22) 195 198
WD9EWK (DM23) 192 195
N6PAZ 121 177
WD9EWK (DM42) 171 175
KB9DAK 108 164
NK0S 150 159
JS1LQI 101 155
F6EQD New 130
DL5KUA New 128
PV8DX/P New 110
BH8DKD New 102
DL3RTL New 102
E29AHU New 101
KN4NN New 100
N9ZTS New 100
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Congratulations to the new VUCC holders.
BH8DKD is first VUCC Satellite holder from China and OM10
E29AHU is first VUCC Satellite holder from Thailand and NK93
N4UFO is first VUCC Satellite holder from EM34
PV8DX is first VUCC Satellite holder from FJ92
F6EQD is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN05
DL5KUA is first VUCC Satellite holder from JO53
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]
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INSPIRE.Sat 7 Launch Imminent
The INSPIRE-Sat 7 satellite is scheduled to be launched on the SpaceX
Transporter 7 mission on 11 April 2023 at 06:48 UTC. The INSPIRE-Sat 7
satellite is a university project carried out by the University of
Versailles Saint-Quentin en Yvelines (France) on behalf of LATMOS (UVSQ,
Sorbonne University, Université Paris Saclay, CNRS).
This satellite is a demonstrator for experimenting new technologies with a
strong involvement of students. This satellite allows the experimentation
of miniaturized remote sensing sensors that could be used for multi-point
observation of essential climate variables (ECV) and the ionosphere.
INSPIRE-Sat 7 carries :
* A 435.200 MHz telemetry channel with BPSK mode - GR3UH 9k6
* An FM transponder with an uplink of 145.830 MHz and a downlink of
435.200 MHz. The FM transponder is expected to be active at least twice a
month, depending on the satellite power budget.
* The SPINO card that will be activated for experimentation
To receive the telemetry, a software has been developed: KissTool. It is
available for Windows & Linux:
Linux: https://site.amsat-f.org/download/118791/?tmstv=1680945385
Windows : https://site.amsat-f.org/download/118784/?tmstv=1680945385
The user manual is available in French (
https://site.amsat-f.org/josast-kisstool/ ) and English (
https://code.electrolab.fr/xtof/josast/-/blob/27-new-application-for-spino/ApplicationKissTool/src/site/markdown/UserManual.md
)
[ANS thanks Christophe Merceur, AMSAT-Francophone president, for the above
information]
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for April 6
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
As of April 6, there are no additions or deletions to the weekly AMSAT-NA
TLE distribution.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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ARISS NEWS
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
Completed:
Collège Saint-Anatoile, Salins-Les-Bains, France, telebridge via ON4ISS.
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled
crewmember is Steve Bowen, KI5BKB. The ARISS mentor is F6ICS. Contact was
successful: Friday 2023-04-07 14:27:26 UTC 86 degrees elevation.
Congratulations to the Collège Saint-Anatoile students, Steve, and mentor
F6ICS!
Specific link:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/live_stream?channel=UCy6st8UemV-88B0PbRlT5sw
Otherwise: School Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@technofg/streams
Vologda, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to
be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember is Dimitri Petelin. The ARISS mentor is
RV3DR. Contact is go for Sat 2023-04-08 10:35 UTC
Upcoming
Kaliningrad, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently
scheduled to be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopyev. The
ARISS mentor is RV3DR. Contact is go for Sunday 2023-04-09 11:20 UTC
Yekaterinburg, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently
scheduled to be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember is Sergey Prokopyev. The
ARISS mentor is RV3DR. Contact is go for Wednesday 2023-04-12 09:05 UTC
Shchelkovo, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled
to be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember is Andrey Fediaev. The ARISS mentor
is RV3DR. Contact is go for Wednesday 2023-04-12 10:35 UTC
Vyborg, Russia, direct via TBD. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to
be RSØISS. The scheduled crewmember is Andrey Fediaev. The ARISS mentor is
RV3DR. Contact is go for Sat 2023-04-15 09:50 UTC
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own
orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed
time.
The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so
inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume
up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never
know.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
On April 9 Doug, VA7LM, will be making a quick trip and travelling through
CO55 and CO64, possibly others. Look for him after 1600z mostly linear
sats. He will update via Twitter if he has coverage.
Ray, KN2K, hopes to be QRV from the FM28/FM29 gridline in Delaware on 11
April. Watch his Twitter and/or
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ for
updates.
Jerry, W8LR, will rove in West Virginia, EM88, on 15 & 16 April:
2334z 15th IO-117 Asia, NA, SA, EU, AF, Eur-Asia
0335z 16th IO-117 SA, NA, AF, EU, Eur-Asia
1643z 16th RS-44 SA, NA, EU (ed: I do not have QRG info)
1729z 16th IO-117 SA, NA, EU, Eur-Asia
2150z 16th IO-117 AS, NA, SA, EU, AF, Eur-Asia
Log as W8LR/R
Nick, M1DDD will operate as MM1DDD/P on 18-22 April
IO74/IO75 18th
IO66/IO76 19th & 20th
IO67/IO77 21st
IO86 22nd
Watch Nick’s Twitter and/or
https://www.amsat.org/satellite-info/upcoming-satellite-operations/ for
updates.
[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, has a few satellite presentations
scheduled...
Omaha, Nebraska - 04/14
Tennessee - 04/20
Pennsylvania - 05/02
Ohio, tailored to young students and the ISS - 05/08
Great Britain - 05/11
Think a 75-minute presentation on “working the easy satellites” would be
appropriate for your club or event? Let Clint know! He has NEVER given the
exact same show twice: EACH of the 150+ presentations so far has been
customized/tailored to their audiences. An email message received after a
recent presentation:
"I really enjoyed Clint’s presentation last night. The fact that he had
taken the time to research and know something about his audience and
welcomed interaction made it very informative and enjoyable. This was a
refreshing change from many canned YouTube presentations I’ve tried to
watch, which were poorly done, fuzzy video or muddy audio, or a badly
prepared presenter stumbling his way through, with any valuable info lost
along the way. Thanks for hooking this one up.”
[ANS thanks Clint Bradford, K6LCS, and the AMSAT Events page for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ Lockheed Martin announced a subsidiary called Crescent Space which will
develop a lunar communications network called Parsec, starting with two
250kg spacecraft in lunar orbit. Details may be found at
https://lmt.co/43hWWE6 (ANS thanks Jeff Davis, KE9V, AMSAT Secretary, for
the above information)
+ The combination of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy
Space Center hosted 57 launches in 2022, more than any other launch range
in the world and more launches than any other country except China. For
now, the level of launch activity at the Cape remains manageable. But
warning signs are emerging. One is that the Cape is effectively full. The
infrastructure to support those launch sites, such as power, commodities
and roads, is aging. (ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information)
+ Two Roscosmos cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut took a short ride around
the space station inside the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship relocating it from the
Poisk module to the Prichal docking module early Thursday, April 6.
Commander Sergey Prokopyev guided the MS-23 to its new docking port flanked
by flight engineers Dmitri Petelin and Frank Rubio. The relocation opens up
Poisk’s airlock for future Roscosmos spacewalks in Orlan spacesuits and
frees its docking port for the upcoming ISS Progress 84 resupply mission.
(ANS thanks NASA for the above information)
+ Launch company Virgin Orbit filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy April 4,
having failed to achieve financial orbit after burning through more than $1
billion. (ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information)
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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor, Mark Johns, KØJM
k0jm [at] amsat.org
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