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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In this edition:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* 2023 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Proceedings Now Available</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* SpaceX Launches Ninth Rideshare Mission: Over 100 Satellites Deployed with Falcon 9</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* AMSAT-EA's HADES-D Satellite Awaiting Deployment from ION Orbital Transfer Vehicle</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* ROM-3 Romanian High School Team's Satellite Soars to Success in Latest SpaceX Launch</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Veronika: Spacemanic's Pink CubeSat Successfully Launches Aboard SpaceX Transporter-9</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Satellite Top 100 Rovers November 2023 Rankings</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for November 17, 2023</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* ARISS News</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Upcoming Satellite Operations</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Satellite Shorts From All Over</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related
to Amateur Radio in Space including 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.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The news feed on https://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">To: All RADIO AMATEURS</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2023 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Proceedings Now Available</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">AMSAT has announced that the 2023 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting Proceedings are now available online. AMSAT members may access both the Symposium
Proceedings and Presentations by logging into their AMSAT Membership and Event Portal account (https://launch.amsat.org/), selecting 'Member Resources' from the options on the top of the page, and then 'AMSAT Symposium Proceedings'. Click on the '2023' box
to the left of 'Irving, Texas - Sheraton DFW...' to access this year's Symposium Proceedings or the 'Presentations' box to the right of this line to access the Presentations slides in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. For a real blast from the past, check out Symposium
Proceedings going all the way back to 1986 under the same 'AMSAT Symposium Proceedings' webpage. Direct links to the Symposium Proceedings, Presentations, and YouTube livestreams were also recently mailed to AMSAT members and are also included below for your
convenience.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2023 AMSAT Symposium Proceedings: https://launch.amsat.org/resources/Documents/Proceedings/AMSAT_Proceedings_2023.pdf</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2023 AMSAT Symposium Presentations:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://launch.amsat.org/resources/Documents/Proceedings/AMSAT_Presentations_2023.pdf</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2023 AMSAT Symposium Livestream Day One:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcO4-h7bbxs</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2023 AMSAT Symposium Livestream Day Two:</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DzKKHTBxyY8</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thank you to all who attended the 2023 AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting. We hope you had a great time at this year's event and look forward to
seeing you next fall in Florida. If you could not make it to Texas this year, we hope to see you next year!</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">SpaceX Launches Ninth Rideshare Mission: Over 100 Satellites Deployed with Falcon 9</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In another milestone for SpaceX's rideshare program, the aerospace company successfully launched its ninth dedicated smallsat rideshare mission, dubbed Transporter-9,
from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on November 11.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The Falcon 9 rocket carrying the payload lifted off at 18:49 UTC (10:49 p.m. PST), with the booster making a return to the launch site approximately seven and
a half minutes after liftoff. This particular booster had already seen action on eleven previous missions, including Transporter-8 back in June.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The mission, lasting around half an hour, saw the deployment of 90 payloads, though initial confirmations of successful deployment were lacking for several satellites.
Those payloads included several orbital transfer vehicles that will later deploy their satellites. Overall, the launch added more than 110 satellites to the ever-growing constellation in low Earth orbit.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Leading the pack in terms of payload contributions was Planet, with 36 of its Dove imaging CubeSats, collectively named Flock 4Q. It also flew Pelican-1, a tech
demo satellite for its future Pelican and Tanager high-resolution and hyperspectral imaging satellites.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Spire, specializing in weather and vessel tracking data, joined other satellite constellation operators on Transporter-9. Their satellite set featured three
GHGSat satellites, one of which became the first commercial satellite dedicated to tracking carbon dioxide emissions. Additionally, synthetic aperture radar imaging companies Iceye and Umbra were among the participants in this rideshare mission.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A notable newcomer to the satellite scene on this mission was Foxconn, the Taiwanese electronics giant known for producing consumer electronics like Apple's
iPhone. Foxconn, also known as Hon Hai Technology Group, sent its first two CubeSats, Pearl-1H and Pearl-1C, on the mission to explore LEO (Low Earth Orbit) satellite broadband communications and beyond 5G capabilities.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Exolaunch, a rideshare broker, facilitated the launch of nearly three dozen satellites, including Foxconn's, on Transporter-9. Other brokers such as Maverick
Space Systems, SEOPS, and Momentus, also contributed payloads to the mission.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">D-Orbit, a frequent participant in Transporter missions, contributed their ION Satellite Carrier to the payload. Two new orbital transfer vehicle (OTV or space
tug) developers, Exotrail and Impulse Space, flew their first space tugs, spacevan-001 and Impulse-1, on the mission. These space tugs play a crucial role in transferring spaceborne cargo between different orbits.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Transporter missions have garnered mixed reactions within the commercial space industry. While satellite operators and rideshare brokers applaud their regular
and cost-effective access to space, some developers of small launch vehicles argue that these missions undercut their business models by offering services at significantly lower per-kilogram costs.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Despite the ongoing debate, SpaceX's Transporter services continue to attract strong demand, as evidenced by the fully booked schedule. The company recently
introduced a new line of rideshare missions called Bandwagon, scheduled to begin in 2024, further solidifying its position as a dominant force in the commercial space launch sector. The earliest available opportunity for a Bandwagon mission is set for November
2024, with Transporter missions to sun-synchronous orbits already booked until October 2025.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[ANS thanks Jeff Foust, SpaceNews, for the above information]</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> The 2023 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now!</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> on June 16, 1983, this year's coin features</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"> Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The HADES-D satellite achieved a successful launch on November 11 at 18:49 UTC as part of SpaceX's Transporter-9 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Currently
housed within D-Orbit's ION orbital transfer vehicle (OTV), the satellite's final deployment is scheduled for around November 20th.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Developed concurrently with the URESAT Antonio de Nebrija, HADES-D shares the pocketQubes 1.5P platform. Featuring enhanced solar panels and increased processing
capacity, HADES-D can transmit telemetry and repeat signals at higher speeds than its predecessors.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">One notable feature of HADES-D is its FM repeater for voice communications, which also allows for the retransmission of AX.25/APRS 300/1200 bps messages. The
FM/FSK repeater plans to continuously operate, activated by squelch level without the need for a subtone. Telemetry will be provided in FSK, configurable between 50 and 2400 bps, CW and voice beacon in FM. The IARU coordinated frequencies are 145.875 MHz (FM/FSK)
for uplink and 436.666 MHz (FM/FSK/CW) for downlink.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The expected orbit is Sun-Synchronous between 550 and 600 km altitude. AMSAT-EA is asking the amatuer radio satellite community for assistance in identifying
transmissions which will occur soon after the satellite has separated from the D-Orbit's ION SCV-013 OTV (Temporary NORAD ID 99025).</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This collaborative project, involving the private sector and various universities in Spain, hopes to provide licensed radio-amateurs worldwide an additional
resource to relay FM voice and AX.25/APRS 300/1200 bps communications. Check for the latest updates on AMSAT-EA's website https://www.amsat-ea.org/.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ROM-3 satellite, a PocketQube crafted by the high school team RomSpace, was launched aboard SpaceX’s ninth dedicated smallsat rideshare program mission,
Transporter-9, on November 11th. In collaboration with Alba Orbital, this launch on SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket represents Romania's second venture into satellite missions, following the high school team's initial success with the ROM-2 satellite.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">ROM-3, a demonstration mission following its predecessor 'Romanian Orbital Mission 2,' enhances RomSpace's pico-satellite design with improved camera resolution
and higher efficiency solar panels. With an average team member age ranging from 15 to 18 years old, RomSpace pioneers affordable opportunities for educational institutions, exemplified by the International Computer High School of Bucharest.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ROM-3 satellite, a 50 x 50 x 100mm picosat, sets forth with three primary missions. Its primary function involves acting as an amateur radio digipeater,
allowing operators to upload messages for a one-time transmission back to the Earth. The secondary mission entails transmitting a low-resolution SSDV image in GFSK Mode, inviting active participation from amateur radio operators. The tertiary mission includes
CW Beacon transmission, aiding in detecting the satellite's presence and measuring signal properties.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The UHF downlink (IARU coordinated frequency of 436.235 MHz) with 20 wpm CW, 500bps GFSK telemetry, and 5kbps GFSK SSDV will position ROM-3 as a notable contributor
to the amateur radio community. More details are available at ROMSpace's official website https://rom-space.ro/. This success builds on their prior achievement with the ROM-2 satellite and serves as a demonstration mission for upcoming pico-satellite constellations.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The collaborative efforts of RomSpace, Alba Orbital, and the broader Romanian space community culminate in the ROM-3 mission, showcasing not only the country's
growing prowess in space exploration but also a commitment to fostering technical education and outreach initiatives. As ROM-3 embarks on its operational phase, it stands as a testament to Romania's potential in the evolving landscape of space technology.</span></div>
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satellite to venture into space following the successful skCube and GRBAlpha missions.</span></div>
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named after Procik's daughter, went beyond being a CubeSat with a personal touch; it was a technologically advanced mission designed to support the Slovak and international amateur radio community.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The CubeSat features an array of technical capabilities to serve its primary objectives: 9k6 G3RUH AX.25 telemetry, digipeater, CW beacon, and experimental SSDV
transmissions. The IARU coordinated downlink frequency is 436.680 MHz. Satellite telemetry was reported just a few hours after separation from the Falcon 9 rocket. Telemetry data can be viewed on the SatNOGS Veronika Telemetry Dashboard at https://dashboard.satnogs.org/d/abEVHMIIk/veronika.</span></div>
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receiver, which will facilitate precise satellite identification during its initial days and weeks in orbit. Veronika will be operated by an amateur radio club OM3KSI, which will actively participate in its mission: https://om3ksi.tuke.sk/en/home/.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Veronika's mission extends beyond technical objectives, incorporating education and outreach efforts. The satellite plans to engage Slovak grammar and high schools,
transmitting special CW and AX.25 messages on various occasions. Czech partners, PLANETUM - Prague Observatory and Planetarium, will also use the satellite for educational purposes.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In an unconventional move, Veronika was not only the first-ever family-named satellite but also the first-ever pink satellite, adding a personal and distinctive
touch to its appearance. The project received additional support from Deutsche Schule Bratislava, with the initial contact facilitated by the Slovak Space Office.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Before its successful launch, Veronika underwent rigorous environmental testing to simulate the harsh conditions of space, ensuring its operational resilience
throughout its mission. The CubeSat joined other payloads in Berlin, where it underwent preparations for deployment. Exolaunch, a trusted partner of Spacemanic, oversaw the deployment process, securing its attachment to the Falcon 9 rocket.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The November 2023 rankings for the Top 100 Rovers (Mixed LEO/MEO/GEO) in satellite operations, as determined by @GridMasterMap on Twitter, has been released.
The ranking is determined by the number of grids and DXCC entities activated, taking into account only those grids where a minimum number of QSOs logged on the gridmaster.fr website have been validated by a third party. Grid numbers do not directly reflect
the exact number of activations. Satellite operators are encouraged to upload their LoTW satellite contacts to https://gridmaster.fr in order to provide more accurate data.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">2 NJ7H 27 KE4AL 52 KE9AJ 77 W8LR</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">4 JA9KRO 29 KI7UNJ 54 VE1CWJ 79 OE3SEU</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">5 DL6AP 30 VE3HLS 55 KM4LAO 80 CU2ZG</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">6 WI7P 31 KB5FHK 56 N4UFO 81 N0TEL</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">7 HA3FOK 32 LA9XGA 57 SM3NRY 82 K0FFY</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">8 N9IP 33 DL2GRC 58 VK5DG 83 KB2YSI</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">9 WY7AA 34 N7AGF 59 KI7QEK 84 KJ7NDY</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">10 N6UA 35 F4BKV 60 N8RO 85 DL4EA</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">11 AD0DX 36 XE3DX 61 VA7LM 86 VE6WK</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">12 W5PFG 37 N6DNM 62 PT2AP 87 PA3GAN</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">13 K5ZM 38 KE0PBR 63 W1AW 88 AF5CC</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">14 DP0POL 39 KE0WPA 64 AA8CH 89 HB9GWJ</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">15 AK8CW 40 JO2ASQ 65 M1DDD 90 VE7PTN</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">16 AD0HJ 41 K7TAB 66 VE1VOX 91 PT9ST</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">17 WD9EWK 42 AC0RA 67 VA3VGR 92 DK9JC</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">18 ON4AUC 43 W7WGC 68 XE1ET 93 JM1CAX</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">19 KG5CCI 44 PR8KW 69 FG8OJ 94 KG4AKV</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">20 ND0C 45 JK2XXK 70 KI7UXT 95 VO2AC</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">21 KX9X 46 EA4NF 71 PT9BM 96 LW2DAF</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">22 DJ8MS 47 AA5PK 72 LU4JVE 97 KI0KB</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">23 F5VMJ 48 EB1AO 73 DF2ET 98 N6UTC</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">24 N5BO 49 SP5XSD 74 WA9JBQ 99 KC7JPC</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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 daily in the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin files will be posted immediately after reliable
elements become available for new amateur satellites. More information may be found at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">SO-120 NORAD Cat ID 56992 Renamed after AMSAT Oscar designation.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">New Heights School & Learning Services, Calgary, AB, Canada, telebridge via IK1SLD</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ISS callsign was OR4ISS</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The scheduled crewmember was Andreas Mogensen, KG5GCZ</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ARISS mentor was VE6JBJ</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact was successful: Fri 2023-11-17 17:06:13 UTC</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">National Research Nizhny Novgorod State University, Nizhny, Novgorod, Russia, direct via TBD</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The scheduled crewmember is Konstantin Borisov</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The ARISS mentor is RV3DR</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Contact is go for Wed 2023-11-22 16:40 UTC</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). 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.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">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.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">A growing number of satellite rovers are currently engaged in sharing their grid square activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the website, you gain easy
access to comprehensive information about the operators responsible for activating specific grid squares. Additionally, you have the ability to assess the match score between yourself and a particular rover for a given pass, while also being able to identify
the upcoming satellite passes that are accessible from your location.</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information]</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">+ 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Positive Impact of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Thursday February 22nd through Saturday February 24th, 2024</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">+ Congratulations to Alan Bowker, WA6DNR, for being awarded GridMaster Award # 62! This prestigious award, introduced by Star Comm Group in 2014 and sponsored
by Damon Runion, WA4HFN, and Rick Tillman, WA4NVM, is now entrusted to AMSAT for the benefit of the entire AMSAT community. The GridMaster Award recognizes amateurs worldwide who establish two-way communication via amateur satellite with operators in all 488
Maidenhead grids in the contiguous United States of America. More information about this award can be found on the AMSAT website at https://www.amsat.org/gridmaster/. Well done on this remarkable achievement Alan! (ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director
of Contests and Awards for the above information)</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">+ The SETI Institute has received a $200 million philanthropic gift from the estate of Franklin Antonio, N6NKF, co-founder of Qualcomm and a long-time supporter
of SETI's work. AMSAT members likely recognize Antonio as the author of the Instant Track orbital tracking software, sold by AMSAT for many years. Phil Karn, KA9Q, notes that Antonio's personal involvement as an engineering consultant significantly advanced
the SETI Institute's efforts in the few years he was engaged. The funding will boost initiatives such as postdoctoral fellowships, global research expansion, educational programs, and innovative observational technologies, impacting all domains of SETI research.
Antonio's legacy is expected to provide lasting financial stability and foster new partnerships for the Institute, founded in 1984 to explore the origins of life and intelligence in the universe. (ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, and SETI for the above information)</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">+ Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM) and its spin-off, SpaceIn Sdn Bhd, launched Malaysia's first pico satellite, named SpaceANT-D, from the Vandenberg Space Force
Base using SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket. The 5cm-wide cube satellite follows the PocketQube standard, intended for universities involved in space science within low earth orbit constellations. Deployed on the Alba Orbital deployer, SpaceANT-D is scheduled to enter
orbit in the next 2 to 14 days, transmitting signals to an earthbound station. Developed in collaboration with the Malaysian Amateur Radio Transmitters’ Society, the satellite aims to demonstrate data storage and transmission for Internet of Things (IoT) applications.
SpaceIn CEO Dr. Norilmi Amilia Ismail highlighted the potential for cost reductions in small satellite usage, providing diverse opportunities in industries like agriculture, forestry, and oil and gas. Supported by an accelerator program from TERAJU and funds
from CRADLE, this project contributes to the establishment of a satellite data center at USM. (ANS thanks Sharil Abdul Rahman, writing for SoyaCincau, for the above information)</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">+ Virgin Galactic celebrated its fifth commercial flight on November 2nd as its VSS Unity space plane soared into sub-orbit, marking the sixth such flight for
the reusable craft in the past half-year. The mission, dubbed Galactic 05, aimed to fulfill the company's goal of a monthly flight and served as a research mission carrying scientists Kellie Gerardi and Alan Stern, along with an undisclosed third passenger.
Gerardi, a mission operations lead for Palantir Technologies, conducted experiments in fluid dynamics, human biometrics, and glucose monitoring to advance healthcare protocols in microgravity. Alan Stern, principal investigator of NASA’s New Horizons mission,
focused on physiological performance experiments in microgravity. After reaching an altitude of over 44,000 feet, VSS Unity separated from its mothership, VSS Eve, and traveled approximately 50 miles higher into space before successfully gliding back down
to Spaceport America in New Mexico. Virgin Galactic's CEO, Michael Colglazier, expressed the company's commitment to space-based research, emphasizing their dedication to scientific discovery, while the positive outcome saw Virgin Galactic's shares surge by
11.4 percent. (ANS thanks David Ariosto, writing for Parabolic Arc, for the above information)</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">+ Discovery Dish is a lightweight 65-cm aluminum satellite dish for real-time weather data reception, priced at $100. It's designed for various weather satellites
operating at 1.69 GHz and features a built-in LNA and filter, minimizing noise figure loss. The Qorvo QPL9547 amplifier boosts weak signals. The prototype will be replaced by a neater version after crowdfunding. The dish is versatile, supporting radio astronomy
with a 1.42 GHz hydrogen line feed and Inmarsat feed for signals in the 1525 - 1559 MHz bands. Its lightweight design makes it suitable for light-duty antenna rotators, and cabling is simplified. Discovery Dish is compatible with open-source software for satellite
decoding. Future plans include tutorials and a lightweight antenna rotator. Comparisons highlight its advantages in price, size, and suitability for a rotator. Manufacturing involves crowdfunding, stamping molds, and production of PCB feeds. Mouser Electronics
handles fulfillment. Additional information can be found at https://www.crowdsupply.com/krakenrf/discovery-dish. (ANS thanks Crowd Supply for the above information)</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate.</span></div>
<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">* Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of 6 post-secondary years in this
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!</span></div>
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<div><span style="font-family: Consolas, Courier, monospace; font-size: 12pt; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">This week's ANS Editor, Mitch Ahrenstorff, ADØHJ</span></div>
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