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<h3><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>ANS-039</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>February 8, 2026</strong></span></font></h3>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In this edition:</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">* FO-29 Approaches Full Sunlight<br>
* Gridmaster Top 100 Rovers for February 2026<br>
* VUCC Satellite Standing February 2026<br>
* DXCC Satellite Standing for February 2026<br>
* SpaceX Grounds its Falcon 9 Rocket<br>
* Declassifying JUMPSEAT: An American Pioneer in Space<br>
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution<br>
* Kenya to Represent Africa in ARISS Program 2026<br>
* ARISS News<br>
* AMSAT Ambassador Activities<br>
* Satellite Shorts From All Over</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The news feed on <a href="https://www.amsat.org">https://www.amsat.org</a> publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: <a href="https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/">https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/</a></span></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">FO-29 Approaches Full Sunlight</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Fuji-OSCAR 29 (JAS 2) will soon enter a season of orbits in full sunlight, making it once again available for worldwide use.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JAS-2 was successfully launched on August 17, 1996. It orbits the 
Earth in a polar orbit at 1300 km altitude in a time of 112 minutes. The
 inclination is 98°. The transmission power of the beacon is 100 mW, the
 transponder 1 watt. The linear transponder downlink is from 435.800 MHz
 – 435.900 MHz (USB, CW), with uplink from 145.900 MHz – 146.00 MHz 
(LSB, CW). CW beacon frequency is 435.795 MHz.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-63435" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/fo29.gif" alt="" width="170" height="192"></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">Fuji-OSCAR 29 (JAS 2) Credit: JAMSAT</em></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Designated as Fuji-OSCAR 29 after achieving orbit, JAS 2 has long 
been one of the most popular and most useful linear satellites available
 to amateurs. However, as the satellite approaches 30 years of age, its 
batteries have long-since failed. It only continues to operate while the
 sun is illuminating its solar panels.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">On March 9, FO-29 will begin orbiting in full sunlight, without periodic eclipses.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In mid-February, the duration of the shadow decreases from about 20 
minutes to about 1 minute per day. Therefore, FO-29’s transmitter may 
suddenly come to life unexpectedly. Amateurs are encouraged to monitor 
the satellite and to update its activity on the AMSAT OSCAR Satellite 
Status page, <a href="https://www.amsat.org/status/">https://www.amsat.org/status/</a>.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Please enjoy using FO-29 while it remains available!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Akira Kaneko, JA1OGZ, of JAMSAT for the above information.]</em></font></p>
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<h2 style="text-align:left"><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Gridmaster Top 100 Rovers for February 2026</span></font></h2>
<p style="text-align:left"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The February 2026 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 
<a href="http://gridmaster.fr">gridmaster.fr</a> 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 <a href="https://gridmaster.fr">https://gridmaster.fr</a> in order to provide more accurate data.</span></font></p>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">26</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">51</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE0WPA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">76</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HB9GWJ</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">2</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">NJ7H</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">27</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KX9X</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">52</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WD5GRW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">77</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VA7LM</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">3</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">UT1FG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">28</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KG5CCI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">53</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE0PBR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">78</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL4EA</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">4</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JA9KRO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">29</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DJ8MS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">54</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE3DX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">79</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N8RO</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">5</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N5UC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">30</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N5BO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">55</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BA8AFK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">80</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SP5XSD</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">6</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">F5VMJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">31</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ON4AUC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">56</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LU4JVE</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">81</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N6UTC</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">7</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL6AP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">32</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K8BL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">57</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W7WGC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">82</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N4UFO</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">8</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DP0POL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">33</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE4AL</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">58</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PR8KW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">83</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE7PTN</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">9</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WI7P</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">34</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KB5FHK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">59</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JK2XXK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">84</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PT2AP</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">10</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K5ZM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">35</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AC0RA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">60</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA4NF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">85</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE1VOX</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">11</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">OE3SEU</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">36</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PA3GAN</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">61</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EB1AO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">86</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AA8CH</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">12</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WY7AA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">37</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">F4BKV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">62</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE1ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">87</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KB2YSI</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">13</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LU5ILA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">38</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI0KB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">63</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N6DNM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">88</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI7UXT</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">14</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N6UA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">39</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JO2ASQ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">64</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W8LR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">89</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AF5CC</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">15</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HA3FOK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">40</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI7UNJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">65</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W1AW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">90</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KJ7NDY</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">16</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">OH2UDS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">41</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VA3VGR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">66</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KI7QEK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">91</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BI1MHK</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">17</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W5PFG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">42</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE3HLS</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">67</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SM3NRY</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">92</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PT9BM</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">18</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AK8CW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">43</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BG7QIW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">68</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KE9AJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">93</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">FG8OJ</span></font></td>
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<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">19</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N9IP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">44</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LA9XGA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">69</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">F4DXV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">94</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">BG5CZD</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">20</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AD0DX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">45</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HJ5LVR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">70</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VE1CWJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">95</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YU0W</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">21</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AD0HJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">46</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VK5DG</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">71</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AA5PK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">96</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PU4CEB</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">22</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DL2GRC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">47</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N7AGF</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">72</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AD7DB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">97</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W8MTB</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">23</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N4AKV</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">48</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DF2ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">73</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">KM4LAO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">98</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">N4DCW</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">24</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ND0C</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">49</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K7TAB</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">74</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PU6JBN</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">99</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WA9JBQ</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">25</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WD9EWK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">50</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JL3RNZ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">75</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">M1DDD</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PS8BR</span></font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Gridmaster.fr  for the above information.]</em></font></p>
</div>
<hr>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>The 2026 President’s Club Coin is Now Available!</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Help Support GOLF and FoxPlus.</strong></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><a href="https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/pc-club-coin-2-sides_201201/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-35321" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-35321" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/PC-Club-Coin-2-Sides_201201-300x149.bmp" alt="" width="219" height="109"></a></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Annual memberships start at only $120</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Join the AMSAT President’s Club today and help</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Keep Amateur Radio in Space!</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/</strong></a></span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VUCC Satellite Standing February 2026</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for January 01, 2026 to February 01, 2026.</span></font></p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Call</span></font></th>
<th><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Jan</span></font></th>
<th><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Feb</span></font></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DF2ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1700</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1801</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DG7RO</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1504</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1600</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PS8ET</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1000</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1216</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA2AA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1135</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1170</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JL1SAM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">905</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">1008</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">JS1LQI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">808</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">825</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PA7RA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">534</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">604</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE2YWH</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">595</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">600</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HB9BIN</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">356</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">460</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WO3T</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">437</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">450</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">OH3DP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">352</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">401</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">IK8YTA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">300</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">332</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PU5DDC</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">254</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">258</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA4DEI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">200</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">250</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">XE1R</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">105</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">237</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">G4BWP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">200</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">220</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">I2OIM</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">155</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">206</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">WB5TX</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">160</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">165</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">W1AW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">103</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">134</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PU4FAR</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YB0OSU</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">New</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">100</span></font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Congratulations to the new VUCC Satellite holders.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PU4FAR<br>
YB0OSU</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PU4FAR is first VUCC Satellite holder from GH83</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information.]</em></font></p>
<hr>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Need new satellite antennas?</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store.</strong></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><a href="https://www.amsat.org/ans-007-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins-for-january-7-2024/leo-pack1-png/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-17345" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-17345" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/cm/LEO-Pack1-300x298.png" alt="" width="169" height="168"></a></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/</strong></a></span></font></p>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DXCC Satellite Standing for February 2026</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for January 01, 2026 to February 01, 2026.</span></font></p>
<table>
<thead>
<tr>
<th><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Call</span></font></th>
<th><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Jan</span></font></th>
<th><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Feb</span></font></th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HB9BZA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">196</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">204</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">PY2RN</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">166</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">192</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">YO2CMI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">185</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">186</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">VU2LBW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">166</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">174</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ON4AOI</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">156</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">167</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">HB9GWJ</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">150</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">154</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">EA3GP</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">103</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">153</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">LA7XK</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">118</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">119</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">IK8YTA</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">107</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">118</span></font></td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">K6FW</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">102</span></font></td>
<td><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">104</span></font></td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information.]</em></font></p>
<hr>
<h2 style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-62841" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SDR-Gen2-Ad-01_251214.jpg" alt="SDR Gen 2 Ad - 2026" width="879" height="516"></span></font></h2>
<hr>
<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SpaceX Grounds its Falcon 9 Rocket</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">SpaceX has temporarily grounded its workhorse Falcon 9 rocket, which is slated to launch four astronauts next week.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">A Falcon 9 delivered 25 of SpaceX’s Starlink satellites into low 
Earth orbit (LEO) as planned on Monday (Feb. 2). But, after deploying 
the payloads, the rocket’s upper stage failed to perform its deorbit 
burn, which was designed to bring it down for controlled destruction in 
Earth’s atmosphere.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-63439" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/blog-cygnusxl-launch-091425-300x169.webp" alt="" width="800" height="450"></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><em>Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo craft lifts off atop SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Florida’s Cape Canaveral Space Force Station<br>
to the International Space Station in September, 2025. Credit: NASA+</em></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Falcon 9 is the world’s busiest rocket by far. It launched a 
record-breaking 165 times in 2025 and already has 14 liftoffs until its 
belt this year.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The rocket is incredibly reliable, too. All of last year’s missions 
were successful, and just a single one — a Starlink launch on March 3 — 
experienced a significant anomaly.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">It’s unclear how long this new launch hiatus will last. But both 
SpaceX and NASA doubtless hope the issue is resolved soon, for a very 
high-profile Falcon 9 launch is coming up — that of the Crew-12 
astronaut mission to the International Space Station (ISS).</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Crew-12 is scheduled to include NASA astronauts Jack Hathaway, 
KJ5NIV, and Jessica Meir, as well as French astronaut Sophie Adenot, 
KJ5LTN, and Russian cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev. Their SpaceX Dragon capsule
 has been scheduled for launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket on February 11.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Space.com for the above information. See the full article at <a href="https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-grounds-its-falcon-9-rocket-after-a-problem-with-its-upper-stage-will-the-crew-12-astronaut-mission-be-affected">https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/spacex-grounds-its-falcon-9-rocket-after-a-problem-with-its-upper-stage-will-the-crew-12-astronaut-mission-be-affected</a>]</em></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Declassifying JUMPSEAT: An American Pioneer in Space</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The director of the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) recently 
declassified the existence of JUMPSEAT: the United States’ 
first-generation, highly elliptical orbit (HEO) signals-collection 
satellite.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Launched from 1971 to 1987 under mission numbers 7701 to 7708, 
JUMPSEAT was the product of the United States Air Force’s (USAF) program
 at the NRO. Developed under a program called “Project EARPOP,” JUMPSEAT
 offered the U.S. a way of collecting intelligence during unprecedented 
geopolitical change and Cold War tensions that lasted until the early 
1990s.</span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-63436 gmail-size-medium" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/JUMPSEAT-Model_2_1-232x300.png" alt="" width="232" height="300"></span></font></p>
<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">JUMPSEAT Model_2_1 Credit: NRO</em></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The NRO and USAF, collaborating as a part of NRO’s “Program A,” were 
tasked with developing a foundational HEO signals collection satellite 
to bolster the U.S. government’s space intelligence portfolio. Named 
JUMPSEAT, the new satellite would be capable of operating in a highly 
ellipical, or Molniya, orbit. [<em>Editor’s Note: These orbits are very 
similar to those that were used by amateur radio satellites AO-10, 
AO-13, and AO-40 in the 1980s and -90s.</em>]</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Together, the NRO and the USAF launched the first JUMPSEAT mission in
 1971 from Vandenberg Air Force Base (now Vandenberg Space Force Base) 
in California. Once in orbit, JUMPSEAT successfully collected electronic
 emissions and signals, communication intelligence, and foreign 
instrumentation intelligence: invaluable information that was downlinked
 to ground processing facilities within the U.S. From there, the data 
was provided to the Department of Defense, the National Security Agency,
 and other national security elements.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Over the decades, JUMPSEAT satellites continued to prove their worth 
to signals intelligence, finally operating in transponder mode until 
they were taken out of service in 2006.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks the National Reconnaissance Office for the above information. Read the full article at <a href="https://www.nro.gov/news-media-featured-stories/news-media-archive/News-Article/Article/4392223/declassifying-jumpseat-an-american-pioneer-in-space/">https://www.nro.gov/news-media-featured-stories/news-media-archive/News-Article/Article/4392223/declassifying-jumpseat-an-american-pioneer-in-space/</a>]</em></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for February 6</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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<a href="https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/"> https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/</a>.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT <span class="gmail-il">TLE</span> distribution.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information.]</em></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kenya to Represent Africa in ARISS Program 2026</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Kenya is set to make history in 2026 after being selected to host the
 Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) program, a 
global initiative that enables the public to communicate live with 
astronauts aboard the International Space Station (ISS).</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Kenya Space Agency announced the selection, positioning the 
country at the heart of an international effort to advance space 
education and public engagement in science. Kenya is the only African 
nation chosen for the 2026 ARISS cycle, a milestone expected to spark 
interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) and 
inspire innovation across the country.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">According to the agency, the hosting window will run between July and
 December 2026. During this period, Kenyan students, professionals and 
members of the public will take part in live radio sessions with 
astronauts on the ISS. Participants will have the opportunity to ask 
questions and receive real-time answers about daily life in orbit, 
scientific research conducted on board and the realities of living and 
working in space.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The Kenya Space Agency will oversee preparations for the event in 
collaboration with Pan-African Citizen Science e-Laboratory mentor and 
agency liaison Harold Safary. Planning efforts will include technical 
coordination, public outreach and the selection of participants, with an
 open call to be issued for interested individuals and institutions 
wishing to take part in the live ISS contacts.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The 2026 ARISS program will offer Kenyans a rare opportunity to speak
 directly with astronauts aboard the ISS, marking a significant step in 
the country’s engagement with global space initiatives and space 
education.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Satellite Pro Middle East for the above information. Read the full article at <a href="https://satelliteprome.com/news/kenya-to-represent-africa-in-iss-ariss-programme-2026/">https://satelliteprome.com/news/kenya-to-represent-africa-in-iss-ariss-programme-2026/</a>]</em></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">ARISS News</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><em><strong>RECENTLY COMPLETED</strong></em><br>
School No. 4, Semenov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, direct via UB3TBX<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be RSØISS<br>
The scheduled crewmember was Sergey Kud-Sverchkov<br>
The ARISS mentor was RV3DR<br>
Contact was successful for Thu 2026-02-05 09:14 UTC<br>
Congratulations to the School No. 4 students, Sergey, mentor RV3DR, and ground station UB3TBX!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">FBU Im. I. Kant, Kaliningrad, Russia, direct via R2FDB<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be RSØISS<br>
The scheduled crewmember was Sergey Mikaev<br>
The ARISS mentor was RV3DR<br>
Contact was successful for Thu 2026-02-05 10:49 UTC<br>
Congratulations to the FBU Im. I. Kant students, Sergey, mentor RV3DR, and ground station R2FDB!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Klimop Tongeren, Tongeren-Borgloon, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS<br>
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be OR4ISS<br>
The scheduled crewmember was Chris Williams, KJ5GEW<br>
The ARISS mentor was ON6TI<br>
Contact was successful for: Thu 2026-02-05 12:21:51 UTC 82 degrees maximum elevation<br>
Congratulations to the Klimop Tongeren students, Chris, mentor ON6TI, and telebridge station ON4ISS!</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><em><strong>UPCOMING</strong></em><br>
Hilltop Elementary, Canfield, OH, telebridge via K6DUE<br>
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS<br>
The scheduled crewmember is Chris Williams, KJ5GEW<br>
The ARISS mentor is KD8COJ<br>
Contact is go for Mon 2026-02-09 18:44:58 UTC 57 deg<br>
Watch for Livestream at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@ARISSlive/videos">https://www.youtube.com/@ARISSlive/videos</a> and <a href="https://live.ariss.org/">https://live.ariss.org/</a></span></font></p>
<p style="font-weight:400"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Many times a school may make a last minute 
decision to do a Livestream or run into a last minute glitch requiring a
 change of the URL but we at ARISS may not get the URL in time for 
publication.  You can always check <a href="https://live.ariss.org/">https://live.ariss.org/</a> to see if a school is Livestreaming.</span></font></p>
<p style="font-weight:400"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>The crossband repeater</strong> continues to be <strong>active</strong>
 (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></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>The packet system</strong> (145.825 MHz up & down) was <strong>scheduled for repair</strong> on February 5.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Ham TV</strong> (2395.00 MHz) is <strong>configured</strong> for scheduled digital amateur television operations.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">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></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The latest information on the operation mode can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html">https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html">https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.]</em></font></p>
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<h3 style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><em>Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?</em><br>
Get an AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our <a href="https://www.zazzle.com/store/amsat_gear">Zazzle store</a>!</span></font></h3>
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<p style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-56929" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AMSAT-Car-Flag-252x300.png" alt="" width="252" height="300"></span></font></p>
<h3 style="text-align:center"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space</span></font></h3>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT Ambassador Activities</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating 
through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club 
meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">February 13-15, 2026<br>
Hamcation 2026<br>
Central Florida Fairgrounds and Expo Park<br>
Colonial Drive<br>
Orlando, Florida<br>
AMSAT will have a table and many items available for purchase<br>
Contact Dave Jordan, AA4KN to volunteer n4csitwo [at] <a href="http://bellsouth.net">bellsouth.net</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">March 21, 2026<br>
Midwinter Madness Hamfest 2026<br>
Maple Grove Radio Club<br>
Buffalo Civic Center<br>
1306 County Rd 134<br>
Buffalo, Minnesota 55313<br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://k0ltc.org/midwinter-madness/">https://k0ltc.org/midwinter-madness/</a><br>
KØJM, ADØHJ, KEØPBR</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Interested in becoming an AMSAT Ambassador? AMSAT Ambassadors provide
 presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, 
and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, 
maker faires, and other events.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">For more information go to:<a href="https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/"> https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/</a></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><em style="font-family:georgia,serif">[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information.]</em></font></p>
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<h2><font size="6"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Satellite Shorts from All Over</span></font></h2>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ In September 2025, AMSAT-DL and the Bochum Observatory jointly 
organized the “Bochum Space Days 2025” conference in the radome under 
the 20-metre antenna. The Radom was all about satellite and space 
research. A varied and informative program was offered, aimed at AMSAT 
members as well as all space enthusiasts and makers. The presentations 
are now available on the AMSAT-DL YouTube channel. The language of the 
presentation is mixed German/English and subtitles can also be 
optionally activated in the respective translation. Begin at <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW384KY6lBo&list=PLbIhjH2wj12GfMJGRwbYPFEjU7ECtjzzO">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IW384KY6lBo&list=PLbIhjH2wj12GfMJGRwbYPFEjU7ECtjzzO</a> (ANS thanks AMSAT-DL for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Space 
Weather Follow On – Lagrange 1 (SWFO-L1) satellite has reached its final
 destination—nearly one million miles away from Earth toward the sun and
 has been renamed SOLAR-1. The observatory is expected to begin space 
weather operations in Spring 2026. Read more at <a href="http://bit.ly/4bUIY1K">http://bit.ly/4bUIY1K</a>. (ANS thanks NOAA for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ Edge of Space Sciences, a ham radio club in Englewood, Colorado, 
has been monitoring three amateur radio pico balloons as they continue 
to circumnavigate the globe. Two balloons were released at HamCon 
Colorado on October 25, 2025. EOSSP-3 has completed 5 circumnavigations 
and is currently lost somewhere “up north.” No signal has been heard for
 4 days. EOSSP-4 has completed 7 circumnavigations and is currently 
approaching India. Meanwhile, EOSSP-2, launched September 18, completed 
its 10th circumnavigation at 19:05 UTC on February 4. The balloons can 
be tracked on <a href="http://aprs.fi">aprs.fi</a> at <a href="https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FEOSSP-2%2Ca%2FEOSSP-4%2Ca%2FEOSSP-3&timerange=259200&tail=86400">https://aprs.fi/#!call=a%2FEOSSP-2%2Ca%2FEOSSP-4%2Ca%2FEOSSP-3&timerange=259200&tail=86400</a>. More information can be found on the club’s website, <a href="http://www.eoss.org">www.eoss.org</a>. (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.)</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">+ NASA is no longer planning a February launch of the Artemis 2 
mission after encountering hydrogen leaks during a fueling test of the 
Space Launch System. In a statement early Feb. 3, NASA said it completed
 a wet dress rehearsal for Artemis 2 but determined the vehicle will not
 be ready to launch during the February window, which closes Feb. 11. 
Several other issues occurred during the test. A valve in Orion’s hatch 
pressurization system was accidentally vented during closeout work, 
requiring additional time to repressurize the system. Unseasonably cold 
temperatures, which had already delayed the rehearsal by two days, 
caused further issues, including delays in tanking operations and 
problems with cameras and other pad equipment. NASA also reported 
intermittent audio dropouts in communications among ground teams. The 
next launch period for Artemis 2 runs from March 6 to 11, with five 
two-hour windows available. Another launch opportunity extends from 
April 1 to 6. (ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above information. Read the 
full article at <a href="https://spacenews.com/artemis-2-slips-to-march/">https://spacenews.com/artemis-2-slips-to-march/</a>)</span></font></p>
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<h2 style="text-align:left"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Join AMSAT today at <a href="https://launch.amsat.org/">https://launch.amsat.org/</a></span></font></h2>
<p style="text-align:left"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:</span></font></p>
<ul style="text-align:left"><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).</span></font></li><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Students are eligible for <em>FREE</em> membership up to age 25.</span></font></li><li><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.</span></font></li></ul>
<p style="text-align:left"><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif">Contact info [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a> for additional membership information.</span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><strong style="font-family:georgia,serif">73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><strong style="font-family:georgia,serif">This week’s ANS Editor,</strong></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>Mark Johns, KØJM</strong><br></span></font>
<font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><strong>mjohns [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a></strong></span></font></p>
<p><font size="4"><span style="font-family:georgia,serif"><em>ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002<br>
AMSAT is a registered trademark of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.</em></span></font></p>

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