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[jamsat-news:1219] ANS 037
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 037
ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an
active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.
AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent and future development
in Amateur Radio satellites will be presented in Portland, Maine
- October 27-29, 2000 - at the 18th Space Symposium and
AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting. More information is available at:
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This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of Jim Larsen, K7GE.
Jim was the founder of Larsen Antenna, and a ham for some 67 years.
A contester, DXer, CW enthusiast and experimenter, Larson was devoted
to Amateur Radio. He will be missed.
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ASUSAT-1 LOST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 037.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 06, 2000
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Assi Friedman, KK7KX / 4X1KX, reports "unfortunately, it appears that the
ASUSat-1 satellite has stopped transmitting". Received telemetry has
indicated the batteries aboard the satellite did not receive any charge
from the solar-array. Due to this, the satellite worked for about 15 hours
on battery power alone. KK7KX reports the ASUSat-1 team has no
indications at this time to pinpoint the exact cause. The team is looking
at the relationship between the solar-array and the power-board.
According to Assi, "the ASUSat1 team is disappointed but yet very
happy. The satellite provided interesting telemetry when it was alive,
and we are analyzing the data at present. We were thrilled that the
system powered up and did what it was supposed to. In any case, the
team is looking forward to future missions!"
ASUSat-1 contained an amateur packet hardware system and a
2-meter/70-cm FM voice repeater.
As ANS reported last week, the Air Force Minotaur had rocket successful
lifted off from Vandenberg Air Force Base with a number of satellites
onboard, including the Joint Air Force-Weber State University Satellite
(JAWSAT), Stanford University's Orbiting Picosat Automatic Launcher
(OPAL), the Air Force Research Lab's Optical Calibration Sphere - along
with ASUSat-1. The primary payload was the US Air Force Academy's
FalconSat.
[ANS thanks Assi Friedman KK7KX / 4X1KX for ASUSat information]
/EX
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ANTARCTICA COMMUNICATIONS SUCCESSFUL
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 037.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 06, 2000
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Ronald Ross, KE6JAB, reported to ANS that he recently arrived
back home from Antarctica, and during the expedition successfully used
Amateur Radio Pacsats UO-22 and KO-25 for daily communications.
It was an interesting way to 'phone home', and the second time that
KE6JAB used the PACSAT system from the arctic region to upload daily
reports and photos during the trip.
Ron used a dual band yagi and portable transceiver throughout the trip,
reporting that "because of the smallness of our tent we had to do all the
uploads outside. This proved a bit unpleasant in bad weather when the
wind was blowing or the temperature was just too cold." KE6JAB also
said that having enough available power in the batteries was always a
concern. "We relied on solar panels for recharging everything. Fortunately,
in the area of our expedition we were blessed with much sunlight for long
periods," Ron said. To get an idea of just how the demanding the conditions
were for Ron, imagine working in an area where the laptop Ron used often
needed rebooting as the temperature dropped below zero!
Another successful part of the trip was the testing of a small weather
station built by KF6VIC, a student at Stanford University. In addition,
several hams were very helpful in relaying the messages and photos
that KE6JAB was sending. Ed, KE6IZN, Roy, W0SL, Jerry, K8SAT and
Kristi, N8WS, all took part in helping Ron. "Reading the messages received
from this group made all the difference," said Ron.
ANS congratulates Ronald Ross, KE6JAB, on this interesting use of
the Amateur Radio satellite system.
More information on the expedition can be found at the following URL:
http://www.thistle.org/dml/
[ANS thanks Ronald Ross, KE6JAB, for this information]
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** Hank, N4AFL, reports that StenSat is tentatively scheduled to be
released from the OPAL satellite shortly. After the release command,
StenSat will be ejected from OPAL with the batteries completely
discharged. After approximately one or two hours of exposure to sunlight
StenSat should wake up and start transmitting telemetry consisting of
a standard 1200 baud AX.25 (AFSK) telemetry packet every 5 seconds
and a Morse code ID that will be sent every four minutes. StenSat's
uplink frequency is 145.84 MHz and the downlink is 436.625 MHz.
-AMSAT-BB
** Russia has launched a Progress cargo rocket to Mir that's carrying
fuel and supplies needed to recommission the Russian space outpost.
Russia is planning to send another crew to Mir in March. The supply
rocket docked automatically, with fuel, water and other supplies, plus
equipment needed to build up pressure inside Mir, which has a minor
leak. At this time it's not known if Amateur Radio gear aboard the
aging space station will be reactivated. -ARRL
** The Miami Hamboree is underway this weekend and an AMSAT
Forum is part of the festivities. The Forum will cover P3-D status,
provide a general 'Introduction to Satellites' and a Q&A session. In
addition, an AO-27 demo is scheduled. -Steve, N7HPR
** The Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous spacecraft is on its final
approach to minor planet 433 Eros. An engine burn on February 3rd
slowed the spacecraft enough so that it will rendezvous with Eros
and become the first probe to orbit an asteroid. -S&T
** ESA's X-ray space observatory has taken its very first pictures giving
new views on the Universe. ESA reports the commissioning images
confirm that the XMM spacecraft, its X-ray telescopes and science
instruments are functioning perfectly. -ESA
** PanAmSat recently signed with SeaLaunch for up to five launches
through to 2003. The agreement calls for the launch of the Galaxy 3C
satellite during the second quarter of 2001. -SpaceDaily
** A team developing a prototype International Space Station 'lifeboat'
called the X-38 Crew Return Vehicle successfully flew the largest
parafoil parachute in history last week at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving
Ground. They successfully released a parachute with an area almost
one and a half times as big as the wings of a Boeing 747 jumbo
jet. -NASA
** RapidEye has entered an agreement with Surrey Satellite Technology
to become the prime contractor and spacecraft platform supplier for the
RapidEye constellation of four advanced Earth Observation mini-satellites.
-AMSAT-BB
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 037.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 06, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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RADIO SPORT RS-12
Uplink 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.408 MHz
Robot Uplink 21.129 MHz
Robot Downlink 29.454 MHz
Semi-operational, beacon only.
RADIO SPORT RS-13
Uplink 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Uplink 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.460 to 29.500 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.458 MHz
Robot Uplink 145.840 MHz
Robot Downlink 29.504 MHz
Operational, in mode-KA with a 10-meter downlink
and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink.
AC5DK's RS-12/13 Satellite Operators Page:
http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html
RADIO SPORT RS-15
Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a
10-meter downlink.
Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 and RS-13
on his web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for
mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is:
http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads
OSCAR 10 AO-10
Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Semi-operational, mode-B. AO-10 has been locked into a 70-cm uplink
and a 2-meter downlink for several years.
DX continues to be worked (and heard) on AO-10. 8J1RL has been
active recently, working KK3K, KE9NA and KK5DO.
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information and
web site]
AMRAD AO-27
Uplink 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink 436.795 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.
XE2YVW operated from grid DK99, working WA5VKS, N1JEZ, KF4FDJ,
N7SFI, KK5DO, WA2HKS, K4TB, K6YK, XE1MEX, N6EMP and others.
Ray, W2RS, reports an AO-27 question-and-answer page has been
established on the AMSAT-NA web site. The URL is:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html
AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR)
to regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how
long the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides
what subsystems to turn on or off. The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA
web site include an explanation of AO-27 operations (at):
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html
Chuck, KM4NZ, reset the TEPR states on AO-27 (on 12/14/99).
TEPR 4 is 12 TEPR 5 is 48
[ANS thanks Chuck Wyrick, KM4NZ, and Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for
AO-27 information]
SUNSAT SO-35
Operational. SunSat has been in mode-B using an uplink
of 436.291 MHz (+/- doppler) and a 145.825 MHz downlink.
SunSat was launched February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta II rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. SunSat stands for
Stellenbosch University Satellite and takes it name from the South
African university whose students constructed the payload.
The SunSat package includes 1200 and 9600 baud digital
store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater system
that will be used primarily for educational demonstrations.
The satellite has two VHF and two UHF transmit-receive systems.
The SunSat command team recently upgraded the diary software.
The team has also uploaded the parrot repeater software and early
tests were satisfactory. The parrot repeater should be functional
near the end of January. According to the team packet radio
operation is still some 3 months away.
Henry ZS1AAZ has provided the following SunSat schedule:
February 11-12
Australia 23:55 to 00:09 UTC
RSA 08:16 to 08:30
Europe 08:35 to 08:49
USA 15:12 to 15:26
February 12-13
Japan 23:33 to 23:47 UTC
RSA 07:36 to 07:50
South America 12:36 to 12:50
USA 14:35 to 14:49
For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:
http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za
[ANS thanks Garth Milne ZR1AFH, for this information]
JAS-1b FO-20
Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.
JAS-1b (FO-20) was launched in February 1990 and continues
to function quite well.
[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]
JAS-2 FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB
Operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker.
JAS-2 was successfully launched on August 17, 1996, by an H-II launch
vehicle from the Tanegashima Space Center.
Digital Mode JD
Uplink 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink 435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK
Digitalker 435.910 MHz
Operational, rotated with analog mode and digi-talker.
Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29,
addressing analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy
e-mail Mike at: kf4fdj@amsat.org
Kazu, JJ1WTK, reports the FO-29 operational schedule
(announced by the JARL) is as follows:
through February 6th JD1200 mailbox
February 7 -21st JA
February 22 - 27th JD1200 mailbox
February 28 - March 5th JA
Mineo, JE9PEL, has updated his FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis
program. The software will automatically analyze all digital
telemetry from the satellite such as current, voltage and temperature.
The JE9PEL FO-29/software update is available at:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 037.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 06, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM
Non-operational.
KO-23 is non-operational. The downlink transmitter (TX-0) has been
turned off. KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports from the KO-23 control
team that part of the problem is due the current power budget aboard
the satellite.
Stay tuned to ANS for more information.
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]
KITSAT KO-25
Uplink 145.980 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 436.500 MHz FM
Operational.
Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is operational. Downlink efficiency is in the
60 to 70% range with good data throughput.
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]
UOSAT UO-22
Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 435.120 MHz FM
Operational.
Chris Jackson, G7UPN, reports to ANS that UO-22 has now entered full
sunlight and the temperatures have increased considerably. Controllers
have turned the satellite upside down to point the critical systems to cold
space. This has reduced the temperature on various systems (such as
the batteries) by between 5 and 10 degrees. The unfortunate by-product
of this is that the downlink is now quite weak.
The satellite will remain in full sunlight until late March, when controllers
will turn it back 'over' again. According to G7UPN "over the next few
years this situation will become worse as the no eclipse periods become
longer."
Only the 145.900 MHz receiver is usable for communications at the
moment.
More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22
status information]
OSCAR-11
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM, 1200 baud AFSK
Mode-S Beacon 2401.500 MHz
Operational.
The operating schedule is as follows:
ASCII status (210 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY SEU (30 seconds)
ASCII TLM (90 seconds)
ASCII WOD (120 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY ENG (30 seconds)
The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and
frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites.
More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]
LUSAT LO-19
Uplink 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM
using 1200 baud Manchester FSK
CW downlink 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink 437.150 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK
Currently semi-operational. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry
channels and one status channel. Currently, no BBS service is available.
The digipeater is active.
Mineo, JE9PEL, recently recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and
placed the information on his Internet homepage site at:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
Telemetry is as follows:
Time is Sat Feb 05 22:44:10 2000 uptime is 554/09:00:53
+X (RX) Temp -5.478 D RX Temp 6.301 D
Bat 1 V 1.360 V Bat 2 V 1.350 V
Bat 3 V 1.364 V Bat 4 V 1.350 V
Bat 5 V 1.364 V Bat 6 V 1.392 V
Bat 7 V 1.346 V Bat 8 V 1.336 V
Total Array C= 0.008 Bat Ch Cur=-0.283 Ifb= 0.119 I+10V= 0.171
TX:017 BCR:1E PWRC:62D BT:3C WC: 0
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/lo19.htm
[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]
PACSAT AO-16
Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.86 MHz FM
using 1200 baud Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon 2401.1428 MHz
Semi-operational.
Russ Platt, WJ9F, of the AO-16 Command Team tells ANS the
437.025 MHz transmitter has been turned off and the S-band
transmitter is now on. The satellite is back in a PHT (PACSAT
Housekeeping Task) mode. This task manages the battery charging
during sunlit periods and manages the decay during eclipse periods. It
also includes safeguards to protect the batteries. WJ9F will be running
Whole Orbit Data surveys to watch the batteries during the S-band only
operation. Russ is also reloading the software to bring the file server
back on line.
Stay tuned to ANS for further updates.
General information and telemetry WOD files can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu
A complete collection of WOD graphics corresponding to the
year of 1998 can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/wod1998.zip
[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]
TMSAT-1 TO-31
Uplink 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK
Operational.
ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits
the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the
AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp
Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are
compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is
supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status
information]
UoSAT-12 UO-36
Downlink 437.025 MHz
437.400 MHz
UoSAT-12 was successfully launched on April 21, 1999 from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome. UO-36 carries a number of imaging
payloads, digital store-and-forward communications and mode L/S
transponders.
The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.
S-band high speed downlink commissioning continues at rates
between 128kb/s and 1Mb/s. The S-band downlink frequency has
not been announced.
UO-36 has been transmitting 9600-baud FSK telemetry framed in a
VLSI format using a downlink frequency of 437.400 MHz. Chris,
G7UPN, reports UO-36 is also (at times) testing on 437.025 MHz at a
baud rate of 38,400 (38k4). Currently, this downlink is switched on over
Europe. Due to the limited power on UO-36, it is not possible to have
this downlink on permanently over all areas.
Presently the BBS is still closed.
The VK5HI viewer shareware is available on the AMSAT-NA
web site at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
Further information on UO-36 is available from: http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for
this information]
ITAMSAT IO-26
Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM 1200 baud
Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB
Semi-operational, digipeater function is 'on'.
IO-26 was launched on the September 26, 1993.
Alberto, I2KBD, reports IO-26 has been opened to APRS use.
[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for this
information]
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 037.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 06, 2000
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THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Updated status. Shlomo, 4X1AS, tells ANS that efforts are underway
to bring GO-32 on line.
Stay tuned to ANS for further information.
The TechSat-1B micro-satellite was successfully launched from the
Russian Baikonur Cosmodrome on July 10, 1998.
Last reported, the satellite does not have a continuos beacon, but does
transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30 seconds (for a continuous 3
seconds in length), on 435.225 MHz.
The TechSat team has constructed a home page about TechSat.
To view the site, point your web browser to:
http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/
PANSAT PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequencies have not been established.
The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.
PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched
from the shuttle Discovery during STS-95. PanSat spread-spectrum
digital transponders will be available to amateur radio operators in the
near future along with software to utilize this technology.
Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, PanSat Project Manager recommends
'The ARRL Spread Spectrum Sourcebook' as a good place to start in
understanding the spread-spectrum scheme.
For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
PanSat is the featured cover article in the July/August 1999 issue of the
AMSAT-NA Journal (written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).
[ANS thanks Dan Sakoda, KD6DRA, for this information]
MIR SPACE STATION
Ham radio activity aboard the Mir space station came to a close on
August 28, 1999 as the crew returned to Earth, leaving the station
unmanned. Mir is in a stable orbit with only essential systems running.
All Amateur Radio activities have ceased.
Current Amateur Radio equipment aboard Mir includes:
MIR SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater
Uplink 435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 141.3 Hz
Downlink 437.950 MHz FM
Not operational. No operation in 1999 or 2000 has been observed.
MIR SAFEX II 70-cm QSO Mode
Uplink 435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz
Downlink 437.925 MHz FM
Not operational. No operation in 1999 or 2000 has been observed.
MIR PERSONAL MESSAGE SYSTEM (PMS)
Uplink/Downlink 145.985 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK
Not operational.
DOVE DO-17
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM 1200 baud AFSK
2401.220 MHz
Non-operational.
DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and
2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not
responded to ground station control. No additional information is
available at this time.
WEBERSAT WO-18
Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB 1200 baud PSK AX.25
Non-operational.
WO-18 is reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.
No additional information is available at this time.
SEDSAT-1 SO-33
Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
Mineo, JE9PEL, reports he has again received minimal telemetry
from the satellite, the most recent dated December 9th.
SedSat-1, signifying Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space Satellite number one, was successfully launched and placed in
orbit on Saturday, October 24, 1998.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the
following URL:
http://www.seds.org/sedsat
No additional information is available at this time.
/EX
--ANS END---
ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite
investigator, for helping provide current satellite information.
Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to
ans-editor@amsat.org
Daniel (Dan) James
AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor
AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs
Amateur callsign: NN0DJ
Grid Square EN28iv
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
e-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org
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