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[jamsat-news:1295] ANS 184
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 184
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. The Symposium Chairman is George
Caswell Sr., W1ME.
More information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/symposium
(or from) w1me@amsat.org
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To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
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This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of R. Louis Varney,
G5RV, who invented the world-famous G5RV antenna. Varney died
recently at his home. He was 89 and had been in failing health.
(ANS thanks the ARRL for this information).
ANS is also dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts,
WT0N, and to the memory of Werner Haas, DJ5KQ.
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UPCOMING DXPEDITION
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 184.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
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TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite investigator, recently told
ANS about an upcoming DXpedition that he will be involved in that will
include satellite operation. "I'd like to announce an upcoming DXpedition
to St. Pierre & Miquelon Island," said N1JEZ. "We will be operating from
Ile aux Marins, a small island accessible by ferry from St. Pierre. The
callsign will be TO0DX and the grid square is GN16."
The expected operation will be July 15 through July 19, 2000.
Mike was initially asked to join the HF DXpedition --and agreed-- if
he could also bring along a satellite station. Mike will be transporting a
full Oscar class station to the island including cross-polarized yagis,
VHF/UHF transceiver, preamps, rotor, and so on. N1JEZ plans to
operate both analog and digital satellite modes.
In addition to the satellite gear, Mike will also be active on 6-meters
while on the island.
In addition to the DXpedition, Mike reports he will be driving to St. Pierre
and will activate as many grids as possible via satellite during the drive
"including the water grids that I'll be traveling through while on the
5-hour ferry ride from Nova Scotia to Newfoundland," said N1JEZ.
Stay tuned to ANS for further details.
[ANS thanks Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite investigator,
for this information]
/EX
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NEW SSTL SATELLITES
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 184.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
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Surrey Satellite Technology reported to ANS about two new satellites;
Tsinghua-1 and SNAP-1. Both satellites were successfully launched
recently by a Russian COSMOS rocket as secondary payloads.
The Tsinghua-1 microsatellite, a collaborative project with Tsinghua
University in Beijing, China, was designed and built by a joint
Tsinghua/SSTL team at Surrey Space Center, in Guildford, UK.
Tsinghua-1 carries multispectral Earth imaging cameras as well as
experimental communications payloads, including digital
store-and-forward, a digital signal processing (DSP) experiment, a
GPS space receiver and a new 3-axis microsatellite attitude control
experiment.
SNAP-1, the UK's first nanosatellite, was designed and built by SSTL as
a research project for evaluating the use of commercial micro-miniature
technologies for highly advanced, yet tiny, satellites. Surrey calls
SNAP-1 "a highly integrated and sophisticated spacecraft." SNAP-1
weighs just 6.5-kg and carries GPS navigation, camera technology,
onboard computing and propulsion and attitude control technologies.
SSTL reports that both missions are experimental and, using an
inter-satellite link, it is planned that the SNAP-1 and Tsinghua-1
spacecraft will attempt to rendezvous in-orbit and demonstrate
formation flying of nano-microsatellites for the very first time.
Both satellites are in a 650-km sun-synchronous orbit.
[ANS thanks Surrey Satellite Technology for this information]
/EX
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ANS HELP NEEDED
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 184.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
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ANS editor Dan James, NN0DJ, recently completed a 3,600 mile
motorcycle ride from Minnesota to Maine and back. During that time
Keith, KB1SF, and Robin, VE3FRH, filled in on ANS duties. As
President and Vice-President of AMSAT-NA, ANS editor NN0DJ feels
that both KB1SF and VE3FRH have other pressing duties that should
take a higher precedence over ANS - thus a call for editorial help from
NN0DJ.
ANS is looking for an assistant editor to join the AMSAT News Service
team. Duties would include helping undertake the weekly broadcast of
ANS by working with NN0DJ to research and then write material for ANS
itself. A secondary duty would be to fill in during times other team
members are not available.
Interested parties should have a solid background in writing (preferably
news copy) and a keen interest in AMSAT activities and satellite
communication.
Interested? Contact ANS editor NN0DJ at the following e-mail address:
nn0dj@amsat.org
[NN0DJ thanks KB1SF and VE3FRH for help during his recent vacation]
/EX
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ANS IN BRIEF
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 184.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** A tip of the AMSAT-NA hat this week goes to AMSAT-ZL who has
elected to donate the entire proceeds (almost $1,100) from the North
American distribution of their '1999 Satellite Compendium CD' to the
AMSAT Phase 3-D Project. "Our sincere thanks for your continued,
strong support!" said AMSAT-NA President Keith Baker, KB1SF. -ANS
** The FCC's Dale Hatfield, W0IFO, predicts a bright future for Amateur
Radio, however the technology chief says that amateurs "will be under a
certain amount of pressure" to justify their free use of the radio
spectrum. As a result, he said, it will be more important than ever that
hams actually fulfill their service, good will and educational roles - not
just talk about them. Hatfield offered his observations as the keynote
speaker for AMRAD's 25th anniversary dinner held recently. -ARRL Letter
** The AMSAT-NA office will be closed Monday, July 3rd and Tuesday,
July 4th. -ANS
** NASA newest Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) lifted off
recently from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station aboard an Atlas IIA
rocket. About 30 minutes later the spacecraft separated from the
Centaur's upper stage. The Air Force Control Facility, located on the
island of Diego Garcia, acquired the initial signal from the satellite at
36-minutes into the mission. Ground controllers obtained data from the
satellite during its first pass over Canberra, Australia. NASA is reporting
that all is well with the satellite at this point. -NASA
** Christopher Arthur, KT4XA, a 17-year-old from Russellville, Alabama,
has been named Newsline Young Ham of the Year for 2000. That
announcement came from Newsline producer and award administrator
Bill Pasternak, WA6ITF. As Young Ham of the Year, Christopher will
receive an expense-paid trip to the 2000 Huntsville Hamfest and a gift
of equipment along with other prizes. -ARRL/Newsline
** Jon, G7TZZ, tells ANS that Special Event station GB1KAA will be on
the air July 15 -16th (raising money for a local asthma center). Jon will
be operating the satellite station on all analog birds, and (along with
M0AQP) will run the station for a 24-hour non-stop period. -Jon, G7TZZ
--ANS BULLETIN END---
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 184.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 02, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-184.05
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.
More information about RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the
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. Ram, XE1KK,
reported that during Field Day he operated AO-10 for the first two hours
of the pass -- working 41 stations, including 20 U.S. states, VE1FO,
XE2YVW, PY2FUS and FY1DW.
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.
An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available 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 05/18/2000).
TEPR 4 is 42 - TEPR 5 is 78
[ANS thanks Chuck Wyrick, KM4NZ, and Michael Wyrick, N4USI, for
AO-27 information]
UO-14
Uplink 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink 435.070 MHz FM
Operational, mode J.
UO-14 was launched in January 1990.
Chris, WB6HGW, reported "I finally worked my first two-way contact via
satellite using UO-14." (Congratulations from ANS!). Mike, G3LGR,
tells ANS that UO-14 is doing sterling service in Europe. "With the
summer schedule, we get one active pass at about midday and another
late evening, countries worked from this station include LA, PA, OZ, F,
DL, EA, I and UT, " said G3LGR.
Tim, KG8OC, has updated the Michigan AMSAT Information Site
with UO-14 information, point your web browser to the following URL:
http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN / ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]
SUNSAT SO-35
Uplink 436.291 MHz FM
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM
Operational, mode B.
SunSat was launched February 23, 1999 aboard a Delta II rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.
AMSAT-SA reported to ANS that SO-35, has now started transmitting
digital signals. "Sunsat will now also offer digital services," confirmed
Johann, ZR1CBC, of the SunSat command team.
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.
For more information on SunSat, visit the following URL:
http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za
A summary of the active modes and frequency allocations
for SunSat is available at the following URL:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/~lochner/sunsat/modes.html
[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.
Ib, OZ1MY, reports the beacon on FO-20 is working again -
sometimes with modulation but mostly only CW.
[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.
The FO-29 command station of the JARL has announced the
operation schedule of FO-29 for July and August is as follows:
July 3-9th JD 1200bps PSK mailbox
July 10-19th JA
July 20-Aug 31st Digi-talker (except mode JA every Wednesday)
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
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 184.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
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KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM
Operational.
AA7KC reports KO-23 is operational and the satellite is performing
well. Jim also mentioned KO-23 had additional Field Day traffic.
KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports (from the KO-23 control team) that part
of the problem with recent non-operation has been the power budget
aboard the satellite. Currently, KO-23 is also in a maximum eclipse
period.
[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.
AA7KC reports KO-25 is operational with downlink efficiency in the
80% range and moderate traffic. Many Field Day messages were
displayed.
[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, reported to ANS last March that UO-22 was in
full sunlight and the temperatures had increased considerably.
Controllers (at that time) turned the satellite upside down to point the
critical systems to cold space. At the time of the last report only the
145.900 MHz receiver was usable for communications. No further
information has been received from the UO-22 ground control stations.
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.
OSCAR-11 celebrated its sixteenth birthday in space on March 1, 2000.
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.
Users should note that the date in the hardware generated ASCII
telemetry is now advanced by 3 days and the other dates (which
are generated by software) are advanced by 1 day. Ground control
may be able to correct the software generated dates, but not the
hardware generated date.
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, has 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 Jul 01 11:30:44 2000
LUSATHIHI
40 AUN ABD AVV ADA AUB A6V A4B AE6
129 178 133 181 127 163 147 156
LUSATHIHI
40 AUN ABN AVU ADU AU6 A64 A4D AE6
129 179 132 182 128 164 148 156
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 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM
using 1200 baud Manchester FSK
Downlink 437.025 MHz SSB RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK
Mode-S Beacon 2401.1428 MHz
Semi-operational.
Russ, WJ9F, reported last March that ground stations were running
memory test software on the satellite. In addition to the memory testing,
ANS received information that the spacecraft spin rate around the
vertical (Z) axis created a less than ideal condition for battery charging.
No recent information about these situations has been received by ANS.
Normally, the S-band transmitter is off.
Telemetry is as follows:
uptime is 139/08:29:23. Time is Sat Jul 01 12:00:24 2000
+Z Array V 21.585 V +Z Array Temp 13.916 D
+X (RX) Temp 4.839 D RX Temp -7.263 D
Bat 1 Temp 1.209 D Bat 2 Temp 1.209 D
Baseplt Temp 1.209 D PSK TX RF Out 1.465 W
RC PSK BP Temp 1.814 D RC PSK HPA Tmp 1.814 D
+Y Array Temp -1.212 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 7.260 D
Total Array C= 0.314 Bat Ch Cur=-0.038 Ifb= 0.074 I+10V= 0.300
TX:1008 BCR:85 PWRC:05C BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:10
A new WOD collection of current graphics (dated 02/26/2000)
can be found at:
http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu
[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
Uplink 145.960 MHz 9600 baud FSK
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.
NASA recently demonstrated the ability to use standard Internet
protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any node
on the Internet) - via UO-36. NASA has been developing this project by
working with the commercial payload on UoSAT-12.
The BBS is open, although uploading (and the downlink) may be
disabled at times. Tom, N0NTX, reports that UO-36 reception has
recently been very good with several passes exceeding 98% data
throughput.
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, the digipeater function is on - opened to APRS use.
IO-26 was launched on the September 26, 1993.
[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 184.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
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THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
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
Non-operational. No operation in 2000 has been observed.
TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Efforts were reported to be underway to bring GO-32 on line,
however no additional information has been received by ANS
(the last report was dated November 1999).
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 never been released.
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) on October 29, 1998.
At the time of launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders
were promised to be available to Amateur Radio operators along with
software to utilize this technology. To date, this has not happened.
For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
PanSat was the featured cover article on 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
145.985 MHz (FM) voice and SSTV (Robot 36 Mode)
AMSAT's Bruce Paige, KK5DO, reported that two cosmonauts
--Sergei Zalyotin and Alexandr Kaleri-- arrived on the Russian Mir
space station after an April 4, 2000 launch from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome and the successful docking with Mir. After just
over two months in space the cosmonauts returned to Earth in
June. During their stay the ham radio equipment aboard Mir was
activated in a very limited fashion.
Currently, there is no human habitation aboard the station and the
Amateur Radio equipment has been turned off. Several news agencies
have reported that Mir in now on 'autopilot'.
Stay tuned to ANS for further details.
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.
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 was last 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
image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
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.
SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the
performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel
Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and
experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This
information has provided NASA with useful information. With the
exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,
SedSat-1 has been judged a success.
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.
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