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[jamsat-news:1327] ANS 254
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 254
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.
The 2000 Symposium will include once top-secret details about
intelligence gathering methods used during the early years of the Cold
War. The Saturday banquet speaker will be Cargill Hall, chief historian
of the National Reconnaissance Office. He will discuss (for the first time
in public) overhead reconnaissance along with a history of CIA-NRO
activities.
More information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/symposium
(or from) w1me@amsat.org
Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:
http://www.amsat.org (or from)
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To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
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ANS is dedicated to the memory of Henry Kuhn, W8ERG, of
Cincinnati, Ohio, who died recently at age 85. As proprietor of
Kuhn Electronics during the 1950s and 1960s, he designed,
manufactured and marketed communication and audio products.
W8ERG was a member of the Antique Wireless Association and
active for more than three decades in Army MARS.
[ANS thanks the ARRL and Richard Burnes, W8RGB, for this
information]
ANS is also dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts,
WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter Werner
Haas, DJ5KQ.
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-254.01
ATLANTIS HEADS TO ISS
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 254.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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The space shuttle Atlantis and its seven-man crew enjoyed a smooth
launch Friday morning from the Kennedy Space Center. A short,
two-and-a-half-minute launch window opened and Atlantis lifted
off right on time as it headed toward its docking berth on the
International Space Station.
On board Atlantis is the initial Amateur Radio station for ISS.
The equipment, part of the multi-national ARISS project, will be
stowed aboard the ISS until the Expedition 1 crew arrives in late
October.
The ARISS initial station gear will be installed temporarily aboard the
Functional Cargo Block module and will use an existing antenna that
will be adapted to support 2-meter FM voice and packet. The ARISS
equipment will get a more-permanent home aboard the Service Module
in 2001, along with VHF and UHF antennas. Plans call for amateur TV,
both slow scan and fast scan ATV, a digipeater and relay stations.
Frequencies and operating plans will be announced well in advance
of their use.
Planning for the deployment and use of the ham system aboard ISS has
been an international effort coordinated by NASA's Goddard Space Flight
Center. The effort began in 1996 with the formation of the Amateur Radio
International Space Station organization. ARISS is made up of delegates
from major national Amateur Radio organizations, including AMSAT.
The United States has provided hand held equipment for 2-meters and
70 centimeters. The Russian team has provided ports so that antennas
can be mounted outside the Service Module. The Italian team designed
and built the antennas and a German team has provided sophisticated
repeater stations.
A Russian call sign, RZ3DZR, has been issued for the ISS ham station.
A German call sign, DL0ISS, also has been issued, and a US call sign
will be applied for.
A very nice article on the ARISS project was recently published by
SpaceDaily. The article is available at the following URL:
http://www.spacedaily.com/news/iss-00zzb.html
More information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site
at:
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov
By early Sunday morning shuttle Atlantis has closed in for a
rendezvous with ISS -- a complicated job made even tougher by a
failed navigation device. One of Atlantis' two star trackers was
deemed unusable, forcing the crew to add a few flip-flop maneuvers
to their repertoire.
As Atlantis inched closer, the station revealed itself to be an interesting
collection of modules and nodes -- some 13 stories high. The docking
maneuver was successfully completed without incident and "was
textbook" according to NASA officials.
This was the third time a U.S. shuttle had docked at the orbital
construction site. The Atlantis crew will spend at least five days
outfitting the station in advance of the first long-duration crew's
arrival in November.
The shuttle has enough fuel to extend the 11-day mission one additional
day, giving the crew enough time to begin installation work that would
otherwise be left for future crews. NASA said a firm decision on any
possible extension of the flight will not be made until docked
operations are well underway.
[ANS thanks ARISS, NASA, the ARRL, Roy Neal, K6DUE, Steven Bible,
N7HPR, and Florida Today for this information]
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AO-27 RETURNED TO OPERATION
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 254.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-254.02
ANS has been informed that AO-27 has been returned to full analog
(FM) Amateur Radio use. The statement from AMRAD, sent by Chuck,
KM4NZ, is as follows:
For Immediate Release:
AO-27 will be returned to analog Amateur Radio use on the first North
American daylight pass on Saturday September 9, 2000.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.797 MHz
TEPR 4: 36
TEPR 5: 72
Periodically, over the next several months, the analog repeater will be
turned off for a few days at a time, to enable ground controllers to gather
Whole Orbital Data (WOD), to verify the health of the satellite.
A lot of work has saved AO-27 for many more enjoyable QSO's.
signed,
Chuck, KM4NZ
AMSAT's Bruce Paige, KK5DO, was one of the first stations active on
the returning AO-27 pass and reported (via the AMSAT BB) "I just
worked many stations on the 14:50 UTC pass of AO-27. It was
sounding good as usual." Pedro, EB4DKA, also reported good
signals from the satellite, as did Dave, N8KXA. He reported that
"AO-27 was 60 over S-9." In addition to hearing it with no fading,
N8KXA was able to get into the bird with one watt.
ANS congratulates the AO-27 ground control team on this
outstanding effort!
[ANS thanks AMRAD for this information]
/EX
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ANS IN BRIEF
HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 254.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** With STS-106 successfully launched to the International Space
Station carrying, the ARISS web pages have received updated
STS-106 photos with images taken by KA3HDO and KC4YER.
Check it out at http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/. -Will, KC6ROL
** The FCC has assigned rulemaking number RM-9949 to the ARRL's
petition requesting the domestic status of Amateur and Amateur-Satellite
services from secondary to primary in the band 2400 to 2402 MHz. Hams
already are primary at 2390 to 2400 and from 2402 to 2417 MHz. The
League says it's necessary to secure the intervening spectrum slice to
provide some assurances of future occupancy of the band segments for
the next generation of amateur satellites (including Phase 3D).
Comments supporting or opposing the petition are due by the end of
September. -ARRL
** Friday's successful launch of the shuttle Atlantis to the International
Space Station will signal the start of an adventurous new era for NASA,
with as many as 35 launches to the station planned during the next few
years. -Florida Today
** Russia will ship five more RD- 180 rocket engines manufactured by
the Glushko Energomash company to the U.S. by the end of 2000 on a
contract with Pratt & Whitney. -SpaceDaily
** ANS principal satellite investigator N1JEZ reports he was greeted with
a nice surprise recently - a QSL card for his satellite contact with
FO0AAA, Clipperton Island. Mike says the if you were one of the lucky
ones to make contact, look for your card soon! -ANS
** ESA's advanced communication satellite, Artemis, is ready to be
shipped to Tanegashima space center in Japan for its launch by a
Japanese H2A rocket early next year. Before leaving Europe, it will
undergo a final series of functional checkout tests. Artemis is not a
conventional type of communications satellite, it Artemis will connect
users on the ground with other satellites in orbit via its RF data relay
payload. -ESA
** The 11th International Amateur Radio Union Region III Conference
ended recently by resolving to seek the ultimate removal of Morse code
proficiency as an International Telecommunication Union licensing
requirement for HF operation. As an interim measure the conference
agreed to support the reduction of all Morse code testing speeds to
5 WPM. -ARRL Letter
** The Midland Amateur Radio Club is planning to activate grid DM-81
on October 14th and 15th using UO-14, SO-35 and AO-27. Look for
club station W5QGG. The club will also be operating on 40 meters.
-John, NX5E
** EutelSat announced that its W1 satellite has successfully been
placed into orbit by an Ariane launcher. Liftoff of the Ariane 44P rocket
delivered by Arianespace took place recently from the European
Spaceport in French Guiana. -Florida Today
** Dennis Tito, scheduled to be the first space tourist, will start
training to fly to the Russian Mir space station in about two weeks,
according to officials of the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center.
-SpaceDaily
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 254.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-254.04
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 146.00 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.458 MHz
Robot Uplink 145.840 MHz
Robot Downlink 29.504 MHz
Launched February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian
Cosmos C launcher
Status: 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 RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:
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)
Launched December 26, 1994 from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: 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)
Launched June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: 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. Jim, KD4HUR,
reported that AO-10 was working "very good" as this edition of ANS
was being prepared.
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
Launched September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Operational
Software upgrades to AO-27 have been completed.
ANS has been informed that AO-27 has been returned to full analog
(FM) Amateur Radio use. The statement from AMRAD, sent by Chuck,
KM4NZ, is as follows:
For Immediate Release:
AO-27 will be returned to analog Amateur use on the first North American
daylight pass on Saturday September 9, 2000. Please wait until you hear the
satellite in analog mode (no data being sent) before you transmit on
145.850 MHz.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.797 MHz
TEPR 4: 36
TEPR 5: 72
Periodically, over the next several months, the analog repeater will be
turned off for a few days at a time, to enable ground controllers to gather
Whole Orbital Data (WOD), to verify the health of the satellite.
A lot of work has saved AO-27 for many more enjoyable QSO's.
signed,
Chuck, KM4NZ
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 TEPR AO-27 operations (at):
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html
[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]
UO-14
Uplink 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink 435.070 MHz FM
Launched January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Operational, mode J.
Mike, N1JEZ, reports working FM1DQ (FK94/Martinique) recently
on UO-14.
Tim, KG8OC, has updated the Michigan AMSAT Information site
to include 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
Mode J Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Mode J Downlink: 436.250 MHz FM
Launched February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
Status: Operational.
At last report SunSat was in mode J. The voice repeater is active
for 14 minutes at a time. Weekday operations may be cancelled
to support the non-ham payloads.
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 in addition
to Mode J operation. 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 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Launched February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the
Tanegashima Space Center in Japan
Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.
OZ1MY reports the beacon on FO-20 is working again, mostly in CW.
[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]
JAS-2 FO-29
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Launched August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the
Tanegashima Space Center in Japan
Status: Operational, rotated with a digital mode and a digi-talker.
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 JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following
operation schedule of FO-29:
through September 17 - JD1200 mailbox operation
September 18-24 - JA
Sept. 25-Oct. 1 - JD1200 mailbox operation
October 2-6 - JA
Oct. 7- Nov. 5 - Digi-talker (except mode JA every Wednesday)
Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29,
addressing the analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy
e-mail Mike at: kf4fdj@amsat.org.
Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that
will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as
current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is
available at the following URL:
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 254.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-254.05
KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)
Downlink 435.175 MHz FM
Launched August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Unconfirmed.
At last report KO-23 was (again) operational.
KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports (from the KO-23 control team) that part
of the problem with non-operation has been the power budget aboard
the satellite.
[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
Launched September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Operational.
[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
Launched July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Operational.
At last report, both uplinks were available.
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
Launched March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from
Vandenberg Air Force Base in California
Status: Operational.
OSCAR-11 celebrated its sixteenth birthday in space on March 1, 2000.
During the period through August 15, 2000 good signals have been
received from the 145 MHz beacon in spite of low battery voltage
for much of the time. The battery voltage observed during daylight
passes has slightly increased. The average value observed was
13.6 volts, with a range of 13.4 to 13.9 volts.
The internal temperatures have increased by 1.4C during the month
(at 0.4C and -1.0C for battery and telemetry electronics respectively).
This rise in temperature is expected as the solar eclipse times become
shorter.
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)
Launched January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Semi-operational. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry
channels and one status channel. No BBS service is available. The
digipeater is not 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/
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
Launched January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana.
Status: Semi-operational.
Russ, WJ9F, reported the S-band transmitter is off. The VHF uplink and the
UHF PSK transmitter are operational (TX power at 1.5 watts). The
digipeater command is on.
A WOD collection of satellite 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)
Launched July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: 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
Launched April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from
the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Unknown (unofficially in full sunlight illumination)
UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward
communications and mode L/S transponders.
NASA has demonstrated on UO-36 the ability to use standard Internet
protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any node
on the Internet). NASA has been developing this project by working with
the commercial payload aboard UoSAT-12.
The BBS is open, although uploading and downloading may be
disabled at times.
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 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
Launched September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on and open for
APRS users.
[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for
IO-26 information]
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 254.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 10, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
BID: $ANS-254.06
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
Launched February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian
Cosmos C launcher
Status: Non-operational. No operation in 2000 has been observed.
TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Launched July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Non-operational.
Efforts were reported to be underway to bring GO-32 on line,
however, no information has been received by ANS (the last
report was dated November 1999).
Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every
30 seconds (for a continuous 3 seconds in length) on 435.225 MHz.
The TechSat team has 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
Status: Unknown.
Launched October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery
The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.
PanSat was developed by the Naval Postgraduate School. 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 (the story 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)
Launched February 18, 1986
Status: Unmanned.
Currently, there is no human habitation aboard the station and the
onboard 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 of 141.3 Hz
Downlink 437.950 MHz FM
Status: 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
Status: 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
Launched January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: 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)
Launched January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from
Kourou, French Guiana
Status: 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)
Launched October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from
Cape Canaveral in Florida
Status: Non-operational.
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space (satellite number one).
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
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