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[jamsat-news:1331] ANS 261
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 261
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)
AMSAT-NA
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Silver Spring, Maryland
20910-4703
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* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU)
To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:
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ANS is dedicated to the memory of Kevin Keller, WB9MUP, who died
recently of complications suffered from an unexpected heart attack.
Kevin was a charter member of the Boston Amateur Radio Club and
active in ATV, HF, satellites and VHF/UHF radio. He was a respected
programmer and circuit designer, having built parts of the Phase 3D
satellite. [ANS thanks John, WN9T, 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.
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PHASE 3D LAUNCH UPDATE
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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As released on Friday, September, 15th, (Special Bulletin 259.01)
AMSAT News Service is pleased to report an Arianespace
Ariane 5 launch vehicle successfully delivered a pair of
communications satellites into Earth orbit. AR-506 placed the
Astra 2B and GE-7 satellites into the desired geostationary
transfer orbit after a spectacular launch from the European
Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana.
The launch took place Thursday, September 14, 2000 at
22:54 UTC.
The Astra 2B satellite will broadcast digital TV programs
throughout Europe. The GE-7 satellite will primarily provide
radio and Internet transmission services for North America and
the Caribbean.
Following the successful launch of AR-506, Arianespace and
AMSAT-DL have announced that V-507 is scheduled "not to
occur before November 3, 2000." Aboard this flight will be the
AMSAT Phase 3D communications satellite, which is now
undergoing final preparation at the Kourou launch site.
According to AMSAT-DL Executive Vice President Peter
Guelzow, DB2OS, who is leading the launch team, the advance
members of the launch team arrived in Kourou on September
9th. Most importantly, they have ascertained that Phase 3D
appears to be in excellent condition.
Tests of Phase 3D's systems are now underway, including
charging of the satellite's batteries. The launch team has
successfully performed pressure tests on the propulsion systems
and are now preparing P3D for RF testing.
AMSAT-NA Executive Vice President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH,
informed ANS the Phase 3D launch team is awaiting the
provision of electronic mail in Kourou which will enable more
frequent bulletins to be provided.
Stay tuned to ANS for additional bulletins from AMSAT, the
official source for information on the Phase 3D Launch.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL and AMSAT-NA for this information]
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ATLANTIS ISS MISSION ABOUT TO END
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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According to NASA, the Atlantis seven-man crew have met mission
objectives and have prepared the International Space Station for
the Expedition One crew later this year.
After docking with ISS last Sunday, crew members finished a six-hour
space walk, attaching power, data and communication cables to the
International Space Station's newest component -- the Zvezda Service
Module -- and the Zarya Control Module. Astronauts and cosmonauts
then swung open the ISS doors and floated inside. The crew of space
shuttle Atlantis opened the first of 12 hatches leading into the
140-foot-long station, entering the outermost vestibule and then the
American module, Unity.
Once inside, the crew began to unload 1,300 pounds of gear from a
Russian cargo ship that arrived last August. In addition, the crew also
began to move 4,800 pounds of supplies that were aboard Atlantis.
These supplies are mainly for the three men who will move in at the
beginning of November for a four-month stay.
As this edition of ANS was being prepared the crew of Atlantis had
begun sealing up the International Space Station, wrapping up six days
of home improvement projects on the soon-to-be inhabited outpost.
After undocking from the space station, Atlantis is scheduled to fly two
passes around the complex while the crew snaps a series of pictures
for study by station engineers here on Earth.
Atlantis is due to land at Kennedy Space Center early next Wednesday,
but Hurricane Gordon, expected to make landfall very soon on Florida's
Gulf Coast, could interfere with those plans. Atlantis has enough fuel to
stay in orbit until next Friday.
The AMSAT bulletin board featured many visual ISS reports. Keith, N4ZQ,
was one of several satellite operators who commented after watching
an overhead pass -- "I just witnessed the brightest visual overhead pass
of the ISS complex I've seen to date," said N4ZQ, adding "no longer is it
just a dot in the sky, but a elongated shaped that is very bright."
The ARISS initial station Amateur Radio gear has been temporarily
stowed aboard the Functional Cargo Block module. At first, the
station 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.
Phil, KC4YER, received images from NASA TV showing where the
ARISS initial ham station now resides in the Zarya module on ISS.
To view the images, visit the following URL:
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/
Expedition One - the first permanent space station crew - is
scheduled to blast off October 30th aboard a Russian rocket
and arrive at the complex two days later for a four-month
mission.
More information about the ARISS project can be found at:
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov
[ANS thanks ARISS, NASA, the ARRL, Roy Neal, K6DUE, Steven Bible,
N7HPR, and Florida Today for this information]
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HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** The Naval Research Laboratory recently received a patent for
microelectronic devices built on silicon-on-insulator, or SOI,
structures that can operate in harsh space environments with
greater speed and significantly reduced power needs. -SpaceDaily
** The SETI League has received a small equipment grant from the
American Astronomical Society to help it construct a transmitter to
bounce microwave signals off the moon's surface. The project will
enable amateur and professional radio astronomers to calibrate their
receiving systems by providing a stable reference signal from a
known point in the sky. -ARRL Letter
** Scientists have designed and successfully tested a new type of
X-ray telescope that, when fully developed and placed in orbit, may
capture the first images of a black hole and resolve details of nearby
stars as clearly as we see our own Sun today. -SpaceDaily
** Jeff, N9AVG, reports there is a very nice profile of astronaut
Andrew Thomas, KD5CHF at the following URL:
http://www.universetoday.com/html/special/mirmortal.html.
-AMSAT BB
** The September/October issue of the AMSAT-NA Journal will
feature a cover article (by W5DID) on the integration plans of the
Phase 3D launch team. Look for the issue to arrive in early
October. -AMSAT Journal Editorial Team
** A NASA spectrometer has detected an Antarctic ozone hole
that is three times larger than the entire land mass of the United
States - the largest such ozone hole ever observed. -SpaceDaily
** About a week away, the 19th Annual ARRL/TAPR Digital
Communications Conference is about to begin. APRS activities,
demonstrations, conference proceedings and presentations are all
scheduled. For detailed information about the conference visit the
official DCC web page at http:www.tapr.org/dcc. -Steven, N7HPR
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS
Uplink to be released
Downlink to be released
ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis
Status: Non-operational.
The ARISS initial station gear is now temporarily stowed aboard the
Functional Cargo Block module of ISS. The initial station 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.
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.
More information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site
at:
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov
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.
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.
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.
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
The current TEPR settings are:
TEPR 4: 36 TEPR 5: 72
[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.
Jim, K6CCC, recently activated grid squares CM96 and CM97 from
on UO-14. K6CCC expects to operate from DM14, DM15, DM16,
DM06 and DM07 during an upcoming trip.
The Michigan AMSAT Information site includes 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.
Gustavo, LW2DTZ, reports telemetry packets from SO-35 during a recent
pass over Argentina.
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.
Several satellite operators have reported problems with FO-20's
transponder. Mike, N1JEZ, told ANS that he believes the loss of signal
is a combination of two factors. First, battery age and an increase in
FM traffic due to operators unaware of the band plan. Mike reports he
routinely hears FM signals on the transponder.
Tak, JA2PKI, reported the FO-20 control station operators now
believe that the UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating
the transponder. The UVC monitors battery voltage and tries to protect
the batteries from over discharge. Tak notes that FO-20, launched in
1990, is now over 10 years old.
[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 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]
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
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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 261.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, SEPTEMBER 17, 2000
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT
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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
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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