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[jamsat-news:1509] ANS 154


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 154

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.

ANS is first released via the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday
on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS
bulletins transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western
U.S. at 19:30 UTC. ANS is also released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS
e-mail reflector.

AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent (and future)
developments in Amateur Radio satellite technology will be discussed
in Atlanta, Georgia at the 19th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting, October 5-6, 2001. The Symposium Chairman is Steve
Diggs, W4EPI.

Contact W4EPI at:          w4epi@amsat.org

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:

http://www.amsat.org (or from)

AMSAT-NA
850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600
Silver Spring, Maryland
20910-4703

Voice: 301-589-6062
FAX: 301-608-3410

Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:

* AMSAT News Service (ANS)
* General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB)
* Orbit data (KEPS)
* Manned space missions (SAREX)
* District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC)
* New England area (AMSAT-NE)
* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU)
* AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12)

A daily digest version is available for each list.

To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:

http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html

In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the
President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors
to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.
Initially, there will two levels for donations - Gold and Silver.
Application
forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. For further information
and details contact: 	Daniel James, NN0DJ
				AMSAT Vice President-Public Affairs
				P.O. Box 297
				Warroad, MN  56763-0297

NN0DJ can be reached at: (218) 386-1544  (or)  via e-mail at
nn0dj@amsat.org

ANS is dedicated to the memory of NASA Astronaut Patricia Hilliard
Robertson, who was fatally injured recently in a private plane accident.
Robertson was a member of the astronaut class of 1998 and had been
assigned as a crew support astronaut for the Expedition-2 crew presently
on board the International Space Station. She will be missed. [ANS
thanks NASA and the ARISS group for this information]

ANS is always dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts,
WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter Werner
Haas, DJ5KQ.

ANS salutes George Jacobs, W3ASK - radio propagation expert, a
CQ magazine columnist for 50 years, amateur satellite pioneer and
a HF broadcast engineering expert who helped develop the Voice of
America's worldwide broadcasting system. George is among the
inaugural group of 50 inductees into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of
Fame. The Hall was established to recognize those individuals, whether
licensed radio amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of
Amateur Radio; and radio amateurs, who, in the course of their
professional lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on
world affairs. Other AMSAT and OSCAR supporters/notables on the
CQ Hall of Fame list include K1JT, K1ZZ, W6TNS, W6SAI, W2SKE,
W8JK, KA9Q, JY1, W6ZH, K7UGA, W5LFL, W1HR and W3IWI.
[ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine, published by CQ
Communications, Inc. for this information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.01
PHASE 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.01

AO-40 experimental transponder operation has temporarily ended
due to changes in the spacecraft latitude needed for Arcjet cold firing.
The squint pointing angle is more than 30 degrees and not currently
useful for transponder operation. AMSAT-DL reports command stations
have suspended transponder operation for now as the S-2 transponder
remains off until further notice. The RUDAK beacon and S-band middle
beacon are continuously on.

The ARRL is also reporting this information in the ARRL Letter:

Ground controllers for AO-40 have shut down the satellite's transponders
as preparations continue for a slight shift in orbital configuration.

''Due to changes of the spacecraft latitude for the Arcjet cold firing, the
squint pointing angle is more than 30o and not currently useful for
general  transponder operation,'' said AMSAT-DL President and AO-40
team member Peter Guelzow, DB2OS. ''Therefore, we have suspended
transponder operation for now - this will also give the RUDAK team more
access.'' Guelzow said the S-2 transponder will remain off ''until further
notice.''

Plans call for raising the AO-40's perigee by approximately 200 km.
AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, said ground controllers
will use magnetorquing to adjust AO-40's attitude to 270/0, then cold fire
the Arcjet using only ammonia fuel.

Haighton said it's hoped that a slightly higher perigee for AO-40 will
eliminate the effects of what he described as ''a mysterious force'' that
alters the satellite's attitude when it comes through perigee.

Ground controllers also have suspended further testing on the X and
K band transmitters and C band receiver.

(end)

Stay tuned to ANS, the official source for news and information about
AMSAT OSCAR 40.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this
information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.02
W3ASK HONORS

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.02

As announced earlier, the Dayton Hamvention named engineer and
propagation guru George Jacobs, W3ASK, as its Amateur of the Year.
AMSAT's Bill Tynan, W3XO, as AMSAT-NA past president (and current
AMSAT Chairman of the Board), had the following to say about this
award:

Dear George,

I want to personally congratulate you on your selection as Amateur of
the Year by the Dayton Amateur Radio Association. As a recipient of
this award in 1996, I am fully aware of how great an honor this is.

Your continuing dissemination of propagation information has been a great
help to amateurs, many of whom would be ignorant of this important facet
of our hobby - if it were not for your efforts. Additionally, even though I
have written about it several times, many are unaware of your role in
inspiring the foundation of AMSAT. The talk you presented to the Comsat
Radio Club (in early 1969), was the spark that got a young Perry Klein,
Now W3PK, thinking about starting an East Coast organization to carry
on the great work of Project OSCAR. This spark is what kindled AMSAT.

Later that year you also addressed the new organization and put us on
the right track - which led to us to obtain (from Project OSCAR), the
spacecraft built by students at Melbourne University in Australia a year
or so before. This first AMSAT project became OSCAR-5! As such, it put
AMSAT on the right course, building satellites for use by amateurs
worldwide on a non-discriminatory, free basis. Without your inspiration
and guidance, we might well have become little more than a paper
factory, like so many other Washington-area organizations are prone
to being.

The world of Amateur Radio owes much to you.

It has been my pleasure to know you and I want to wish you the best for
The years to come.

73,

Bill Tynan, W3XO
AMSAT Chairman of the Board, and President 1991 to 1998

[ANS thanks AMSAT Chairman of the Board Bill Tynan, W3XO, for this
information and congratulates George Jacobs, W3ASK, as the Dayton
Amateur of the Year.]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.03
DAYTON AMSAT WINNER

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.03

AMSAT was offered a wonderful opportunity to build our membership
base during the Dayton Hamvention. An AMSAT benefactor offered to
cover the cost of a providing a complete Mode-S and Mode-L system for
use with AO-40, including antennas, a Mode-S downconverter and a
Mode-L transverter/amplifier for one lucky new or re-subscribing member.

The winner of the equipment was Bob Halley, K8YMI. Bob expressed his
gratitude in winning this equipment in a letter to AMSAT-NA president
VE3FRH:

Hello Robin,

I was the winner of the AO-40 station given away at the AMSAT booth
during Dayton week. It was delivered to my home here in the Cincinnati
area recently. I want to say thank you to AMSAT for this excellent gift.

I have written letters to the suppliers of the antennas and the converters
but didn't know who to write to at AMSAT, so you are the recipient. It's a
great prize and I expect to have it up and running before the 1st of July,
an ambitious project when I think about some of the other projects that
I must also be done before that date!

In any case, I really appreciate the prize and ask that you let the AMSAT
members know how happy I am!

73,

Bob, K8YMI

[ANS congratulates Bob Halley, K8YMI, on his win!]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.04
2001 SYMPOSIUM UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.04

AMSAT-NA is looking forward to Atlanta, Georgia and the 19th Space
Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting this October! Symposium
Chairman Steve Diggs, W4EPI, reminds ANS the deadline for submitting
a paper for the Symposium is rapidly approaching: June 30th.

Steve reports there have been many topics discussed on the AMSAT BB
and these would be excellent Symposium topics, including: S-band
downconverters, homebrew antennas, satellite telemetry, operating on
an inverting SSB transponder and status reports on upcoming launches
- just some of the ideas that would be of interest at the Symposium.

"It's time for the writers in our group to buckle down and get busy," said
Steve, "all I need by June 30th is a high-level description of your idea.
Then, July 15th, I need the final version."

Steve says if authors aren't comfortable writing solo, but have a great
idea, please let him know and he will arrange mentoring.

[ANS thanks Steve Diggs, W4EPI, Chairman, AMSAT-NA 2001 Annual
Symposium for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.05
ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.05

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** The Deep Impact mission as the first mission to attempt to impact
a comet nucleus in order to answer basic questions - has successfully
completed its preliminary design phase and has been approved by
NASA to begin full-scale development for a launch in January 2004.
-SpaceDaily

** AMSAT-NA's W2RS reports that Harry, JA1ANG, is doing well after
4-weeks in the hospital suffering from stomach cancer. Harry should
be heading home soon. ANS wishes JA1ANG a speedy recovery!
-Ray, W2RS

** Take one rainy day followed by 2 sunny ones and add in an
estimated 25,000 hams from around the world, then sprinkle liberally
with equipment vendors, forums and a grand award banquet. Mix it all
together and what you have is the 2001 Dayton Hamvention. By all
accounts Dayton 2001 was another wonderful success. -AR NewsLine

** The FCC says the ball is in the court of the Amateur Service to
determine the course of future Amateur Radio regulations. Speaking
at the Dayton Hamvention FCC forum, Bill Cross, W3TN, of the
FCC's Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, said that the days of
Commission-imposed regulations are past. -ARRL

** AMSAT-DL has established two e-mail reflectors, 'Info' and
'Forum'. Most subscribers will be German speaking people. The
info list will distribute AMSAT-DL official messages and the forum
list will be open to everyone for general topics (much like the AMSAT
BB). Subscribe at majordomo@amsat-dl.org. -Reinhard, DJ1KM

** The upcoming July/August issue of the AMSAT-NA Journal
will feature the following articles and information:
- RUDAK Digital Signal Processing on AO-40
- Time Acquisition/Control Software
- AMSAT-NA BOD Meeting report
- AMSAT-NA Strategy Overview
- minutes of the ARISS Workshop
The articles are in addition to the regular Journal information.
Membership in AMSAT-NA includes the AMSAT-NA Journal.
-Russ, K5NRK

** ESA has started a yearlong travelling exhibition about its new
environment satellite - Envisat. The largest and most up-to-date satellite
for Earth observation ever built will be presented at 14 cities across
Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Envisat has been several years in
the making. This October it will be launched into space to start searching
for answers to questions about pollution and global warming, using some
of the most sophisticated instruments available in the world. -ESA

** Our Milky Way Galaxy is unusual in that it is one of the most massive
galaxies in the nearby universe. Our Solar System also seems to have
qualities that make it rather unique. According to the University of
Washington, these qualities make the Sun one of the few stars in the
Galaxy capable of supporting complex life. -SpaceDaily

** Gene, W3PM, has updated his AO-40 groundstation evaluation
spreadsheet - it may be downloaded from the following web address:
http://home.HiWAAY.net/~mmarcus/download/ao40.xls. This updated
file includes suggestions offered by users and includes all of AO-40's
downlink transponders -Gene, W3PM/GM4YRE

--ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.06

Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40
Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher
from Kourou, French Guiana. Status: S-Band transmitter is
active. The RUDAK system has been activated.

AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001
at approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks
were connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the
Matrix switch. Transponder operation has been currently suspended
as preparations are being made for Arcjet testing.

It is also planned to test the U-band and V-band transmitters again
when squint angles allow good visibility.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS
Worldwide packet uplink:	145.990 MHz
Region 1 voice uplink:		145.200 MHz
Region 2/3 voice uplink:		144.490 MHz
Worldwide downlink:		145.800 MHz
TNC callsign			NOCALL
ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis.
ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio
organizations, including AMSAT.

Status: Operational. Voice contacts with ISS have been made recently.
The ISS packet station is available for UI packets (APRS or UI QSL).
The mailbox and keyboard are currently disabled. Please see the
packet section of the ARISS web page before attempting to first work
ISS on packet.

The Klamath County Schools Amateur Radio Club and Henley Middle
School has a scheduled Amateur Radio contact with the International
Space Station for Wednesday, June 6, 2001 (from 21:21 to 21:31 UTC)

Greg, KD5HLV, was one of several hams that reported 2-way QSO's with
ISS recently.

U.S. callsign: 		NA1SS
Russian callsigns:	RS0ISS, RZ3DZR

The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the
International Space Station:

U.S. stations:		Margie Bourgoin KB1DCO
			Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL
			ARRL, 225 Main Street
			Newington, Connecticut 06111

Canadian stations:	Radio Amateurs of Canada
			Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL
			720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
			Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5

A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required to get a QSL in
return. The ARISS international group has not yet finalized a QSL
card design. It will be a few months before cards become available.

More information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site
at http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov.

[ANS thanks ARISS team member Will Marchant, KC6ROL, for this
information]

RADIO SPORT RS-12
Uplink 			145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 		29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 		29.408 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-12 was re-activated in mode A on January 1, 2001

The latest information on 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

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]

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 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

[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]

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 heard and worked 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, mode J.

John, K6YK, reports the AO-27/UO-14 mobile/portable season has
started with many portable and mobile stations heard. In addition
CO8LY has been active on both birds.

Periodically, AO-27's 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.

TEPR states on AO-27 were reset on March 24, 2001 as follows:

TEPR 4 is 38 / TEPR 5 is 78 (TEPR 5 is now 20 minutes long)

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

Jerry, K5OE, reports that for anyone who has worked Eduardo, CO8LY,
QSL to EA7ADH.

Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT
web site -- point your web browser to the following URL:
http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 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

Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators 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.

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]

JAS-2 FO-29
Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the
Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational

Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink 		145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 	435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB

Digital Mode JD
Uplink 		145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink 	435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign		8J1JCS
Digitalker 	435.910 MHz

The JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following
operation schedule of FO-29:

through July 2, 2001 - mode JA

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 154.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.07

TIUNGSAT-1
Uplink		145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink	437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign	MYSAT3-11
BBS			MYSAT3-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at
38k4-baud FSK

Paul, KB2SHU, reports that he has not copied the satellite since
early May.

Chris, G7UPN, tells ANS that TiungSat-1 has been operating at a
data rate of 38k4. Data recovery at 38k4 is reported to be extremely
good with efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which
should provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the downside
is that with the high power transmitter operating, the power budget is
negative so we can't support continuous operation."

According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio
Station to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into range.
The way this works is for the ground station software to send a request
to the spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft receives this
request and checks the battery voltage to see if it can support the
operation, and if it can it will activate the downlink.

TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK
Amateur Radio communication.

TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed
as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and
Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.

For more information on TiungSat-1, visit the following URL:

http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]

KITSAT KO-25
Uplink 		145.980 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 	436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign	HL02-11
BBS 			HL02-12
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is operational with very low downlink
efficiency. Very little traffic (only four messages on June 1st).

UOSAT UO-22
Uplink 		145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink 	435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign	UOSAT5-11
BBS			UOSAT5-12
Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with downlink
efficiencies in the mid 60% range. Very heavy individual and
Satgate traffic.

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 information
and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for 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

Clive Wallis, G3CWV, reports during the period of 17-April to 15-May,
reliable signals have been received from the 145 MHz beacon. The
battery voltage observed during daylight passes has continued to
decrease. The average value observed was 13.4 with a range of 13.2
to 13.7 volts. The internal temperatures have continued to decrease by
another one degree C. They are now 0.8C and -0.6C for battery and
telemetry electronics respectively.

The WOD survey of channels 1, 2, 3, 61 (X, Z, Y magnetometers and
status) dated 24-March, has been transmitted.

The spin period has varied between 305 and 348 seconds. The attitude
control appears to be working normally since the counters were reset
by ground control.

Users of OSCAR-11 should note that the hardware generated time in the
ASCII telemetry is now 15.5 minutes ahead of UTC, and the date is
three days advanced. Unfortunately these errors cannot be corrected.

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]

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
Broadcast Callsign:	PACSAT-11
BBS 			PACSAT-12
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. 
Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.

Telemetry was as follows:

uptime is 475/19:05:06.  Time is Sat Jun 02 22:42:10 2001
+X (RX) Temp   -12.709 D  	RX Temp          1.209 D
Bat 1 Temp          3.024 D  	Bat 2 Temp       1.814 D
Baseplt Temp       1.814 D  	PSK TX RF Out    0.730 W
RC PSK BP Temp  -4.842 D  	RC PSK HPA Tmp  -5.448 D
+Y Array Temp  -22.390 D  	PSK TX HPA Tmp  -5.448 D
+Z Array Temp  -17.550 D
Total Array C= 0.309 Bat Ch Cur= 0.065 Ifb= 0.016 I+10V= 0.244
TX:1006 BCR:78 PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:94

A new WOD collection of current graphics along with general
information and telemetry samples can be found at:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status
information]

UoSAT-12 UO-36
Uplink      	145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink    	437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign  	UO121-11
BBS             		UO121-12
Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Operational

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
Broadcast Callsign  	ITMSAT-11
BBS             		ITMSAT-12
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]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-154.08
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 154.08 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 03, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-154.08

THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL
AT THIS TIME:

TMSAT-1 TO-31
Uplink 		145.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 	436.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Broadcast Callsign:	TMSAT1-11
BBS 			TMSAT1-12 
Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked since
December 18, 2000.

Jim, AA7KC, reported recently to ANS that TO-31 has been
non-operational over North America for the past six months.

Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the following
to ANS:

The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of
Europe and Thailand. This is required to allow control stations to
recondition the battery with minimum power drain.

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]

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)
Broadcast Callsign	LUSAT-11
BBS 			LUSAT-12
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending
eight telemetry channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz.
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:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]

SO-41  SAUDISAT-1A
Uplink		to be released
Downlink    	437.075 MHz 
Broadcast Callsign  	SASAT1-11
BBS             		SASAT1-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this
satellite has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no
additional information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600-baud digital
store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

SO-42  SAUDISAT-1B
Uplink      	to be released
Downlink    	436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign  	SASAT2-11
BBS         		SASAT2-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this
satellite has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no
additional information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital
store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology.

SUNSAT SO-35
Mode J Uplink:	       	145.825 MHz FM
Mode J Downlink:	436.250 MHz FM

Mode B Uplink:		436.291 MHz FM
Mode B Downlink:	145.825 MHz FM
Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg
Air Force Base in California. Status: Non-operational

The SunSat team released the following statement, dated
February 1, 2001:

We regret to announce that the last communication with SunSat from
our ground station at the Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch
University took place recently. We are certain, after having performed
several tests since the last contact, that an irreversible, physical failure
has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that we will have
any further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting
by telescope!

When it was operational the SunSat package included 1200 and 9600
baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater
system in addition to Mode B/J operation with two VHF and two UHF
transmit-receive systems.

For more information on SunSat visit the following URL:

http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za

[ANS thanks Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, for this information]

RADIO SPORT RS-13
Uplink			21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 		145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 		145.860 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: non-operational (last operational in mode-T)

RS-12 was re-activated in January 2001. Prior to this switch RS-13
was operational (mode T), but was apparently turned off following
the recent RS-12 switch.

The latest information on 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

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]

KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 		145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 	435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign	HLO1-11
BBS 			HLO1-12
Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Intermittent operation with the downlink
transmitter operating at unpredictable intervals.

Jim, AA7KC, reported that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues
in non-operational status. Jim says that KO-23 shows some signs
of trying to recover, but no useful data has been downlinked. The
duration of this status is unpredictable. No data has been received
since October 28, 2000.

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. "We are not sure when the bird might turn off again due to
insufficient power. The capability of the onboard power system has been
less and less," said Kim. HL0ENJ also noted that as of October 30, 2000
the onboard computer was reset and a reboot of operational software is
was underway.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]

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: Semi-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 (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status
transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete
telemetry buffer.

[ANS has no further information]

PANSAT PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz
Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery
Status: Unknown

The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.

The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. 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 has no further information]

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.

[ANS has no further information]

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.

[ANS has no further information]

SEDSAT-1 SO-33
Downlink 	437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape
Canaveral, Florida. Status: Semi-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://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm

[ANS has no further information]

/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: NNODJ
Grid Square EN28iv
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org


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