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[jamsat-news:1541] re-broadcast of ANS-189


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 189
 
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 <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

This edition of ANS is 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 Don Stoner, Don W6TNS, Amateur Radio writer, CQ magazine
columnist, amateur satellite pioneer. W6TNS 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, W6SAI, W2SKE, W8JK, K7UGA,
W6ZH, W3ASK, W1HR, KA9Q and W3IWI. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio
magazine, published by CQ Communications, Inc. for this information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.01
AO-40 UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 189.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 08, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-189.01

The ARRL is reporting that AO-40's new orbit should be good for at
least the next 20 years. The League based the story on information
from AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow, DB2OS. Peter heads the
satellite's ground control team. Following maneuvers to shift the
satellite's orbit at perigee, AO-40 perigee now is ''oscillating in a
safe range between 810 and 1260 km,'' according to DB2OS.

AO-40's height at apogee of 58,971 km was unchanged by the orbital
adjustment. The satellite's transponders remain off as ground
controllers reorient the spacecraft. 

Ground controllers were able to change AO-40's orbit through
successive cold firings of the onboard Arcjet motor, using only
ammonia gas. The move raised AO-40 higher than predicted, and
apparently depleted the spacecraft's ammonia supply. As a result,
AO-40 likely will remain in its current orbit.

Stacey Mills, W4SM, of the ground team said it's ''quite possible''
that an ammonia leak accounted for the unexpected loss of ammonia.
''If we did have a slow leak, it is very fortunate we did not wait
any longer to use the remaining fuel,'' he said.

Mills said that AO-40's old orbital configuration, while stable, was
too close for comfort at perigee.

''I sincerely hope that nothing else malfunctions for a long, long
time, but this is, after all, rocket science,'' Mills said. ''Nothing
is guaranteed.''

Ground controllers plan to fully test AO-40's momentum wheels prior
to any decision to deploy the spacecraft's solar panels. The momentum
wheels provide three-axis control of the spacecraft. If the momentum
wheels are not operational, it's unlikely the solar panels will be
deployed.

Stay tuned to ANS, the official source of AO-40 information.

[ANS thanks the ARRL for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.02
PERDICT VERSION 2.1.4 RELEASED

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 189.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 08, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-189.02

John, KD2BD, has released an updated version of Predict, a popular
satellite tracking and orbital prediction application for the Linux
operating system. Predict version 2.1.4 includes the following
changes from the previous version:

* An array overflow problem in the Solar Illumination Prediction mode
has been fixed

* Pressing [R] in either the Single or Multi-Tracking mode forces
Predict to re-read the orbital database. This will be useful if
the database is updated manually through available Predicts update
options while the program is running. This will eliminate the need to
re-start the program under such conditions

* Real-time tracking is no longer attempted for satellites that
appear to
have decayed from orbit

* Several new options were added to the 'F' command-line switch. If no
starting or ending date/time is specified, a single line of output
corresponding to the current date/time is produced

* Multiple Keplerian element data files may now be used as arguments
for the 'U' command-line switch

* Several network client applications were added or otherwise revised

* The configuration and compilation process has been modified slightly
to reduce confusion during installation

Best of all, Predict is free software!

More information about the program can be found at:

ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/Linux/predict-2.1.4.tar.gz
 
The Predict homepage is located at:

http://www.qsl.net/kd2bd/predict.html
 
[ANS thanks John Magliacane, KD2BD, for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.03
ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 189.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 08, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-189.03

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** Could life thrive where the Sun never shines? The answer to this
unorthodox question bears directly on the tantalizing possibility
that life exists in the hidden, perpetually dark oceans that are
thought to shroud some of Jupiter's moons, most prominently Europa.
-SpaceDaily

** A space shuttle mission to deliver a key component that will
enable astronauts to conduct spacewalks on the Earth-orbiting
International Space Station was the subject of briefings help
recently. Designated mission STS-104, Space Shuttle Atlantis is
scheduled for launch no earlier than July 12th. After an extensive
engineering analysis, International Space Station Program managers
gave the green light to proceed with the launch of Atlantis.
Currently, the International Space Station is orbiting at an altitude
averaging 240 miles. -NASA

** A new robotic explorer, smart enough to know when it's lost or in
trouble and designed to follow the Sun in a whole new way, is ready
to face its first test in the harsh elements of the Canadian Arctic.
The prototype robot, named Hyperion, has the potential to be
self-sufficient and will help researchers test a technique called
Sun-synchronous navigation. -SpaceDaily

** It's now under five weeks before the AMSAT-UK Colloquium at the
University of Surrey. Details are available at the following URL:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium.htm. -Richard, G3RWL

** An astronaut who exits a spacecraft without a spacesuit will die
very quickly because there is no air to breathe. However, although
space is often regarded as an airless vacuum, it is by no means
empty. Spacecraft such as Cluster are built to detect and study the
sparse 'soup' of electrified plasma -- mostly electrons and protons
-- that populates near-Earth space. -SpaceDaily

** Aboard ISS the Expedition-2 crew continues to test the station's
robotic arm in preparation for its first official task of permanently
installing the Airlock onto the Unity module. Expedition-2 Flight
Engineers Jim Voss and Susan Helms are conducting additional dress
rehearsals of the Airlock installation task. The International Space
Station is orbiting at an altitude averaging 240 miles. -NASA

-END-

--ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.04
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 189.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 08, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-189.04

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 is currently suspended.

G6LVB has described how to use an offset-dish for S-downlink at:
www.g6lvb.com/60cm.htm
 
Three programs to convert RUDAK WOD (whole orbit data) are available
at: www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpdelta.html
 
[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 ISS daily crew schedule (which gives an idea when crew members
have free time and may be available for Amateur Radio operations)
can be found at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html
 
U.S. callsign: 		NA1SS
Russian callsigns: 	RS0ISS, RZ3DZR

The QSL routes for working NA1SS aboard the International Space
Station are as follows:

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

European stations: AMSAT-France
16, rue de la Vallee
91360 Epinay sur Orge, France

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.

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. 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
 
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)

[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

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 controller 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

Last reported, the JARL FO-29 command station announced the operation
schedule of FO-29 through October 2001 - was 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


SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-189.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 189.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 08, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-189.05

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 he was pleasantly surprised recently to see
TiungSat-1 working again over North America. His system logged the
satellite for the first time in many months.

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 has returned to service. More details as
they
become available. No useful data had been downlinked since mid-June
as the command team of KO-25 reported the on-board computer (OBC)
of KO-25 crashed on June 19, 2001.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this information]

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 good downlink
efficiency and heavy 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, G3CWV, reported to ANS that it has been an uneventful time for
OSCAR-11 during the period of May 15-June 9, 2001. 
Battery voltage observed during daylight passes has continued to
decrease. The average value observed was 13.3 volts with a range of
13.1 to 13.5 volts. The internal temperatures have continued to
decrease, now -0.2 and -1.6 Celsius for battery and telemetry
electronics respectively.

The magnetometer calibrations have steadily changed during the many
years in orbit. Although the changes are small and are not noticeable
on a plot of individual channels, they do have a considerable effect
when the total magnetic field is calculated. The spin period has also
varied, now between 300 and 344 seconds, with the attitude control
working normally.

The mode-S beacon is active, transmitting an unmodulated carrier.
This beacon is a useful test source for those testing mode-S
converters for AO-40.

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 is as follows:
uptime is 502/18:55:23. Time is Fri Jun 29 22:32:27 2001
+X (RX) Temp -13.314 D RX Temp -0.607 D
Bat 1 V 1.271 V 	Bat 2 V 1.238 V
Bat 3 V 1.237 V 	Bat 4 V 1.310 V
Bat 5 V 1.208 V 	Bat 6 V 1.314 V
Bat 7 V 1.240 V 	Bat 8 V 1.332 V
BCR Input Cur 0.307 A 	BCR Output Cur 0.336 A
Bat 1 Temp 2.419 D 	Bat 2 Temp 1.209 D
Baseplt Temp 1.209 D 	PSK TX RF Out 0.816 W
RC PSK TX Out 0.063 W 	RC PSK BP Temp -5.448 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp -5.448 	D +Y Array Temp -24.811 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp -1.817 	D +Z Array Temp -18.760 D
Total Array C= 0.298 Bat Ch Cur= 0.092 Ifb= 0.009 I+10V= 0.235
TX:1006 BCR:6E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:2A
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-189.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 189.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 08, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-189.06

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.

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.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Jun 29 22:20:27 2001
CW-Code: aun ada a4u adt avv a6u a6t ae6
5V-reg.: 4.93 V		8.5V-reg: 8.74 V
10V-Bat: 11.58 V 	10V-Curr: 113.4 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.909 W 	TX-Temp.: -2.58 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 24.00 V 	Box-Temp: 1.07 ?C
CW-Code: aun adt a4u abn avv a6u ae6 ae6
5V-reg.: 4.93 V		8.5V-reg: 8.74 V
10V-Bat: 11.52 V 	10V-Curr: 113.4 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.899 W 	TX-Temp.: -2.58 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 23.40 V 	Box-Temp: 1.07 ?C
General information and decode values of

CW telemetry can find it in: www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu/lo19
 
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: NN0DJ
Grid Square EN28iv
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org


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