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[jamsat-news:1646] ANS 362
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 362
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.
This edition of ANS is dedicated to Jim Romelfanger, K9ZZ, who
died recently of an apparent heart attack. K9ZZ made Wisconsin a ham
radio household word by editing the statewide ham radio monthly
newspaper called Badger State Smoke Signals. In addition to being the
32-year editor of Smoke Signals, Romelfanger was nationally published
in several magazines. [ANS thanks ARNewsline for this information]
ANS salutes Martin Jue, W5FLU, the founder and president of MFJ
Enterprises. W5FLU changed the way amateurs buy station
accessories. Jue is among the inaugural group of 50 inductees into the
CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio
magazine, published by CQ Communications, Inc. for this information]
SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-362.01
HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM AMSAT-NA PRESIDENT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 362.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-362.01
On behalf of the Board of Directors, Officers and members of
AMSAT-NA, may I pass seasons greetings and the wish for a
happy and peaceful New Year to all AMSAT members worldwide.
73,
Robin Haighton, VE3FRH
President AMSAT-NA
[AMSAT News Service would also like to take this opportunity to wish
everyone a bright and wonderful 2002!]
/EX
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AO-40 UPDATE
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 362.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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Command station team member Stacey Mills, W4SM, tells ANS of the
latest AO-40 developments:
AO-40's schedule has been modified slightly to reflect the decreasing
ALON. As expected, the satellite has lost sun sensor lock, so we are now
officially in the 'dead zone'.
As the ALON for AO-40 continues to decrease, command stations
have moved the scheduled events to earlier in the orbit including
changes in the RUDAK window, S/K beacon and transponder off
settings. Squint angles are getting quite poor in several parts of the orbit.
Currently, to save power, the passbands will be turned off at
various times reflecting this situation. In addition, RUDAK will be off
for 4-5 days. Stay tuned for further developments.
AO-40 is experiencing some intermittent RADAR-type pulse signal
interference on both L and U-band. Whether this is related to our
negative ALAT or some other source is unknown. Indeed, the
source of the interference, whether terrestrial or space, is unclear
to the command team. Virtually all Earth footprints seem to be
affected at various times, suggesting either multiple terrestrial sites
or a space site as the source.
Although this interference is not noticeable on the passbands,
(except perhaps for the SSTV images), it often makes commanding
AO-40 very difficult. Interestingly, the V-band receiver does not seem
to be affected. Accordingly, the command team may occasionally
need to switch on the V-band receiver for commanding during a
passband usage. This move has the effect of switching off the
U-band receiver. Therefore, U-band uplinks may occasionally
"go dead" due to V-band receiver commanding.
These inconveniences should be of short duration.
If stations suddenly lose the U-band uplink, check AO-40's telemetry
for U-Rx off and the V-Rx on. L-band uplinks will not be affected.
73,
Stacey Mills, W4SM
ANS also received this note from AMSAT-DL President Peter Guelzow,
DB2OS;
May I take this chance to say a big thank you to our command stations,
including James Miller, G3RUH; Stacey Mills, W4SM; Ian Ashley,
ZL1AOX and Graham Ratcliff, VK5AGR.
Also, thank you to all those who support the command team with AO-40
telemetry, which results in keeping AO-40 operational and working.
Special thanks also Paul Willmott, VP9MU, for keeping the telemetry
Archive and organizing the mass of received telemetry data.
Happy New Year everyone!
73,
Peter, DB2OS
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL for this information]
/EX
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NEW NAME FOR 'JJ'
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 362.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT-NA's newest satellite project, known as 'Project JJ' for the past
year, now has a new (and official) name.
AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, informed ANS that
effective January 1, 2002, the Project JJ satellite will officially be
known as 'Eagle'.
The name was submitted by Bill Allen, W7US, of Tucson, Arizona -
and was selected from a list of forty-five names submitted by twenty-nine
satellite operators.
For his winning suggestion, W7US will receive a free dinner at the
annual AMSAT dinner held during the Dayton Hamvention.
Congratulations Bill!
[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, for this
information]
/EX
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ANS IN BRIEF
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 362.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** Russia successfully placed five satellites into orbit recently after
launching them aboard a Zenit rocket. The cargo rocket, carrying three
Russian, one Moroccan and one Pakistani satellite, took off from the
Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan. -SpaceDaily
** Australian hospitals, restaurants and schools could soon source clean,
reliable energy from mini power generators that operate independent of
the main grid. The size of a small refrigerator, the turbine produces 30
kilowatts of power, independent of the electricity grid. -ARNewsline
** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to
Mike Chepponis, K3MC. Because of a parts failure on the 10 GHz
transmitter of Phase 3D, Mike immediately searched, found and
purchased the needed replacement parts. This enabled the
parts to be personally carried to Miami and then to Kourou. This
enabled the satellite to be launched with all systems working. -ANS
** Researchers have known for three decades that the Earth is a potent
radio transmitter, but they were never able to pinpoint where the noise
was coming from. By using data from the four spacecraft of the
European Space Agency's Cluster mission, NASA-funded scientists have
now precisely located the source of the radio noise along the magnetic
field lines several thousand miles above bright regions in the Earth's
northern lights. -SpaceDaily
** The FCC has approved issued new rules permitting certain unlicensed
Part 15 devices operating between 2405 and 2450 MHz to use higher
power, but under significant restrictions. The band is allocated to
amateurs on a co-secondary basis. -ARNewsline
** Dave, G4DPZ, reports that he has taken over the reigns as
AMSAT-UK Oscar News editor. Articles or any additional thoughts
or questions can be sent to < oscar_news@g4dpz.org >. Dave
also would like to wish everyone a Happy New Year. -ANS
** When Space Shuttle Endeavour blasted into space recently it carried
aboard the world's smallest version of a relatively new type of refrigerator
-- a pulse-tube cryocooler. The device was designed, built and tested
under an agreement between the National Institute of Standards and
Technology's Boulder Laboratories, Lockheed Martin Corporation and
NASA's Ames Research Center. -SpaceDaily
** DB2OS reported that 2001 has turned out to be the slowest year for
space launches in nearly 40 years. Only 58 flights reached orbit, along
with one complete failure. Historians note we must look back to 1963 to
find a year that produced fewer launches. In 2000 there were 82
launches to orbit plus three failures. By contrast the most productive year
was 1984 when 129 launches delivered payloads into orbit.
-Peter, DB2OS
** Murray, VK2KGM, noted the 470th recorded birthday of Johannes
Kepler (in December). Kepler was the first astronomer to determine a
mathematical relationship existed that could be used to predict the
motion of planets, hence the Keplerian data we use today for
satellite orbits. -ANS
** With the highly successful primary, extended (and even
hyper-extended) missions behind it, the Deep Space-1 mission is over.
The spacecraft continues to function, but engineers held a bittersweet
retirement party for the veteran explorer. The guest of honor was, of
course, unable to attend because of travel commitments. -SpaceDaily
** The Board of Directors of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
have decided to stop transmitting its shortwave programming - effective
as of December 31, 2001. -ARNewsline
--ANS BULLETIN END---
/EX
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 362.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40
Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher
from Kourou, French Guiana.
Status: Currently, the U/L-1 to S-2 passband is active.
Uplink U-band 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/SSB
L1-band 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/SSB
L2-band 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/SSB
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. For the current transponder-operating schedule visit:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm
[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.
The ISS packet station (normally) available for UI packets. 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
Miles, WF1F, has posted pictures of the new antenna system for ISS.
View < http://www.marex-na.org/fileshtml/galleryantenna.html > for
details.
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 (a SASE is required to get a QSL in return):
Margie Bourgoin, KC1DCO
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3) QSL
ARRL, 225 Main Street
Newington, Connecticut 06111
Canadian stations:
Radio Amateurs of Canada
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3) QSL
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario KEG 0Z5
European stations (a SASE and 2 IRC's are required to get
a QSL in return).
AMSAT-France
14 bis, rue des Gourlis
92500 Rueil Malmaison
France
[ANS thanks Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR,
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
Robot 29.454 MHz (145.831 MHz uplink)
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. Several stations
report hearing EX8MLT recently.
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, with updates by Ray, W2RS. 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
On December 9, 2001 Chuck, KM4NZ, reset the TEPR states on AO-27
as follows: TEPR 4 - 19
TEPR 5 - 59
[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
Ray, W2RS, has revised the AO-27 FAQ on < www.amsat.org > to
include information on UO-14.
[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 as mode JA through March 2002.
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 362.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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PCSat
Uplink/downlink 145.830 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK via PCSAT-1
Uplink 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2
APRS Downlink 144.390 MHz (Region 2)
Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the
Kodiak Alaska Launch Complex.
Status: Operational
Bob, WB4APR, reports PCSat is currently in a higher than average
eclipse period and the UHF 9600-baud receivers are off. "Limited
operations can continue as long as the telemetry is showing
00111111," said WB4APR. Bob also noted that no ground stations
should be using PCSat via the "safe mode" callsign of W3ADO-1.
The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S.
Naval Academy under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations
using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web
site < http://pcsat.aprs.org >.
For more information, visit the PCSat web site at:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html
[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]
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
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.
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, 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 unchanged, although recent traffic is
a bit lower than usual on the satellite.
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
During the period of 17-November to 15-December, good signals
have been received from the 145 MHz beacon. Internal temperatures
have been fairly static, with no particular trend observed, indicating that
the current eclipse cycle has reached a minimum value. Battery voltage
observed during daylight passes has fallen slightly. The SEU counter
increments have continued to increase from 479 to 614 counts per day,
with permanent memory failures at several locations.
A WOD survey has been transmitted and shows the spin period to be
368 seconds. Around October 21, 2001 the Z-axis magnetorquer counter
reached it's maximum count of 1024 pulses. This has stopped further
attitude control. The satellite's attitude is now being controlled by the
passive gravity boom gradient.
The operating schedule is unchanged.
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:
PACSAT-1>TIME-1 [30-Dec-01 13:27:29] <UI>:
PHT: uptime is 686/09:44:54. Time is Sun Dec 30 13:27:34 2001
PACSAT-1>AMSAT [30-Dec-01 13:27:33] <UI>:
December 2001
Happy Holidays to All!
Digipeat is ON
S-Band Tx Off
AO16 Command Team <WJ9F>
uptime is 670/17:56:06. Time is Fri Dec 14 21:33:10 2001
+10V Bus 9.950 V +Z Array V 0.102 V
+X (RX) Temp 1.814 D RX Temp 14.521 D
Bat 1 V 1.183 V Bat 2 V 1.163 V
Bat 3 V 1.162 V Bat 4 V 1.221 V
Bat 5 V 1.131 V Bat 6 V 1.205 V
Bat 7 V 1.163 V Bat 8 V 1.232 V
Bat 1 Temp 10.890 D Bat 2 Temp 9.680 D
Baseplt Temp 9.680 D PSK TX RF Out 0.747 W
+Y Array Temp -14.524 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 6.049 D
Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.306 Ifb= 0.158 I+10V= 0.163
TX:1006 BCR:1E PWRC:36E BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:5E
A 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]
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
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 362.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 30, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL
OR SEMI-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
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 a
non-operational status.
[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
Broadcast Callsign HL02-11
BBS HL02-12
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational
Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-25 status remains unchanged with
poor downlink efficiencies continuing. A 9% downlink efficiency
was recently observed by AA7KC with no traffic.
[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this 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: Unknown
UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward
communications and mode L/S transponders.
Paul, KB2SHU, tells ANS that UO-36 has not been operational (over
North America) since late July. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS, reports he
has not copied UO-36 since July 30th.
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
UO-36 information]
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.
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 Nov 30 21:03:00 2001 Orb-61900
CW-Code: ava abv aab ad6 atd abv ttu aee
5V-reg.: 4.85 V 8.5V-reg: 8.68 V
10V-Bat: 11.07 V 10V-Curr: 121.1 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.967 W TX-Temp.: 6.27 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 0.30 V Box-Temp: 9.97 ?C
CW-Code: avt abv aan ad6 aat abu ttu aee
5V-reg.: 4.89 V 8.5V-reg: 8.68 V
10V-Bat: 11.07 V 10V-Curr: 120.4 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.967 W TX-Temp.: 5.56 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 0.30 V Box-Temp: 9.26 ?C
CW-Code: avt abu aua ade aaa abu ttu aee
5V-reg.: 4.89 V 8.5V-reg: 8.68 V
10V-Bat: 11.01 V 10V-Curr: 120.4 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.957 W TX-Temp.: 4.85 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 0.30 V Box-Temp: 8.90 ?C
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]
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.
Max White reported to ANS that two passes of GO-32 were
received recently; it still issues the burst transmission as stated
above with "quite a strong signal" according to White.
[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 to
be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize
this technology.
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]
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