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[jamsat-news:1650] ANS 013


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 013

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 long time satellite enthusiast and
DXer - Craig Mellinger, N2MNA, of Parsippany, New Jersey.
N2MNA died in his sleep on January 10th, 2002. [ANS thanks
AMSAT-NA for this information]

ANS salutes Martti Laine, OH2BH, telecommunications expert, noted
DXer, DXpeditioner, has introduced or re-introduced Amateur Radio
to several countries. OH2BH 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-013.01
CRAIG MELLINGER, N2MNA, SILENT KEY

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 013.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-013.01

Jim, KK3K, informed the AMSAT-NA bulletin board that long time
satellite enthusiast and DXer, Craig Mellinger, N2MNA, of Parsippany,
New Jersey, died in his sleep on January 10th, 2002.

Craig developed Parkinson's disease several years ago. His condition
forced him to retire early from his job in sales. Craig's condition
worsened after the recent holidays.

"Craig was a good and loyal friend," said KK3K, "and remained an active
ham as long as he was able."

Craig was well known on the AO-13 Mode B transponder. His sense of
humor and good nature, combined with his willingness to be helpful - will
be missed.

Gene, WB9MMM, remembered Craig's column in the OSCAR Satellite
Report. Chip, K7JA, noted that Craig "was a great help to many
satellite enthusiasts over the years, and really had his heart into
everything he did."

Craig Mellinger's family has suggested donations to the Parkinson's
Alliance organization, at 211 College Road East, 3rd Floor, Princeton,
New Jersey - 08540.

Craig Mellinger, N2MNA, will be missed by the Amateur Radio satellite
community.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA members KK3K, WB9MMM and K7JA for
this information]

/EX

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AO-40 UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 013.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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Stacey Mills, W4SM, a member of the AO-40 Command Team, told
ANS that as of orbit 549, the passbands on AO-40 will be active
beginning at MA-5. W4SM notes that the downlinks should be very
strong at these low ranges and suggests that stations should adjust
uplink power accordingly.

ALON/ALAT will be precisely determined with YACE camera images
very shortly, but the ALON/ALAT should be close to 302/-10.

The Command Team has predicted that the solar sensors would again
function on orbit 549, and preliminary indications are that they are
about to lock again. Once Command Stations have precisely
determined ALON/ALAT - and the sun sensors are functional - they will
start magnetorquing to hold ALON against the mystery effect.

As noted earlier, it will take until mid-April to get back to 0/0.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA for this information]

/EX

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ARISS ANTENNA INSTALLATION

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 013.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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Amateur Radio on the International Space Station Board Chairman
Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, announced that one of the four new ARISS
antennas will be installed soon. "I'm very excited about this event,"
said KA3HDO, "how many times in our lifetime will AMSAT be
involved in an EVA with the ISS Crew?" 

It's anticipated that the VHF-UHF flexible tape antenna will be installed
on one end of the ISS Service Module during a scheduled EVA
beginning around 21:45 UTC on January 14th. The antenna system is
tentatively scheduled for deployment around 02:00-02:30 UTC (on
January 15th). KA3HDO notes that EVA schedules are very fluid, so
those interested in viewing the deployment on NASA TV will need to
stay attentive during the entire EVA activity.

Installation of the new antenna on the Service Module paves the way
for two separate ham stations aboard ISS. Plans call for a 2-meter
station to remain in the Functional Cargo Block and a second 70-cm
station to be set up in the Service Module.

Franks reported to ANS that he would not be surprised if some video
from the antenna installation was carried on NASA TV. There has
been some great video downlinked of the antenna preparation over
the past few days - and there was an ISS Press Conference where
the ham radio antennas were discussed.

A detailed breakdown of the antenna installation with some great
pictures and diagrams (depicting the entire ISS ham system including
antenna's) can be downloaded at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/EVAs/amsat01.pdf

The current ISS crewmembers may perform up to four spacewalks to
continue station assembly during their time in orbit, while continuing to
perform a host of scientific experiments.

The ARISS team is also working with the ISS Crew to get the packet
system working on a continuous basis.

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

/EX

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ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 013.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** From burning sugar in rocket fuel experiments at age six, the now
28-year-old Mark Shuttleworth, a South African technology multi-
millionaire, is all fired up to go into space with the Russians in April
for a 10-day mission to the ISS orbiter. -SpaceDaily

** The K3TZ web site has been updated with patch antenna design.
The web site with the results of patch testing can be found at:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/index.html. -AMSAT BB

** U.S. aerospace giant Boeing is to help Russia finance the construction
of a new module for the International Space Station - a representative of
the Russian aerospace constructor Khrunichev announced recently.
-SpaceDaily

** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to
Chuck Green, N0ADI, for the generous contribution of his time and
effort during the Phase 3D launch campaign in at the ESA launch
facility in Kourou, French Guiana. His willingness to sacrifice his
personal time for this endeavor is greatly appreciated by hams the
world over. -ANS

** Astronomers using the National Science Foundation's 140 foot
radio telescope in West Virginia were able to infer the amount of matter
created by the Big Bang, and confirmed that it accounts for only a
small portion of the effects of gravity observed in the Universe. The
scientists made these conclusions by determining the abundance of
the rare element helium-3 in the Milky Way galaxy. -SpaceDaily

** Remember the last two transponder on orbits of AO-13? Orbits 6479
and 6480 on November 22-23, 1996 included the following stations:
KK7AG, WA0AUQ, W3BBO, ZL2BLC, WL7BQM, W6CCY, N6DD,
KG6EX, WD4FAB, WB4FWQ, W6GGM, KD4HUR, WA4HVC, N7HXP,
N1JEZ, W4IMT, W5IU, WB6LLO, K5MFA, KB5MU, KD7MW, VE3NPC,
N0NUL, KG5OA, WA6OJR, KE6OMN, WA7OPE, DB2OS, W8OSE,
KOVPL, KD6OZH, W3PM, W8QX, N9RPQ, K7RR, G3RUH, KB1SF,
N7SFI, WA4SXM, WY8T, ZL2TAL, K6TSK, AA0UX, ZL2UYH, ZL2VBV,
K7VCH, W8WRP, K7XK and K7YCH. -AMSAT BB

** The Expedition Four crew is completing its fifth week in space aboard
ISS, continuing preparations for the first spacewalk of the five-month
mission. The upcoming spacewalk will be the 32nd one in support of
assembly. The crew is also upgrading the station's computer hardware.
-NASA

--ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 013.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-013.05

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 at times.
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. Some 58 DXCC countries were QRV via AO-40 in 2001.

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 is currently disabled. Please see the packet section of
the ARISS web page before attempting to first work ISS on packet.

John, K9IJ, reports NA1SS worked a few stations on voice recently
with astronaut Dan Bursch as the operator. Dave, N6CO, reports the
packet digipeater was active recently.

NASA information on the ISS station can be found at:

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/

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

A detailed breakdown of the antenna installation with some great
pictures and diagrams (depicting the entire ISS ham system including
antenna's) can be downloaded at:

http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/EVAs/amsat01.pdf

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. Mike, N1JEZ,
reports working EX8MLT.

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 013.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-013.06

PCSat
Uplink/downlink     145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK via PCSAT-1
Aux/Uplink            435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)
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 has entered a full-sun period for two
weeks. PCSat is down linking GPS positions every 30-seconds on
both 145.830 and 144.390 MHz (at 1200 baud). PCSat is maintaining
GPS lock on 10-12 satellites consistently.

At times the GPS and UHF uplink receivers will be off to conserve power.
"Operations can continue using the digipeater paths of NOCALL and
W3ADO-1, RELAY or WIDE as long as the telemetry is showing
00111111," said WB4APR.

Bob reports that "to better get the attention of folks we may again
shift the callsign from W3ADO-1 to PCSAT-1 so that it is more
noticeable on mobile displays.

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 >. The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by
midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy under the guidance of
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.

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 operational with heavy Sat-gate traffic.
Downlink efficiencies are above 70%.

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:

uptime is 689/18:22:19.  Time is Wed Jan 02 22:04:59 2002
+10V Bus        10.400 V  	+Z Array Temp   -7.263 D
+X (RX) Temp    -1.212 D  	RX Temp         13.916 D
Bat 1 V          1.252 V  		Bat 2 V          1.201 V
Bat 3 V          1.220 V  		Bat 4 V          1.247 V
Bat 5 V          1.212 V  		Bat 6 V          1.216 V
Bat 7 V          1.222 V  		Bat 8 V          1.223 V
Bat 1 Temp      10.285 D  	Bat 2 Temp       9.680 D
Baseplt Temp     9.075 D  PSK TX RF Out    1.512 W
+Y Array Temp  -17.550 D  PSK TX HPA Tmp   4.839 D

Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.398 Ifb= 0.154 I+10V= 0.258
TX:1009 BCR:1E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:DC

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 013.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JANUARY 13, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-013.07

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, reports 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: Not operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-25 is inoperative and the downlink
transmitter is off.

[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]

/EX

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