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[jamsat-news:1671] ANS 062


AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 062

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 dedicated to the memory of Clarence Sykora, WB0LNO, of
Marshall, Minnesota who died recently at age 78. Clarence was a
typical operator who loved ham radio, also loved to cook and growing
flowers. He will be missed in the Minnesota ham circles. [ANS thanks
MN Section Signals for this information]

ANS salutes the late Bill Leonard, W2SKE, former President of CBS.
Leonard, inducted into the Broadcasting Hall of Fame in 1996, was an
avid ham operator during the 1960s-70s. W2SKE is among the inaugural
group of 50 inductees into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame.

Nominations are open for the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame 2002
class, due by March 31, 2002. Nominations can e-mailed to
< hall-of-fame@cq-amateur-radio.com >. The official nomination
form and guidelines are in the January issue of CQ and on the CQ
web site at < www.cq-amateur-radio.com >. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur
Radio magazine, published by CQ Communications, Inc. for this
information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.01
RUSSIAN ARISS CONTACT SUCCESSFUL

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 062.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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As the month of February came to a close, International Space Station
Commander Yury Onufrienko, RK3DUO, staked out new ARISS
territory - by chatting with students at a Russian school.

Onufrienko, using the callsign RS0ISS, chatted for ten minutes with
students at station RW3WWW, the club station of the Kursk Technical
University.

The school is located some 250 miles south of Moscow.

The ARISS event, another in a series of scheduled sessions with
school students around the world, was the first ISS contact with
the Russian Kursk Radio Club. Station director Valery Pikkiev,
RW3WW, reported "The students were very excited and happy to
talk to Yury!"

The ARISS program is an international project with participation of
AMSAT, the ARRL, and NASA.

[ANS thanks the ARISS group for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.02
HUBBLE SHUTTLE MISSION UNDERWAY

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 062.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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With the Hubble Space Telescope orbiting high overhead, the shuttle
Columbia lifted-off last Friday morning on a complex mission to replace
and upgrade key telescope systems through five challenging
spacewalks.

Commander Scott Altman, Pilot Duane Carey, Flight Engineer Nancy
Currie and spacewalkers John Grunsfeld, Rick Linnehan, Jim Newman
and Mike Massimino blasted off from Launch Pad 39-A at the Kennedy
Space Center. A cold snap in Florida had caused NASA to delay the
launch of Columbia.

Columbia began a two-day chase to reach Hubble for its fourth service
call, in which the observatory's solar arrays, main power switching unit,
and a gyroscopic pointing mechanism will be replaced by newer
components.

This is Columbia's first flight since July 1999, following an extensive
modification period in which many of its systems were replaced or
enhanced. Columbia is NASA's first shuttle orbiter and flew for the first
time in April 1981.

[ANS thanks NASA for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.03
VERY LONG DISTANCE CONTACT

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 062.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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In what must be the ultimate DX contact, NASA successfully bridged
7.4 billion miles of space to contact the Pioneer 10 spacecraft on the
30th anniversary of its launch.

Scientists beamed a message to the craft last Friday from a radio
telescope in the desert east of Los Angeles. A radio telescope in Spain
received the return response 22 hours and six minutes later. The return
signal was loud and clear. NASA last heard from the craft in July.

Pioneer 10's original, 21-month mission has improbably stretched three
decades. The spacecraft was launched March 2, 1972. It passed through
the asteroid belt between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter and obtained
close-up images of Jupiter. In 1983, it became the first manmade object
to leave the solar system when it passed the orbit of distant Pluto.

[ANS thanks NASA for this information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.04
ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 062.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** The launch of ESA's Envisat environmental monitoring satellite took
place in Kourou, French Guiana, recently; as witnessed by dozens of
cheering engineers, scientists and project members. Rising into a clear
sky, the Ariane 5 propelled Envisat toward a lofty vantage point some
800 km above the Earth's surface. -ESA

** Bruce, KK5DO, and Jerry, K5OE, are working to prepare receive and
transmit AO-40 antennas for P5/4L4FN (North Korea). Bruce will update
ANS as progress continues. -ANS

** The first operational crew rotation of the Mars Society's Mars Desert
Research Station (MDRS) has been successfully completed. The MDRS
went operational in early February. The station's crew has been working
on a systematic program of exploration of the surrounding desert, while
operating under many of the same constraints as an actual Mars crew
would face. -SpaceDaily

** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to
Bob Davis, KF4KSS, for his generous contribution of time and effort
during the Phase 3D launch campaign. KF4KSS's willingness to
sacrifice personal time for this endeavor is greatly appreciated by
hams all over the world. -ANS

** Jerry, K5OE, reports the new packet hardware aboard ISS works
much better than the old hardware. "It seems to hear much, better,
and stations that may have had trouble before should give it a try now,"
said K5OE. Keyboard traffic is very heavy over North America. -ANS

** Chase a fast-moving comet, land on it and 'ride' it as it speeds up
towards the Sun - that's the task of ESA's Rosetta spacecraft. New
observations are providing vital information about Comet Wirtanen,
-Rosetta's  target- to help ESA reduce uncertainties in the  mission,
one of the most difficult ever to be attempted. -SpaceDaily

** Mike, N1JEZ, presented and up-to-date information on AO-40 at the
Milton, Vermont  hamfest recently. Mike's efforts will surely lead to
new AO-40 operators. -Luc, VE2DWE

** Hap Holly, KC9RP, has been chosen to receive Dayton Hamvention's
Amateur of the Year award for 2002. First licensed in 1965, Hap began
ham radio informational programming in 1984, which lead him to become
founder and moderator of a weekly Amateur Radio audio feature known
as the RAIN Report. KC9RP, who is legally blind, is an inspiration to
licensed radio amateurs, non-hams, and the visually impaired worldwide,
according to the nominating committee. -ARNewsline

--ANS BULLETIN END---

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 062.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-062.05

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 (various 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 on AO-40 in 2001.

Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to send a
copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: ao40-archive@amsat.org.

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                      RS0ISS

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.

ISS packet activity has resumed. Although the mailbox function has
been activated, ground stations are discouraged from using it. Currently,
there is no computer hooked up to the packet system.

Upcoming student contacts are scheduled with Oberschule fuer
Geometer "Peter Anich", Italy; Harrogate Ladies College, Harrogate,
United Kingdom; Deep Creek Elementary School, Oregon; Quogue
Union Free School District, NY; Woodland Middle School, East Meadow,
NY; Caribbean Preparatory School San Juan, Puerto Rico; Shenandoah
Elementary School, Florida; Lucee Jeanne D'Arc, France and Ecole
Louis Pergaud, France; Zeehan Primary, Zeehan, Tasmania, Australia.

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 		21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink	29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon  	29.408 MHz
Robot		29.454 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-12 was placed in Mode-K on February 19, 2002.

Kevin, AC5DK, and Jerry, K5OE, confirmed to ANS that as of 02:30 UTC
on February 19th, RS-12 was commanded from Mode-A to Mode-K.

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-13
Uplink    	21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink   	145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 	145.860 MHz
Robot		145.908 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-13 was re-activated in Mode-T on February 19, 2002.

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]

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, 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 February 3, 2002 Chuck, KM4NZ, reset the TEPR states on AO-27
as follows:  	TEPR 4 - 32
              	TEPR 5 - 72

[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]

UO-14
Uplink               145.975 MHz FM
Downlink           435.070 MHz FM
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J

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

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-062.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 062.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-062.06

PCSAT NO-44
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 added the alias of ARISS to its
list of generic digipeating callsigns. ISS and PCSat users only need
to QSY to operate the digipeaters (without having to reconfigure TNC's
between birds. PCSat also recognizes RELAY, WIDE, APRSAT and
W3ADO-1.

WB4APR has updated his PCSat.exe program so that it can be used
in keyboard QSO mode for ISS as well as PCSat. Download the program
at:    ftp://tapr.org/aprssig/dosstuff/APRSdos/pcsat005.zip

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 efficiency is above 50%.

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

Happy birthday OSCAR 11, now celebrating 18 years in space!

During the period of January 14 to February 15, 2002 good signals
have been received from the 145 MHz beacon. Internal temperatures
have varied up and down within a band of about one-degree during
this period. Temperatures are now 4.4C and 2.6C for battery and
telemetry electronics respectively. Battery voltage observed during
daylight passes is unchanged with an average value observed of
13.8 volts (with a range of 13.7 to 13.9 volts). The rate at which the
SEU counter increments has increased slightly, from 771 to 785
counts per day. A WOD survey dated January 6, 2002 has been
transmitted. The spin period has drifted between 193 and 237
seconds. Attitude is controlled solely by the gravity boom gradient
as the Z-axis magnetorquer counter has reached saturation.

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 747/19:02:35.  Time is Fri Mar 01 22:45:57 2002
+X (RX) Temp    -5.448 D  	RX Temp          9.075 D
Bat 1 V          1.183 V  		Bat 2 V          1.159 V
Bat 3 V          1.208 V  		Bat 4 V          1.224 V
Bat 5 V          1.165 V  		Bat 6 V          1.177 V
Bat 7 V          1.190 V  		Bat 8 V          1.229 V
Bat 1 Temp       7.260 D  Bat 2 Temp       8.470 D
Baseplt Temp     7.260 D  PSK TX RF Out    0.714 W
+Y Array Temp  -21.180 D  PSK TX HPA Tmp   1.814 D
+Z Array Temp  -11.499 D  +10V Bus        10.000 V

Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.267 Ifb= 0.182 I+10V= 0.100
TX:1006 BCR:1E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:32

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 062.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 03, 2002
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: Non-operational.

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: Semi-operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is still being received with intermittent
downlink transmitter reception. No useful data is displayed.

[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 2001. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS,
reports he has not copied UO-36 since July 30, 2001.

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 Wed Jan 25 20:58:00 2002
LUSAT HIHI 60

CW-Code: ava abv aav adb at4 ab6 ttu aae
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      8.5V-reg:   6.44 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      10V-Curr:  123.2 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      TX-Temp.:   7.68 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      Box-Temp:  11.39 ?C

CW-Code: ava abv aa4 adb ate abe ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      10V-Curr:  122.5 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      TX-Temp.:   7.33 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      Box-Temp:  11.04 ?C

CW-Code: ava abv aae adb at6 abe ttu aee
 5V-reg.:   4.85 V      8.5V-reg:   8.68 V
 10V-Bat:  11.07 V      10V-Curr:  122.5 mA
 TX-Pwr :  0.977 W      TX-Temp.:   6.97 ?C
 +Z-Sol.:   0.30 V      Box-Temp:  10.68 ?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]

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.

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 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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