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[jamsat-news:1687] ANS 097
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 097
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 pleased to announce the 20th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA
Annual Meeting. The conference is scheduled for November 7-9, 2002 in
Fort Worth, Texas, and will chronicle recent and future Amateur Radio
satellite technology developments. The 2002 event chairman is Keith
Pugh, W5IU. The AMSAT Board of Directors meeting will take place
following the Symposium.
This ANS bulletin set is dedicated to the memory of Gene Willbanks,
N5BLK, of Pollock, Louisiana, who died recently at age 59. As an
International DX member, he participated daily in the daily sessions,
and provided QSL routes and DX information to the Amateur Radio
community. Willbanks also was an active county hunter. [ANS thanks
the ARRL for this information]
ANS salutes Alfred Vail, who built Morse's first telegraph and (many
feel) developed the code that bears Morse's name. Vail 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]
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NEW SATELLITES PLANNED
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 097.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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AMSAT-France announced that two new French Amateur Radio picosats
are planned for the new future; to be launched as secondary payloads
with the upcoming launch of the SPOT-5 satellite.
An Ariane 4 rocket (V-151) is scheduled to carry SPOT-5 and the
amateur payloads into orbit on or near May 3, 2002.
The two picosats, designed, built and founded by AMSAT-France are
both battery powered and should work in space about 40 days. They will
remain fastened to the third Ariane 4 stage, with a planned orbit of
800 km.
Both picosats will transmit NBFM voice recorded messages and digital
telemetry data. Frequencies listed are 145.840 MHz and 435.270 MHz.
Telemetry data will be transmitted at 400 baud BPSK.
Both of these new birds will switched on about ten days after the launch.
Stay tuned to ANS for more details.
[ANS thanks AMSAT-France President Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR, for
this information]
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SOUTHEASTERN VHF CONFERENCE
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 097.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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The 6th annual Southeastern VHF Society Conference will be held
April 26-27, 2002 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
The 2002 conference will include presentations on a wide variety of
VHF oriented subjects, including; antenna gain measurements,
pre-amp gain and noise figure measurements, a flea market with
vendor displays, an auction and a Saturday evening banquet. The
guest speaker is Joe Dooley, P.E., of the Oak Ridge National
Laboratory.
The program schedule along with lots of other useful information
including registration forms, hotel and travel information, can be
found at:
http://www.svhfs.org
[ANS thanks Greg Robinson, KB4NVD, for this information]
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CORDLESS TELEPHONE SELLERS FINED
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 097.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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About one year ago, the ARRL asked the Federal Communications
Commission to investigate the marketing and proliferation of long-range
cordless telephones operating in Amateur spectrum (primarily in the
2-meter band).
These efforts resulted in three marketers of these telephones each
being fined $7000 for their activities.
Reports to ARRL of the marketing of these devices have now
completely diminished, although some isolated instances of their
use is still reported.
Copies of the forfeiture orders are now public record and list the
three marketers involved in this action as Electronics Unlimited,
Lightning Electronics, and New Image Electronics - all with offices in
Miami, Florida.
[ANS thanks ARNewsline and the ARRL for this information]
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ANS IN BRIEF
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 097.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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ANS news in brief this week includes the following:
** XW1HS will be active on several frequencies and modes between
April 11-15, 2002. Satellite operation is planned for AO-40, AO-10,
FO-20, FO-29, RS-12/13, RS-15, AO-27 and UO-14. HF operation is
also planned. More information is available at the following URL:
http://www.rast.or.th/xw1hs. -Joe, HS2JFW
** As NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft begins exploring the planet
and looking for signs of water that once could have nourished life, a
University of Dayton geologist is disproving what some pointed to as
scientific evidence of past life on the Red Planet. -SpaceDaily
** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to
Hermann Gunter for his generous contribution of time and effort
during the Phase 3D launch campaign. His willingness to sacrifice
personal time for this endeavor is greatly appreciated by hams all
over the world. -ANS
** Wind data for the Pacific Ocean obtained by NASA's Quick
Scatterometer spacecraft (Quikscat) -- are documenting episodes of
reversed trade winds that are responsible for unseasonable cyclone
conditions in the northwest and southwest Pacific, and which may be
a precursor of a future El Nino. -SpaceDaily
** The March issue of the Monitoring System Newsletter talked about
the 7044 kHz dots which had been heard since December in North
America - it apparently went off the air in early March. This signal,
which sent on-off-keyed dots at 25 dots/second and occasional
service and 5-figure enciphered communications in Morse, was
noted by Region 1 monitors as using the Morse callsign REA4.
-IARU
** Recent satellite imagery analyzed at the National Snow and Ice
Data Center at the University of Colorado at Boulder has revealed that
the northern section of a large floating ice mass on the eastern side of
the Antarctic Peninsula, has shattered and separated from the
continent - the largest single event in a 30-year series of ice shelf
retreats in the peninsula. -SpaceDaily
** There are three new recipients of the Oscar Satellite Communications
Achievement Award; they are Robert Gee, W9QO, John Vess, W9VX,
and Scott Haley, KD5NJR. Congratulations! -Bruce, KK5DO
** Building miniature greenhouses for experiments on the International
Space Station has led to the invention of a device that annihilates
anthrax -- a bacteria that can be deadly when inhaled. -SpaceDaily
** Expedition-4 astronauts Carl Walz and Dan Bursch successfully
completed an exercise of the International Space Station's robotic arm,
using six of its joints and a software patch to mask the seventh, the failed
wrist-roll joint. This was a major step in proving redundancy in the arm,
validating the backup operating string. -NASA
** AMSAT's Bruce Paige, KK5DO, has been acting as QSL manager
and liaison for P5/4L4FN. Recently, the ARRL announced that SSB
contacts with P5/4L4FN will be accepted for DXCC credit. KK5DO said
this past week that the first QSL cards should be going out within a few
weeks. -ARRL/ANS
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WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 097.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 2002
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 (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 Pflugerville High School,
Pflugerville, Texas; Caribbean Preparatory School San Juan, Puerto;
Quogue Union Free School District, New York; Woodland Middle School,
East Meadow, New York; Shenandoah Elementary School, Florida;
Lucee Jeanne D'Arc, France and Ecole Louis Pergaud, France;
Hambright Elementary School, Lancaster, Pennsylvania; Woodland
Middle School, East Meadow, New York.
The latest ARISS announcements and successful school list is
available at:
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov
An archive of school contacts can be found at:
http://www.msnbc.com/news/505064.asp
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.
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.
Kevin, AC5DK, reports that he has been trying Mode T for the first time.
"The downlink is very strong and clear at times and the Mode T Robot
is active," said AC5DK. Arnie, CO2KK, has been on RS-13 quite often
looking for contacts; he primarily gets on weekdays but is making
special efforts to get on during the weekend as work permits.
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.
Jim, K6CCC, reports that he has heard nothing from AO-10 for "at
least the last several weeks."
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 Saturday, March 30, 2002, the TEPR states on AO-27 were
reset as follows:
TEPR 4 - 50
TEPR 5 - 90
[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 June 30, 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 097.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 2002
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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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
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.
Bob, WB4APR, reports ground stations are still commanding PCSat
into low power mode on every orbit. Since early March, PCSat has
gone through 15 deep discharges each day because its failed -Z
panel prevents maximum charge (in Southern Hemisphere passes)
and its +Z best face has had a poor sun angle for the past month.
Solar angle has been improving since about April 1st. After almost a
month of efforts by command stations around the world, commanding
PCSat into low power mode on every orbit, ground control has
achieved the first pass through eclipse without reset (around midnight
UTC on the morning April 6th. It did not last, but it shows that
conditions are improving.
Although the satellite works in sunlight, the repeated deep discharge
cycling of the batteries has been severe. If PCSat does resume to
normal operations, control expects it to only last about a month.
Once the batteries are completely soft, PCSat will stop transmitting,
because the peak packet transmit power is greater than the average
power from the solar panels.
Users should not use the satellite until further notice.
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 MO-46
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 moderate traffic.
More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information
and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]
OSCAR-11
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon 2401.500 MHz
Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Operational
During the past year OSCAR-11 has operated continuously on both
VHF and S band, with very little ground control needed. The single event
upset counter has detected several permanent memory location failures,
but these do not appear to be causing any malfunctions at the present
time.
During the period from mid-February to mid-March the internal
temperatures have decreased slightly They are now 3.8C and 2.2C
for battery and telemetry electronics respectively. The battery voltage
observed during daylight passes has decreased slightly. The average
value observed was 13.7 with a range of 13.3 to 13.9 volts.
The spin period has drifted between 198-266 seconds. The attitude is
controlled solely by the 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 776/07:53:54. Time is Sat Mar 30 11:38:00 2002
+10V Bus 11.000 V +Z Array V 22.711 V
+X (RX) Temp -1.212 D RX Temp -3.027 D
+5V Bus 4.718 V +8.5V Bus 8.776 V
BCR Set Point 122.365 C BCR Load Cur 0.420 A
+8.5V Bus Cur 0.031 A +5V Bus Cur 0.214 A
BCR Input Cur 0.431 A BCR Output Cur 0.348 A
Bat 1 Temp 5.444 D Bat 2 Temp 6.049 D
Baseplt Temp 6.049 D PSK TX RF Out 1.831 W
+Y Array Temp 6.049 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 6.049 D
+Z Array Temp 4.839 D
Total Array C= 0.407 Bat Ch Cur=-0.072 Ifb= 0.024 I+10V= 0.397
TX:1009 BCR:7F PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:34
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 097.07 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 07, 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 essentially non-operational due to very
low downlink efficiencies. KO-25 did show a brief sign of life recently,
but not much useful data was downlinked.
[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 celebrates its 3rd year space this month!
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, 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, 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
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.
The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet radio
portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's initial 2-year
mission life, but telemetry records are still being downloaded.
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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