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* SpaceNews 05-Jul-99 *

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		 	  MONDAY JULY 5, 1999


* NEWS FROM MIR *
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The following message was received by MIREX President Dr. Dave Larsen,
N6CO on 29-Jun-99 from cosmonaut Jean-Pierre on-board the space station
Mir, and it describes the amateur radio operations taking place on Mir:

MSG#3692 06/29/99 16:59:47 FROM R0MIR TO N6CO
SUBJECT: INFOS
PATH: R0MIR

The ham eqm is at the end of Priroda, where Serguei sleeps.  My sleeping  
bag is at the entry of Priroda.  We use the same antenna as for SAFEX
and SSTV.  Therefore there is not any more SAFEX and when we have SSTV 
sessions we use an other station (Kenwood TM-V7) than the one where the 
TNC is connected in.  It is either packet or SSTV.  We have only one 
transformer.  Also the antenna is fitted in some place which is not 
accessible of a filter which prevent from using UHF...I will send images 
of the kit this Sunday.  Also the SSTV is not fitted with a system which 
record pictures and send it automatically to the ground.  In the auto mode 
it sends only what is before the camera.  We have a good window not far
but the orientation is rarely good.  The only way of making the pictures 
changing is being next to kit, that require too much time.  That is for 
these two reasons there is not often SSTV.  This WE when we connected
back the packet and all the night the cable between radio and packet was 
poorly connected.  Veronica from Venezia told me that she could only 
recieve the carrier and then I fixed it.  I think you have almost all 
informations.  The last is that we are supposed to return to earth the 
24/08 as scheduled today.  3 days before this date we have to close the 
hatch of Priroda.  We have to think of what we do with the radio shack
by that time. Cheers.

Jean-Pierre


* AMSAT-UK WEB PAGE UPDATES *
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AMSAT-UK's web pages have recently been re-done.  Hopefully the new version
will download much faster now.  They can be found at the old address which
is: http://www.uk.amsat.org/

Never having written web pages before, Richard, G3RWL wouldn't be surprised
if there is an odd anomaly in some of the pages.  He asks that if anyone
experiences a problems or spots any errors, that they please let him know.
work, etc please let me know.

73
Richard W L Limebear G3RWL
g3rwl@amsat.org
FOC # 1188


* ISS AND MIR ORBITAL PLOTS *
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            TIME ORBIT REVOLUTION (summary) ISS 25544
               (Period day= 090 1999 to day= 182 1999)


    revolution/day

 15.5000  I 
          I
          I 
 15.5500  I
          I
          I 
 15.6000  I----------_______________----------
          I
          I
 15.9000  I
          I  
          I
 15.9500  I
          I
          I
 16.0000  I
          I_x__________x__________x__________x________
           Apr        May       Jun         Jul

Zarya module (FGB) launched by Proton 98-Nov-20
Unity (modules PMA1 PMA2) launched by STS-88 98-Dec-06
STS-96 docking for flight supply/refuelling 99-May-27

          TIME ORBIT REVOLUTION (summary)  MIR Complex 16609
               (Period day= 91 1999 to day= 182 1999)


    revolution/day
            
          I 
 15.6950  I        
          I         
          I
 15.7000  I
          I--__________  __________
          I            --          ------____
 15.7500  I
          I
          I
 15.7600  I
          I 
          I x__________x__________x_________x________
           Apr      May         Jun        Jul


Docking Progress M-41, 04-Apr-99
Adjust orbit, Mir, 05-May-99

[Info via Jean-Claude, F8RCI]


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