SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.01 NEW ANS TEAM CONCEPT LAUNCHED AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.01 Last week it was announced by AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, that Dan James, NN0DJ, will assume the position of AMSAT-NA Journal editor, moving from his current position of AMSAT News Service bulletin editor, a job he has held for just over 4 years. Dan will start his new duties with the July/August edition of the Journal. This edition of ANS will be Dan's last ANS effort. This week VE3FRH has announced that he is well underway in overseeing the "team approach" to ANS, where several people will take turns in producing the ANS bulletin sets. Thus, ANS bulletin sets will continue much as they have for many years. NN0DJ would like to take a moment and thank all those who have helped his ANS efforts in the last four years. "It has been my distinct pleasure to be associated with ANS, said Dan, "and to carry on the bulletin service that has become such an important part of the AMSAT-NA services. My work did not happen alone, many contributed on a regular basis, and ANS could not have continued without them. To all of those that provided material - I am forever in your debt! In ending my stint as ANS editor, I would like to think that past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N (SK) -my inspiration in this field- would be very pleased with what has happened with ANS during my editorial tenure. Thank you all so very much!" 73, Dan James, NN0DJ ANS Editor February 1998-June 2002 [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, for this for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.02 NEW OSCAR NUMBERS AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.02 Bill Tynan, W3XO, Board Chairman AMSAT-NA, following a well established AMSAT tradition, has designated OSCAR numbers for the recently launched IDEFIX picosats, sponsored by AMSAT-France. The IDEFIX picosats were launched by an Ariane rocket on May 4, 2002, from Kourou, French Guyana, as a secondary payload of the CNES SPOT-5 satellite. The IDEFIX picosats are composed of two similar (and totally independent) Amateur Radio payloads, called CU-1 and CU-2. Both payloads remained fastened to the third stage of the Ariane launcher. Each payload transmitted recorded voice messages as well as 400-baud telemetry data during planned, short-lived missions. "On behalf of AMSAT-NA," said W3XO, "I wish to congratulate AMSAT France and all French Radio Amateurs on the successful culmination of this project. I hope that amateurs and children all over the world had a opportunity to listen to the messages transmitted by these two French spacecraft." "As Board Chairman AMSAT-NA, and following a well established AMSAT tradition, I award the designation of BreizhSat OSCAR-47 (BO-47) to CU-1, and BreizhSat OSCAR-48 (BO-48) to CU-2. Thus, BO-47 and BO-48 join a long line of Amateur Radio satellites beginning with OSCAR-1 (launched in December, 1961)." Best wishes and 73, William (Bill) Tynan, W3XO Board Chairman AMSAT-NA [ANS thanks Bill Tynan, W3XO, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.03 SECOND CALL FOR PAPERS AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.03 ANS has announced the 20th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting, scheduled for November 7-11, 2002 in Fort Worth, Texas. The event will chronicle recent and future Amateur Radio satellite technology developments, including an Electronic Surplus Stores tour on November 7th; a Field Operations breakfast and a tour of the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company on November 10th; and the AMSAT-NA Board of Directors Meeting November 10th. This is the second "Call For Papers" to be presented during the 2002 Symposium. Papers may be presented by the author during the Symposium, or simply offered for inclusion in the Symposium Proceedings publication. The subject matter should be of general interest to Amateur Radio operators involved in satellite communications. Suggested topics include; operating techniques, antenna design and construction, spacecraft design and construction, current mission status, proposed satellite missions, telemetry acquisition and relay, satellite microwave projects, etc. A brief abstract of the proposed paper (in outline format) should be submitted as soon as possible. The final date for abstracts is July 8, 2002. Copy-ready papers must be received no later than August 26, 2002. Electronic submittal is preferred. The format must be either MS Word compatible or in plain text. Please e-mail your electronic submittals to Doug Howard at: < douglas.s.howard@lmco.com >. [ANS thanks Keith Pugh, W5IU, the 2002 event chairman] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.04 ANS IN BRIEF AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.04 ANS news in brief this week includes the following: ** Endeavour gently docked with the International Space Station as this edition of ANS was being readied for broadcast, setting the stage for eight days of docked operations highlighted by three scheduled spacewalks and the exchange of resident crews aboard the outpost. -NASA ** Research funded by ESA into ways of feeding future astronauts on missions to Mars is about to find a very down-to-earth application - how to dispose of the sewage sludge left over after wastewater treatment. -SpaceDaily ** All Canadian Radio Amateurs have been authorized to use special prefixes to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Through July 18, 2002, Canadian hams may use the XM, XL, XN and XO prefixes, depending on where they live. -ARRL ** NASA's Cassini spacecraft continues to fly in good health, speeding toward a July 1, 2004, appointment to begin orbiting Saturn. Test images of a star taken recently provide strong encouragement that a haze problem noticed on a Cassini camera lens is clearing up (as anticipated). -SpaceDaily ** AMSAT-NA's KB5MU tells ANS that if you have a Internet access, InstantTrack on an old DOS computer and a desire to get fresh Keps into InstantTrack easily, check out the description of how to use WATTCP FTP to automate the whole procedure - at: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/instanttrack/wattcp/. -Paul, KB5MU ** So many spacecraft - so little time - tracking time, that is. It's something of a luxury these days because of the dozens of space missions sprinkled around the solar system routinely competing for the undivided attention of the few antennas capable of communicating with their spacecraft. -SpaceDaily ** Tony, VK5ZAI, has posted photos of several ARISS satellite stations along with some photographs of those who work behind the scenes. Have a look at http://www.electric-web.org/ariss_team.htm. -Tony, VK5ZAI ** Scientists from several nations have begun an unprecedented pilot field experiment on the Santa Cruz flats near Eloy, Arizonia - to discover how dust devils may affect atmospheres on Earth and on Mars. -SpaceDaily ** Martha Saragovitz, AMSAT-NA's office manager, reports that the AMSAT-NA office now has the following new items: ARISS CD, AMSAT T-shirts, AMSAT frequency charts, AMSAT decals, AMSAT patches, Working the Easysats, AMSAT-NA Digital Satellite Guide, Analog Satellites Operating Guide. For more information, call the AMSAT office. -ANS ** For the first time, researchers have observed planet-like weather acting as a major influence on objects outside our solar system, scientists from UCLA and NASA report. -SpaceDaily ** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for keeping ANS informed on the status of the digital satellites. AA7KC's weekly input is an integral part of the ANS news published on the AMSAT web page. This information is invaluable to hams all over the world in finding the current status of digital satellites. -ANS ** The AMSAT-UK Colloquium web pages have undergone a major update at http://www.uk.amsat.org/colloquium.htm. -Richard, G3RWL --ANS BULLETIN END--- /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.05 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.05 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 S-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/SSB K-band 24,048.010 - 24.048.060 MHz CW/SSB 7X0DX (9V1XE) has been active on AO-40, as has VU2MKP. Look for T88ZF on AO-40 from June 29-July 6, V63ZF from July 6-17, 2002. AO-40 control stations (recognizing that a large number of stations would like to use AO-40 for as long as possible on Field Day) will omit the RUDAK session on Orbit 756, allowing another 2.4 hours of U/L->S2 operating time on Field Day Sunday. 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 The ARISS initial station was launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis. ARISS is made up of delegates from several 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. ARISS school contacts will resume in late June after the Expedition 5 crew of mission commander/U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, KC5ZTD, and Russian cosmonauts Valeri Korzun and Sergei Treschev settles in aboard ISS. 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. 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 AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and 2-meter downlink for several years. 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] 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] SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A Uplink 145.850 MHz Downlink 436.775 MHz Broadcast Callsign SASAT1-11 BBS SASAT1-12 Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: operational One of two ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology. The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, currently configured as an analog FM voice repeater. The spacecraft will operate in this mode intermittently, as power and spacecraft experiments permit. SO-41's downlink RF power is 1-watt with left-hand circular polarization. The uplink antenna (located on top of the spacecraft) is linear in polarization. [ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this 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 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.06 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.06 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.06 SAPPHIRE NO-45 Downlink 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK Uplink 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Operational Student built Sapphire was launched through the U.S. Naval Academy Satellite program. Its primary missions are sensor experiments, a camera, and voice synthesizer. For more information, visit the Sapphire web site at: http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~sapphire/sapphire_overview.html [ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information] 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 Craig Severson, W8CS, will be using PCSat and ISS to track his motorcycle ride around the Great Lakes. WB4APR reports PCSat is back in full sunshine and is fully operational. PCSat should be quite usable for Field Day 2002. The satellite should have plenty of power to support GPS experiments and all users during this period. 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. A new version of PCSAT.EXE has been posted at: ftp://tapr.org/dosstuff/APRSdos/pcsat017.zip 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 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 a downlink efficiency in the 75% range. Many Sat-gates are represented on the satellite. More information on the satellite is available at the following URL: http://www.sstl.co.uk/ [ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information] OSCAR-11 Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK) Mode-S Beacon 2401.500 MHz Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. Status: Operational During the period of April 8-17, 2002 consistent signals have been received from the 145.826 MHz beacon. However, some interference has been experienced on the channel. The internal temperatures have decreased by two degrees C - now 2.0C and -0.2C for battery and telemetry electronics respectively. The battery voltage observed during daylight passes has decreased by 0.2 volts. The average value observed was 13.4 volts, with a range of 13.0 to 13.8 volts. The rate of the SEU counter has increased from 932 to 1150 counts per day. The WOD survey of channels 10, 20, 30, 40 has been transmitted. The spin period has increased from 295 to 697 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 839/17:14:10. Time is Sat Jun 01 20:59:33 2002 +X (RX) Temp -9.683 D RX Temp 4.839 D Bat 1 V 1.244 V Bat 2 V 1.243 V Bat 3 V 1.241 V Bat 4 V 1.336 V Bat 5 V 1.340 V Bat 6 V 1.308 V Bat 7 V 1.294 V Bat 8 V 1.315 V Array V 22.314 V +5V Bus 4.905 V +8.5V Bus 8.905 V BCR Set Point 108.841 C BCR Load Cur 0.251 A +8.5V Bus Cur 0.019 A +5V Bus Cur 0.222 A BCR Input Cur 0.310 A BCR Output Cur 0.336 A Bat 1 Temp 3.629 D Bat 2 Temp 4.839 D Baseplt Temp 3.024 D PSK TX RF Out 0.816 W +Y Array Temp -20.575 D PSK TX HPA Tmp -1.817 D +Z Array Temp -17.550 D Total Array C= 0.290 Bat Ch Cur= 0.084 Ifb= 0.020 I+10V= 0.231 TX:1006 BCR:74 PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:E2 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 SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-160.07 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 160.07 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 09, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-160.07 THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL OR SEMI-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME: 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: Non-operational, mode J. The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick, N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at: www.ao27.org 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] 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 signals have been absent for several days, returning to a weak downlink signal this past week. [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 May 19 21:01:00 2002 CW-Code: aun ada av4 ade au4 a6u a6v ae6 5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V 10V-Bat: 11.58 V 10V-Curr: 113.4 mA TX-Pwr : 0.957 W TX-Temp.: 0.25 °C +Z-Sol.: 24.45 V Box-Temp: 4.27 °C CW-Code: aun ada ave ade aue a6u a6v ae6 5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V 10V-Bat: 11.58 V 10V-Curr: 113.4 mA TX-Pwr : 0.957 W TX-Temp.: -0.11 °C +Z-Sol.: 24.45 V Box-Temp: 3.92 °C CW-Code: aun ada av6 ad4 au6 a64 a6v ae6 5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V 10V-Bat: 11.58 V 10V-Curr: 114.8 mA TX-Pwr : 0.947 W TX-Temp.: -0.46 °C +Z-Sol.: 24.45 V Box-Temp: 3.56 °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-42 SAUDISAT-1B Uplink to be released Downlink 436.075 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] /EX