SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-119.01 STS-70 & STS-71 LAUNCHES SET HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 119.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD APRIL 29, 1995 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-119.01 Late News From NASA Indicates STS-70 & STS-71 Lanches Swapped This week NASA announced that the launch of STS-71, which was to perform the docking with the MIR space station, has been delayed. The new launch date has now be set for 19-JUN-95. This delay was caused by additional work need to move some solar panels on MIR and it appears that the work will not be completed in time for STS-71. Therefore, STS-70 will fly first and its launch date has now been set for 08-JUN-95. Both of these STS missions will be carrying the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). STS-70 with Discovery will carry the SAREX payload, courtesy Mission Specialist Don Thomas (KC5FVF) into a 28.5 deg orbit and the SAREX payload will operate with both FM voice and packet for six days. In order that there will be confusion about the downlink frequencies, those wishing to make a contact with STS-70 should note that the usual downlink frequency of 145.550 MHz will be utilized. STS-71, on the other hand, is slated to use a downlink of 145.840 MHz. The STS-71 Atlantis docking mission will use the MIR communication equipment to simulate SAREX as well. On that mission it will be FM voice only! STS-71 will be a 9 day mission. It will carry Pilot Charlie Precourt (KB5YSQ) and Mission Specialist Ellen Baker (KB5SIX) in a 51.6 deg orbit. Stay tunned to the AMSAT News Service (ANS) bulletins for further updates to to the lanch schedules of STS-70 & STS-71. Please also see ANS-112.02 and ANS-105.02 for information about the SAREX frequencies for both missions. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-119.02 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 119.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD APRIL 29, 1995 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-119.02 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 29-APR-95 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: The Mode Schedule from 20-FEB-95 until 22-MAY-95 will be: Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 190 |Omnis : MA 250 to MA 140 Mode-BS : MA 190 to MA 218 | Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-B : MA 230 to MA 256 | Blon/Blat 230/0 Note: The Mode-B beacon is ON during the Mode-S transponder operations only. Please do NOT uplink to the B transponder during Mode S only, as it inter- feres with Mode-S operations. [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR] The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) NEEDS YOUR HELP! The ANS looking for volun- teers to contribute weekly OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a regular basis and would like to contribute to this weekly bulletin, please send your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO area, WD0HHU @ N0QCU. Also, if you find that the current set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts. /EX