SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.01 STS-71 SAREX MISSION DELAYED HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JUNE 24, 1995 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-175.01 Weather Delays Historic Shuttle/MIR Docking Mission The STS-71 launch team at the Kennedy Space Center has scrubbed today's launch attempt due to weather. The next attempt to launch the STS-71 flight to the MIR Space Station will be no earlier than Tuesday June 27. The launch window on this date opens at 19:32 UTC and is ten minutes long. Please note that there are concerns regarding Tuesday's weather. If the weather looks questionable, another launch date will be scheduled. [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Frank H. Bauer, (KA3HDO) AMSAT V.P. for Manned Space Programs for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.02 AMSAT-NA BOD NOMINEES HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JUNE 24, 1995 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-175.02 AMSAT-NA Board of Director Nominees The following people have been nominated to serve on the AMSAT Board of Directors: Dick Daniels W4PUJ; Junior de Castro PY2BJO; Bob Diersing N5AHD; Steve Grant N8AJD; Joe Holman KA7LDN; Bob Myers W1XT; Bruce Paige KK5DO and Bill Tynan W3XO. Four seats on the seven member Board must be filled this year. Members of the Board serve two year terms. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.03 SA-AMSAT TO HOST SPACECON95 HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JUNE 24, 1995 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-175.03 SA AMSAT TO HOLD SPACE COMMUNICATIONS CONFERENCE IN DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA ON SEPTEMBER 9 The Southern Africa Amateur Radio Satellite Association (SA AMSAT) will be holding its annual Space Communications conference in Durban South Africa this year. Spacecon 95 will be presented in co-operation with the University of Natal's Department of Electronic Engineering on September 9. Spacecon 95 will be arranged in two streams catering for both the newcomer and the more experienced satellite enthusiast. The main stream will feature satellite technology and operation while the supplementary stream will focus on satellites as an educational primer. The theme of Spacecon 95, which has strong self-education overtones, is: "Development through Experimentation". The two stream approach at the conference will make attendance by high school, technikon and college science educators as well as students who wish to take up careers in the electronic and communications industry particularly relevant. While a number of proposals for papers have already been received, there is still opportunity to submit proposals for papers. Please send synopsis of a proposed paper(s) to Spacecon 95, P.O.Box 1842, Hillcrest 3650 South Africa. Fax + 27 31 765-6456. Email: AMSAT@UCTVAX.UTC.AC.ZA TIME TABLE FOR PAPERS July 20 Closing date for synopsis of papers July 23 Authors will be advised of acceptance August 20 Closing date for Camera ready papers. Registration for the conference is now open. For full details send a fax to +27 31 765-6456 or write to Spacecon 95, P.O. Box 1842, Hillcrest 3650. For further information please contact: Hans van de Groenendaal at 031 363-2770. INT +27 31 363-2770 (06:00 - 14:00 UTC) +37 31 765-6334 (17:00 - 20:00 UTC) [The AMSAT News Service would like to thank ZS5AKV for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.04 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JUNE 24, 1995 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-175.04 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 24-JUN-95 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: L QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1995 May 22 - Jul 31 Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 70 | Omnis : MA 230 to MA 25 Mode-BS : MA 70 to MA 110 | Mode-S : MA 110 to MA 112 |<- S beacon only Mode-S : MA 112 to MA 135 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-S : MA 135 to MA 140 |<- S beacon only Mode-BS : MA 140 to MA 180 | Alon/Alat 180/0 Mode-B : MA 180 to MA 256 | Move to attitude 225/0, Jul 31 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] AO-27: On Tuesday, 20-JUN-95 at 2326 UTC, the FN transponder on AO-27 was active. VE8EV at his Inuvik, N.T. QTH and AL7JK of Eagle River, Alaska were monitoring AO- 27 during a polar pass. The transponder became active after passing the terminator at 77 deg N. latitude. Much to their excitment they were able to QSO on the next orbit also! Also, VE8EV reports that the FM repeater has been active all week whenever the satellite is in the sun. Almost no activity at all even when over the USA. Some European activity was reported by OH5LK. [AL7JK & VE8EV] AO-10: In the sun and with good pointing angles. Very strong signal returns when covering Asia and NW North America. Fairly busy when over NA/Europe. [VE8EV] AO-13: Lots of DX activity with the 9H (Malta) and Carribean expeditions. Activity from North America seems to be down from last year but European activity is as strong as ever. [VE8EV] FO-20: In mode JA full time now and working very well. Lots of activity on both sides of the North Pole. [VE8EV] 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