SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.01 SAUDISAT 1-A ANNOUNCEMENT AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.01 AMSAT-NA News Service (ANS) has received word via AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, that SaudiSat 1A is now open for Amateur Radio communications. In a letter to VE3FRH, Turki Al-Saud, the director of the Space Research Institute in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia (the sponsoring agency) communicated the following: Please announce the availability of SaudiSat 1-A (SO-41) to AMSAT members and to follow Amateur Radio operators in your region. Saudi OSCAR-41 has been configured for operation in the amateur service. The spacecraft will automatically enable its UHF transmitter over Saudi Arabia and the United States for approximately 20-minutes each pass. The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, centered on a VHF uplink and UHF downlink of 145.850/436.775 MHz, 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 over both regions with left-hand circular polarization. The uplink antenna (located on top of the spacecraft) is linear in polarization. Best regards, Turki Al-Saud Space Research Institute Riyadh, Saudi Arabia SO-41 was launched September 26, 2000, aboard a converted Soviet ballistic missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Immediately following the announcement, signal reports were being noted on the AMSAT-NA bulletin board. Don, KD4APP, reported signals were running S1-S2. Drew, KO4MA, reports working WA3WDR and N4TPY. Joe, KA0YOS reported "SO-41 sounded good in South Dakota." SaudiSat 1-B is not available at this time as experiments and software development continues with 1-B. [ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud and AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.02 APRIL PRESIDENT'S LETTER AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.02 Several times each year AMSAT News Service will feature information from AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH. This feature is known as the 'President's Letter'. The following is the latest installment: Firstly, I must apologize to all of you for the lack of a February or March 2002 President's Letter. As some of you may know I have been away from home on a personal vacation in Australia. During my time away, Executive Vice-president Keith Baker, KB1SF, has been acting as President - thank you Keith for keeping things moving during my absence. On my vacation I met with many hams and AMSAT members, and I gave two talks on AMSAT activities, first to the Moorabbin Radio Club (in Melbourne), and to a group of hams in the western coastal town of Northampton (who were very interested in getting their local high school in contact with the International Space Station). The Melbourne presentation centered on AO-40, and ended with an auction of some AMSAT items to raise funds for AMSAT-Australia. I also had the pleasure of meeting with Graham Ratcliff, VK5AGR, who serves as an AO-40 control station and is also the National Coordinator of AMSAT-Australia. In Perth, I met Chris Hill, VK6KCH. Chris is writing software in support of our new IHU2 computer. Other AMSAT related parts of my visit included meeting with Darran Siu and the team from the University of New South Wales who are building BlueSat - an amateur micro-satellite which may be launched in 2004. I also met Shaun Wilson of Aerospace Concepts. Shaun is a member of a group building JaeSat - an amateur satellite which is due for launch around 2005 or 06. I asked both Darran and Shaun to provide articles for the AMSAT-NA Journal. What's next for AMSAT-NA? You may remember that in the Apogee view column for the January/February issue I had commented that our financial support for Eagle and other AMSAT-NA projects have been reduced since 9/11. This continues to be the case. AMSAT-NA really needs your support! Accordingly, I have asked Chairman of the Board Bill Tynan, W3XO, to call a Board of Directors meeting on April 20th to review the situation and to decide on a proper course of action. Meanwhile, the Echo project satellite design is progressing and I will make a full report on these satellites in my letter next month. I would welcome any input from the AMSAT-NA membership (members only!) on these topics. Please send comments to < ve3frh@amsat.org > by April 15th. I will summarize your thoughts and take them to the BOD meeting. Another important event rapidly approaching is the Dayton Hamvention, May 17-19th. Don't forget the AMSAT Dinner on Friday evening at the Amber Rose Restaurant. Please contact Ed Collins, N4NUY, < n4nuy@amsat.org > to book your seat in advance. Our guest speaker will be Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, who will talk on the latest advances in APRS. The AMSAT-NA forum at Dayton will look at our new satellite projects, along with having two ISS Astronauts present, both of whom have operated the Amateur Radio equipment from the station! In closing, with the fears of recession virtually over and the effects of 9/11 hopefully behind us, I ask that you please support our building fund once more. I realize that not everyone can become a "Gold" member of the AMSAT-NA Presidents Club, but if you could choose a level that you could continue to support (Gold, Silver, Bronze) or possibly a one time direct donation - it will help to provide for the future enjoyment of your hobby and your donation will even be tax deductible for many of you. Until next month, 73, Robin Haighton, VE3FRH President AMSAT-NA [ANS thanks AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.03 ATLANTIS ISS MISSION UNDERWAY AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.03 With the International Space Station orbiting high overhead, the shuttle Atlantis lifted off last Monday afternoon on a complex mission to install a 43-foot long truss structure. The launch occurred with only 12-seconds left in the 5-minute launch window (due to a brief delay). The Atlantis crew is made up of Commander Mike Bloomfield, Pilot Steve Frick and mission specialists Rex Walheim, Ellen Ochoa, Lee Morin, Jerry Ross and Steve Smith. Atlantis closed the distance between it and the International Space Station and successfully docked on Wednesday. The linkup took place as the two spacecraft flew over south-central China, to the southwest of Shanghai. Construction of a framework for expanded research began Thursday as the S-Zero (S0) truss segment was installed on ISS. The truss will provide support for the cooling and power systems necessary to attach additional laboratories to the complex. After successful installation of the truss, the focus has shifted to the transfer of equipment, supplies and experiments between the space shuttle Atlantis and the orbiting laboratory. Systems on the S0 Truss are functioning well after its installation Thursday. [ANS thanks the ARRL for this information] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.04 ANS IN BRIEF AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.04 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 underway on AO-40 as this edition of ANS was prepared. Hardy, DC8TS, reported working XW1HS via AO-40 (on CW) with good signals, as did Jonathan, HB9DRD. More information is available at the following URL: http://www.rast.or.th/xw1hs. -Joe, HS2JFW ** A large rock that a Manitoba, Canada man found while grading a road has been identified as Canada's newest meteorite. Verification came from Prairie Meteorite Search, a national project led by the Universities of Calgary, Regina, and Western Ontario. -SpaceDaily ** The March issue of the Monitoring System Newsletter talked about a rogue broadcast from Eritrea on 7100 kHz that continues to be heard well in eastern North America. This broadcast can also be heard around the world at times, and its lower sideband can dominate the top few kilohertz of the 7000-7100 kHz Amateur Radio band. -IARU ** A DNA-based computer has solved a logic problem that no human could complete by hand, setting a new milestone for this new, infant technology that could someday surpass the electronic digital computer. -SpaceDaily ** The FCC has again targeted Amateur Radio's primary allocation at 2.3 - 2.4 MHz for possible sharing or use by other radio services. A Notice of Proposed Rulemaking invites comments on either sharing the Band with public safety services being displaced from 800 MHz or moving amateurs elsewhere. The ARRL plans to file comments in the proceeding. -ARRL Letter ** Within the next four years, 3,000 free-floating ocean robots will be deployed in the oceans around the world, most of them in the Southern Hemisphere, as part of the next wave of climate alert systems that Have been developed. -SpaceDaily ** The ARRL Digital Voice Working Group has announced that a digital voice forum will be held at Hamvention, on May 19th. Discussions and live audio demonstrations of digital voice, including presentations from world-renowned authorities on digital-audio hardware, software and other technical details will take place. -DVWG ** The commercial communications satellite market should see large spacecraft production levels reach their lowest point by the middle of the decade and remain flat through 2011, according to a recently released market analysis. -SpaceDaily ** An ANS round of applause for N2AER who staffed the AMSAT table at the recent Hamboree in Timonium, Maryland, and to W2GPS who assisted. Thanks, guys! -Pat, N8PK ** When astronauts finally land on Mars, a safe bet is that they'll head for northern climes if they intend to spend much time there. That's because nearly all the available water is frozen as ice at the north pole. -SpaceDaily ** The 2001 AMSAT Symposium awards included a presentation to Lyle Johnson, KK7P, 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 --ANS BULLETIN END--- /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-104.05 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.05 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 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. Mike, N1JEZ, reported that with "a great deal of excitement that I'd like to report successful reception of the AO-40 Mode K beacon." Signal levels peaked at S-3, using a 0.5-meter dish with a linear feed. Details can be found at: http://hometown.aol.com/mike73/index.html 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. Astronaut Dan Bursch, KD5PNU, answered 14 questions and exchanged greetings with his daughter during an ARISS contact with Pflugerville High School. It was the 53rd arranged QSO in the ARISS project. Upcoming student contacts are scheduled with the 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. Arnie, CO2KK, reports RS-13 is working nicely, "and I get a wonderful downlink signal even at times of very high signal absorption happening on the 15-meter band." He is active on RS-13 on a daily basis. 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] RADIO SPORT RS-21 Downlink 145.825 and 435.335 MHz CW/FSK. Launched: remotely launched on March 20, 2002 from a Russian Progress M-1-7 launcher. Status: operational Radio Sport 21, is also known as the Kolibri-2000 satellite. The satellite's formal name is the Russian-Australian Scientific and Educational Microsatellite Kolibri-2000. RS-21 will send down telemetry data and digitally recorded voice messages. RS-21 is in a circular orbit just over 200 miles above the Earth. Masa, JN1GKZ, reports that RS-21's altitude is getting lower, now reduced about 40-km since launch. More information about the satellite can be found at http://www.arrl.org/news/features/2001/12/16/1/ 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 Arnie, CO2KK, reports recent contacts with Mexico and the USA via UO-14. 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 437.775 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-104.06 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.06 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.06 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 PCSat has finally made it back into a positive power budget and has achieved a full charge on its batteries; this is allowing the satellite to remember commands. Daylight operation is currently encouraged. 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 heavy Sat-gate 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. During the period 08-March 08-April 2002, consistent signals have been received from the 145.826 MHz beacon. The internal temperatures have decreased slightly. They are now 3.2C and 1.6C for battery and telemetry electronics respectively. The battery voltage observed during daylight passes has also decreased slightly. The average value observed was 13.6 with a range of 13.3 to 13.9 volts. The spin period has drifted between 233 and 315 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 789/17:35:17. Time is Fri Apr 12 21:19:23 2002 +X (RX) Temp -6.053 D RX Temp 6.654 D Bat 1 V 1.233 V Bat 2 V 1.201 V Bat 3 V 1.212 V Bat 4 V 1.244 V Bat 5 V 1.221 V Bat 6 V 1.188 V Bat 7 V 1.222 V Bat 8 V 1.252 V +5V Bus 4.656 V +8.5V Bus 7.672 V Bat 1 Temp 6.654 D Bat 2 Temp 7.260 D Baseplt Temp 5.444 D PSK TX RF Out 1.512 W +Y Array Temp -19.970 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 1.209 D +Z Array Temp -10.288 D Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.392 Ifb= 0.172 I+10V= 0.241 TX:1009 BCR:1E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:D6 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-104.07 WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 104.07 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, APRIL 14, 2002 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-104.07 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. [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-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