SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-195.S1<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 195.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 14, 2002<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-195.S1<br /><br />Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40<br />Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher<br />from Kourou, French Guiana.<br />Status: Currently, the U/V/L-1/L-2 to S-2/K passband is active<br />at various times.<br />Uplink V-band 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/SSB<br /> U-band 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/SSB<br /> L1-band 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/SSB<br /> L2-band 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/SSB<br />Downlink: S-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/SSB<br /> K-band 24,048.010 - 24.048.060 MHz CW/SSB<br /><br />AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001 at<br />approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks were<br />connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the Matrix<br />switch.<br /><br />There have been multiple requests to try the V uplink and the operations<br />team would also like to determine what the V-Rx hears in the way of<br />hemispheric "interference" on 145 MHz. Therefore, as an initial test,<br />from MA = 120 to 128 on Wednesdays only, the V-Rx will be connected to<br />the S2 Tx, along with both L-band receivers. Please post observations to<br />the amsat-bb.<br /><br />Dave, WB6LLO reports the start of a new "Net" called the 40+20 Net.<br />Look for the net at the following "times".<br />Net time: 1st MA for UL, that MA + 40.<br />Frequency: Beacon + 20 kHz, then +5kHz and up if occupied.<br />More information is available at:<br />
http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads<br />download: 40+20net.doc<br /><br />V63ZF & 7X0DX have been active on AO-40.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />TY9F, Benin from July 15-August 15, 2002<br />HK0ZZ from July 16-29, 2002<br /><br />Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to send a<br />copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: ao40-archive@amsat.org.<br /><br />For the current transponder-operating schedule visit:<br /><br />
http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm<br /><br />[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]<br />=====<br />INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS<br />Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM<br />Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM<br />Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM<br />Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM<br />TNC callsign: RS0ISS<br /><br />The ARISS initial station was launched September 2000 aboard shuttle<br />Atlantis. ARISS is made up of delegates from several major, national<br />Amateur Radio organizations, including AMSAT.<br /><br />Status: Operational.<br /><br />Numerous contacts have been made with Valery Korzun.<br /><br />ISS packet activity has resumed. When the mailbox function is<br />active, ground stations are discouraged from using it. Currently,<br />there is no computer hooked up to the packet system.<br /><br />ARISS school contacts have resumed with the Expedition 5 crew of<br />mission commander/U.S. astronaut Peggy Whitson, KC5ZTD, and Russian<br />cosmonauts Valery Korzun, RZ3FK and Sergei Treschev, RZ3FU.<br /><br />The latest ARISS announcements and successful school list is<br />available at:<br /><br />
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov<br /><br />An archive of school contacts can be found at:<br /><br />
http://www.msnbc.com/news/505064.asp<br /><br />NASA information on the ISS station can be found at:<br /><br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/<br /><br />The ISS daily crew schedule (which gives an idea when crew members<br />have free time and may be available for Amateur Radio operations) can<br />be found at:<br /><br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/<br /><br />A detailed breakdown of the antenna installation with some great<br />pictures and diagrams (depicting the entire ISS ham system including<br />antenna's) can be downloaded at:<br /><br />
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/EVAs/amsat01.pdf<br /><br />U.S. callsign: NA1SS<br />Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<br /><br />The QSL routes for W/VE stations working the International<br />Space Station (all callsigns):<br /><br />U.S. stations (a SASE is required to get a QSL in return):<br />Margie Bourgoin, KC1DCO<br />Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3, etc.) QSL<br />ARRL, 225 Main Street<br />Newington, Connecticut 06111<br /><br />Canadian stations:<br />Radio Amateurs of Canada<br />Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3, etc.) QSL<br />720 Belfast Road, Suite 217<br />Ottawa, Ontario KEG 0Z5<br /><br />European stations (a SASE and 2 IRC's are required to get<br />a QSL in return).<br />AMSAT-France<br />14 bis, rue des Gourlis<br />92500 Rueil Malmaison<br />France<br /><br />[ANS thanks Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR,<br />for this information]<br />=====<br />AMSAT OSCAR 7 AO-7<br />Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB<br />Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/SSB<br />Beacon: 29.502 MHz, 145.975 MHz<br />Launched: November 15, 1974 by a Delta 2310 from Vandenberg Air Force Base,<br />Lompoc, California. Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.<br /><br />After being declared dead 21 years ago in mid 1981 due to battery failure,<br />AO-7 has miraculously sprung back to life and was first detected by<br />Pat Gowen, G3IOR on June 21, 2002 at 1728 UTC. Jan King, W3GEY reports<br />AO-7 is almost certainly running only off the solar panels. It is very<br />likely<br />to be<br />on only when in the sun and off in eclipse. Therefore, AO-7 will reset each<br />orbit<br />and may not turn on each time. It is in Mode A when the 29.502 MHz beacon<br />is detected.<br /><br />On July 11, 2002 AO-7 was successfully commanded for the first time since<br />it was declared dead 21 years ago. Commands were sent and accepted to<br />change the CW beacon code speed.<br /><br />Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry.<br />The program can be downloaded at:<br /><br />
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip<br /><br />For more AO-7 info:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Pat Gowen, G3IOR and Jan King, W3GEY for this information]<br />=====<br />OSCAR 10 AO-10<br />Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)<br />Launched: June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational<br /><br />AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and<br />2-meter downlink for several years.<br /><br />W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<br /><br />
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information<br />and web site]<br />=====<br />RADIO SPORT RS-12<br />Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB<br />Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB<br />Beacon: 29.408 MHz<br />Robot: 29.454 MHz<br />Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<br />Status: RS-12 was placed in Mode-K on February 19, 2002.<br /><br />The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK<br />RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<br /><br />
http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]<br />=====<br />RADIO SPORT RS-13<br />Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB<br />Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB<br />Beacon: 145.860 MHz<br />Robot: 145.908 MHz<br />Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<br />Status: RS-13 was reactivated in Mode-T on February 19, 2002.<br /><br />The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK<br />RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<br /><br />
http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]<br />=====<br />UO-14<br />Uplink: 145.975 MHz FM<br />Downlink: 435.070 MHz FM<br />Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J<br /><br />Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT<br />web site:<br /><br />
http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc<br /><br />Ray, W2RS, has revised the AO-27 FAQ on <
www.amsat.org > to<br />include information on UO-14.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]<br />=====<br />RADIO SPORT RS-15<br />Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB<br />Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB<br />Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)<br />SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)<br />Launched: December 26, 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome<br />Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a<br />10-meter downlink<br /><br />Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 on his<br />web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for<br />mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is:<br /><br />
http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads<br /><br />[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]<br />=====<br />JAS-1b FO-20<br />Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<br />Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the Tanegashima<br />Space Center in Japan.<br />Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously<br /><br />Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe that the<br />UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the transponder. The<br />controller monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the batteries<br />from over discharge.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]<br />=====<br />JAS-2 FO-29<br />Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the Tanegashima<br />Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational<br /><br />Voice/CW Mode JA<br />Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<br /><br />Digital Mode JD<br />Uplink: 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM<br />Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK<br />Callsign: 8J1JCS<br />Digitalker: 435.910 MHz<br /><br />Last reported, the JARL FO-29 command station announced the<br />operation schedule of FO-29 as mode JA through June 30, 2002.<br /><br />Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that<br />will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite<br />(such as current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware<br />is available at the following URL:<br /><br />
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]<br />=====<br />SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz<br />Downlink: 436.775 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11<br />BBS: SASAT1-12<br />Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<br />missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.<br />Status: Operational but intermittent.<br /><br />One of two ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by<br />the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<br />Technology.<br /><br />The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, currently configured as an<br />analog FM voice repeater. The spacecraft will operate in this mode<br />intermittently, as power and spacecraft experiments permit.<br /><br />SO-41's downlink RF power is 1-watt with left-hand circular polarization.<br />The uplink antenna (located on top of the spacecraft) is linear in<br />polarization.<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br /><br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-195.S2<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 195.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 14, 2002<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-195.S2<br /><br />OSCAR-11<br />Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)<br />Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz<br />Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg Air<br />Force Base in California. Status: Operational<br /><br />The mode-S beacon on 2401.5 MHz has been heard by numerous operators<br />including Robin, VE3FRH.<br /><br />The operating schedule is unchanged.<br /><br />ASCII status (210 seconds)<br />ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)<br />BINARY SEU (30 seconds)<br />ASCII TLM (90 seconds)<br />ASCII WOD (120 seconds)<br />ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)<br />BINARY ENG (30 seconds)<br /><br />The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and<br />frequencies of all active Amateur Radio satellites.<br /><br />More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:<br /><br />
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]<br />=====<br />PACSAT AO-16<br />Uplink: 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM<br /> (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)<br />Downlink: 437.025 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)<br />Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11<br />BBS: PACSAT-12<br />Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.<br /><br />A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information<br />and telemetry samples can be found at:<br /><br />
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br /><br />[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]<br />=====<br />UOSAT UO-22<br />Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK<br />Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM<br />Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11<br />BBS: UOSAT5-12<br />Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Operational<br /><br />Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with excellent Gateway<br />traffic. United States, Brazil, S. Africa and Spain are just a<br />few of the many areas represented.<br /><br />More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:<br /><br />
http://www.sstl.co.uk/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information<br />and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]<br />=====<br />ITAMSAT IO-26<br />Uplink: 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz<br /> FM (1200-baud)<br />Downlink: 435.822 MHz SSB<br />Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11<br />BBS: ITMSAT-12<br />Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on<br />and open for APRS users.<br /><br />[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for<br />IO-26 information]<br />=====<br />PCSAT NO-44<br />Uplink/downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK via PCSAT-1<br />Aux/Uplink: 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)<br />APRS Downlink: 144.390 MHz (Region 2)<br />Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the<br />Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Operational<br /><br />The command team cannot keep PCsat parameters loaded as it resets<br />each time in enters darkness (14 times a day). It will only digipeat<br />when in sunlight after it has had some time to charge up.<br /><br />The only PCsat digipeater callsign that will work is via W3ADO-1.<br /><br />Please use it to conduct any experiments you like before it is<br />completely dead. Just don't transmit too often and share it.<br /><br />PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by<br />stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a<br />central web site <
http://pcsat.aprs.org >. The APRS-equipped<br />PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy<br />under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.<br /><br />A new version of PCSAT.EXE has been posted at:<br /><br />
ftp://tapr.org/dosstuff/APRSdos/pcsat017.zip<br /><br />For more information, visit the PCSat web site at:<br /><br />
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]<br />=====<br />TIUNGSAT-1 MO-46<br />Uplink: 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK<br />Downlink: 437.325 MHz<br />Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11<br />BBS: MYSAT3-12<br />Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<br />missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at<br />38k4-baud FSK<br /><br />TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to<br />commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK<br />Amateur Radio communication.<br /><br />TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as<br />a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey<br />Satellite Technology Ltd.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-195.S3<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 195.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 14, 2002<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-195.S3<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />SEMI-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />TECHSAT-1B GO-32<br />Downlink: 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry<br />Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<br />Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30<br />seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status<br />transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete telemetry<br />buffer.<br /><br />[ANS has no further information]<br />=====<br />SEDSAT-1 SO-33<br />Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br />Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral,<br />Florida. Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and<br />the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<br /><br />SO-33 is now transmitting only a TIME STAMP, and the other KISS data<br />seems to be invalid.<br /><br />SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of<br />Space (satellite number one).<br /><br />SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the<br />performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel<br />Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and<br />experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This<br />situation has provided NASA with useful information. With the<br />exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,<br />SedSat-1 has been judged a success.<br /><br />For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the<br />following URL:<br /><br />
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm<br /><br />[ANS has no further information]<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />LUSAT LO-19<br />Uplink: 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM<br /> (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)<br />CW downlink: 437.125 MHz<br />Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)<br />Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11<br />BBS: LUSAT-12<br />Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French<br />Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry<br />channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No BBS service is<br />available. The digipeater is not active.<br /><br />General information and telemetry samples can be found at:<br /><br />
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br /><br />[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]<br />=====<br />KITSAT KO-23<br />Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br />Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM<br />Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11<br />BBS: HLO1-12<br />Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.<br /><br />Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a<br />non-operational status.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,<br />for KO-23 status information]<br />=====<br />KITSAT KO-25<br />Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br />Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM<br />Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11<br />BBS: HL02-12<br />Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Jim, AA7KC, reports the downlink transmitter is on, but there<br />is no downlink data.<br /><br />Andrew, G8TZJ reports KO-25 has been transmitting the typical AFSK<br />signal that indicates re-loading is in progress.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and Andrew, G8TZJ for this information]<br />=====<br />AMRAD AO-27<br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM<br />Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM<br />Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<br />French Guiana. Status: Non-operational, mode J.<br /><br />June 14th, 2002<br />The Batteries continue to refuse to charge up. They continue to show<br />the same low voltage as they did after the weekend of analogue<br />repeater use. We are downloading telemetry on weekends and continue to<br />look for a solution. There is not a schedule in place right now for<br />when the satellite will return to normal use.<br /><br />The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael<br />Wyrick, N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at:<br /><br />
www.ao27.org<br /><br />An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web<br />site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is:<br /><br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]<br />=====<br />TMSAT-1 TO-31<br />Uplink: 145.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)<br />Downlink: 436.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)<br />Broadcast Callsign: TMSAT1-11<br />BBS: TMSAT1-12<br />Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<br />Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked<br />since December 18, 2000.<br /><br />Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the<br />following to ANS:<br /><br />The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of<br />Europe and Thailand.<br /><br />ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits<br />the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the<br />AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:<br /><br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp<br /><br />Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are<br />compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is<br />supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status<br />information]<br />=====<br />PANSAT PO-34<br />Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz<br />Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery. Status: Unknown<br /><br />The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.<br /><br />The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of<br />launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were to<br />be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize<br />this technology.<br /><br />The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet<br />radio portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's<br />initial 2-year mission life, but telemetry records are still being<br />downloaded.<br /><br />For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:<br /><br />
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/<br /><br />PanSat was the featured cover article on the July/August 1999 issue of<br />the AMSAT-NA Journal (the story written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).<br /><br />[ANS has no further information]<br />=====<br />UoSAT-12 UO-36<br />Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)<br />Downlink: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11<br />BBS: UO121-12<br />Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur<br />Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown<br /><br />UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward<br />communications and mode L/S transponders.<br /><br />Paul, KB2SHU, tells ANS that UO-36 has not been operational (over<br />North America) since late July 2001. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS,<br />reports he has not copied UO-36 since July 30, 2001.<br /><br />The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA<br />web site at the following URL:<br /><br />
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip<br /><br />Further information on UO-36 is available from:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for<br />UO-36 information]<br />=====<br />SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B<br />Uplink: to be released<br />Downlink: 437.075 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11<br />BBS: SASAT2-12<br />Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<br />missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, ANS has<br />received no additional information.<br /><br />When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital<br />store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.<br />One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by<br />the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<br />Technology.<br />=====<br />SAPPHIRE NO-45<br />Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK<br />Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater<br />Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the<br />Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Student built Sapphire was launched through the U.S. Naval<br />Academy Satellite program. Its primary missions are sensor<br />experiments, a camera, and voice synthesizer. For more information,<br />visit the Sapphire web site at:<br /><br />
http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~sapphire/sapphire_overview.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br />ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live<br />radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.<br />Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins<br />transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western<br />U.S. at 19:30 UTC.<br /><br />Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<br /><br />
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