This report is organized into 3 parts.<br />Part 1 - operational analog amateur satellites.<br />Part 2 - operational digital amateur satellites.<br />Part 3 - Non - Operational Satellites<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-347.S1<br />WSR 347 Part 1 12/12/2004<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 347.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 12,2004 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-347.S1<br /><br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: FM Repeater, V/U until December 1st UTC then 38k4 Digital on V/U<br /><br />Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM<br />Analog voice uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone<br /> 1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone<br /><br />Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output<br /> 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25<br />Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast Protocol<br /> (PBP)<br /><br />Broadcast Callsign: PACB-11<br />BBS Callsign: PACB-12<br /><br />Future Operating Modes:<br /><br />Dec 15<br />Experimenters Wednesday<br />Dual FM Repeater Test<br />FM Repeater, V/U, TXB, 435.300/145.920 with Tone FM Repeater, V/U, TXA, 435.150/145.880 NO TONE The 2nd FM Repeater, TXA on 435.150, will be reserved for Low Power Stations (QRP) only. See below for QRP requriments.<br /><br />Dec 16<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode ON<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS OFF, TXA OFF<br /><br />Dec 22<br />Experimenters Wednesday<br />38k4 Digital Downlink, V/S Mode<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 2401.200 mhz FM, 38k4 PBP Digital FM repeater OFF<br /><br />Dec 23<br />FM Repeater, V/U, ON<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS, OPEN for Users<br /><br />Dec 29<br />Experimenters Wednesday<br />FM Repeater, V/S, ON, Using 67hz Tone on the Input<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS OFF, TXA OFF<br />We will use the tone as a test to clear the QRM. The 67hz PL Tone will be needed or you uplink signal to pass your signal through the Satellites IFC. The transmitter will not be PTT'd.<br /><br />Dec 30<br />TBD<br /><br />For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/<br /><br />Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51 ECHO information is available at:<br />
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm<br /><br />[11282004]<br />=====<br />INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS Catalog number: 25544 Launch date: November 20, 1998<br /><br />Status: Operational<br />Current Mode: Packet<br />Digipeater: Active<br /><br />The current Expedition 10 crew is:<br />Commander Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW<br />Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov<br /><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 /><br />Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM<br />Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM<br />Doppler Shift is 10 KHz<br /><br />Russian callsigns RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<br />USA callsign NA1SS<br />Packet station mailbox callsign RS0ISS-11<br />Packet station keyboard callsign RS0ISS-3<br />Digipeater callsign ARISS<br /><br />The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at:<br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/<br />Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.<br /><br />More information is available at:<br />
http://www.rac.ca/ariss<br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/<br />
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html<br />
http://www.issfanclub.com<br />
http://oscar.dcarr.org/<br />[0905004]<br />=====<br />AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7<br />Catalog number: 07530<br />Launch Date: November 15, 1974<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.<br />Return to active status: June 21,2002<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A<br /> 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B<br />Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A<br /> 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B<br />Beacon: 29.502 MHz, 145.972 MHz, 435.1 MHz, 2304.1 MHz<br /><br />Emily, W0EEC has created a website to allow the users of AO-7 to record contacts, observations and use of the satellite more effectively at:<br />
http://www.emilyshouse.com/experthams/ao7/main.php<br />This includes the ability to log contacts.<br /><br />Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry.<br />The program can be downloaded at:<br />
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip<br /><br />For more AO-7 info:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html<br />[11142004]<br />=====<br />AO-27 AMRAD<br />Catalog number: 22825<br />Launched: September 26, 1993<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM<br />Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM<br /><br />The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick, N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at:<br />
http://www.ao27.org<br /><br />An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks John, K6YK, for this week's AO-27 report] [08292004] =====<br />FO-29 JAS-2<br />Catalog number: 24278<br />Launch Date: August 17, 1996<br /><br />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 />Beacon: 435.795 MHz<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 />Please send the reception reports to lab2@jarl.or.jp . Please use the subject line: 'FO-29reception report'.<br /><br />Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at:<br />
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/<br /><br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C<br />Catalog number: 27607<br />Launched: December 20, 2002<br /><br />Status: Operational.<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone) (See below for operating<br /> procedures)<br />Downlink: 436.795 MHz<br /><br />There have been unconfirmed reports on the amsat-bb remailer that So-50 has shifted downlink frequency as much as 5khz up. This both from Europe.<br /><br />To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.<br />The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary)<br /><br />1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm<br /> the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft.<br />2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT<br /> the repeater on and off within the 10 Minute window.<br />3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window<br /> will reset the 10 minute timer.<br /><br />[09122004]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-347.S2<br />WSR 347 Part 2 12/12/2004<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 347.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 12, 2004 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-347.S2<br /><br />UO-11 OSCAR-11<br />Catalog number: 14781<br />Launched: March 1, 1984<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)<br />Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz<br /><br />On November 18th, Clive, G3CWV reports:<br />Between 15 November 15:56 UTC, and 17 November 16:26 the telemetry shows that the Mode-S beacon has switched OFF. I would be interested in receiving any reports of MODE-S reception after 15:56 UTC on 15 November.<br /><br />The telemetry is also showing problems with other channels, including the Y & Z magnetometers.<br /><br /><br />More information on UO-11 OSCAR-11 can be found at:<br />
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/<br />[11212004]<br />=====<br />AO-16 PACSAT<br />Catalog number: 20439<br />Launch Date: January 22, 1990<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on and open for APRS users.<br /><br />Uplink: 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM<br /> (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)<br />Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB (1200-baud PSK)<br />Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11<br />BBS: PACSAT-12<br /><br />A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information and telemetry samples can be found at:<br />
http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />GO-32 TECHSAT-1B<br />Catalog number: 25397<br />Launch Date: July 10, 1998<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><br />Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br /> (435.325 n/a - temperature problems)<br />Uplinks: 145.850, 145.890, 145.930 FM<br /> 1269.700, 1269.800, 1269.900 FM Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11<br />BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12<br /><br />Roni, 4Z7DFC, reports:<br /><br />today , staurday morning, Techsat1b BBS's is back .<br />1 Upload User , 8 Broadcast users .<br />Uplink freq. ; 145.859, 145.890, 1269.800<br /><br />More information of GO-32 can be found at:<br />
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html<br />[WSR wishes to thank JE9PEL for this weeks information] [11142004] =====<br /><br />NO-44 PCSAT<br />Catalog number: 26931<br />Launch Date: September 30, 2001<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><br />Uplink/downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 AFSK via W3ADO-1<br />Aux/Uplink: 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)<br />APRS Downlink: 144.390 MHz (Region 2)<br /><br />PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web site at:<br />
http://pcsat.aprs.org<br /><br />The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.<br /><br />Bob WB4APR reports on November 09,2004:<br /><br />PCsat working fine.<br /><br />As a testament to the success of our new PCsat battery isolation strategy, I captured telemetry this morning at 0446 local showing the the A side battery was down to 1.15 V per cell while the B side battery was at a healthy 12.2 volts per cell.<br /><br />This was 34 minutes into eclipse with only seconds to go before it re-entered sunshine.<br /><br />PCsat is staying alive now because the isolated B side remembers the low-power mode configuration mode even if the A side runs down and resets. Please do not use PCsat in the dark, and she should live a long time....<br /><br />[11142004]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-347.S3<br />WSR 347 Part 3 12/12/2004<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 347.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 12, 2004 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-347.S3<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />AO-10 OSCAR 10<br />Catalog number: 14129<br />Launched: June 16, 1983<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 /><br />AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and 2-meter downlink for several years.<br /><br />W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<br />
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />IO-26 ITAMSAT<br />Catalog number: 22826<br />Launch Date: September 26, 1993<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud)<br />Downlink: 435.812 MHz SSB<br />Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11<br />BBS: ITMSAT-12<br /><br />More information of IO-26 can be found at:<br /><br />
http://joshua.micronet.it/english/itamsat/itamsathome.html<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html<br /><br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />POSAT-1 OSCAR-28<br />Catalog Number: 22829<br />Launched : September 25, 1993<br /><br />Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use<br /><br />Downlink: 435.075 MHz<br /> 435.275 MHz<br /><br />Uplink: 145.925 MHz<br /> 145.975 MHz<br /><br />Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11<br />BBS callsign: POSAT1-12<br /><br />More information of POSAT-1 can be found at:<br />
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html<br /><br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12<br />Catalog number: 21089<br />Launched: February 5, 1991<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB<br />Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 29.408 MHz<br />Robot: 29.454 MHz<br /><br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13<br />Catalog number: 21089<br />Launched: February 5, 1991<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB<br />Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 145.860 MHz<br />Robot: 145.908 MHz<br /><br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />UO-14 UoSAT-3<br />Catalog number: 20437<br />Launched: January 22, 1990<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Uplink 145.975 MHz FM<br />Downlink 435.070 MHz FM<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />UO-22 UOSAT<br />Catalog number: 21575<br />Launched: July 17, 1991<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK<br />Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM<br />Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11<br />BBS: UOSAT5-12<br /><br />According to AMSAT-UK, the UO-22 satellite is not in good shape and its useful life may be over. The Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL) Ground<br />Stat-<br />ion control center has tried several times in recent weeks to reactivate the satellite, AMSAT-UK reports. The satellite did come back to life briefly<br />foll-<br />owing one attempt, but other tries have failed completely.<br /><br />The SSTL ground control station may make further attempts to reactivate UO-22, "but it seems unlikely that they will be completely successful." The cause of the satellite's failure is not known for certain, but SSTL believes it may be related either to the spacecraft's batteries or to the fact that the satellite is very hot due to orbital precession, which has generally put the spacecraft in full sunlight. The elevated temperature has been causing problems with the receivers as well as with the batteries.<br /><br />Launched on July 17, 1991, UO-22 has served for many years as the 9600 baud store-and-forward satellite for the Amateur Radio packet radio worldwide<br />Sat-<br />Gate service, which linked packet radio networks in many countries. AMSAT-NA reports UO-22 as "non-operational."<br /><br />For further information on UO-22 contact Jim Heck, G3WGM, via email at, g3wgm@amsat.org.<br /><br />WSR asks that you send more reports in to the amsat-bb about the condition of UO-22.<br />[WSR thanks G3WGM for the above information] [11072004] =====<br />RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15<br />Catalog number: 23439<br />Launch Date: December 26, 1994<br /><br />Status: Non-operational?<br /><br />Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB<br />Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)<br />SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)<br /><br />John, KD6PAG reports on June 16, 2004 to ANS:<br />RS-15 beacon seemed to be back in the mode where it's a tone about 5 seconds off and then 5 seconds on this morning.<br /><br />ANS is looking for more confirmations of RS-15 coming back.<br /><br />[ANS thanks John, KD6PAG for RS-15 information] [06202004] =====<br />LO-19 LUSAT<br />Catalog number: 20442<br />Launched: January 22, 1990<br /><br />Status: CW Beacon only<br /><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-12o<br /><br />General information and telemetry samples can be found at:<br />
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />FO-20 JAS-1b<br />Catalog number: 20480<br />Launch Date: February 07, 1990<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 435.795<br /><br />More FO-20 info can be found at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html<br /><br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />KO-23 KITSAT<br />Catalog number: 22077<br />Launched: August 10, 1992<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 /><br />Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a non-operational status.<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />KO-25 KITSAT<br />Catalog number: 22828<br />Launched: September 26, 1993<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 />[05092004]<br />=====<br />PO-34 PANSAT<br />Catalog number: 25520<br />Launched: October 30, 1998<br /><br />Status: Telemetry downloads only<br /><br />Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz<br /><br />The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:<br />
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />SO-33 SEDSAT-1<br />Catalog number: 25509<br />Launched: October 24, 1998<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational<br /><br />Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br /><br />The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<br /><br />For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:<br />
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm<br /><br />[ANS has no further information]<br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />SO-35 SUNSAT<br />Catalog Number: ?<br />Launched:February 23, 1999<br /><br />STatus: Non-Operational<br /><br />Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz<br /> Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz<br /><br />Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz<br /> Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz and 145.900 MHz<br /><br />For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:<br />
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/<br /><br />[08082004]<br />=====<br />UO-36 UoSAT-12<br />Catalog number: 25693<br />Launched: April 21, 1999<br /><br />Status: Unknown<br /><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 /><br />The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA web site at the following URL:<br />
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40<br />Catalog number: 26609<br />Launch Date: November 16, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink V-band 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB<br /> U-band 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB<br /> L1-band 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB<br /> L2-band 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB<br /> S1-band 2400.350 - 2400.600 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: S2-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB<br /> K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 2401.323, 24,048.035<br /><br />[05232004]<br />-----<br />SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B<br />Catalog number: 26549<br />Launched: September 26, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: to be released<br />Downlink: 437.075 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11<br />BBS: SASAT2-12<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html<br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<br />Catalog number: 26545<br />Launch Date: September 26, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz<br />Downlink: 436.775 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11<br />BBS: SASAT1-12<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html<br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1<br />Catalog number: 26548<br />Launched: September 26, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><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 /><br />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.<br /><br />TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd.<br />[05092004]<br />-----<br />AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)<br />Catalog number: 27605<br />Launch Date: December 20, 2002<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />Uplink 435.275 1200-baud AFSK<br />Downlink 145.825 9600-baud FSK<br />(optional voice message)<br />Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS<br /><br />AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the small German scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".<br /><br />AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS e.V." (German acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule", which means: 'working group for amateur radio anand telecommunications in schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany.<br /><br />No transmissions detected since the 1st of February 2003! It appears<br />AO-49 is not properly aligned to illuminate the solar panels. This should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a phase without eclipses until 13Feb03.<br /><br />Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder" to allow decoding of the received DATA0 frames. It is available at:<br />
http://amend.gmxhome.de in the section Aktuelles.<br /><br />Details on AO-49 (SAFIR-M) can be found at:<br />
http://amend.gmxhome.de<br /><br />Information about AATiS e.V. is available at:<br />
http://www.aatis.de<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />CUTE-1<br />Catalog number: 27844<br />Launched: June 30,2003<br /><br />Status: Operational?<br /><br />Uplink: ?<br />Downlink: 436.8375 CW<br /> 437.4700 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL<br /><br />>From Masahir, JI1IZR:<br /><br />I have summarized the activities on CubeSat in Japan from Amateur Radio side.<br />I uploaded one summary PDF file on my website.<br /><br />If you have any interest, please visit<br /><br />
http://ji1izr.atnifty.com/english/<br /><br />CUTE 1 is a Japanese (Tokyo Institute of Technology) one kilogram nanosatellite that was launched by a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk at<br />14:15 UT on 30 June 2003. It carries a 100 mW beacon at 436.8375 MHz.<br />Initial orbital parameters were period 101.4 min, apogee 831 km, perigee<br />819 km, and inclination 98.7?.<br /><br />For further info about CUTE-1 goto:<br />
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/operation/Schedule_e.html<br /><br />ANS WSR is looking for more information about this satellite.<br /><br />[09192004]<br />=====<br />NO-45 SAPPHIRE<br />Catalog number: 26932<br />Launch Date: September 30, 2001<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK<br />Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater<br />Digi Callsign: KE6QMD<br /><br />Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire, callsign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following URL
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