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-354.S1<br />WSR 354 Part 1 12/19/2004<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 19,2004<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-354.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<br />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 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<br />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<br />be needed or you uplink signal to pass your signal through the<br />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<br />broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51<br />ECHO information is available at:<br />
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm<br /><br />[11282004]<br />=====<br />INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS<br />Catalog number: 25544<br />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<br />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<br />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,<br />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<br />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]<br />[08292004]<br />=====<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<br />subject line: 'FO-29reception report'.<br /><br />Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that will<br />automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as<br />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<br />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-354.S2<br />WSR 354 Part 2 12/19/2004<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 19, 2004<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-354.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 />December 16, 2004 Clive G3CWV Reports<br /><br />During the period 24 November to 16 December 2004 the<br />145.826 MHz. beacon has been heard transmitting continuous<br />ASCII telemetry from 04 December to 14 December. During this<br />period good signals have been received, inspite of the problems,<br />which were reported last month. On several occassions the<br />signals have been stronger than usual.<br /><br />The beacon operates under control of the watchdog timer.<br />Observations have indicated that the cycle is approximately<br />10.3 days ON followed by 10.4 days OFF. Assuming that this<br />cycle continues, the beacon should switch ON around<br />25/26 December.<br /><br />Variations in the 14 volt line current have continued, mainly<br />between 755 and 880 mA. However during one pass of 12-December,<br />a value of 300 mA was recorded.<br /><br />The internal temperatures have remained fairly constant, with<br />a little random variation. They are now 19.6C, 17C and 22.8C<br />for battery, telemetry electronics and command decoder,<br />respectively. Solar eclipse predictions indicate that the<br />satellite is now in continuous sunlight, which will continue<br />until the end of April next year.<br /><br />The battery voltage has varied between 11.2 and 13.8 volts.<br />The average voltage has increased to 13.2 volts. The voltage<br />of 11.2 was observed during a pass on 10 December. On that<br />pass external and internal temperatures were noticeably lower<br />than normal, and the beacon signals were of poor quality.<br /><br />The period of rotation about the Z axis had been determined<br />from the solar array currents. Values of between 264 and 510<br />seconds have been observed.<br /><br />Users of OSCAR-11 should note that the date in the telemetry<br />is now advanced by FOUR days. The time is advanced by 20.4<br />minutes, and this error is increasing by about one minute<br />per year.<br /><br />OSCAR-11 now operates in a default mode, controlled by the<br />watch-dog timer. The satellite transmits continuous ASCII<br />telemetry for approximately 10.3 days on 145.826 MHz., followed<br />by 10.4 days of silence. This regular sequence might be<br />interrupted by ground control, at any time.<br /><br />At the present time the mode-S beacon 2401.5 MHz. and the<br />UHF beacon 453.025 MHz. are both OFF.<br /><br />During the last few years I have received many enquiries<br />regarding soundcard software for decoding OSCAR-11 signals,<br />and from time to time there has been some discussion on<br />AMSAT-BB about the need for this software.<br /><br />A suitable Windows program for displaying and capturing<br />OSCAR-11 data is now available. This is MIXW2, a general<br />purpose Amateur Radio data communication program written<br />by Nick Fedoseev UT2UZ.<br /><br />You can download the program from Nick's website -
www.mixw.net<br />or if this is not available, a google search for MIXW will<br />yield alternative sites. You need version, 2.07 or later.<br /><br />The OSCAR-11 feature is un-documented at present in MIXW. I have<br />therefore prepared a package of instructions and sample files,<br />to help users. This is on the OSCAR-11 page of this website.<br />Also included is a filter program which enables the data captured<br />by MIXW to be used with the ASCII telemetry & WOD programs<br />on the website.<br /><br />I have found that MIXW2 works very well on OSCAR-11, and<br />gives excellent results, comparable to a hardware decoder.<br /><br />More information on UO-11 OSCAR-11 can be found at:<br />
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/<br />[12292004]<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<br />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<br />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<br />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]<br />[11142004]<br />=====<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<br />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<br />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<br />isolation strategy, I captured telemetry this morning at 0446 local<br />showing the the A side battery was down to 1.15 V per cell<br />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<br />before it re-entered sunshine.<br /><br />PCsat is staying alive now because the isolated B side<br />remembers the low-power mode configuration mode even<br />if the A side runs down and resets. Please do not use PCsat<br />in the dark, and she should live a long time....<br /><br />[11142004]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-354.S3<br />WSR 354 Part 3 12/19/2004<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 354.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, DECEMBER 19, 2004<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-354.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<br />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<br />useful<br />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<br />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<br />UO-22,<br />"but it seems unlikely that they will be completely successful." The cause<br />of<br />the satellite's failure is not known for certain, but SSTL believes it may<br />be<br />related either to the spacecraft's batteries or to the fact that the<br />satellite<br />is very hot due to orbital precession, which has generally put the<br />spacecraft<br />in full sunlight. The elevated temperature has been causing problems with<br />the<br />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<br />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<br />reports UO-22 as "non-operational."<br /><br />For further information on UO-22 contact Jim Heck, G3WGM, via email<br />at, g3wgm@amsat.org.<br /><br />WSR asks that you send more reports in to the amsat-bb about the condition<br />of<br />UO-22.<br />[WSR thanks G3WGM for the above information]<br />[11072004]<br />=====<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<br />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]<br />[06202004]<br />=====<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<br />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<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 />
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<br />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<br />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<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 />[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<br />scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".<br /><br />AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS e.V." (German<br />acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule",<br />which means: 'working group for amateur radio anand telecommunications in<br />schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS<br />based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the<br />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<br />should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a phase without<br />eclipses until 13Feb03.<br /><br />Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder" to<br />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<br />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<br />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,<br />callsign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following<br />URL<br />
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt<br />[08152004]<br />NNNN<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 trans-<br />mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30<br />UTC.<br /><br />Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<br />
http://www.amsat.org<br /><br />AMSAT-NA<br />850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600<br />Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703<br /><br />Voice: 301-589-6062<br /> 888-322-6728<br />FAX: 301-608-3410<br /><br />Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:<br /><br />* AMSAT News Service (ANS)<br />* General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB)<br />* Orbit data (KEPS)<br />* Manned space missions (SAREX)<br />* District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC)<br />* New England area (AMSAT-NE)<br />* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU)<br />* AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12)<br /><br />A daily digest version is available for each list.<br /><br />To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html<br /><br />In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the<br />President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors<br />to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.<br />Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.<br /><br />This weeks Weekly Satelite Report Editor is James K. Darrow, KB9MMC.<br /><br />ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the<br />memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,<br />G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.<br /><br />Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<br />ans-editor@amsat.org<br />NNNN<br />/EX
