SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-227 S5 WSR 227 Part 5 08/14/2008

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 227 S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, August 14, 2008 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-227 S5

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NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Operational Re-entered: December 25, 2007

Uplink/Downlink: 145 825 Mhz FM APRS AX25

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NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006

Status: Re-Entered Re-entered: May 30, 2007

Main Downlink: 145 825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 APRS Uplink: 145 825 MHz FM APRS AX25 Voice/PSK31 Uplink: 28 120 MHz

Packet to Voice ID: RAFT [06112007] NNNN /EX

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