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[ANS] ANS-102 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

Sun, 12 Apr 2026 00:22:00 GMT

<div dir="ltr"> <h2 style="text-align:left">AMSAT News Service</h2> <h3>ANS-102 April 12, 2026</h3> In this edition: <ul> <li>Reminder: AMSAT at Hamvention</li> <li>AMSAT to Attend CubeSat Developers Workshop 2026</li> <li>AMSAT Satellite Status Page: The Story Behind the New Colors and Satellite Naming Convention</li> <li>IARU Coordination Requested for VemanaReddySat</li> <li>FO-29 Update</li> <li>Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for April 10, 2026</li> <li>ARISS News</li> <li>AMSAT Ambassador Activities</li> <li>Satellite Shorts From All Over</li> </ul> The AMSATÂ® News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on <a href="https://www.amsat.org">https://www.amsat.org</a> publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a> You can sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List; to join this list see: <a href="https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/">https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/</a> <hr> <h2>Reminder: AMSAT at Hamvention</h2> The 2026 Dayton Hamvention will be held Friday through Sunday, May 15â17, 2026, at the Greene County Fairgrounds in Xenia, Ohio. AMSAT will once again have a strong presence throughout the event, including booth activities, social gatherings, and the annual AMSAT Forum. The 17th annual TAPR/AMSAT Banquet will be held Friday, May 15 at 6:30 PM EDT (18:30 EDT) at the Kohler Presidential Banquet Center, 4548 Presidential Way, Kettering, Ohio 45429, located approximately 20 minutes from the Greene County Fairgrounds. This dinner is a highlight of the TAPR (Tucson Amateur Packet Radio) and AMSAT (Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation) activities during Hamvention. The banquet speaker will be announced at a later date. Tickets are $75 each and may be purchased through theÂ <a href="https://www.amsat.org/product-category/amsat-at-hamvention/">AMSAT store</a>. The deadline to purchase banquet tickets is Monday, May 11 at 17:00 EDT (21:00 UTC). Tickets must be purchased in advance and will not be sold at the AMSAT booth or at the door. There will be no tickets available for pickup at the AMSAT booth. Tickets purchased online will be maintained on a list, with check-in at the door at the banquet center. Seating is limited to the number of meals reserved with the Kohler caterers based on ticket sales by the deadline. The annual AMSAT âDinner at Ticketsâ gathering will take place Thursday, May 14 from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM EDT at Tickets Pub & Eatery, 7 W. Main Street, Fairborn, Ohio 45324. Telephone (937) 878-9022. This informal event features no program or speaker, offering an opportunity for conversation and camaraderie. All are welcome, regardless of participation in booth setup or operations. Food may be ordered from the menu, and drinks, including beer, wine, sodas, and iced tea, are available at the bar. No reservations are required. AMSAT is seeking volunteers to assist at the AMSAT booth, located in Building 1, booths 1007â1010 and 1107â1110. Volunteers are encouraged to contribute as much time as they are able, whether for a few hours or the entire weekend. In 2025, approximately 20 volunteers supported AMSATâs activities and engagement with attendees. Those interested in volunteering or requesting additional information may contact Phil Smith, W1EME, AMSAT Hamvention Team Leader, via email at w1eme [at] <a href="http://astrocom.net">astrocom.net</a>. Volunteer participation plays an important role in supporting AMSATâs presence and outreach within the amateur radio community. The AMSAT Forum will be held Saturday, May 16 from 1:50 PM to 3:10 PM EDT in Forum Room 2. Additional details, including the banquet speaker announcement, will be provided as they become available. <img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-64087" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/lE-9Rklt_400x400-300x300.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="300"> [ANS thanks the AMSAT Hamvention teamÂ for the above information] <div dir="ltr"> <div style="text-align:center"><hr> <h3>AMSAT Remove Before Flight Key Tags Now Available Yes, These are the Real Thing!</h3> <div> <h3><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_car_flag-256716714380264543"><img class="gmail-alignnone gmail-wp-image-35322 gmail-size-medium" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Keytag1D-300x155.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="155"></a></h3> <h3>Your $20 Donation Goes to Help Fly a FoxPlus Satellite Includes First Class Postage (Sorry â U.S. Addresses Only) Order Today atÂ <a href="https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-remove-before-flight-keychain/">https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-remove-before-flight-keychain</a></h3> </div> <hr></div> </div> <div dir="ltr"> <div style="text-align:center"> <h2 style="text-align:left">AMSAT to Attend CubeSat Developers Workshop 2026</h2> AMSAT will participate in the <a href="https://www.cubesatdw.org/">CubeSat Developers Workshop 2026</a> (CDW26), scheduled for April 14â16, 2026, at the Performing Arts Center on the campus of California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) in San Luis Obispo, California. The CubeSat Developers Workshop is the premier annual gathering for the small satellite community. Hosted by the Cal Poly CubeSat Laboratory, the event typically draws more than 500 industry professionals, researchers, educators, and students. Attendees engage in three days of technical presentations, Q&A panels, exhibit booths, and extensive networking opportunities focused on CubeSat and small satellite design, development, testing, launch, and operations. The workshop is especially valuable for newcomers, offering direct access to experienced developers and lessons learned from real missions. AMSATâs presence at CDW26 underscores its long-standing commitment to advancing amateur radio in space through CubeSat platforms. AMSAT members and representatives plan to engage with the broader CubeSat community, share expertise on amateur satellite communications (including transponders, telemetry, and ground station operations), and explore collaboration opportunities with universities, educational groups, and commercial developers. This participation helps strengthen ties between the amateur radio satellite service and the wider smallsat ecosystem, where many university and student projects seek reliable, low-cost communication solutions that align with IARU-coordinated amateur frequencies. </div> [ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]</div> <div dir="ltr">Â </div> <div dir="ltr"><hr></div> <div dir="ltr"> <h2>AMSAT Satellite Status Page: The Story Behind the New Colors and Satellite Naming Convention</h2> If you've visited the AMSAT Satellite Status page recently, you may have noticed the color scheme and satellite naming convention look a bit different. These changes have prompted some questions from the community, and we wanted to take a moment to explain the reasoning behind the updates. <h3>Accessibility First</h3> We received a request to change "Transponder/Repeater Operational" from blue to green, since green often means "good." That made sense, so we made the change along with a few other minor color adjustments. When we rolled it out, however, we quickly heard from users who couldn't distinguish "Transponder/Repeater Operational" from "No Signal Heard." After some research, we learned that red-green color blindness affects roughly 10% of the population, and that's just one of three prominent types of color vision deficiency, each affecting a different part of the spectrum. After further research, we adopted the IBM Colorblind Palette, which allows 99.998% of people to reliably distinguish between five colors. While some users have suggested alternative color schemes, many of those proposals would reintroduce the same accessibility conflicts we set out to solve. <h3>Handling Multiple Modes</h3> As satellites grow more capable, many now carry multiple operating modes. Rather than assigning a separate color to each mode, which quickly becomes impractical when a single satellite may support five or six, we've given each mode its own line on the Status page. To accommodate this, we updated the naming convention from just the satellite name to the satellite name plus mode. For example, SSTV operations on the International Space Station now appear as ISS_[SSTV]. This approach scales cleanly as new multi-mode satellites come online. We also renamed "Transponder/Repeater Operational" to "Satellite Active," which simply means the mode you selected to report on is active. We made this change because "Transponder" and "Repeater" are two-way modes, and an increasing number of satellites are now being launched with interesting one-way modes other than just telemetry and beacons. We're always open to suggestions, but please remember, we are all volunteers at AMSAT! [ANS thanks David Spoelstra, N9KT, AMSAT Web Manager, for the above information] </div> <hr> The 2026 President's Club Coin is Now Here! Help Support GOLF and FoxPlus. <img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-63195" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PC-2026-Coin-2S-Color-1-300x152.jpg" alt="" width="300" height="152"> Annual memberships start at only $120 Join the AMSAT Presidentâs Club today and help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! <a href="https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/</a> <hr> <h2>IARU Coordination Requested for VemanaReddySat</h2> A new 1U CubeSat project from Vemana Institute of Technology in Bengaluru, India, has submitted a frequency coordination request to the IARU. VemanaReddySatÂ represents a student-led effort focused on educational and technology demonstration objectives. The project involves collaboration with the instituteâs engineering departments, building on Vemana Institute of Technologyâs growing interest in satellite image processing, CubeSat development, and space-data analytics. According to the coordination application dated April 9, 2026, the satellite is planned as a 1U CubeSat carrying: <ul dir="auto"> <li>A UHF downlink for telemetry and occasional Robot 36 SSTV image transmissions.</li> <li>LoRa capability intended for inter-satellite or experimental links.</li> </ul> The primary downlink will use 9k6 GFSK modulation. The mission aims to provide hands-on experience for students in spacecraft systems, communications, and payload operations while demonstrating low-cost amateur radio techniques in space. Launch and Orbit Plans The team targets a mid-2026 rideshare launch opportunity aboard an ISRO PSLV or SSLV vehicle. The planned orbit is approximately 450â500 km altitude with an inclination in the range of 35â60 degrees. [ANS thanks the IARU for the above information] <hr> Need new satellite antennas? Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. <a href="https://www.amsat.org/ans-007-amsat-news-service-weekly-bulletins-for-january-7-2024/leo-pack1-png/#main" rel="attachment wp-att-17345"><img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-17345" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/cm/LEO-Pack1-300x298.png" alt="" width="169" height="168"></a> When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space. <a href="https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/</a> <hr> <h2>FO-29 Update</h2> Fuji-OSCAR 29 (FO-29 / JAS-2), the long-lived Japanese amateur radio satellite launched in 1996, continues to operate its V/U inverting analog linear transponder under the control of the Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL). Because the onboard batteries have failed years ago, the satellite depends entirely on solar power and can only function when its solar panels are illuminated. <h3 dir="auto">Current Status (April 2026)</h3> <ul dir="auto"> <li>FO-29 entered a full-sunlight orbit around March 9, 2026. During full-sunlight periods, the satellite experiences no or negligible eclipses, allowing the analog transponder to operate continuously on illuminated passes without scheduled command activations.</li> <li>The first full-sunlight window began in early March 2026 and lasted approximately 40 days.</li> <li>According to the JARL schedule, this continuous operation ends around April 21, 2026, after which the satellite will enter an eclipse period for about one month.</li> <li>A second, longer full-sunlight period is expected from approximately May 20 to mid-November 2026, during which continuous operation should resume.</li> </ul> <h3 dir="auto">Transponder Details</h3> <ul dir="auto"> <li>Mode: V/U inverting linear transponder (SSB and CW only) <ul dir="auto"> <li>Uplink: 145.900 â 146.000 MHz (LSB)</li> <li>Downlink: 435.800 â 435.900 MHz (USB)</li> </ul> </li> <li>CW Beacon: 435.795 MHz (typically 100 mW)</li> <li>Digitalker: 435.910 MHz FM (rarely activated)</li> <li>The digital BBS (1k2/9k6) remains non-operational.</li> <li>Important Restriction: Digital modes are generally not permitted on the linear transponder due to licensing and operational constraints.</li> </ul> <h3 dir="auto">Operating Procedure</h3> <ul dir="auto"> <li>During eclipse periods (or the transition out of full sunlight), the JARL control team sends specific commands to activate the transponder at designated UTC times. If the transponder does not turn on within about 2 minutes of the command start, the team terminates the attempt.</li> <li>During confirmed full-sunlight periods, no regular command schedule is needed â the transponder stays active whenever the satellite is in sunlight.</li> <li>Operators should always check real-time status via AMSAT Live Satellite Status, OSCAR Status pages, or recent community reports, as voltage instability in the aging satellite can occasionally cause unexpected behavior.</li> </ul> <h3 dir="auto">April 2026 Specifics</h3> In early-to-mid April 2026 (while still in the March full-sunlight window), expect the transponder to be available on most or all illuminated passes with no fixed on/off times. After approximately April 21, operation will shift back to scheduled command activations until the next full-sunlight season begins in late May. The scheduled activations for the eclipse period are: April 24th 22:22~ 25th 21:27~ 28th 22:11~ MayÂ 1st 22:56~ 2nd 22:00~ 3rd 22:51~ 4th 21:55~ 5th 22:45~ 6th 21:50~ 7th 22:40~ 8th 21:44~ 9th 22:35~ 15th 22:19~ 16th 23:10~ Amateurs are reminded to: <ul dir="auto"> <li>Use proper Doppler correction.</li> <li>Follow linear transponder etiquette (listen before transmitting, keep signals clean).</li> <li>Limit uplink power to avoid overloading the transponder (typically no more than a few watts with a modest antenna).</li> </ul> The JARL page provides the detailed historical and upcoming command schedules for eclipse periods across 2025â2026. For the absolute latest status and any updates from the Japanese control team, monitor the official JARL FO-29 page, AMSAT.org, and AMSAT bulletins. FO-29âs continued operation nearly 30 years after launch remains a testament to robust engineering and the dedication of the JARL team. [ANS thanks JARL for the above information] <hr> <img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-full gmail-wp-image-62841" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/SDR-Gen2-Ad-01_251214.jpg" alt="SDR Gen 2 Ad - 2026" width="879" height="516"> <hr> <h2>Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for April 10, 2026</h2> Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated daily in the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin files will be posted immediately after reliable elements become available for new amateur satellites. More information may be found at<a href="https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/">Â https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/</a>. There are no changes to this week's TLE distribution. [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information] <hr> Join AMSAT or Renew Now. . . Download a Free 'Getting Started with Amateur Satellites' Book! <img class="gmail-wp-image-63321 gmail-aligncenter" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Getting-Started-with-Amateur-Satellites-400H.jpg" alt="Getting Started w Shadow"> Get the latest edition just for doing the right thing! Visit <a href="https://www.amsat.org/membership-specials/">https://www.amsat.org/membership-specials/</a> for more details. <hr> <h2>ARISS News</h2> Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide. <h3>Scheduled Contacts</h3> Elementary School âSlava Raskajâ, Ozalj, Croatia, direct via 9A1CUA The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled crewmember isÂ Chris Williams KJ5GEW TheÂ ARISSÂ mentor is IZ2GOJÂ Â Contact is go for: Mon 2026-04-13 08:55:30 UTC 28 deg Watch for Livestream atÂ <a href="https://youtube.com/@radioclubozalj?si=KO2QyAdcsaCTieJa">https://youtube.com/@radioclubozalj?si=KO2QyAdcsaCTieJa</a> Scouts Australia Western Australia Branch, Mount Hawthorn, Western Australia, Australia, telebridgeÂ via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SSÂ The scheduled crewmember is Jack Hathaway KJ5NIVÂ Â TheÂ ARISSÂ mentor is VK4KHZ Contact is go for: Fri 2026-04-17 10:20:48 UTC 71 deg Many times a school may make a last minute decision to do a Livestream or run into a last minute glitch requiring a change of the URL but we at ARISS may not get the URL in time for publication.Â Â You can always check <a href="https://live.ariss.org/">https://live.ariss.org/</a>Â to see if a school is Livestreaming. As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down), If any crew member is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know. Service Module radio: Not in APRS configuration; only being used for voice contacts at this time. Default mode is for packet operations (145.825 MHz up & down) but occasionally used for SSTV (145.800 MHz down). Ham TV â Configured. Default mode is for scheduled digital amateur television operations (2395.00 MHz). Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. The latest information on the operation mode can be found atÂ <a href="https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html">https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html</a> The latest list of frequencies in use can be found atÂ <a href="https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html">https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html</a> <img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-wp-image-64273 gmail-size-large" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/HFib1lkakAQWiLK-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" width="1024" height="1024"> [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information] <hr> <h3 style="text-align:center">Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get an AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our <a href="https://www.zazzle.com/store/amsat_gear">Zazzle store</a>!</h3> <div> <img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-56929" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/AMSAT-Car-Flag-252x300.png" alt="" width="252" height="300"> <h3 style="text-align:center">25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space</h3> </div> <hr> <h2>AMSAT Ambassador Activities</h2> <img class="gmail-aligncenter gmail-size-medium gmail-wp-image-58085" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Ambassador-Logo-2024-300x245.jpg" alt="AMSAT Ambassador News Logo" width="300" height="245"> AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. May 15-17, 2026 Dayton Hamvention Greene County Fair and Expo Center 210 Fairground Road Xenia 45385 <a href="https://hamvention.org/">https://hamvention.org/</a> October 8-11, 2026 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Membership Meeting Crowne Plaza JAX Airport 14670 Duval Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 Details to follow Interested in becoming an AMSAT Ambassador? AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events. For more information go to:<a href="https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/">Â https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/</a> [ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director â AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information] <hr> <h2>Satellite Shorts from All Over</h2> <div> + ARISS SSTV Series 31 âWorld Space Commemorationâ kicked offÂ on April 10, 2026, on 437.550 MHz FM using Robot 36 mode. Transmissions run through April 14 and feature images honoring Cosmonautics Day, the 100th anniversary of liquid-fueled rockets, the first Space Shuttle launch, and SuitSat. Operators worldwide are actively tracking passes and sharing receptions. + Amateur radio operators continued supporting NASAâs Artemis II lunar flyby mission. A network of 34 ARISS- and AMSAT-affiliated stations is providing supplementary tracking of the Orion spacecraftâs S-band signals, with notable contributions from experienced satellite tracker Scott Tilley, VE7TIL. The mission splashed down on April 10th in the Pacific Ocean. + A new version of the UZ7HO SoundModem software for HADES-SA/SpinnyONE is now available, with bug fixes and supporting tools for SSDV image decoding and CODEC2. Downloads are posted on the AMSAT-EA website. </div> <hr> <h2>Join AMSAT today at <a href="https://launch.amsat.org/">https://launch.amsat.org/</a></h2> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to: <ul> <li>Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).</li> <li>Students are eligible for FREE membership up to age 25.</li> <li>Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.</li> </ul> Contact info [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a> for additional membership information. 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! This week's ANS Editor, Paul Stoetzer, N8HM n8hm [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a> ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002. AMSAT is a registered trademark of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.Â </div>

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:09:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3672 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 11 1306 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3671 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1714 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:08:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3671 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 10 1407 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3670 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10680 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

[Keps] orb26100.2l.amsat

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:22:00 GMT

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB26100.1 2Line Orbital Elements 26100.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format <blockquote> From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick MA April 10, 2026 To all radio amateurs </blockquote> These element sets describe the orbits of various satellites in use by the amateur radio community. For details see: www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-formats/ A daily update of element sets is available at: www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt or without bulletin text: www.amsat.org/tle/dailytle.txt AO-07 1 07530U 74089B 26099.53022324 -.00000039 00000-0 45704-4 0 9997 2 07530 101.9948 112.0521 0011869 261.8788 219.7831 12.53696937351917 UO-11 1 14781U 84021B 26099.88916123 .00001390 00000-0 14754-3 0 9997 2 14781 97.8001 66.2605 0008931 56.6237 303.5835 14.90621600246955 AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 26099.47400686 .00000104 00000-0 56798-4 0 9993 2 22825 98.6925 166.8980 0007377 306.4973 53.5530 14.30923953697174 FO-29 1 24278U 96046B 26099.55056311 -.00000011 00000-0 28072-4 0 9996 2 24278 98.5328 317.7885 0348820 274.5731 81.5651 13.53270906463884 GO-32 1 25397U 98043D 26099.50689907 .00000083 00000-0 55921-4 0 9997 2 25397 99.0055 90.5415 0002232 69.7321 290.4096 14.24414878441559 ISS 1 25544U 98067A 26099.81181649 .00006374 00000-0 12437-3 0 9994 2 25544 51.6329 278.4805 0006426 293.1753 66.8558 15.48850892561156 NO-44 1 26931U 01043C 26099.64033269 .00000184 00000-0 99678-4 0 9994 2 26931 67.0506 61.5605 0006771 264.4967 95.5362 14.31929354280639 SO-50 1 27607U 02058C 26099.77540351 .00001053 00000-0 14169-3 0 9998 2 27607 64.5534 340.6261 0075522 274.9119 84.3367 14.82901253254318 CO-55 1 27844U 03031E 26099.54437592 .00000348 00000-0 16943-3 0 9998 2 27844 98.6768 108.9612 0010127 31.5531 328.6253 14.24293238181903 RS-22 1 27939U 03042A 26099.83593602 .00001585 00000-0 25290-3 0 9991 2 27939 98.3467 282.2689 0012292 122.0122 351.3071 14.73347379205489 CO-65 1 32785U 08021C 26099.88790947 .00006047 00000-0 38835-3 0 9991 2 32785 97.8247 79.9385 0007277 259.1118 100.9291 15.08819348974891 CO-66 1 32791U 08021J 26099.53367733 .00017671 00000-0 60166-3 0 9990 2 32791 97.7534 94.2851 0003581 149.9560 210.1885 15.30469512976787 RS-30 1 32953U 08025A 26099.85300807 .00000062 00000-0 37594-3 0 9993 2 32953 82.5060 37.9373 0020507 98.9973 261.3429 12.43177462811202 SRMSAT 1 37841U 11058D 26099.36357379 .00000413 00000-0 80264-4 0 9999 2 37841 19.9709 116.0405 0011805 165.7071 231.2934 14.11559174748088 ZACUBE-1 1 39417U 13066B 26099.80640957 .00004222 00000-0 33170-3 0 9992 2 39417 97.8132 61.7827 0045063 119.3284 241.2452 15.00639093670473 Delfi-N3xt 1 39428U 13066N 26099.35725809 .00006591 00000-0 58504-3 0 9993 2 39428 97.8337 19.7788 0077417 75.9324 285.0486 14.94195866664340 GOMX-1 1 39430U 13066Q 26099.81333240 .00001589 00000-0 24598-3 0 9999 2 39430 97.6539 304.5755 0127887 297.5106 61.3150 14.69222501659875 LO-74 1 39440U 13066AA 26099.79222934 .00003986 00000-0 37460-3 0 9999 2 39440 97.8846 48.5314 0056508 253.7773 105.7224 14.93308203666784 AO-73 1 39444U 13066AE 26099.88996873 .00007664 00000-0 48662-3 0 9996 2 39444 97.8229 69.9822 0038999 77.0479 283.5099 15.08525829669362 DTUSAT-2 1 40030U 14033W 26099.52784552 .00007615 00000-0 42156-3 0 9992 2 40030 98.0872 92.9514 0009731 106.8700 253.3597 15.14117941642296 LILACSAT-2 1 40908U 15049K 26099.85357250 .00016973 00000-0 31190-3 0 9994 2 40908 97.4755 134.1780 0008693 132.0514 228.1478 15.49260904585163 Horyu-4 1 41340U 16012D 26098.74105614 .00114918 00000-0 91940-3 0 9995 2 41340 30.9890 216.8638 0006164 74.0765 286.0569 15.69583296559822 Lapan A3 1 41603U 16040E 26099.84387025 .00004112 00000-0 13263-3 0 9994 2 41603 97.1496 98.2620 0008397 258.4890 101.5410 15.32665360544341 CAS-2T 1 41847U 16066G 26099.80733945 .00000755 00000-0 11569-3 0 9990 2 41847 98.3843 176.3120 0341775 337.2300 21.4033 14.44549661494921 TechnoSat 1 42829U 17042E 26099.68927253 .00002749 00000-0 19969-3 0 9996 2 42829 97.4206 260.0050 0016801 333.0654 26.9699 15.04551321476407 AO-91 1 43017U 17073E 26099.18651383 .00008710 00000-0 38996-3 0 9998 2 43017 97.4803 327.8438 0153139 206.1849 153.1582 15.11520400454967 S-Net D 1 43186U 18014G 26099.30419442 .00004531 00000-0 23903-3 0 9992 2 43186 97.5401 4.5422 0006558 254.0680 105.9831 15.16042216448322 S-Net B 1 43187U 18014H 26099.18230097 .00004488 00000-0 23697-3 0 9997 2 43187 97.5407 4.4055 0007223 249.0799 110.9660 15.16013137448309 S-Net A 1 43188U 18014J 26099.30339730 .00004599 00000-0 24249-3 0 9993 2 43188 97.5418 4.7219 0007135 249.5361 110.5106 15.16049024448326 S-Net C 1 43189U 18014K 26099.64782674 .00004496 00000-0 23737-3 0 9997 2 43189 97.5436 5.1281 0008589 239.8266 120.2116 15.16009764446921 Ten-Koh 1 43677U 18084G 26099.80827637 .00003219 00000-0 24624-3 0 9991 2 43677 98.0781 289.2955 0009448 350.5115 9.5929 15.02647593405899 PO-101 1 43678U 18084H 26099.80719443 .00002357 00000-0 19377-3 0 9998 2 43678 98.1046 293.1237 0013964 35.7896 324.4259 15.00130523405969 QO-100 1 43700U 18090A 26099.74325209 .00000146 00000-0 00000+0 0 9990 2 43700 0.0157 178.2027 0001246 216.3335 96.8165 1.00270071 26991 MinXSS-2 1 43758U 18099A 26099.48715148 .00030580 00000-0 70154-3 0 9994 2 43758 97.4572 173.9862 0009081 150.8587 209.3168 15.42637370403522 AO-95 1 43770U 18099N 26099.09251021 .00009032 00000-0 36159-3 0 9995 2 43770 97.4447 159.6520 0008090 222.6619 137.3992 15.25263265402682 SNUSat 2 1 43782U 18099AA 26099.86117355 .00007341 00000-0 33545-3 0 9991 2 43782 97.4133 154.3254 0011042 167.1096 193.0423 15.20806540402644 SnugLite 1 43784U 18099AC 26099.11366896 .00009487 00000-0 37484-3 0 9996 2 43784 97.3939 154.1281 0003793 149.7347 210.4111 15.25709621402786 ITASat 1 1 43786U 18099AE 26099.42792093 .00006749 00000-0 33273-3 0 9994 2 43786 97.4101 152.3323 0011718 226.9223 133.1031 15.18197483402471 EAGLET 1 1 43790U 18099AJ 26099.38873964 .00003446 00000-0 20182-3 0 9997 2 43790 97.4307 150.8813 0010285 216.3242 143.7292 15.12427098401931 ESEO 1 43792U 18099AL 26099.85897632 .00002389 00000-0 17675-3 0 9997 2 43792 97.4046 140.1564 0011675 201.2313 158.8430 15.04041490401530 JO-97 1 43803U 18099AX 26099.40712738 .00015095 00000-0 49736-3 0 9995 2 43803 97.4194 162.0983 0007047 146.4246 213.7443 15.31540600403093 Suomi 100 1 43804U 18099AY 26099.42749526 .00010554 00000-0 40120-3 0 9996 2 43804 97.4250 160.1370 0011149 156.5577 203.6173 15.26914322402922 ISAT 1 43879U 18111D 26099.77714330 .00060546 00000-0 88278-3 0 9998 2 43879 97.5891 30.3205 0006789 152.8496 207.3114 15.55479849400504 UWE-4 1 43880U 18111E 26099.77778366 .00028434 00000-0 66264-3 0 9990 2 43880 97.5846 25.2450 0007547 191.9826 168.1242 15.42195668400220 Sparrow 1 43881U 18111F 26099.77389297 .00078397 00000-0 95266-3 0 9999 2 43881 97.6112 35.0026 0004048 154.9436 205.2018 15.60310478400665 Prox-1 1 44339U 19036A 26099.60417692 .00012176 00000-0 12327-2 0 9997 2 44339 23.9946 211.7862 0006036 327.5475 32.4653 14.89024285363236 Taurus 1 1 44530U 19059C 26099.84645175 .00006013 00000-0 98011-3 0 9998 2 44530 98.6357 260.4967 0009471 162.0220 198.1322 14.71347224348594 TO-108 1 44881U 19093C 26099.85438001 .00000400 00000-0 51284-4 0 9990 2 44881 97.7560 173.7473 0012553 317.1161 42.9075 14.86411587341267 RS-44 1 44909U 19096E 26099.83142932 .00000013 00000-0 16089-4 0 9991 2 44909 82.5261 25.1237 0216603 304.4230 53.6564 12.79747921293604 SALSAT 1 46495U 20068K 26099.50742617 .00007260 00000-0 26193-3 0 9991 2 46495 97.8870 98.4474 0010120 172.9872 187.1510 15.28805697304860 CSS (TIANHE-1) 1 48274U 21035A 26099.79993243 .00026712 00000-0 29783-3 0 9998 2 48274 41.4683 18.6460 0004513 172.0763 188.0148 15.62188173282472 CUTE 1 49263U 21088D 26099.22749456 .00117789 00000-0 88741-3 0 9992 2 49263 97.4188 193.2387 0003516 211.6681 148.4371 15.72148447251667 TeikyoSat 4 1 49396U 21102B 26098.97570956 .00001957 00000-0 12656-3 0 9995 2 49396 97.3743 131.1378 0012531 164.3629 195.7989 15.09264574242282 Z-Sat 1 49399U 21102E 26099.84066071 .00003894 00000-0 19539-3 0 9992 2 49399 97.3408 137.2394 0018274 123.1836 237.1154 15.17749277243071 KOSEN 1 1 49402U 21102H 26099.37126133 .00006832 00000-0 26836-3 0 9994 2 49402 97.3273 142.8870 0015691 92.0699 268.2337 15.25903362243522 HO-113 1 50466U 21131B 26099.88335149 .00000435 00000-0 14812-3 0 9997 2 50466 98.4942 192.6570 0003075 315.2858 44.8082 14.41292261225272 SNUGLITE 2 1 52899U 22065F 26099.35572089 .00001201 00000-0 23725-3 0 9999 2 52899 98.2094 244.3517 0006509 233.7311 126.3290 14.64217690200929 UmKA 1 (RS40S) 1 57172U 23091G 26099.84554336 .00005942 00000-0 27791-3 0 9990 2 57172 97.5115 158.8234 0012769 5.5852 354.5523 15.20076102153621 CubeBel-2 (EU11S) 1 57175U 23091K 26099.83041567 .00011624 00000-0 43259-3 0 9990 2 57175 97.5110 162.5016 0009776 5.8462 354.2890 15.27612127153863 RS-38S 1 57189U 23091Z 26099.82656009 .00014359 00000-0 43888-3 0 9993 2 57189 97.5137 168.0410 0006212 320.7239 39.3552 15.33966689154206 SONATE-2 1 59112U 24043Q 26099.85255875 .00033128 00000-0 51154-3 0 9998 2 59112 97.5448 246.3530 0007617 95.8470 264.3651 15.54029283117267 GRBBeta 1 60237U 24128C 26099.58240369 .00003645 00000-0 25640-3 0 9996 2 60237 61.9888 96.8632 0048529 120.2082 240.3829 15.06105617 95933 Curium One 1 60242U 24128H 26099.32368399 .00007205 00000-0 42512-3 0 9991 2 60242 61.9782 89.4697 0048255 116.4465 244.1593 15.11447294 96048 ROBUSTA-3A 1 60243U 24128J 26099.31710075 .00006106 00000-0 37029-3 0 9999 2 60243 61.9857 91.5914 0049100 114.0871 246.5372 15.10637288 96014 CatSat 1 60246U 24125J 26099.02614229 .00041242 00000-0 67659-3 0 9993 2 60246 97.2170 310.9745 0026334 80.6482 279.7746 15.51927079 96644 HYPERVIEW-1G (RS66S) 1 61772U 24199AP 26099.79683997 .00069405 00000-0 76305-3 0 9990 2 61772 97.3014 336.7737 0008848 153.6453 206.5258 15.62911421123950 AO-123 1 61781U 24199AY 26099.85423818 .00007832 00000-0 23459-3 0 9999 2 61781 97.3103 329.1531 0013863 186.8193 173.2864 15.34693320123440 JINJUSat 1B 1 63210U 25052A 26099.45177757 .00016118 00000-0 53275-3 0 9997 2 63210 97.4074 356.2000 0002866 9.7621 350.3675 15.31443515 59575 NUSHSAT 1 1 63211U 25052B 26099.46362557 .00019198 00000-0 59602-3 0 9994 2 63211 97.4051 356.5683 0002849 15.9028 344.2303 15.33415743 59600 TEVEL2-4 1 63213U 25052D 26099.27052008 .00017105 00000-0 55036-3 0 9995 2 63213 97.3975 355.6466 0003043 38.3255 321.8203 15.32295435 59550 TEVEL2-5 1 63214U 25052E 26099.21875050 .00016508 00000-0 53362-3 0 9996 2 63214 97.3971 355.5609 0003104 38.1453 322.0008 15.32154611 59546 TEVEL2-6 1 63215U 25052F 26099.42531504 .00016562 00000-0 53591-3 0 9997 2 63215 97.3972 355.7526 0003173 37.0807 323.0654 15.32122004 59577 TEVEL2-1 1 63217U 25052H 26099.17100885 .00016335 00000-0 53627-3 0 9993 2 63217 97.3947 355.1996 0003719 45.8331 314.3216 15.31656457 59526 TEVEL2-3 1 63218U 25052J 26099.42913548 .00015943 00000-0 52266-3 0 9992 2 63218 97.3949 355.4717 0003833 46.7089 313.4472 15.31706409 59561 TEVEL2-2 1 63219U 25052K 26099.43292552 .00015798 00000-0 51857-3 0 9992 2 63219 97.3946 355.4621 0003692 45.5067 314.6476 15.31668530 59568 TEVEL2-9 1 63237U 25052AD 26099.52201728 .00015148 00000-0 52549-3 0 9995 2 63237 97.4013 355.0646 0007409 41.1023 319.0774 15.29867427 59520 TEVEL2-7 1 63238U 25052AE 26099.48552635 .00014182 00000-0 49593-3 0 9999 2 63238 97.4012 354.9707 0007554 41.6621 318.5193 15.29621752 59513 TEVEL2-8 1 63239U 25052AF 26099.42755570 .00014224 00000-0 49771-3 0 9992 2 63239 97.4014 354.8923 0007585 42.3636 317.8189 15.29599766 59508 HYDRA-W 1 63490U 25052BL 26099.45569551 .00582329 00000-0 23508-2 0 9991 2 63490 97.3810 2.4172 0005228 120.0547 240.1242 15.84908718 60028 HADES-ICM (SO-125) 1 63492U 25052BN 26099.44404727 .00226717 00000-0 19174-2 0 9995 2 63492 97.3872 1.2479 0005328 76.9710 283.2146 15.69025398 59944 SPIRONE 1 66657U 25274H 26099.77815225 .00001918 00000-0 18856-3 0 9993 2 66657 97.7450 30.0725 0010703 238.5890 121.4284 14.93273672 20016 K-HERO 1 66660U 25274L 26099.53432598 .00002176 00000-0 21076-3 0 9994 2 66660 97.7454 29.9420 0012611 244.6888 115.3026 14.93707126 19984 SNUGLITE-III DURI 1 66661U 25274M 26099.79254536 .00001661 00000-0 16190-3 0 9996 2 66661 97.7455 30.2141 0013291 245.2264 114.7574 14.93776884 20026 SilverSat 1 66909U 98067XV 26099.87526971 .00559522 13679-3 15127-2 0 9996 2 66909 51.6162 263.0552 0011158 291.0799 68.9015 15.93591833 20120 SAKHACUBE-CHOLBON 1 67290U 25313AU 26099.82016700 .00009527 00000-0 39974-3 0 9996 2 67290 97.3958 175.7669 0008512 229.4993 130.5503 15.23658161 15564 RS95S (QMR-KWT-2) 1 67291U 25313AV 26099.79330497 .00012145 00000-0 49548-3 0 9993 2 67291 97.3956 175.8015 0008412 227.6259 132.4267 15.24541928 15564 Ten-Koh2 1 68261U 25241B 26098.94057791 .00007069 00000-0 31025-3 0 9990 2 68261 51.6413 289.0365 0004768 270.6101 89.4330 15.22994641 4352 IO-86 1 40931U 25360.30710720 .00000000 00000-0 12800-3 0 00 2 40931 6.0006 332.5373 0012733 338.8432 8.1437 14.79075515 01 HADES-SA/SpinnyONE 1 71958C 26067D 26089.49758863 -.00009989 00000+0 -51655-3 0 00 2 71958 97.4320 49.1630 0007687 13.6276 327.6456 15.16316797 13 LILIUM-4 1 71922C 26067AC 26089.50133053 -.00014632 00000+0 -74472-3 0 04 2 71922 97.4497 49.1617 0004341 5.9603 355.7042 15.16896692 16 PARUS-6U1 1 71919C 26067Q 26089.49893470 -.00013781 00000+0 -70600-3 0 07 2 71919 97.4488 49.1589 0005235 359.3198 349.2677 15.16662579 15 JACK-002 1 71927C 26067C 26089.49750414 -.00013014 00000+0 -63498-3 0 02 2 71927 97.4500 49.1567 0002681 143.8886 196.8842 15.18377566 18 SAL-E 1 71904C 26067L 26089.49846595 -.00007742 00000+0 -39877-3 0 08 2 71904 97.4412 49.1602 0006442 8.2554 337.7892 15.16462720 16 DISCO-2 1 71908C 26067U 26089.49955160 -.00011726 00000+0 -58129-3 0 09 2 71908 97.4541 49.1588 0000289 282.0588 69.8834 15.17826845 10 /EX <hr> Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/keps@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to keps-leave@amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

[Keps] No changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for 10 April 2026

Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:21:00 GMT

This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution. <hr> Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/keps@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to keps-leave@amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Thu, 09 Apr 2026 05:07:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3670 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 09 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3669 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7322 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:06:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3669 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 08 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3668 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7359 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:07:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3668 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 07 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3667 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6075 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Mon, 06 Apr 2026 05:07:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3667 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 06 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3666 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5995 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

ALERT: Electron 2 MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000 pfu

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 05:21:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3666 Issue Time: 2026 Apr 05 0507 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3665 Begin Time: 2026 Apr 03 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2419 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.</PRE> <HR>Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the <a href="https://pss.swpc.noaa.gov">Product Subscription Site.</a> Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact <a href="mailto:pss.help@noaa.gov">SWPC Help.</a>

[ANS] ANS-095 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:10:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"> In this edition:<o:p></o:p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Membership Meeting Announced<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">ARISS Solicits School Contacts for 2007<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">VUCC & DXCC Standings April 2026<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">âARISS and AMSAT: On Track to Track Artemis 2<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers April 2026 Rankings<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for April 3, 2026<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">ARISS Plans SSTV Event for April<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">Ambassador Events<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">ARISS News<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">Satellite Shorts from All Over<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in"><o:p> </o:p></li></ul> The AMSAT(R) News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur Radio in Space including reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The news feed on <a href="http://www.amsat.org">http://www.amsat.org</a> publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as our volunteers can post it.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] amsat.org .<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Sign up for free e-mail delivery of the AMSAT News Service Bulletins via the ANS List. Join this list at: <a href="https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/">https://mailman.amsat.org/postorius/lists/ans.amsat.org/</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Meeting Announced<o:p></o:p> Save the dates October 8-11, 2026 for the 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Membership Meeting. The site of the meeting will be in Jacksonville, Florida at the Crowne Plaza JAX Airport.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="316" height="237" id="Picture_x0020_17" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image001.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0"><o:p></o:p> <![if !vml]><img width="32" height="32" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image011.png@01DCC454.7E4329A0" v:shapes="Rectangle_x0020_1"><![endif]><o:p></o:p> Credit: Crowne Plaza JAX Airport<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> While an exact schedule will be available in the weeks ahead, you can tentatively plan on this Symposium and Annual Membership meeting per the customary format:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Thursday, October 8, 0800-1700: Board of Directors Meeting Friday, October 9, 0800-1100: Board of Directors Meeting Friday, October 9, 1300-1700: Symposium Presentations Saturday, October 10, 0800-1500: Symposium Presentations Saturday, October 10, 1500-1700: Annual Membership Meeting Sunday, October, 11, 0700-1900: Membership Breakfast<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Rooms will be available at a very affordable $109 per night! A link for room reservations will be available shortly. But, no need to wait! Mark your calendar now for the highlight of the AMSAT year with an opportunity to catch up with old friends and make new ones, too. Follow AMSAT News Service for updates as they happen!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, AMSAT President, for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> The 2026 Presidentâs Club Coin is Now Here! Help Support GOLF and FoxPlus.<o:p></o:p> <img border="0" width="362" height="182" id="Picture_x0020_15" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image002.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0" alt="Presidents' Club 2026 Coin"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Annual memberships start at only $120 Join the AMSAT Presidentâs Club today and help Keep Amateur Radio in Space! <a href="https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/">https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> ARISS Solicits School Contacts for 2007<o:p></o:p> The Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) Program is seeking formal and informal education institutions and organizations, individually or working together, to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS. ARISS anticipates that the contact would be held between January 1, 2027 â June 30, 2027. Crew scheduling and ISS orbits will determine the exact contact dates. To maximize these radio contact opportunities, ARISS is looking for organizations that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the contact into a well-developed education plan.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="200" height="194" id="Picture_x0020_14" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image003.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This proposal is due to ARISS by May 22, 2026 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time. Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org">https://www.ariss.org</a>. An informational webinar will be held at 8 PM ET on April 30. The zoom link for that webinar is <a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3yid9dxzRkmYfVroIP0nWA">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/3yid9dxzRkmYfVroIP0nWA</a> .<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Crew members aboard the International Space Station will participate in scheduled Amateur Radio contacts. These radio contacts are approximately 10 minutes in length and allow students to interact with the astronauts through a question-and-answer session.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> An ARISS contact is a voice-only communication opportunity via Amateur Radio between astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the space station and classrooms and communities. ARISS contacts afford education audiences the opportunity to learn firsthand from astronauts what it is like to live and work in space and to learn about space research conducted on the ISS. Students also will have an opportunity to learn about satellite communication, wireless technology, and radio science. Because of the nature of human spaceflight and the complexity of scheduling activities aboard the ISS, organizations must demonstrate flexibility to accommodate changes in dates and times of the radio contact.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Please direct any questions to <a href="mailto:education@ariss-usa.org">education@ariss-usa.org</a> .<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks the ARISS-USA for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> AMSAT Remove Before Flight Key Tags Now Available Yes, These are the Real Thing!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="293" height="153" id="Picture_x0020_13" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image004.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Your $20 Donation Goes to Help Fly a FoxPlus Satellite Includes First Class Postage (Sorry â U.S. Addresses Only) Order Today at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-remove-before-flight-keychain">https://www.amsat.org/product/amsat-remove-before-flight-keychain</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> VUCC & DXCC Standings April 2026<o:p></o:p> This is the VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for March 01, 2026 to April 01, 2026.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" style="mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> EA2AA<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 1170<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 1206<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> JH8FIH<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 505<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 869<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:2"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> JN1BPM<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 630<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 804<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:3"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> JI5USJ<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 450<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 505<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:4"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> OH3DP<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 401<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 451<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:5"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> JI5RPT/1<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 200<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 300<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:6"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> IK0WRB<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 213<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 242<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:7"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> W0PR<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 224<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 230<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:8"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> WD9EWK (DM22)<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 200<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 204<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:9"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> PY3YO<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 100<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 160<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:10;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> PP5BY<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> New<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 100<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <o:p> </o:p> Congratulations to new VUCC Satellite holder PP5BY. PP5BY is first VUCC Satellite holder from GG53<o:p></o:p> No DXCC standings, DXCC-SAT nor any of the other DXCC awards have been updated since Feb 5, 2026<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Join AMSAT or Renew Now. . .<o:p></o:p> Download a Free Getting Started with Amateur Satellites Book!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="195" height="243" id="Picture_x0020_1" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image009.jpg@01DCC445.A585A920"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Get the latest edition just for doing the right thing!<o:p></o:p> Visit <a href="https://www.amsat.org/membership-specials/">https://www.amsat.org/membership-specials/</a> for more details.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> â<o:p></o:p> ARISS and AMSAT: On Track to Track Artemis 2<o:p></o:p> When the Artemis 2 mission with four astronauts departs for deep space sometime in April, a team of ARISS and AMSAT volunteers will be âwatchingâ from afar. Specifically, our experts will use a multinational network of ground station receivers to capture the Orion capsuleâs one-way S-band communications with mission control as a secondary means of tracking the spacecraft.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> While NASAâs Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program will depend on the Near Space and Deep Space Network for primary tracking of the Orion during its 10-day mission around the moon and back, it has also selected 34 individuals and groups (including an ARISS and AMSAT consortium) across 14 countries to provide an independent source of tracking data using the radio waves generated by normal communications.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="357" height="240" id="Picture_x0020_12" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image005.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0"><o:p></o:p> (Credit: NASA/John Kraus)<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The concept works. For Artemis 1, an uncrewed launch into low-Earth orbit in 2022, 10 individuals successfully tracked Orion throughout its mission. Based on lessons learned from that experience, SCaN now has data standards that Artemis 2 passive trackers will use when sending the data to NASA.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Another lesson SCaN learned from Artemis 1 was that there is a lot of interest in passive tracking. SCaN in August 2025 issued an official request for information (RFI) to government agencies, companies, amateur radio organizations and enthusiasts to participate in Artemis 2 tracking. According to NASA, those chosen through the RFI will use 47 ground assets in 14 countries to help the agency âbetter assess the broader aerospace communityâs tracking capabilities and identify ways to augment future Moon and Mars mission support.â<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ARISS and AMSAT are teamed up under the auspices of the AREx (Amateur Radio Exploration) Ground Station Consortium. AREx is a joint ARISS and AMSAT international effort to develop and operate amateur radio systems for deep space, starting at the moon and later to Mars. The team will provide one-way doppler tracking of the S-band signals from space, recording the data and delivering it to SCaN in the proper format.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The AREx worldwide consortium includes teams in the United States (University of Southern California, and Dayton, Ohio); the UK (Goonhilly); Germany, and Poland. Other AREx team members who supported the Artemis I initiative are also participating separately. ARISS operations team member Daryl Young is serving as the Project Manager for the Artemis 2 tracking project.<o:p></o:p> â<o:p></o:p> For the latest updates on Artemis 2 and other exciting ARISS news, please follow our Facebook, X, Instagram, BlueSky, Mastodon, LinkedIn, YouTube and Discord social media channels.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks ARISS-USA for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers April 2026 Rankings<o:p></o:p> The April 2026 rankings for the Top 100 Rovers (Mixed LEO/MEO/GEO) in satellite operations, as determined by @GridMasterMap on Twitter, has been released as of April 3, 2026.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The ranking is determined by the number of grids and DXCC entities activated, taking into account only those grids where a minimum number of QSOs logged on the gridmaster.fr website have been validated by a third party. Grid numbers do not directly reflect the exact number of activations. Satellite operators are encouraged to upload their LoTW satellite contacts to <a href="https://gridmaster.fr"> https://gridmaster.fr</a> in order to provide more accurate data.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <table class="MsoNormalTable" border="0" cellspacing="5" cellpadding="0" style="mso-cellspacing:1.5pt;mso-yfti-tbllook:1184;mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt"> <tbody> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:0;mso-yfti-firstrow:yes"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 1<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> ND9M<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 26<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> BA1PK<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 51<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> K7TAB<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 76<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> M1DDD<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:1"> <td 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style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> PS8BR<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> <tr style="mso-yfti-irow:24;mso-yfti-lastrow:yes"> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 25<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> ND0C<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 50<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> JL3RNZ<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 75<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> KM4LAO<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> 100<o:p></o:p> </td> <td style="padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt"> WA9JBQ<o:p></o:p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks @GridMasterMap and Mitch Ahrenstorff, AD0HJ, for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition? Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff from our Zazzle store!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="169" height="201" id="Picture_x0020_2" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image010.png@01DCC424.9AD465F0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 25% of the purchase price of each product goes towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space <a href="https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear">https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for April 3, 2026<o:p></o:p> Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Weekly updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin files are updated daily in the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin files will be posted immediately after reliable elements become available for new amateur satellites. More information may be found at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/">https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/</a>.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The following satellites have been added to this week's AMSAT TLE distribution. They have provisional object numbers that will change once official USSF/NORAD numbers are assigned.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> HADES-SA/SpinnyONE Provisional ID 71958 LILIUM-4 Provisional ID 71922 PARUS-6U1 Provisional ID 71919 JACK-002 Provisional ID 71927 SAL-E Provisional ID 71904 DISCO-2 Provisional ID 71908<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> ARISS Plans SSTV Event for April<o:p></o:p> ARISS is planning for a 70cm (437 MHz) event for the week of April 12, 2026.<o:p></o:p> The ARISS teams are preparing a new series of SSTV transmissions for the event. The SSTV Series 31 images will pay tribute to Cosmonautics Day, the 100th anniversary of liquid-fueled rockets, the inaugural Space Shuttle launch and SuitSat.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="313" height="313" id="Picture_x0020_11" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image006.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Exact times, frequencies and modes will be announced closer to the event. Follow ARISS social media for updates.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks the ARISS-USA for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> ARISS NEWS<o:p></o:p> Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="414" height="110" id="Picture_x0020_10" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image007.png@01DCC423.54F00DB0"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> + Completed Contacts Aznakaevsky District, Republic of Tatarstan, Russia, direct via RC4P. The ISS callsign was RSÃISS. The crewmember was Andrey Fedyaev. The ARISS mentor was A.R.C. ENERGIA, RV3DR. Contact was successful on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 11:55 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Simon Langton Grammar School for Boys The Langton, Canterbury, United Kingdom, direct via GB4SLS. The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The crewmember was Jack Hathaway, KJ5NIV. The ARISS mentor was Ciaran Morgan, MÃXTD . Contact was successful on Monday, March 30, 2026 at 13:28 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Istituto Comprensivo âGabriele DâAnnunzioâ Lanciano, Chieti, Italy, direct via IQ6LN. AND Istituto Comprensivo âMohandas Karamchand Gandhiâ, Pontedera, Italy, telebridge via IQ6LN. The ISS callsign was OR4ISS. The crewmember was Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN The ARISS mentorwas Francesco De Paolis, IKÃWGF Contact was successful on Wednesday, April 1, 2026 at 11:56:09 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Walnut Grove Elementary School, Suwanee, GA, direct via KR4HPC. The ISS callsign was NA1SS. The crewmember was Chris Williams, KJ5GEW. The ARISS mentor was, Daryl Young, K4RGK. Contact was successful on Thursday, April 2, 2026 at 15:41:23 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> + Upcoming Contacts Emporia State University, School of Science & Mathematics, Emporia, KS, direct via KÃESU. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS. The scheduled crewmember is Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN. The ARISS mentor is Ryan Krenzischek, W4NTR. Contact is go for Wednesday, April 8, 2026 at 14:10:31 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> LycÃ©e du Vimeu, Friville-Escarbotin, France, direct via F6KVJ. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled crewmember is Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN. The ARISS mentor is Joseph Le Moine, F6ICS. Contact is go for Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 10:27:02 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Albert Camus Middle School, La Norville, France, telebridge via ON4ISS. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS. The scheduled crewmember is Jack Hathaway, KJ5NIV. The ARISS mentor is Joseph Le Moine, F6ICS. Contact is go for Thursday, April 9, 2026 at 12:04:25 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Memorial Complex of Soviet Pilot-Cosmonaut A.G. Nikolaev, Chuvashia, Russia. The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSÃISS. The scheduled crewmember is Sergey Mikaev. The ARISS mentor is A.R.C. ENERGIA, RV3DR. Contact is go for Friday, April 10, 2026 at 10 08:10 UTC.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The crossband repeater continues to be active (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The latest information on the operation mode can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html">https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at <a href="https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html">https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> AMSAT Ambassador Activities<o:p></o:p> AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <img border="0" width="194" height="158" id="Picture_x0020_9" src="https://aus-city.com/cgi-bin/dada/mail.cgi/show_img/RADIOCOMM_LIST/20260404171011/image008.jpg@01DCC423.54F00DB0" alt="AMSAT Ambassador News Logo"><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> April 17-19, 2026 Southeastern VHF Society Conference Holiday Inn Macon North 3953 River Place Dr Macon, Georgia 31201 <a href="https://svhfs.org/wp/2026-2/">https://svhfs.org/wp/2026-2/</a> W4FCL<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> April 11, 2026 Tucson Area Spring Hamfest Radio Society of Tucson Calvary Tucson Church 8711 East Speedway Tucson, AZ 85710 <a href="https://k7rst.club/">https://k7rst.club/</a> N1UW<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> May 15-17, 2026 Dayton Hamvention Greene County Fair and Expo Center 210 Fairground Road Xenia 45385 <a href="https://hamvention.org/">https://hamvention.org/</a><o:p></o:p> October 8-11, 2026<o:p></o:p> 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual Membership Meeting Crowne Plaza JAX Airport 14670 Duval Road Jacksonville, FL 32218 Details to follow<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director â AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> Satellite Shorts From All Over<o:p></o:p> + The two-hour launch window of the Artemis II mission provided a practical example of the effects of space debris and satellite crowding. During the launch window, NASA was required to respect approximately 156 "cuts." A cut is a period when the rocket could not be launched due to the risk of collision with a satellite or trackable debris in low-earth orbit. Each cut can last from one to twenty-three seconds. The NASA-TV commentator noted that it wasn't many years earlier when the number of cuts for this type of mission was only in the forties.  [ANS thanks NASA-TV for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> + A new version of the Andy UZ7HO SoundModem program for HADES-SA SpinnyONE is now available, fixing several detected bugs.<o:p></o:p> You can download it at: <a href="https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/14224014/UZ7HO_Soundmodem_for_HADES_SA_SpinnyONE.zip"> https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/14224014/UZ7HO_Soundmodem_for_HADES_SA_SpinnyONE.zip</a>.<o:p></o:p> Additionally, tools for decoding SSDV images and CODEC2 (Windows versions) are available at:<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/14224021/AMSAT-EA_HADES-SA_SpinnyONE_SSDV_utilities.zip">https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/14224021/AMSAT-EA_HADES-SA_SpinnyONE_SSDV_utilities.zip</a><o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/14224194/AMSAT-EA_HADES-SA_SpinnyONE_CODEC2_utilities.zip">https://www.amsat-ea.org/app/download/14224194/AMSAT-EA_HADES-SA_SpinnyONE_CODEC2_utilities.zip</a>. <o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks FÃ©lix EA4GQS  for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="0" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Join AMSAT today at <a href="https://launch.amsat.org/">https://launch.amsat.org/</a><o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">Students are eligible for FREE membership up to age 25.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoListParagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo6">Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.<o:p></o:p></li></ul> <o:p> </o:p> Contact info [at] amsat [dot] org for additional membership information.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW. f.karnauskas [at] amsat [dot] org<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002. AMSAT is a registered trademark of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div>