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

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:30:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3754 Issue Time: 2026 Oct 16 1419 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000pfu Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 16 1345 UTC Station: GOES-19 Comment: </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] orb26289.2l.amsat

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB26289.1 2Line Orbital Elements 26289.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 October 16, 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 26288.30717757 -.00000051 00000-0 -27692-4 0 9994 2 07530 101.9901 302.8044 0011947 261.9978 109.2072 12.53700032375574 UO-11 1 14781U 84021B 26288.35531487 .00001295 00000-0 13646-3 0 9998 2 14781 97.8232 252.7130 0008493 137.7417 222.4457 14.91059493275036 LO-19 1 20442U 90005G 26288.53167377 .00000084 00000-0 46651-4 0 9999 2 20442 98.8786 313.6200 0011038 208.4195 151.6388 14.34150460919646 AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 26288.47758562 .00000087 00000-0 50009-4 0 9991 2 22825 98.6752 355.7680 0009480 106.0145 254.2082 14.30967341724206 FO-29 1 24278U 96046B 26288.01007403 -.00000005 00000-0 28468-4 0 9997 2 24278 98.5136 120.4440 0350411 145.3277 217.1256 13.53279505489370 GO-32 1 25397U 98043D 26288.46003457 .00000037 00000-0 36361-4 0 9998 2 25397 99.0172 284.3144 0000783 177.8912 182.2270 14.24447409468453 ISS 1 25544U 98067A 26288.49932320 .00005222 00000-0 10330-3 0 9999 2 25544 51.6327 64.7113 0006647 265.3101 94.7128 15.48874993590406 NO-44 1 26931U 01043C 26288.43150104 .00000102 00000-0 69090-4 0 9994 2 26931 67.0498 293.2550 0006086 275.2877 84.7531 14.31992545307664 SO-50 1 27607U 02058C 26288.24335238 .00000924 00000-0 12631-3 0 9994 2 27607 64.5507 117.4728 0070110 240.2691 119.1427 14.83259529282267 CO-55 1 27844U 03031E 26288.58002145 .00000239 00000-0 12223-3 0 9990 2 27844 98.6766 295.6480 0009299 189.4555 170.6450 14.24395762208814 RS-22 1 27939U 03042A 26288.61062417 .00000523 00000-0 88514-4 0 9992 2 27939 98.3458 116.4148 0010016 244.9740 205.3808 14.73639851233283 CO-65 1 32785U 08021C 26288.59386425 .00004601 00000-0 28399-3 0 9999 2 32785 97.8419 272.6961 0008205 350.7411 9.3665 15.10404464 3375 CO-66 1 32791U 08021J 26288.56611497 .00019184 00000-0 53939-3 0 9993 2 32791 97.7569 292.6054 0001177 173.8070 186.3188 15.36554231 5743 RS-30 1 32953U 08025A 26288.57409332 -.00000024 00000-0 -24563-3 0 9997 2 32953 82.4984 280.5536 0020515 51.1342 309.1565 12.43183722834655 SRMSAT 1 37841U 11058D 26288.66897477 .00000371 00000-0 57687-4 0 9996 2 37841 19.9719 50.1950 0011815 89.3837 300.6537 14.11598552774862 ZACUBE-1 1 39417U 13066B 26288.62279974 .00003329 00000-0 25496-3 0 9998 2 39417 97.8209 251.6561 0038100 204.9946 154.9435 15.02015567698807 Delfi-N3xt 1 39428U 13066N 26288.59465293 .00005772 00000-0 48834-3 0 9992 2 39428 97.8307 208.8750 0072932 164.0810 196.2728 14.96358103692625 GOMX-1 1 39430U 13066Q 26288.63050388 .00001086 00000-0 16762-3 0 9994 2 39430 97.6402 121.4979 0129163 50.7113 310.5466 14.69771649687607 LO-74 1 39440U 13066AA 26288.60961116 .00004728 00000-0 43031-3 0 9997 2 39440 97.9043 238.2318 0056386 349.7368 10.2696 14.94468841694977 AO-73 1 39444U 13066AE 26288.64445688 .00005924 00000-0 35418-3 0 9995 2 39444 97.8434 262.8359 0036035 150.5929 209.7338 15.10918242697843 DTUSAT-2 1 40030U 14033W 26287.99396846 .00005844 00000-0 30514-3 0 9994 2 40030 98.0918 293.4966 0007733 173.6128 186.5203 15.16328761670830 LILACSAT-2 1 40908U 15049K 26288.60682211 .00020239 00000-0 29953-3 0 9999 2 40908 97.4502 330.2666 0006985 156.5858 203.5715 15.55298189614447 Lapan A3 1 41603U 16040E 26288.65228926 .00003168 00000-0 99271-4 0 9991 2 41603 97.1594 280.9636 0008425 310.4108 49.6399 15.33764005573279 CAS-2T 1 41847U 16066G 26288.11906755 .00001326 00000-0 19242-3 0 9996 2 41847 98.3720 2.4534 0341999 125.4803 237.8814 14.44907358522110 TechnoSat 1 42829U 17042E 26288.37078063 .00003339 00000-0 23516-3 0 9997 2 42829 97.4446 81.6290 0018412 46.9643 313.3123 15.05554608504784 AO-91 1 43017U 17073E 26288.07260185 .00007820 00000-0 33183-3 0 9996 2 43017 97.4489 152.8375 0144323 274.1691 84.3059 15.14333248483521 S-Net D 1 43186U 18014G 26288.30159050 .00004969 00000-0 25030-3 0 9996 2 43186 97.5239 192.3316 0007126 334.3517 25.7362 15.17619134476972 S-Net B 1 43187U 18014H 26288.31550685 .00004628 00000-0 23357-3 0 9999 2 43187 97.5241 192.3354 0007559 328.2553 31.8223 15.17587242476978 S-Net A 1 43188U 18014J 26288.49759530 .00004808 00000-0 24224-3 0 9993 2 43188 97.5255 192.7491 0007508 328.4973 31.5810 15.17629789477009 S-Net C 1 43189U 18014K 26288.32011374 .00004544 00000-0 22943-3 0 9996 2 43189 97.5268 192.6656 0008540 320.1197 39.9409 15.17578105475526 Ten-Koh 1 43677U 18084G 26288.27947930 .00001771 00000-0 13524-3 0 9999 2 43677 98.0705 125.7235 0011352 78.9318 281.3183 15.03346555434207 PO-101 1 43678U 18084H 26288.59227818 .00001747 00000-0 14252-3 0 9993 2 43678 98.1141 130.0976 0013371 131.4050 228.8325 15.00813382434270 QO-100 1 43700U 18090A 26288.51431404 .00000146 00000-0 00000-0 0 9991 2 43700 0.0139 241.0162 0001066 341.3471 12.7115 1.00274754 28884 MinXSS-2 1 43758U 18099A 26287.76082493 .00058768 00000-0 84396-3 0 9995 2 43758 97.4409 8.2266 0006561 177.8924 182.2359 15.55902409432663 AO-95 1 43770U 18099N 26288.12674145 .00011938 00000-0 42649-3 0 9994 2 43770 97.4235 348.0298 0006513 284.1539 75.8977 15.28970685431534 SNUSat 2 1 43782U 18099AA 26288.59542302 .00007046 00000-0 29861-3 0 9993 2 43782 97.3911 340.1681 0008723 225.6379 134.4144 15.23415391431354 SnugLite 1 43784U 18099AC 26288.61411677 .00011080 00000-0 39074-3 0 9998 2 43784 97.3717 341.8067 0002251 183.2691 176.8535 15.29427335431713 ITASat 1 1 43786U 18099AE 26288.12145955 .00005881 00000-0 27322-3 0 9994 2 43786 97.3882 337.2527 0010536 296.2242 63.7910 15.20323545431125 EAGLET 1 1 43790U 18099AJ 26288.39415018 .00003464 00000-0 19596-3 0 9997 2 43790 97.4088 334.8470 0009295 293.1329 66.8923 15.13683218430519 ESEO 1 43792U 18099AL 26288.37065387 .00001794 00000-0 13207-3 0 9994 2 43792 97.3862 320.5638 0010495 284.6323 75.3740 15.04532596429872 JO-97 1 43803U 18099AX 26288.13935484 .00019613 00000-0 53943-3 0 9995 2 43803 97.3985 351.6022 0005280 184.4376 175.6823 15.37216660432039 Suomi 100 1 43804U 18099AY 26288.63523163 .00012034 00000-0 40474-3 0 9993 2 43804 97.4032 348.6997 0008818 203.3521 156.7321 15.30917532431833 ISAT 1 43879U 18111D 26272.22564364 .11405449 27516-5 40905-3 0 9999 2 43879 97.5523 217.9747 0009492 205.7371 154.3458 16.43560492427609 UWE-4 1 43880U 18111E 26288.24038409 .00052895 00000-0 81216-3 0 9991 2 43880 97.5856 222.8391 0003526 222.2271 137.8711 15.54111685429376 Prox-1 1 44339U 19036A 26288.58312936 .00012544 00000-0 11447-2 0 9990 2 44339 23.9946 28.3942 0005781 3.5214 356.5326 14.93149266391471 Taurus 1 1 44530U 19059C 26288.57462863 .00006842 00000-0 10693-2 0 9998 2 44530 98.6507 101.0640 0007721 295.9244 64.1166 14.73139253376364 TO-108 1 44881U 19093C 26288.59533465 .00000370 00000-0 47565-4 0 9994 2 44881 97.7416 357.8227 0014762 54.0777 306.1806 14.86666980369304 RS-44 1 44909U 19096E 26288.63624115 .00000013 00000-0 99099-5 0 9990 2 44909 82.5178 259.6553 0216613 222.5388 135.8756 12.79749703317750 SALSAT 1 46495U 20068K 26288.30918813 .00007507 00000-0 25107-3 0 9990 2 46495 97.8876 298.8524 0007863 233.9461 126.1051 15.31282994333734 CSS (TIANHE-1) 1 48274U 21035A 26288.50006037 .00021231 00000-0 25116-3 0 9990 2 48274 41.4694 311.2425 0000709 142.6151 217.4737 15.60765952311955 TeikyoSat 4 1 49396U 21102B 26288.55299189 .00001818 00000-0 11601-3 0 9991 2 49396 97.3592 313.3351 0010555 233.7018 126.3238 15.09852177270882 Z-Sat 1 49399U 21102E 26288.57813631 .00003931 00000-0 19030-3 0 9992 2 49399 97.3217 320.2434 0016149 180.4601 179.6622 15.19028810271710 KOSEN 1 1 49402U 21102H 26288.53985489 .00007050 00000-0 25775-3 0 9993 2 49402 97.3052 328.3976 0014534 135.9128 224.3274 15.28284696272399 HO-113 1 50466U 21131B 26288.63185297 .00000489 00000-0 16449-3 0 9994 2 50466 98.4974 20.3627 0005284 95.9414 264.2377 14.41447211252464 SNUGLITE 2 1 52899U 22065F 26288.35332407 .00000891 00000-0 17724-3 0 9993 2 52899 98.2380 73.1126 0007618 16.1882 343.9562 14.64528873228588 UmKA 1 (RS40S) 1 57172U 23091G 26288.58581505 .00005883 00000-0 26047-3 0 9996 2 57172 97.4903 346.8210 0013707 63.1809 297.0827 15.21956768182315 CubeBel-2 (EU11S) 1 57175U 23091K 26288.61635712 .00012608 00000-0 41333-3 0 9991 2 57175 97.4906 353.0420 0010171 55.2311 304.9886 15.31723730182726 RS-38S 1 57189U 23091Z 26288.59421051 .00017309 00000-0 44169-3 0 9995 2 57189 97.4964 0.7161 0006297 11.8098 348.3294 15.39552269183199 SONATE-2 1 59112U 24043Q 26288.39730755 .00073097 00000-0 62404-3 0 9991 2 59112 97.5640 87.1744 0004856 115.5494 244.6270 15.69272679146677 GRBBeta 1 60237U 24128C 26288.64963481 .00002676 00000-0 18945-3 0 9993 2 60237 61.9884 153.3883 0022710 161.4402 198.7524 15.07336004124425 Curium One 1 60242U 24128H 26288.29949697 .00006317 00000-0 35666-3 0 9998 2 60242 61.9769 139.8627 0022017 154.5193 205.6994 15.13963329124633 ROBUSTA-3A 1 60243U 24128J 26288.33497697 .00006367 00000-0 36836-3 0 9997 2 60243 61.9845 142.9013 0024041 152.3561 207.8820 15.13034540124598 CatSat 1 60246U 24125J 26288.04442989 .00220088 00000-0 11546-2 0 9997 2 60246 97.1854 143.5458 0013626 93.4181 266.8646 15.80043509126167 AO-123 1 61781U 24199AY 26288.58465304 .00008064 00000-0 22278-3 0 9991 2 61781 97.2781 156.1695 0011668 231.0707 128.9499 15.37248527152413 LASARsat 1 62391U 24247Q 26288.35216096 .00050316 00000-0 74722-3 0 9998 2 62391 44.9716 303.0807 0008477 26.1579 333.9741 15.54449185101964 CroCube 1 62394U 24247T 26288.08872467 .00063006 00000-0 82128-3 0 9990 2 62394 44.9688 299.2772 0009032 38.3173 321.8362 15.57875356101988 JINJUSat 1B 1 63210U 25052A 26288.66044946 .00017793 00000-0 49293-3 0 9998 2 63210 97.3834 185.7654 0004284 45.2187 314.9405 15.37015106 88583 NUSHSAT 1 1 63211U 25052B 26288.47316711 .00024006 00000-0 59259-3 0 9998 2 63211 97.3807 186.6420 0004220 52.9002 307.2630 15.40505945 88636 TEVEL2-4 1 63213U 25052D 26288.46134077 .00020532 00000-0 53976-3 0 9992 2 63213 97.3732 185.2777 0004464 62.6880 297.4819 15.38609106 88581 TEVEL2-5 1 63214U 25052E 26288.17275045 .00021630 00000-0 57309-3 0 9996 2 63214 97.3728 184.8956 0004330 65.3518 294.8177 15.38357042 88533 TEVEL2-6 1 63215U 25052F 26288.44783776 .00022232 00000-0 58932-3 0 9994 2 63215 97.3729 185.1579 0004337 66.0183 294.1516 15.38337660 88571 TEVEL2-1 1 63217U 25052H 26288.45929397 .00019351 00000-0 52503-3 0 9994 2 63217 97.3700 184.6359 0004737 71.3124 288.8635 15.37643748 88556 TEVEL2-3 1 63218U 25052J 26287.66755778 .00021227 00000-0 57454-3 0 9992 2 63218 97.3706 183.8828 0004507 73.8412 286.3329 15.37700197 88439 TEVEL2-2 1 63219U 25052K 26288.45858532 .00019437 00000-0 52703-3 0 9995 2 63219 97.3701 184.6405 0004780 71.7494 288.4270 15.37662257 88550 TEVEL2-9 1 63237U 25052AD 26287.69120388 .00017982 00000-0 52570-3 0 9996 2 63237 97.3767 182.9573 0007956 79.5612 280.6528 15.35305945 88348 TEVEL2-7 1 63238U 25052AE 26288.14973623 .00018441 00000-0 54546-3 0 9992 2 63238 97.3763 183.2737 0007897 79.7437 280.4697 15.34931658 88409 TEVEL2-8 1 63239U 25052AF 26288.15892957 .00018124 00000-0 53627-3 0 9991 2 63239 97.3762 183.2564 0008162 77.4865 282.7291 15.34922709 88405 SPIRONE 1 66657U 25274H 26288.22872196 .00002472 00000-0 23735-3 0 9991 2 66657 97.7517 215.8413 0011441 343.4529 16.6316 14.93946148 48142 K-HERO 1 66660U 25274L 26287.73236494 .00001938 00000-0 18541-3 0 9990 2 66660 97.7519 215.5988 0013480 347.0186 13.0685 14.94329215 48080 SNUGLITE-III DURI 1 66661U 25274M 26288.05351084 .00001467 00000-0 14156-3 0 9995 2 66661 97.7521 215.9356 0014188 346.8305 13.2543 14.94329876 48137 SAKHACUBE-CHOLBON 1 67290U 25313AU 26287.18716117 .00008771 00000-0 33574-3 0 9993 2 67290 97.3819 0.8202 0007308 299.5804 60.4706 15.26769815 44124 RS95S (QMR-KWT-2) 1 67291U 25313AV 26288.14422340 .00015386 00000-0 54643-3 0 9993 2 67291 97.3819 2.2725 0006746 290.6435 69.4082 15.29100717 44307 Ten-Koh2 1 68261U 25241B 26288.49879295 .00006990 00000-0 28744-3 0 9998 2 68261 51.6598 106.4242 0007173 195.3923 164.6838 15.25226921 33263 JACK-002 1 68417U 26067B 26288.62928800 .00006826 00000-0 31369-3 0 9995 2 68417 97.4734 245.9392 0001763 150.7925 209.3409 15.20693394 30240 DISCO 2 1 68431U 26067R 26288.59784819 .00007588 00000-0 34846-3 0 9996 2 68431 97.4763 245.9184 0000936 14.4471 345.6791 15.20678621 30233 HADES-SA (SpinnyONE) 1 68446U 26067AG 26288.61846908 .00020992 00000-0 89667-3 0 9998 2 68446 97.4550 245.5231 0007535 35.7483 324.4256 15.22872196 30239 PARUS-6U1 1 68456U 26067AS 26288.61526306 .00005643 00000-0 27585-3 0 9993 2 68456 97.4720 245.3163 0006027 24.8582 335.2941 15.18613835 30201 SAL-E 1 68458U 26067AU 26288.31134219 .00008833 00000-0 42161-3 0 9991 2 68458 97.4640 244.9131 0006579 33.4071 326.7577 15.19274569 30168 FSI-SAT 2 1 68792U 26088A 26288.38172246 .00003516 00000-0 23428-3 0 9992 2 68792 97.5241 74.8246 0015345 59.8415 300.4331 15.07644608 26398 OrigamiSat 2 1 68795U 26088D 26288.37512318 .00012967 00000-0 77418-3 0 9990 2 68795 97.5221 75.4341 0014704 29.6369 330.5691 15.11156575 26437 ARICA 2 1 68796U 26088E 26288.66112080 .00003543 00000-0 22595-3 0 9991 2 68796 97.5236 75.5036 0016069 30.8849 329.3322 15.09244244 26467 WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II 1 68797U 26088F 26288.36072356 .00006441 00000-0 40124-3 0 9998 2 68797 97.5238 75.2815 0015674 30.5524 329.6615 15.09806951 26423 MANGARO-II-Piscus 1 68798U 26088G 26288.35722766 .00004147 00000-0 26153-3 0 9992 2 68798 97.5243 75.3126 0019414 33.0600 327.1839 15.09512182 26426 CO-128 1 69912U 26156AV 26288.47753244 .00001490 00000-0 15619-3 0 9998 2 69912 97.7452 187.1238 0002998 138.6510 221.4936 14.91015814 14922 MARINA 1 69920U 26156BD 26288.66548545 .00002383 00000-0 23887-3 0 9992 2 69920 97.7414 187.4543 0007438 168.9365 191.2019 14.92267652 14969 IO-86 1 40931U 26199.45381863 .00000000 00000-0 77536-4 0 07 2 40931 6.0006 322.6653 0012733 338.8432 273.6875 14.79294310 03 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 /EX <hr> Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at 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[Keps] Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for 16 October 2026

Fri, 16 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT

SatPC32 users are invited to test a new version of General Perturbations Data at the following URL: https://newark192.amsat.org/gpdata/current/daily-bulletinPC32.xml?GROUP To add this to download selections simply edit your Celestrak.SQF file located in a path similar to: C:\Users\jfitzgerald\AppData\Roaming\SatPC32\ Just replace 'jfitzgerald' with the appropriate user name for your machine. Joe Fitzgerald KM1P AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager <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

[ANS] ANS-284 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

Sun, 11 Oct 2026 00:15:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"> <h2>AMSAT News Service<o:p></o:p></h2> <h3>ANS-284 October 11, 2026<o:p></o:p></h3> In this edition:<o:p></o:p> * AMSAT Board of Directors Re-Elects Senior Officers for 2027 * AMSAT Organizations Launch Six Satellites on Transporter-18 * KENSAT Showcases Individual-Built Amateur Radio CubeSat * Google’s Project Suncatcher Begins Testing AI Computing in Orbit * Blue Origin Unveils 65-Foot Solar Power Tower for Lunar Operations * Augusta University Amateur Radio Club, WA4AUG, Earns AMSAT Rover Award * Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for October 9, 2026 * ARISS News * AMSAT Ambassador Activities * Satellite Shorts from All Over<o:p></o:p> 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.<o:p></o:p> 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.<o:p></o:p> Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a><o:p></o:p> 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><o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>AMSAT Board of Directors Re-Elects Senior Officers for 2027<o:p></o:p></h2> Meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, on Thursday, October 8, ahead of the 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting, the AMSAT Board of Directors re-elected the organization's senior officers for the coming year.<o:p></o:p> Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, was re-elected President. Also returning are Paul Stoetzer, N8HM, as Executive Vice President; Mark Hammond, N8MH, as Vice President - Operations; Jerry Buxton, N0JY, as Vice President - Engineering; Alan Johnston, KU2Y, as Vice President - Educational Relations; Frank Karnauskas, N1UW, as Vice President - Development; Steve Belter, N9IP, as Treasurer; and Douglas Tabor, N6UA, as Secretary.<o:p></o:p> The vote came at the first meeting of the Board following the 2026 Board of Directors election, in which members elected three Directors to seats expiring this year (see ANS-263). The Board now consists of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; Rich Gopstein, KD2CQ; Mark Hammond, N8MH; Frank Karnauskas, N1UW; Paul Stoetzer, N8HM; and Douglas Tabor, N6UA, with Bruce Paige, KK5DO, serving as First Alternate.<o:p></o:p> The re-elected team will lead AMSAT through a busy year, including continued development of the GOLF and Fox-Plus satellite programs, the CubeSatSim educational program, and the organization's partnership with ARISS. The Board continued its meeting Friday morning before the Symposium's technical sessions began on Friday afternoon.<o:p></o:p> A complete list of AMSAT's officers, Directors, and senior volunteer leaders is available at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/amsat-officers-and-board-members/">https://www.amsat.org/amsat-officers-and-board-members/</a>.<o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks <a href="https://x.com/dtabor"> Douglas Tabor, N6UA</a>, AMSAT Secretary, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>AMSAT Organizations Launch Six Satellites on Transporter-18<o:p></o:p></h2> Six satellites from three AMSAT organizations reached orbit following the launch of SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on October 1. The international group included three ERMINAZ-2 PocketQubes from AMSAT-DL in Germany, HADES-L and UNNE-1B from AMSAT-EA in Spain, and SanoSat-2 from AMSAT Nepal. The spacecraft traveled aboard OSSIE-D, the first orbital transfer vehicle developed by Spanish space transportation company UARX Space. Following separation from the Falcon 9 upper stage, OSSIE-D began deploying its collection of small satellites, giving the worldwide AMSAT community a particularly strong presence on the mission.<o:p></o:p> AMSAT-DL’s ERMINAZ-2U, ERMINAZ-2V, and ERMINAZ-2X are 1P PocketQubes measuring just 5 cm on each side and were developed and prepared for flight at AMSAT-DL’s satellite laboratory at the Bochum Observatory. The three educational spacecraft are intended to promote amateur radio and space technology through open-source communications, telemetry, and other experiments. ERMINAZ-2U transmits on 435.900 MHz, while ERMINAZ-2V and ERMINAZ-2X transmit on 145.920 MHz and 145.960 MHz, respectively. The trio traveled inside Libre Space Foundation’s open-source PICOBUS v2 PocketQube deployer aboard OSSIE-D. AMSAT-DL reported on October 5 that the ERMINAZ-2 satellites were transmitting their first signals, with receptions also recorded through the worldwide SatNOGS ground station network.<o:p></o:p> AMSAT-EA contributed two satellites offering voice communication capabilities. UNNE-1B, also known as HADES-E2, carries a VHF-to-UHF FM/FSK repeater with a 145.925 MHz uplink and 436.888 MHz downlink. The spacecraft also carries an Arduino-based educational experiment developed by Universidad Nebrija. HADES-L takes a more unusual approach, providing a 29.472 MHz USB uplink to a 436.665 MHz FM downlink, giving amateur operators an opportunity to experiment with a 10-meter uplink. Because HADES-L carries only three solar panels, available power is limited and its repeater is designed to operate intermittently rather than continuously. The OSSIE-D payload deployment sequence began on October 2 at 11:48 UTC, earlier than originally planned.<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SanoSat-2_ORION_Space.jpg"><img border="0" width="1024" height="682" style="width:10.6666in;height:7.1041in" id="_x0000_i1053" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/SanoSat-2_ORION_Space.jpg"></a><o:p></o:p> AMSAT Nepal’s five-centimeter SanoSat-2 PocketQube undergoes pre-launch testing ahead of its Transporter-18 mission. [Credit: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/orionspacenepal/">ORION Space Pvt. Ltd.</a>]<o:p></o:p> AMSAT Nepal’s SanoSat-2, also known as UTNH-SAJILO-SAT, continues the work begun with SanoSat-1 and adds several capabilities intended specifically for participation by amateur radio operators. The 5 cm PocketQube carries a camera capable of transmitting images as SSDV packets using GFSK modulation, allowing amateurs to receive and reconstruct imagery from orbit. SanoSat-2 can also operate as a digital store-and-forward repeater through which amateur operators can upload messages for later transmission. A six-axis inertial measurement unit and sun sensors will collect attitude data to support development of an active attitude determination and control system for a future mission. The spacecraft also transmits Morse code identification, and its coordinated amateur downlink is on 436.650 MHz.<o:p></o:p> Libre Space Foundation also had a significant presence aboard OSSIE-D through its open-source PICOBUS v2 deployer. In addition to the three ERMINAZ-2 spacecraft and Kazakhstan’s NIS-PQ educational satellite, PICOBUS carried four Libre Space SIDLOC PocketQubes designated SIDLOC-PQ-03 through SIDLOC-PQ-06. SIDLOC, short for Spacecraft Identification and Localization, is being developed by Libre Space Foundation and the Foundation for Research and Technology–Hellas as an ESA-funded ARTES activity. The project is exploring an open standard for identifying and locating spacecraft, while PICOBUS itself demonstrates an open-source approach to deploying very small satellites. Together, the eight PocketQubes aboard PICOBUS represented another demonstration of the open hardware and software ecosystem Libre Space has developed around small-satellite missions and its SatNOGS network.<o:p></o:p> Transporter-18 carried an unusually broad collection of spacecraft of interest to the amateur satellite community. In addition to the six satellites from AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-EA, and AMSAT Nepal, IARU-coordinated amateur spacecraft aboard the mission included GUARANISAT-2 from the Paraguayan Space Agency, KENSAT from Swordholder Technologies, and SPRITE from the University of Colorado Boulder. The launch therefore placed at least nine IARU-coordinated amateur satellites into orbit while also carrying Libre Space’s four SIDLOC technology demonstrators. With spacecraft representing AMSAT organizations in Europe and Asia, university and educational projects, independent amateur development, and open-source space technology, Transporter-18 provided a particularly diverse addition to the growing amateur satellite fleet.<o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks <a href="https://x.com/amsatdl"> AMSAT-DL</a>, <a href="https://x.com/AmsatSpain">AMSAT-EA</a>, <a href="https://x.com/AmsatNepal"> AMSAT-NP</a>, and <a href="https://x.com/LibreSpace_Fnd">Libre Space Foundation</a> for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>KENSAT Showcases Individual-Built Amateur Radio CubeSat<o:p></o:p></h2> KENSAT, a 2U CubeSat developed by Malaysian radio amateur Guan Hao Chan, KO6IKZ, was launched aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission on October 1. The spacecraft represents an unusual achievement in the CubeSat community, with Chan describing KENSAT as an end-to-end project developed largely by a single individual. “Everything from the satellite hardware, firmware, and ground software is the product of an individual,” Chan wrote following the launch. While he credited several organizations and individuals with helping bring the project to space, Chan designed and developed the spacecraft and its supporting systems himself.<o:p></o:p> The project began as an effort to demonstrate how increasingly accessible satellite technology and launch opportunities can allow individuals to undertake projects once limited primarily to governments, universities, and large organizations. Chan has described KENSAT as the first Malaysian satellite built and launched by a private individual and, to his knowledge, the first CubeSat developed end-to-end by an individual. The completed spacecraft was integrated into an Exolaunch deployer ahead of Transporter-18, and Chan subsequently reported successful separation of KENSAT following the October 1 launch.<o:p></o:p> KENSAT also carries an unusual artificial-intelligence experiment. An NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano computer aboard the spacecraft is intended to run a large language model and perform AI inference in space. The satellite's primary PIC24 flight computer remains powered continuously while the considerably more power-hungry Jetson is normally switched off. When an AI inference is requested, the flight computer powers the Jetson, waits for it to boot, sends a prompt to it over a serial connection, receives the generated response, and then powers the Jetson down again. Results can subsequently be transmitted to stations on the ground.<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/KENSAT_Transporter_18.jpg"><img border="0" width="1024" height="682" style="width:10.6666in;height:7.1041in" id="_x0000_i1052" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/KENSAT_Transporter_18-1024x682.jpg"></a><o:p></o:p> Ken, KO6IKZ, stands with the Exolaunch deployer carrying his KENSAT 2U CubeSat ahead of launch. (Awesome job, Ken!) [Credit: <a href="https://x.com/kenchangh">Guan Hao Chan</a>]<o:p></o:p> Amateur radio is an integral part of the KENSAT mission. The International Amateur Radio Union (IARU) coordinated a 437.080 MHz UHF downlink for the spacecraft on October 7, 2025. KENSAT uses the amateur radio call sign KO6IKZ and is intended to transmit spacecraft telemetry and experimental data, including results from its onboard AI system, for reception by radio amateurs. Mission documentation describes the downlink as using GFSK modulation with AX.25/G3RUH framing. Telemetry formats and decoding information are being made publicly available so amateur operators can receive, decode, analyze, and share KENSAT data.<o:p></o:p> In keeping with that open approach, Chan released the KENSAT project publicly on GitHub in June 2026. The repository includes spacecraft firmware, electrical schematics, printed circuit board designs, ground-station software, and documentation covering many of the satellite's subsystems. The material provides an unusually detailed look inside a privately developed CubeSat and gives other experimenters an opportunity to study both the spacecraft and its ground infrastructure. Chan said his goal in releasing the project was to make the technology accessible to anyone interested in learning how a satellite can be designed, built, and operated.<o:p></o:p> Following KENSAT's deployment, Chan reflected on how rapidly access to space has changed. He noted that an individually developed satellite would have been extraordinarily difficult only a few years ago and said he hopes projects such as KENSAT eventually make building and launching a satellite achievable even for young experimenters. For the amateur radio community, KENSAT offers both an opportunity to follow an unusual independently developed spacecraft and, as commissioning progresses, to listen for its IARU-coordinated UHF transmissions.<o:p></o:p> ### For More Information<o:p></o:p> KENSAT project website: <a href="https://www.kensat.com/">https://www.kensat.com/</a><o:p></o:p> KENSAT open-source GitHub repository: <a href="https://github.com/kenchangh/kensat">https://github.com/kenchangh/kensat</a><o:p></o:p> KENSAT entry in the SatNOGS Database: <a href="https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/VIOO-5580-9038-4016-1832/">https://db.satnogs.org/satellite/VIOO-5580-9038-4016-1832/</a><o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks <a href="https://x.com/kenchangh"> Guan Hao Chan, KO6IKZ</a>, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">The 2026 Coins Are Here! Help Support GOLF-TEE and Fox-Plus. Annual memberships start at only $120.<o:p></o:p></h3> <a href="https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/"><img border="0" width="600" height="304" style="width:6.25in;height:3.1666in" id="_x0000_i1051" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/PC-2026-Coin-2S-Color-1.jpg" alt="Presidents' Club 2026 Coin"></a><o:p></o:p> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">Join the AMSAT President's 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></h3> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>Google’s Project Suncatcher Begins Testing AI Computing in Orbit<o:p></o:p></h2> Google has taken its first step toward testing whether artificial intelligence computing could someday move beyond terrestrial data centers and into space. A refrigerator-sized satellite called MVP reached low-Earth orbit on October 1 aboard SpaceX’s Transporter-18 rideshare mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The spacecraft is the first real-world test of Project Suncatcher, Google’s research effort exploring whether solar-powered satellites carrying artificial intelligence hardware could eventually support large-scale computing in orbit. Rather than demonstrating a functioning orbital data center, MVP is deliberately modest, with Google describing the spacecraft as a minimal test intended to answer some of the basic engineering questions behind the concept.<o:p></o:p> MVP carries four of Google’s Tensor Processing Units, or TPUs, specialized processors developed to accelerate artificial intelligence and machine-learning workloads. Together, the four processors provide computing capability roughly comparable to a single data-center server, making the spacecraft far smaller than the thousands of interconnected processors used in terrestrial AI facilities. The primary objective is to determine whether the processors can survive launch vibration and continue operating reliably amid the radiation and other environmental challenges encountered in low-Earth orbit. The experiment will provide Google with real-world data before the company attempts more ambitious demonstrations.<o:p></o:p> The motivation behind Project Suncatcher is the enormous amount of electrical power required by increasingly large AI computing systems. Google’s long-term concept would place computing hardware where abundant solar energy is directly available, potentially reducing dependence on terrestrial electrical grids and the infrastructure required to supply large data centers. The idea differs from traditional space-based solar power proposals, which envisioned collecting energy in orbit and transmitting it to Earth. Instead, Suncatcher would perform the computing in space and transmit the resulting data back to users on the ground.<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Project_Suncatcher_Planet_Demo_Satellites.jpg"><img border="0" width="1024" height="576" style="width:10.6666in;height:6.0in" id="_x0000_i1050" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Project_Suncatcher_Planet_Demo_Satellites-1024x576.jpg"></a><o:p></o:p> Google and Planet are developing two Project Suncatcher demonstration satellites based on Planet’s Owl satellite platform. [Credit: <a href="https://www.planet.com/">Planet</a>]<o:p></o:p> One of the largest technical challenges will be connecting processors distributed among multiple spacecraft. Google envisions using free-space optical communications, employing laser links between satellites rather than conventional radio links. Large AI systems require enormous amounts of data to move rapidly between processors, something accomplished in terrestrial data centers through short fiber and copper connections. SpaceX has already demonstrated that inter-satellite laser communications can operate across large constellations with Starlink, but Project Suncatcher would need optical links capable of supporting the particularly demanding communication requirements of tightly interconnected AI processors.<o:p></o:p> The space environment presents other significant challenges. Commercial AI processors were not originally designed for long-term exposure to space radiation, where energetic particles can corrupt data or eventually damage electronic components. Thermal management is another concern because spacecraft cannot use conventional air cooling and must ultimately radiate excess heat into space. Any future orbital computing constellation would also need to operate reliably for long periods without the routine repairs and hardware replacements possible inside terrestrial data centers. MVP is intended to begin determining whether these obstacles can be overcome before Google commits to substantially larger systems.<o:p></o:p> Google has already identified a more ambitious follow-on experiment. The next Project Suncatcher milestone is expected to involve two prototype satellites developed in cooperation with Planet, allowing researchers to explore technologies needed for multiple computing spacecraft to operate together. Ultimately, Google’s concept could involve clusters of solar-powered satellites linked optically to create distributed computing systems in orbit, although the company has not announced plans for an operational constellation. For now, MVP represents a much smaller first step: placing four AI processors in space and determining whether the fundamental hardware can survive and operate there.<o:p></o:p> Read the full article at: <a href="https://shattered.io/google-suncatcher-planet-2-satellites-2027-2026/" target="_blank"> https://shattered.io/google-suncatcher-planet-2-satellites-2027-2026/</a><o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks Marcus Bell, <a href="https://shattered.io/">Shattered.io</a>, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>Blue Origin Unveils 65-Foot Solar Power Tower for Lunar Operations<o:p></o:p></h2> Blue Origin has unveiled a towering solar power system designed to help provide electricity for future operations near the Moon's south pole. Called the Power Tower, the vertically deployed solar array stands approximately 20 meters (65 feet) tall and is designed to generate more than 10 kilowatts of electrical power. The company envisions the system supporting future lunar surface infrastructure, where reliable electrical power will be needed for scientific instruments, communications equipment, rovers, thermal control systems and eventually crewed facilities.<o:p></o:p> Generating solar power near the lunar south pole presents challenges unlike those encountered by conventional solar installations on Earth. The Sun remains low on the horizon in the polar regions, while crater rims, ridges and other terrain can cast long shadows across nearby areas. By raising its solar arrays high above the lunar surface, the Power Tower is designed to reach sunlight that could otherwise be blocked by surrounding terrain. The vertical arrangement also reduces the amount of valuable surface area occupied by the power system.<o:p></o:p> Blue Origin released an animation showing how the system could deploy after reaching the lunar surface. A central mast extends vertically from its base before supporting structures unfold to deploy the solar arrays. The company has also demonstrated deployment hardware on Earth, including a successful test conducted earlier this year. Blue Origin says the system's modular architecture could eventually distribute electricity beyond the lander itself, allowing multiple surface assets to draw power as part of a larger lunar power network.<o:p></o:p> <a href="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Blue_Origin_Power_Tower.jpg"><img border="0" width="1024" height="576" style="width:10.6666in;height:6.0in" id="_x0000_i1049" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/Blue_Origin_Power_Tower-1024x576.jpg"></a><o:p></o:p> Blue Origin’s 20-meter-tall Power Tower could provide more than 10 kilowatts of power for future lunar surface operations. [Credit: <a href="https://x.com/blueorigin">Blue Origin</a>]<o:p></o:p> Technology behind the Power Tower builds on work performed by Honeybee Robotics, a Blue Origin company, on the Lunar Array Mast and Power System, or LAMPS. Developed through NASA's Vertical Solar Array Technology program, LAMPS uses a deployable mast and flexible solar arrays that can rotate to track the Sun. In 2024, Honeybee successfully completed thermal-vacuum testing of the 20-meter system at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. The prototype was designed to produce up to 10 kilowatts of continuous power and collapse into a package roughly the size of a refrigerator for transportation.<o:p></o:p> Vertical solar arrays could become particularly valuable as NASA and its commercial partners develop infrastructure near the lunar south pole. NASA is working with companies including Blue Origin, Firefly Aerospace, Intuitive Machines and Voyager Lunar Systems on cargo landers and other systems intended to establish the foundation for sustained lunar operations. Blue Origin's Blue Moon Mark 1 cargo lander is among the vehicles being developed to deliver science, technology and infrastructure to the region.<o:p></o:p> For now, the Power Tower remains a developing technology rather than an operational lunar power system, and Blue Origin has not announced when the system will first be deployed on the Moon. Nevertheless, the project illustrates how lunar exploration is beginning to move beyond the challenge of simply reaching the Moon toward the infrastructure needed to remain there. Reliable power generation and distribution will be essential to that transition, and towering solar arrays may eventually become part of the landscape of sustained operations near the lunar south pole.<o:p></o:p> Read the full article at: <a href="https://www.techspot.com/news/114093-blue-origin-reveals-65-foot-solar-tower-designed.html"> https://www.techspot.com/news/114093-blue-origin-reveals-65-foot-solar-tower-designed.html</a><o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks Skye Jacobs, <a href="https://www.techspot.com/">TechSpot</a>, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>Augusta University Amateur Radio Club, WA4AUG, Earns AMSAT Rover Award<o:p></o:p></h2> The AMSAT Rover Award has gone to the head of the class. Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, has announced that AMSAT Rover Award #97 has been earned by the Augusta University Amateur Radio Club, WA4AUG, of Augusta, Georgia - with the points racked up by the club's professor, Anthony, NR1Z, who took the club callsign on the road to activate grid squares for satellite operators.<o:p></o:p> It is a welcome twist on the usual rover story. The Rover Award is issued to the station that makes the contacts, so a club callsign operating from a sought-after grid earns credit just as an individual's does - and in this case, a faculty member chose to spend his roving miles building up the club's award rather than his own. Founded by students in 2019, the Augusta University club has spent the years since introducing a campus to amateur radio; now its callsign is in the logs of grid chasers across the eastern United States, and a university station has a satellite award on the wall to show new members what the hobby can do.<o:p></o:p> The Rover Award recognizes operators who take their satellite stations on the road, and is granted upon accumulating 25 points from grid squares activated outside the rover's home grid: one point per grid via a single-channel FM transponder, two points via a linear SSB/CW transponder, and three points via a digital transponder, with a bonus point for each grid activated in a state, province, or DX entity other than the rover's own. Five-point bonuses reward publicizing an activation at least 24 hours in advance - by tagging @amsat or #amsat on social media, or via the AMSAT-BB or this bulletin - and posting photos of the operation afterward, while activating a grid maritime mobile is worth ten points and a /MM endorsement on the certificate.<o:p></o:p> Award #97 continues a remarkable run at the AMSAT awards desk: it is the fifth Rover Award issued since August, following recipients in Brazil, the United Kingdom, Colombia, and Wisconsin by way of Hawaii. In announcing the award, Paige offered his congratulations along with his customary encouragement to rovers everywhere to keep on rovin'.<o:p></o:p> College and university clubs looking to follow Augusta's lead will find complete rules and application details for the AMSAT Rover Award at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/">https://www.amsat.org/amsat-rover-award/</a>, and upcoming rover operations may be found - and publicized - at <a href="https://hams.at">https://hams.at</a>.<o:p></o:p> Congratulations to Anthony and the Augusta University Amateur Radio Club!<o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks <a href="https://x.com/kk5do"> Bruce Paige, KK5DO</a>, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">Give Your Next Rove a Payload — Put Your Lunch into Orbit!<o:p></o:p></h3> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">Pack the rover dogs and hit the grid line with an all-new AMSAT Round Logo Metal Lunchbox.<o:p></o:p></h3> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center"><img border="0" width="300" height="239" style="width:3.125in;height:2.4895in" id="_x0000_i1048" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/AMSAT_Round_Logo_Metal_Lunchbox-300x239.jpg"><o:p></o:p></h3> <h3 align="center" style="margin-bottom:3.75pt;text-align:center">Keep Amateur Radio in Space — and your lunch in the box!<o:p></o:p></h3> <h3 align="center" style="margin-top:0in;text-align:center"><a href="https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_round_logo_metal_lunchbox-256761530568368967">https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_round_logo_metal_lunchbox-256761530568368967</a><o:p></o:p></h3> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for October 9, 2026<o:p></o:p></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/">https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/</a>.<o:p></o:p> This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution.<o:p></o:p> <h3>General Perturbations Data Support<o:p></o:p></h3> AMSAT is pleased to announce that modern forms of what are called General Perturbations data are being disseminated via modern formats including JSON, XML and KVN at <a href="https://newark192.amsat.org/gpdata/current/">https://newark192.amsat.org/gpdata/current/</a>. The reason this change is being made is that we are running out of 5-digit catalog numbers and the TLE format is not viable for satellites launched after July of this year. See <a href="https://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.php"> https://celestrak.org/NORAD/documentation/gp-data-formats.php</a> for details.<o:p></o:p> These data are presently considered in beta test for the next two months while hosted on the test server <a href="https://newark192.amsat.org/">newark192.amsat.org</a>, and we are very open to community feedback at webmaster [at] <a href="http://amsat.org">amsat.org</a>. Testers may experience outages and errors while we make improvements. We intend to put this into production on our main web server in July as we expect that satellites launched after this summer will require one of the new formats to accommodate longer object numbers. AMSAT will continue to publish TLE bulletins for satellites launched before July 2026 indefinitely.<o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>ARISS News<o:p></o:p></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.<o:p></o:p> <h3>Scheduled Contacts<o:p></o:p></h3> + Recently Completed<o:p></o:p> University Heights School of Medical Arts, Jonesboro, AR, telebridge via IK1SLD The ISS callsign was OR4ISS The crewmember was Joshua Kutryk KJ5BFU The ARISS mentor was AJ9N Contact was successful: Mon 2026-10-05 15:30:13 UTC Congratulations to the University Heights School of Medical Arts, Joshua, mentor AJ9N, and telebridge station IK1SLD! This was Joshua’s first ever ARISS contact. Watch the livestream at <a href="https://live.ariss.org/">https://live.ariss.org/</a><o:p></o:p> Wick High School, Wick, United Kingdom, direct via GB4WHS The ISS callsign was NA1SS The crewmember was Joshua Kutryk KJ5BFU The ARISS mentor was MÃXTD Contact was successful: Thu 2026-10-08 11:30 UTC Congratulations to Wick High School, Joshua, mentor MÃXTD, and direct station GB4WHS!<o:p></o:p> + Upcoming Contacts<o:p></o:p> EcoTarium, Worcester, MA telebridge via AB1OC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled crewmember is Luke Delaney KJ5PPF The ARISS mentor is AB1OC Contact is go for: Thu 2026-10-15 15:25:33 UTC Watch for Livestream at <a href="https://youtube.com/live/F04UKyV1LIA">https://youtube.com/live/F04UKyV1LIA</a><o:p></o:p> Ecole Internationale PACA de Manosque, Manosque, France, direct via F4KKM The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled crewmember is Joshua Kutryk KJ5BFU The ARISS mentor is F6ICS Contact is go for: Fri 2026-10-16 11:37:19 UTC<o:p></o:p> Many times, a school makes a last-minute decision to do a Livestream or runs into a last-minute glitch requiring a change of the URL, but we at ARISS may not get the URL in time for publication. You can always check <a href="https://live.ariss.org/">https://live.ariss.org/</a> to see if a school is Livestreaming.<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> The crossband repeater remains configured in the Columbus Module (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). If a crewmember decides to pick up the microphone and turn up the volume, you may hear them on the air—so keep listening, as you never know when activity might occur.<o:p></o:p> Kenwood D710GA in the Zvezda Service Module - Call sign RS0ISS. Please note we're still in the process of troubleshooting and testing this radio. APRS is currently active on 437.825 MHz. Feel free to check out status reports at <a href="https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_APRS/">https://ariss-usa.org/ARISS_APRS/</a>.<o:p></o:p> HamTV in the Columbus Module (2395.00 MHz) is currently transmitting a test signal. For more information, visit the ARISS Ham TV Live site at <a href="https://live.ariss.org/hamtv/">https://live.ariss.org/hamtv/</a>.<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> 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> 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> [ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>AMSAT Ambassador Activities<o:p></o:p></h2> 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> AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says,<o:p></o:p> “I have three satellite presentations lined up for this month …<o:p></o:p> #196  Oregon<o:p></o:p> #197  Central California<o:p></o:p> #198  Boston<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Didn’t think I was going to hit TWO HUNDRED before the holidays, but …<o:p></o:p> Think a 75-minute presentation on 'working the easy satellites' would be appropriate for your club or event? Let me know by emailing me at k6lcsclint [at] gmail [dot] com or calling me at 909-999-SATS (7287)!”<o:p></o:p> Clint has NEVER given the exact same show twice: EACH of the 150+ presentations so far has been customized/tailored to their audiences.<o:p></o:p> <h3>Scheduled Events<o:p></o:p></h3> Southern Arizona Fall Hamfest - November 14, 2026 Oro Valley Amateur Radio Club Marana Middle School 11285 W. Grier Rd. Marana AZ <a href="http://www.tucsonhamradio.org/hamfest">www.tucsonhamradio.org/hamfest</a> N1UW<o:p></o:p> For more information go to: <a href="https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/">https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/</a><o:p></o:p> [ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information]<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">Buying from DX Engineering? Add AMSAT’s Getting Started With Amateur Satellites to your order.<o:p></o:p></h3> <a href="https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/amt-satellites"><img border="0" width="600" height="325" style="width:6.25in;height:3.3854in" id="_x0000_i1047" src="https://www.amsat.org/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/DX_Engineering_AMSAT_Book_Hard_Copy_1200px_650px.jpg"></a><o:p></o:p> <h3 align="center" style="text-align:center">Available for $30 from DX Engineering (free shipping on most orders over $99) <a href="https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/amt-satellites">https://www.dxengineering.com/parts/amt-satellites</a><o:p></o:p></h3> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>Satellite Shorts from All Over<o:p></o:p></h2> + Orbital Space is conducting a special activation of the QMR-KWT-2 (RS95S) amateur radio FM voice repeater on October 10–11, 2026, in celebration of World Space Week. The satellite, a 1U CubeSat launched aboard a Russian Soyuz-2.1b rocket on December 28, 2025, carries an Earth-imaging camera and an amateur radio FM repeater. QMR-KWT-2 follows Kuwait's first satellite, QMR-KWT, which launched in 2021, and continues the project's emphasis on amateur radio communications and educational outreach. During the special activation, amateur radio operators can access the satellite's FM repeater using an uplink frequency of 145.920 MHz with a 67.0 Hz CTCSS tone and a downlink frequency of 436.950 MHz. The satellite also supports telemetry reception and slow-scan television (SSTV) image transmissions, providing additional opportunities for amateur radio operators and students to participate in satellite communications. The two-day event offers satellite enthusiasts an opportunity to make contacts through the spacecraft while celebrating the role of space technology in connecting people around the world. (ANS thanks <a href="https://x.com/orbital_space">Orbital Space</a> for the above information)<o:p></o:p> + NASA’s SpaceX Crew-13 mission arrived at the International Space Station on October 1, completing the fastest launch-to-docking flight by a U.S. spacecraft in the station’s history. The Dragon spacecraft docked with the orbiting laboratory just 7 hours and 55 minutes after launching from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. NASA astronauts Jessica Watkins and Luke Delaney, Canadian Space Agency astronaut Joshua Kutryk, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Teteryatnikov joined Expedition 75 for a six-month mission aboard the station. Their arrival allowed the outgoing Crew-12 astronauts to complete their mission handover and prepare for their return to Earth. NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, ESA astronaut Sophie Adenot, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev undocked aboard their Dragon spacecraft on October 7. Crew-12 successfully splashed down in the Pacific Ocean off the California coast on October 8, completing a 237-day mission in space. (ANS thanks <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/">NASA</a> for the above information)<o:p></o:p> + ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) completed a close Earth flyby on September 28, using the planet’s gravity to refine its trajectory toward Jupiter while conserving spacecraft propellant. Juice passed just 8,640 km (5,369 miles) above the Indian Ocean at 11:45 UTC, with the gravity assist deflecting its trajectory by 20 degrees and increasing its velocity by 3.5 km/s (7,830 mph). Precise navigation allowed controllers to use only one small trajectory correction during the four weeks leading up to the encounter, despite six correction opportunities having been reserved. The flyby also provided an opportunity to calibrate several of Juice’s ten science instruments, while the spacecraft spent several days traversing Earth’s magnetotail and measuring magnetic fields and charged particles. Juice will return to Earth for one final gravity assist in January 2029, placing the spacecraft on its final trajectory for arrival at Jupiter in 2031. Once there, the spacecraft will conduct 35 flybys of the ocean-bearing moons Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa before ultimately entering orbit around Ganymede. (ANS thanks <a href="https://www.esa.int/">ESA</a> for the above information)<o:p></o:p> + Margaret Hamilton, the pioneering computer scientist who led development of NASA's Apollo flight software at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), died September 30 at age 90. Joining MIT's Instrumentation Laboratory in 1965, Hamilton eventually led teams responsible for developing the onboard guidance software used by the Apollo Command and Service Module and Lunar Module spacecraft. Her most famous contribution came during the Apollo 11 lunar landing in July 1969, when the Lunar Module's guidance computer triggered several program alarms as astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin approached the Moon's surface. The priority-driven software developed by Hamilton's team allowed the computer to shed less important tasks while continuing the critical calculations needed for a safe landing. Hamilton helped establish software engineering as a recognized discipline, emphasizing error prevention, fault tolerance, and reliable operation in mission-critical systems. Her contributions earned numerous honors, including NASA's Exceptional Space Act Award in 2003 and the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2016. (ANS thanks <a href="https://news.mit.edu/">MIT News</a> for the above information)<o:p></o:p> + The U.S. Department of War’s Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and Honeywell Aerospace have successfully demonstrated a quantum magnetic navigation system that allowed an aircraft to navigate for more than four hours without relying on GPS. The MagNav system uses quantum sensors to measure subtle variations in Earth’s natural magnetic field, comparing those signatures with magnetic maps to determine the aircraft’s position without signals from navigation satellites. Installed aboard an Embraer 170, the system was tested on a flight over the Pacific Ocean from the Seattle area to southern Alaska and back, operating without GPS for four hours and 23 minutes. DIU reported that MagNav improved position accuracy by 89% compared with traditional backup navigation methods, with navigation information streamed directly to the pilots in real time using standard tablets. Because Earth’s magnetic signatures cannot be jammed or spoofed like satellite signals, the technology could provide an important navigation backup for military and civilian aircraft operating where GPS is unavailable or deliberately disrupted. Honeywell and DIU plan to demonstrate the technology aboard a U.S. military C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft later this year. (ANS thanks the <a href="https://www.diu.mil/">Defense Innovation Unit</a> for the above information)<o:p></o:p> <div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"> <hr size="2" width="100%" align="center"> </div> <h2>Join AMSAT today at <a href="https://launch.amsat.org/"> https://launch.amsat.org/</a><o:p></o:p></h2> In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:<o:p></o:p> <ul type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"> Societies (recognized groups, clubs or organization).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"> Students enrolled in at least half-time status are eligible for free membership to age 25.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"> Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.<o:p></o:p></li></ul> Contact info [at] <a href="http://amsat.org"> amsat.org</a> for additional membership information.<o:p></o:p> 73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!<o:p></o:p> This week's ANS Editor,<o:p></o:p> Mitch Ahrenstorff, ADÃHJ mahrenstorff [at] <a href="http://amsat.org"> amsat.org</a><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>

ALERT: X-ray Flux exceeded M5 (R2)

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:30:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 543 Issue Time: 2026 Oct 10 1509 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 10 1507 UTC Noaa Scale: R2 - Moderate Comment: NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Extent of blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication dependent upon current X-ray Flux intensity. For real-time information on affected area and expected duration please see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap.</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

Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:15:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3753 Issue Time: 2026 Oct 10 1453 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000pfu Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 10 1453 UTC Station: GOES-19 Comment: </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] No changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for 09 October 2026

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:38:00 GMT

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[Keps] orb26282.2l.amsat

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:30:00 GMT

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB26282.1 2Line Orbital Elements 26282.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 October 09, 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 26281.55554701 -.00000027 00000-0 12360-3 0 9999 2 07530 101.9909 295.9842 0011946 275.2346 236.5856 12.53699954374726 UO-11 1 14781U 84021B 26281.57737968 .00001125 00000-0 11936-3 0 9999 2 14781 97.8219 245.9946 0007937 158.2090 201.9467 14.91038761274023 LO-19 1 20442U 90005G 26281.55492981 .00000071 00000-0 42080-4 0 9994 2 20442 98.8797 306.4574 0010730 230.1360 129.8881 14.34148392918641 AO-27 1 22825U 93061C 26281.62515915 .00000050 00000-0 35949-4 0 9990 2 22825 98.6764 348.9287 0009342 123.8936 236.3137 14.30965429723226 FO-29 1 24278U 96046B 26281.35579070 .00000017 00000-0 51289-4 0 9990 2 24278 98.5142 114.7055 0350127 162.5830 198.7682 13.53278879488475 GO-32 1 25397U 98043D 26281.43582693 .00000033 00000-0 34366-4 0 9991 2 25397 99.0171 277.1063 0000416 205.4805 154.6353 14.24446036467453 ISS 1 25544U 98067A 26281.53091905 .00006504 00000-0 12703-3 0 9992 2 25544 51.6308 99.1792 0006800 237.7093 122.3237 15.48778675589322 NO-44 1 26931U 01043C 26281.44713447 .00000064 00000-0 54931-4 0 9998 2 26931 67.0507 311.3221 0006034 274.7077 85.3335 14.31989848306661 SO-50 1 27607U 02058C 26280.96166445 .00000486 00000-0 75280-4 0 9990 2 27607 64.5512 140.0096 0070578 241.6379 117.7599 14.83243917281187 CO-55 1 27844U 03031E 26281.48526022 .00000192 00000-0 10190-3 0 9996 2 27844 98.6770 288.6411 0008895 211.0080 149.0575 14.24391428207802 RS-22 1 27939U 03042A 26281.75993303 .00000401 00000-0 69835-4 0 9997 2 27939 98.3467 109.3669 0009971 269.3550 219.2471 14.73627127232271 CO-65 1 32785U 08021C 26281.63757597 .00004539 00000-0 28073-3 0 9998 2 32785 97.8405 265.5745 0008956 13.9956 346.1519 15.10334016 2325 CO-66 1 32791U 08021J 26281.59734805 .00015097 00000-0 42923-3 0 9998 2 32791 97.7566 285.2615 0000210 216.1915 143.9314 15.36261652 4670 RS-30 1 32953U 08025A 26281.73348237 .00000085 00000-0 54006-3 0 9994 2 32953 82.4988 284.8122 0020624 65.4861 294.8366 12.43183865833805 SRMSAT 1 37841U 11058D 26281.60607258 .00000364 00000-0 53916-4 0 9992 2 37841 19.9713 92.9483 0011776 12.1439 48.2897 14.11596884773868 ZACUBE-1 1 39417U 13066B 26281.36120449 .00002437 00000-0 18831-3 0 9998 2 39417 97.8194 244.3368 0037543 230.6267 129.1630 15.01958315697712 Delfi-N3xt 1 39428U 13066N 26281.30550814 .00003845 00000-0 32840-3 0 9997 2 39428 97.8302 201.5815 0072137 188.8944 171.1004 14.96273553691534 GOMX-1 1 39430U 13066Q 26281.75452019 .00001130 00000-0 17407-3 0 9994 2 39430 97.6416 115.0570 0129402 72.5878 288.9430 14.69752820686590 LO-74 1 39440U 13066AA 26281.31142639 .00002403 00000-0 22173-3 0 9991 2 39440 97.9022 230.8842 0057330 13.6316 346.6436 14.94400234693883 AO-73 1 39444U 13066AE 26281.35927596 .00004439 00000-0 26745-3 0 9992 2 39444 97.8413 255.3702 0035247 175.3797 184.7765 15.10813820696741 DTUSAT-2 1 40030U 14033W 26280.99879923 .00003916 00000-0 20637-3 0 9992 2 40030 98.0916 286.0399 0007022 198.0877 162.0105 15.16235383669777 LILACSAT-2 1 40908U 15049K 26281.72192961 .00018034 00000-0 27011-3 0 9996 2 40908 97.4526 323.0958 0006338 179.5359 180.5902 15.55000334613376 Lapan A3 1 41603U 16040E 26281.73658965 .00002820 00000-0 88728-4 0 9992 2 41603 97.1584 274.2615 0009164 338.2020 21.8832 15.33716956572212 CAS-2T 1 41847U 16066G 26281.19392151 .00000954 00000-0 14130-3 0 9993 2 41847 98.3729 355.6142 0341786 146.4523 215.8832 14.44886334521118 TechnoSat 1 42829U 17042E 26281.32563038 .00002419 00000-0 17172-3 0 9995 2 42829 97.4417 74.8307 0018597 69.2556 291.0662 15.05503188503720 AO-91 1 43017U 17073E 26281.59677813 .00006357 00000-0 27086-3 0 9995 2 43017 97.4508 146.4944 0144916 296.8310 61.8165 15.14215758482545 S-Net D 1 43186U 18014G 26281.31235921 .00003678 00000-0 18658-3 0 9996 2 43186 97.5244 185.3866 0007879 359.8616 0.2614 15.17545345475910 S-Net B 1 43187U 18014H 26281.26018942 .00003719 00000-0 18874-3 0 9999 2 43187 97.5250 185.3246 0008343 354.2221 5.8915 15.17513362475906 S-Net A 1 43188U 18014J 26281.31060556 .00003737 00000-0 18944-3 0 9992 2 43188 97.5261 185.6057 0008248 355.0777 5.0374 15.17554703475917 S-Net C 1 43189U 18014K 26281.26475403 .00003843 00000-0 19497-3 0 9990 2 43189 97.5278 185.6522 0009340 345.9080 14.1891 15.17504276474455 Ten-Koh 1 43677U 18084G 26281.35722904 .00001601 00000-0 12285-3 0 9998 2 43677 98.0715 118.5078 0010758 98.7867 261.4576 15.03315478433160 PO-101 1 43678U 18084H 26281.72502811 .00001285 00000-0 10629-3 0 9991 2 43678 98.1153 122.9295 0013165 151.8617 208.3319 15.00785992433240 QO-100 1 43700U 18090A 26281.24424356 .00000130 00000-0 00000-0 0 9995 2 43700 0.0055 102.9208 0001157 118.5182 269.1748 1.00273644 28811 MinXSS-2 1 43758U 18099A 26281.19914401 .00043531 00000-0 64495-3 0 9999 2 43758 97.4433 1.3956 0006272 199.9484 160.1526 15.55120665431649 AO-95 1 43770U 18099N 26281.38548198 .00007880 00000-0 28401-3 0 9994 2 43770 97.4264 341.3052 0006759 313.5839 46.4839 15.28802799430509 SNUSat 2 1 43782U 18099AA 26281.63264208 .00006410 00000-0 27294-3 0 9999 2 43782 97.3935 333.3112 0008330 253.8179 106.2142 15.23297569430290 SnugLite 1 43784U 18099AC 26281.08965184 .00008300 00000-0 29514-3 0 9998 2 43784 97.3746 334.3480 0001529 214.7612 145.3529 15.29242781430567 ITASat 1 1 43786U 18099AE 26281.60534053 .00004962 00000-0 23161-3 0 9997 2 43786 97.3903 330.8682 0010918 321.8415 38.2046 15.20235575430133 EAGLET 1 1 43790U 18099AJ 26281.58511308 .00002465 00000-0 14064-3 0 9995 2 43790 97.4107 328.2248 0009753 320.1105 39.9409 15.13630091429488 ESEO 1 43792U 18099AL 26281.52029668 .00001228 00000-0 91799-4 0 9991 2 43792 97.3865 314.0152 0010902 310.9210 49.1072 15.04506007428846 JO-97 1 43803U 18099AX 26281.62930199 .00014883 00000-0 41371-3 0 9996 2 43803 97.4007 345.0493 0004697 207.7093 152.3902 15.36948311431033 Suomi 100 1 43804U 18099AY 26281.11804202 .00008977 00000-0 30463-3 0 9993 2 43804 97.4068 341.1995 0008291 232.6865 127.3620 15.30713535430684 ISAT 1 43879U 18111D 26272.22564364 .11405449 27516-5 40905-3 0 9999 2 43879 97.5523 217.9747 0009492 205.7371 154.3458 16.43560492427609 UWE-4 1 43880U 18111E 26281.54258689 .00038288 00000-0 60435-3 0 9991 2 43880 97.5843 215.7527 0003028 273.3744 86.7162 15.53419918428339 Prox-1 1 44339U 19036A 26281.63260490 .00010940 00000-0 99987-3 0 9990 2 44339 23.9942 75.0031 0005091 278.9230 81.0694 14.92961017390433 Taurus 1 1 44530U 19059C 26281.71426152 .00002349 00000-0 37393-3 0 9993 2 44530 98.6500 93.7568 0007812 319.3491 40.7131 14.73055622375356 TO-108 1 44881U 19093C 26281.59550065 .00000176 00000-0 25831-4 0 9998 2 44881 97.7431 351.0028 0014944 75.0932 285.1938 14.86655641368262 RS-44 1 44909U 19096E 26281.44358641 .00000015 00000-0 20421-4 0 9994 2 44909 82.5169 264.4378 0216422 239.4300 118.5291 12.79749703316838 SALSAT 1 46495U 20068K 26280.99012316 .00005155 00000-0 17396-3 0 9998 2 46495 97.8883 291.0707 0007541 265.3634 94.6744 15.31172421332611 CSS (TIANHE-1) 1 48274U 21035A 26281.52469673 .00017894 00000-0 21499-3 0 9994 2 48274 41.4704 353.6788 0001144 353.7533 6.3291 15.60447773310869 TeikyoSat 4 1 49396U 21102B 26281.52792045 .00001043 00000-0 68216-4 0 9995 2 49396 97.3602 306.5884 0010308 261.6954 98.3107 15.09827716269820 Z-Sat 1 49399U 21102E 26281.72714259 .00001906 00000-0 94089-4 0 9996 2 49399 97.3239 313.6037 0015427 204.6813 155.3685 15.18972282270675 KOSEN 1 1 49402U 21102H 26281.59924729 .00005972 00000-0 21953-3 0 9997 2 49402 97.3077 321.5913 0013909 158.8670 201.3147 15.28178362271332 HO-113 1 50466U 21131B 26281.62093281 .00000484 00000-0 16284-3 0 9999 2 50466 98.4971 13.3896 0005193 112.4297 247.7443 14.41440671251455 SNUGLITE 2 1 52899U 22065F 26281.31613161 .00000635 00000-0 12903-3 0 9991 2 52899 98.2369 66.0703 0008051 36.9995 323.1761 14.64515604227559 UmKA 1 (RS40S) 1 57172U 23091G 26281.61645787 .00004422 00000-0 19705-3 0 9997 2 57172 97.4926 339.8810 0013970 84.9895 275.2936 15.21872602181251 CubeBel-2 (EU11S) 1 57175U 23091K 26281.62582926 .00010564 00000-0 34888-3 0 9999 2 57175 97.4932 345.9769 0010548 77.0145 283.2273 15.31529386181657 RS-38S 1 57189U 23091Z 26281.57401007 .00014990 00000-0 38639-3 0 9993 2 57189 97.4987 353.5314 0006902 36.2919 323.8793 15.39271420182119 SONATE-2 1 59112U 24043Q 26280.99785042 .00051561 00000-0 46123-3 0 9990 2 59112 97.5627 79.1908 0005215 144.3266 215.8344 15.68205577145518 GRBBeta 1 60237U 24128C 26281.28604628 .00001901 00000-0 13893-3 0 9998 2 60237 61.9896 179.2497 0023886 159.6888 200.5161 15.07286132123310 Curium One 1 60242U 24128H 26281.16617092 .00004192 00000-0 24164-3 0 9998 2 60242 61.9783 165.1838 0023216 153.6137 206.6148 15.13861869123553 ROBUSTA-3A 1 60243U 24128J 26281.06509121 .00004521 00000-0 26601-3 0 9995 2 60243 61.9862 168.6613 0025242 150.0741 210.1804 15.12934732123495 CatSat 1 60246U 24125J 26281.57894407 .00150727 00000-0 89816-3 0 9992 2 60246 97.1883 136.8179 0014733 114.7595 245.5207 15.77356266125147 AO-123 1 61781U 24199AY 26281.61935758 .00006547 00000-0 18201-3 0 9998 2 61781 97.2803 149.2689 0011432 260.1009 99.8946 15.37129499151341 LASARsat 1 62391U 24247Q 26281.53885199 .00035529 00000-0 54356-3 0 9997 2 62391 44.9728 341.8180 0009458 341.4397 18.6149 15.53766399100902 CroCube 1 62394U 24247T 26281.41837210 .00041827 00000-0 56550-3 0 9994 2 62394 44.9704 337.3950 0010054 352.7700 7.3047 15.57048565100949 JINJUSat 1B 1 63210U 25052A 26281.49841950 .00014520 00000-0 40654-3 0 9999 2 63210 97.3848 178.5718 0004842 60.0143 300.1581 15.36727463 87481 NUSHSAT 1 1 63211U 25052B 26281.52205150 .00019891 00000-0 49763-3 0 9996 2 63211 97.3824 179.6260 0004737 64.8562 295.3175 15.40133380 87567 TEVEL2-4 1 63213U 25052D 26281.50177155 .00016605 00000-0 44173-3 0 9999 2 63213 97.3744 178.2809 0004666 75.0131 285.1631 15.38287034 87513 TEVEL2-5 1 63214U 25052E 26281.47227151 .00014782 00000-0 39665-3 0 9992 2 63214 97.3742 178.1619 0004657 76.0873 284.0890 15.38045016 87500 TEVEL2-6 1 63215U 25052F 26281.22680043 .00014590 00000-0 39199-3 0 9998 2 63215 97.3745 177.9007 0004600 77.8826 282.2934 15.38008891 87461 TEVEL2-1 1 63217U 25052H 26281.23503763 .00014798 00000-0 40630-3 0 9996 2 63217 97.3718 177.3860 0004871 84.2594 275.9206 15.37331563 87441 TEVEL2-3 1 63218U 25052J 26280.96424013 .00015171 00000-0 41547-3 0 9990 2 63218 97.3717 177.1543 0004651 85.5095 274.6681 15.37407440 87400 TEVEL2-2 1 63219U 25052K 26281.23441304 .00014862 00000-0 40783-3 0 9991 2 63219 97.3717 177.3904 0004929 84.6469 275.5337 15.37349052 87443 TEVEL2-9 1 63237U 25052AD 26281.23825590 .00013127 00000-0 38776-3 0 9996 2 63237 97.3780 176.4986 0007938 95.7427 264.4722 15.35050724 87351 TEVEL2-7 1 63238U 25052AE 26281.23881632 .00012917 00000-0 38626-3 0 9996 2 63238 97.3781 176.3605 0007903 97.7326 262.4815 15.34667344 87343 TEVEL2-8 1 63239U 25052AF 26281.44357844 .00011862 00000-0 35499-3 0 9996 2 63239 97.3779 176.5394 0008140 94.8970 265.3203 15.34661222 87370 SPIRONE 1 66657U 25274H 26281.32987983 .00001459 00000-0 14236-3 0 9996 2 66657 97.7504 209.0345 0012166 5.4599 354.6752 14.93910616 47110 K-HERO 1 66660U 25274L 26281.57190401 .00001400 00000-0 13547-3 0 9998 2 66660 97.7514 209.5163 0014137 7.8318 352.3120 14.94305561 47160 SNUGLITE-III DURI 1 66661U 25274M 26281.29040352 .00001627 00000-0 15654-3 0 9999 2 66661 97.7512 209.2580 0014771 9.5500 350.5998 14.94305266 47126 SAKHACUBE-CHOLBON 1 67290U 25313AU 26281.15724382 .00006581 00000-0 25361-3 0 9999 2 67290 97.3842 354.8585 0007669 324.3874 35.6852 15.26644223 43209 RS95S (QMR-KWT-2) 1 67291U 25313AV 26281.14162971 .00009820 00000-0 35231-3 0 9995 2 67291 97.3840 355.3251 0007071 320.1004 39.9716 15.28881305 43235 Ten-Koh2 1 68261U 25241B 26281.02903401 .00005283 00000-0 22135-3 0 9999 2 68261 51.6581 142.0502 0007621 167.6808 192.4358 15.25110453 32124 JACK-002 1 68417U 26067B 26280.86443004 .00004475 00000-0 20743-3 0 9993 2 68417 97.4707 238.2416 0000835 164.0109 196.1153 15.20584609 29068 DISCO 2 1 68431U 26067R 26281.42512341 .00006064 00000-0 28021-3 0 9996 2 68431 97.4740 238.8052 0001832 24.0442 336.0878 15.20551208 29143 HADES-SA (SpinnyONE) 1 68446U 26067AG 26280.86410822 .00014853 00000-0 64216-3 0 9991 2 68446 97.4523 237.8303 0008477 55.2297 304.9737 15.22529663 29052 PARUS-6U1 1 68456U 26067AS 26280.83982459 .00004383 00000-0 21559-3 0 9999 2 68456 97.4693 237.6340 0006773 46.4703 313.7092 15.18519545 29023 SAL-E 1 68458U 26067AU 26281.13199347 .00005413 00000-0 26062-3 0 9990 2 68458 97.4616 237.8203 0007278 53.0863 307.1037 15.19150905 29075 FSI-SAT 2 1 68792U 26088A 26281.34633093 .00002934 00000-0 19646-3 0 9993 2 68792 97.5227 67.9407 0015624 82.0259 278.2742 15.07586500 25335 OrigamiSat 2 1 68795U 26088D 26281.28955238 .00008383 00000-0 50462-3 0 9992 2 68795 97.5207 68.4657 0015032 53.4878 306.7734 15.10971335 25360 ARICA 2 1 68796U 26088E 26281.36796331 .00003071 00000-0 19675-3 0 9999 2 68796 97.5214 68.3507 0016422 54.0207 306.2542 15.09179043 25365 WASEDA-SAT-ZERO-II 1 68797U 26088F 26281.40160557 .00003665 00000-0 23057-3 0 9998 2 68797 97.5212 68.4506 0016228 53.6803 306.5922 15.09721095 25371 MANGARO-II-Piscus 1 68798U 26088G 26281.39682631 .00002040 00000-0 13082-3 0 9992 2 68798 97.5227 68.4828 0019977 55.9420 304.3702 15.09458215 25372 CO-128 1 69912U 26156AV 26280.69272994 .00000885 00000-0 95106-4 0 9999 2 69912 97.7456 179.4830 0002392 158.5233 201.6086 14.90992234 13765 MARINA 1 69920U 26156BD 26281.15539486 .00001450 00000-0 14765-3 0 9992 2 69920 97.7425 180.0720 0006703 195.4276 164.6740 14.92233367 13844 IO-86 1 40931U 26199.45381863 .00000000 00000-0 77536-4 0 07 2 40931 6.0006 322.6653 0012733 338.8432 273.6875 14.79294310 03 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 /EX <hr> Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at 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ALERT: X-ray Flux exceeded M5 (R2)

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:54:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 542 Issue Time: 2026 Oct 08 1547 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2026 Oct 08 1546 UTC Noaa Scale: R2 - Moderate Comment: NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Extent of blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication dependent upon current X-ray Flux intensity. For real-time information on affected area and expected duration please see http://www.swpc.noaa.gov/products/d-region-absorption-predictions-d-rap.</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-281 AMSAT News Service Special Bulletin

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 11:30:00 GMT

<div class="WordSection1"> October 8, 2026 by <a href="https://www.amsat.org/author/n1uw/" title="View all posts by Frank Karnauskas"> Frank Karnauskas</a> <o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> In this edition:<o:p></o:p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Watch the Space Symposium Presentations Live<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1;tab-stops:list .5in">Symposium Presentation Schedule<o:p></o:p></li></ul> <o:p> </o:p> Watch the Space Symposium Presentations Live<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Streaming for the 44th AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting begins Friday 13:00 Eastern Daylight Savings Time.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Satellite enthusiasts can view the presentations live stream on AMSATâs You Tube Channe. Dial in <a href="https://youtube.com/@amsatna">https://youtube.com/@amsatna</a> and click on the âLiveâ tab to enjoy the presentation. Presentations will also be saved and available for viewing thereafter.<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> AMSAT would appreciate your small donation to help defray the cost of rental equipment and technician for streaming. Make whatever donation to the general fund that you feel is right at <a href="https://www.amsat.org/donate/">https://www.amsat.org/donate/</a> . Donations over $20 will receive a Remove Before Flight key tag ring!<o:p></o:p> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .75pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Symposium Presentation Schedule<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> Friday, October 9<o:p></o:p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">1:00PM to 5:00PM Presentations (Education session)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">1:00PM AMSAT Education and CubeSat Simulator Project Update 2026 â Alan Johnston, PhD KU2Y<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">1:30PM New CubeSatSim Features: Pacsat, Simulated Doppler, Dashboard, and Hotspot â Alan Johnston, PhD KU2Y<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">2:00PM Using the CubeSatSim as Command Station Learning Tool â Josh Tate, KF4EAG<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">2:30PM Teaching Technology to Middle/High School Students Using An Amateur Radio Foundation & ARISS Competition As The Goal â Gordon L. Gibby, MD KX4Z<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">3:00PM How to Get 20 High Schools to LEO â Nick Pugh K5QXJ<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo2;tab-stops:list .5in">3:30PM ARISS: Celebrating 25 Years of Continuous Operations on ISSâand Beyond! â Frank Bauer KA3HDO<o:p></o:p></li></ul> <o:p> </o:p> Saturday, October 10<o:p></o:p> <ul style="margin-top:0in" type="disc"> <li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">9:00AM to 12:00PM Presentations (Operating session)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">9:00AM Satellite Observation Station: Keeping Track of Radio Amateur Satellites â Joseph A. DiVerdi, PhD, MBA K0NMR<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">9:30AM CardSat and OrbitDeck â Paul Stoetzer N8HM<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">10:00AM Introducing OsTrax â Orbiting Satellite Tracking for the Next Generation â Jim McCullers WA4CWI<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">10:30AM The Modern OSCARLOCATOR â Paul Stoetzer N8HM<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">11:00AM AMSAT Operations Update â Mark Hammond N8MH<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">11:30AM AMSAT Youth Initiative Progress Report â Frank Karnauskas N1UW<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">1:30PM to 4:00PM Presentations (Engineering session)<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">1:30PM Jovian-1 and FUNcube+ Updates â David Bowman G0MRF<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">2:00 PM Amcom 2.0: Modernizing AMSAT Satellite Command and Control â Heimir Thor Sverrisson W1ANT<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">2:30 PM SDR-Gen2 Status â Ray Roberge and Nick Grabbs WA1CYB / KI5YNG<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">3:00 PM AMSAT Engineering Update â Jerry Buxton N0JY<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l3 level1 lfo3;tab-stops:list .5in">4:00PM to 5:00PM AMSAT Annual Meeting<o:p></o:p></li></ul> <div style="mso-element:para-border-div;border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;mso-border-bottom-alt:solid windowtext .75pt;padding:0in 0in 1.0pt 0in"> <o:p> </o:p> [ANS thanks the AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information.]<o:p></o:p> <o:p> </o:p> </div> <o:p> </o:p> Join AMSAT today at <a href="https://launch.amsat.org/">https://launch.amsat.org/</a><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="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">Students are eligible for FREE membership up to age 25.<o:p></o:p></li><li class="MsoNormal" style="mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4;tab-stops:list .5in">Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.<o:p></o:p></li></ul> <o:p> </o:p> Contact info [at] amsat.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 weekâs 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> <o:p> </o:p> </div>

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

Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT

<PRE>Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3752 Issue Time: 2026 Oct 08 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1,000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3752 Begin Time: 2026 Oct 05 1830 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 11911 pfu CORRECTED</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>