AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-301 In this edition: * AMSAT Board of Directors Elects Officers * 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium Held in Tampa * GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers November 2024 Rankings * CatSat Commissioning is Near * Administration Eases Restrictions On Space-Related Exports * Intelsat Satellite Explodes In Orbit * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution * Reflect Orbital To Sell Sunlight Using In-Space Mirrors * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * AMSAT Ambassador Activities * Satellite Shorts F ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 179 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 26 0811 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Oct 26 0557 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Oct 26 0719 UTC End Time: 2024 Oct 26 0756 UTC X-ray Class: X1.8 Optical Class: 2n Location: S16E55 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 445 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 26 0617 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 26 0613 UTC 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 in ...Continue Reading

This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution. 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 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB24299.1 2Line Orbital Elements 24299.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick, MA October 25, 2024 To all radio amateurs 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 wit ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 178 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 24 0433 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Oct 24 0330 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Oct 24 0357 UTC End Time: 2024 Oct 24 0428 UTC X-ray Class: X3.3 Optical Class: sf Location: S17E68 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 444 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 24 0344 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 24 0341 UTC 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 in ...Continue Reading

*AMSAT NEWS SERVICE* *ANS-294* In this edition: * 42nd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium to Proceed After Hurricane Milton * 2024 AMSAT-UK Colloquium: A Weekend of Satellite Innovation and Collaboration * SpaceX Achieves First Super Heavy Booster Catch in Landmark Starship Flight * NASA's Europa Clipper Embarks on Epic Journey to Explore Alien Ocean World * European Spacecraft Launches to Investigate NASA's Asteroid Defense Test * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 18, 2024 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Op ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 443 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 19 0658 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 19 0654 UTC 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 in ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB24292.1 2Line Orbital Elements 24292.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick, MA October 18, 2024 To all radio amateurs 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 wit ...Continue Reading