AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-125

The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT North America, 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 http://amsat org publishes news of Amateur Radio in space as soon as our volunteers can post it

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In this edition:

• Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors
• Buxton and Glasbrenner Address CubeSat Developers Workshop
• AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved
• Es'hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM
• AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019
• First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins
• Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop
• VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019
• CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference
• World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites
• Fifty Years of AMSAT History - What Happened in May
• Upcoming Satellite Operations
• ARISS News
• Satellite Shorts from All Over

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-125 01 ANS-125 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins

AMSAT News Service Bulletin 125 01 From AMSAT HQ KENSINGTON, MD Month 00, 2019 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-125 01

Call for Nominations - AMSAT Board of Directors

It's time to submit nominations for the upcoming AMSAT Board of Directors election Four directors' terms expire this year: those of Jerry Buxton, N0JY; Clayton Coleman, W5PFG; Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA; and Paul Stoetzer, N8HM In addition, up to two Alternates may be elected for one-year terms

A valid nomination requires either one Member Society or five current individual members in good standing to nominate an AMSAT member for Director Written nominations, consisting of the nominee's name and call, and the nominating individuals' names, calls and individual signatures should be mailed to:

AMSAT 10605 CONCORD ST STE 304 KENSINGTON MD 20895-2526

In addition to traditional submissions of written nominations, which is the preferred method, the intent to nominate someone may be made by electronic means These include e-mail, fax, or electronic image of a petition Electronic petitions should be sent to martha@amsat org or faxed to +1-301-822-4371

No matter what means is used, petitions MUST arrive at the AMSAT office no later than June 15th If the nomination is a traditional written nomination, no other action is required If electronic means are used, a verifying traditional written petition MUST be received at the AMSAT office within 7 days following the close of nominations on June 15th

ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS WITHOUT THIS SECOND, WRITTEN VERIFICATION ARE NOT VALID UNDER THE EXISTING AMSAT BYLAWS

[ANS thanks the AMSAT Office for the above information]

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Buxton and Glasbrenner Address the CubeSat Developers Workshop

Vice President of Engineering Jerry Buxton, N0JY and Vice Pres- ident of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA recently addressed the Cubeshop Developers Workshop held on April 23-25, 2019 at San Luis Obispo, California

In the presentation Drew Glasbrenner described the process for applying for an Amateur or Experimental license for a satellite In the application process both the Federal Communications Commission and International Amateur Radio Union must be coordinated

Jerry Buxton also helped the audience understand the aspects of a proposed satellite that the FCC considers qualifying for an Amateur Radio satellite license and which aspects might qualify the proposed satellite for a different service

The complete presentation can be viewed at: https://tinyurl com/ans125-cubesat

[ANS thanks Jerry Buxton, N0JY, Vice President of Engineering and Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, Vice President of Operations for the above information ]

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AO-91 Anomaly on April 30th Resolved

Around 0500 UTC on April 30, 2019, several operators, including BX2ABT and K4KDR, reported that AO-91's FM repeater was not passing transmissions WA4SCA reported that the voice ID beacon signal was normal, but when the repeater was brought up, there was an odd signal with no telemetry

At approximately 1608 UTC, AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, commanded an IHU reset which resolved the issue

Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, from the AMSAT Flight Software team believes that "some bits got flipped in the data for the software high pass filter, which would explain why there was trash in what should have been the telemetry audio frequency band (below 200 Hz) "

[ANS thanks AMSAT Vice President of Operations Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA, and Burns Fisher, WB1FJ, AMSAT Flight Software, for the above information ]

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Es'hail-2 Awards at RSGB AGM

At the RSGB AGM in Birmingham on Saturday, April 28, 2019 two awards were made in recognition of work related to the amateur radio transponders on the geostationary satellite Es'hail-2 / QO-100

The prestigious Louis Varney Cup for Advances in Space Communication was awarded to Peter Gülzow, DB2OS for his leadership of the team responsible for the Qatar-OSCAR-100 mission which is now in service

The Fraser Shepherd Award for Research into Microwave Applications for Radio Communication was awarded to Dave Crump, G8GKQ, Phil Crump, M0DNY, Noel Matthews, G8GTZ and Graham Shirville, G3VZV for enabling access for all the amateur radio community to QO-100 by developing and installing a Narrow Band transponder WebSDR, and wide band transponder spectrum monitor

After the award presentation Dave, Phil and Noel gave a talk on Es'hail-2 / QO-100 covering a brief history of how the project came about, an overview of equipment required to operate QO-100 and an introduction and a demonstration of the WebSDR and spectrum monitor, which allow you to listen to stations on the narrow band segment using only a standard web browser

Graham Shirville G3VZV was unable to be present to collect the award as on that Saturday he had to attend the key IARU Region 1 VHF/UHF/uW (C5) meeting in Vienna

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information ]

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AMSAT Academy Registration Closes May 10, 2019

Amateur Radio satellite enthusiasts are reminded that registration for the AMSAT Academy on May 10, 2019

AMSAT Academy will be held Thursday, May 16, 2019, from 9:00am to 5:00pm, at the Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) Clubhouse, located at 6619 Bellefontaine Rd, Dayton, Ohio It's a unique opportunity to learn all about amateur radio in space and working FM, linear transponder, and digital satellites currently in orbit

Registration Fee includes:

• Full day of instruction, designed for both beginners and advanced amateur radio satellite operators, and taught by some of the most accomplished AMSAT operators

• Digital copy of Getting Started with Amateur Satellites, 2019 Edition ($15 value)

• One-Year, AMSAT Basic Membership ($44 value)

• Pizza Buffet Lunch

• Invitation to the Thursday night AMSAT get together at Ticket Pub and Eatery in Fairborn

AMSAT Academy 2019 Registration Fee: $85 00 Registration closes May 10, 2019 No sign ups at the door No refunds, No cancellations

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information ]

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First Mauritius Satellite Effort Begins

Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU reports that the first 3B8 satellite project, MIR-SAT1 is moving in the right direction Jean Marc says,

"3B8 Radio Amateurs are deeply involved with the project and this has already created a new generation of potential hams, about 7 more candidates taking the exams in beginning May with at least 5 only due to the "bird" In spite the figure may seems low, there are only about 20 active OM's in 3B8, thus actually a relative huge progress in terms of potential HAM population

"The first secondary school (college) has built a receiving ground station last week and already received their first LEO's signals This is a pilot project which will be extended to many schools in the coming months and surely create motivation for hundreds of students to become HAMs, hopefully we will see the HAM population grow exponentially in the coming months (This is my personal goal )

"This project has the full support of the Mauritius Government and fully financed by the Mauritius Research Council which is a non-profit organization for the development of science and technological innovation

"The satellite will be launch by JAXA end this year from the ISS The final design is being finalized and details will be in shared to all on our web site IARU coordination will be applied for shortly, as soon as the final design completed

"I would eventually request the HAM community to help us to collect telemetry when the "bird" is launched by end of this year We will keep you informed "

More information is available at: https://spacemauritius com

[ANS thanks Jean Marc Momple, 3B8DU for the above information ]

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Fly Your Satellite! 2 Team completes Phase D Workshop

The six CubeSat teams participating in Fly Your Satellite! 2 attended the FYS Phase D Workshop hosted at ESA Education’s Training Centre in ESEC-Galaxia, Belgium, from 8-12 April 2019 The workshop was prepared by the Fly Your Satellite! team in collaboration with the Training and Learning Programme, as part of the ESA Academy programme

Phase D of Fly Your Satellite! comprises satellite integration; functional tests in ambient conditions, environmental tests, and concludes with the Flight Acceptance Review The workshop’s objective was to help prepare students for this upcoming Phase by giving them both theoretical insight and hands-on experience of working in a laboratory, and to perform visual inspections of the CubeSat models

Participants were able to bring their hardware into the new CubeSat Support Facility to perform the inspections and checks together with ESA professionals This allowed the students to become familiarised with good working standards, and to discover any critical hardware issues early in the process At the Training and Learning Facility they attended insightful lectures, exercises and group simulations on topics such as vibration testing, product assurance, and spacecraft operations

They also participated in demonstrations held at the CubeSat Support Facility: with a dummy load installed, the 20 kN Electrodynamic Shaker system was used to simulate the vibrations that their satellites will experience during testing and launch, and they were introduced to the Thermal Vacuum Chamber that will be used to simulate the harsh conditions of space by recreating vacuum and temperature conditions from intense heat to extreme cold

The complete story is available at: https://tinyurl com/ans125-phase-d

[ANS thanks the European Space Agency for the above information ]

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VUCC Awards-Endorsements for April 2019

Here are the endorsements and new VUCC Satellite Awards issued by the ARRL for the period April 1, 2019 through May 1, 2019 Congratulations to all those who made the list this month! Lots of activity at the high end and low end of the list this month Great!

CALL APRIL MAY

KO4MA 1656 1673 WA4NVM 1522 1536 N8HM 1068 1102 N8RO 1065 1068 K6FW 743 794 WD9EWK 537 550 K7TAB 430 531 N3GS 409 454 NS3L 400 426 AE5B 368 384 KE8FZT 301 325 AB5SS 102 306 G0ABI 252 304 K5IX 250 300 K9UO 265 300 NR0T 200 274 KE8AKW New 258 AD0HJ 200 225 AJ4A New 225 AD0DX 167 219 K2MTS 100 201 AB1OC 150 177 KJ4EU 101 151 WD9EWK (DM41) 107 127 LW2DAF 120 125 W0NBC New 106 KL2DN New 100 N7EGY New 100 VE3CWU New 100 WD9EWK (DM42) New 100

If you find errors or omissions please contact Ron, W5RKN off-list at @ com and he will revise the announcement This list was developed by comparing the ARRL pdf listings for The two months It's a visual comparison so omissions are possible Apologies if your call was not mentioned

Thanks to all those who are roving to grids that are rarely on the birds They are doing most of the work!

[ANS thanks the Ron Parsons, W5RKN for the above information ]

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World Scout Jamboree Will Feature Amateur Radio Satellites

Amateur Radio will play a role in this summer’s 24th World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, the first World Jamboree held in North America Thousands of Scouts and Scout leaders from some 200 countries are expected to attend The Jamboree’s Amateur Radio exhibit will use the call sign NA1WJ — North America’s 1st World Jamboree It will be on the air during the event, from July 22 until August 2

The goals of the Amateur Radio station at the World Scout Jamboree are to introduce Amateur Radio to Scouts and Scout leaders through hands-on participation in two-way communication with other stations across the globe

Amateur Radio activities at the Jamboree will include Amateur Radio satellite contacts and a scheduled Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) contact with an ISS crew member

One or two balloons launches with Amateur Radio payloads are planned and tracking them as they cross the Atlantic

The demonstration station will include multiple operating positions offering a variety of modes including two satellite communication systems The antenna farm will include satellite antennas with azimuth and elevation control

Each station will be able to accommodate four participants at a time, plus one control operator The goal is to give each participant up to about 10 minutes of operating time

More information is available at: https://k2bsa net/world-jamboree-na1wj

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information ]

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CSVHFS Solicits Papers, Presentations and Posters for Conference

The Central States VHF Society (CSVHFS) is soliciting papers, presentations, and poster displays for the 53rd annual CSVHFS Conference, July 25 – 27, in Lincoln, Nebraska Topics may include all aspects of weak-signal VHF and higher Amateur Radio activities are welcome You do not have to attend the conference or to present in order to have it included in the conference Proceedings

Topics of interest include antennas, low-noise preamps, construction, RF amplifiers, propagation, test equipment, regulatory topics, Earth-Moon-Earth, operating, digital signal processing, software-defined radio, and digital modes

Submit papers for the Proceedings to Kent Britain, WA5VJB, no later than May 12 Coordinate presentations and posters with Donn Baker, WA2VOI, no later than June 2 For more information, visit the CSVHFS website (“Guidance for Proceedings Authors,” “Guidance for Presenters,” and “Guidance for Table-Top/Poster Displays”)

[ANS thanks the ARRL for the above information ]

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Fifty Years of AMSAT History - What Happened in May (Or, thereabout)

Here's a quick look at the month of May for the past fifty years:

• 2013 NASA Announces AMSAT Fox-1 Launch Date NASA announced on May 13, 2013 that AMSAT's Fox-1 has been assigned for launch in 2014 on the ELaNa XII mission It's orbit has a lifetime of about 11 years

Apogee View Touts Fox-1 Design President Barry Baines, WD4ASW explains AMSAT's vision to offer other cubesat builders such as universities and to partner with scientific payload providers on joint missions This approach ensures that amateur radio is integral to future missions providing a RF package while those supporting the science package pays for the flight

• 2009 Apogee View Reports Hamvention Highlights President Barry Baines, WD4ASW enthusiastically reports on the development of SuitSat-2 and the presentation by Owen Garriott, W5KWQ at the AMSAT-TAPR banquet

Frank Bauer, KA3HDO is presented the ARRL President's Award ARRL President Joel Harrison, W5ZN presents the ARRL President's Award to Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for his leadership in making Amateur Radio present in NASA sponsored activities on the Space Shuttle, Space Station MIR and the ISS

• 1999 Apogee View Gives Hams a Wake Up Call! Keith Baker, KB1SF details the plans for a Russian satellite that would essential serve as an advertising platform for Swiss watch maker SWATCH Thanks to lobbying by the IARU and several national Amateur Radio societies, the planned satellite was scrapped This experience demonstrates how Amateur Radio frequencies are always under attack and must be protected

UoSAT-12/OSCAR 36 Successfully in Orbit! Spirits are flying high with the successful launch on April 21st from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Russia Initial telemetry and first CCD camera images were successfully received

• 1985 Soviet RS-9 and RS-10 Satellites Scheduled for Launch Mode A and Mode K transponders as well as robot stations are explained Hams should be prepared for over-the-horizon contacts

The Digital Front Although the launch of PACSAT is still over 18 months away, a log of digital action is already available UoSAT-OSCAR-9 is the easiest satellite to hear with minimal equipment Telemetry beacons from other satellites give hams a chance to develop their stations

• 1980 (March) Orbit Magazine Debuts The countdown begins for a new era in Amateur Radio satellite communications The Molniya type orbit is explained and how it will provide communications coverage for up to 15 hours a day to hams in the northern hemisphere

Helix to the Rescue! In preparation for AMSAT Phase III, innovative ideas for 70cm antennas and antenna mounted transverters and preamps will help ensure solid QSO's when the new bird arrives

1969 (June) Introducing the Newsletter Perry Klein, K3JTE reports that the Australis-Oscar A satellite (the first AMSAT undertaking) was delivered to Goddard Space Center and undergoing final tests Hams are advised to monitor W1AW for bulletins as the launch date approaches

"Cap" Petry, W3AWN, Vice President - Operations outlines AMSAT's purpose and plans and invites direct participation by hams and clubs throughout the world

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information ]

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Upcoming Satellite Operations (Updated May 1, 2019)

• Northern Border Security Check (MN to WA) – April 29 to May 4 or 5, 2019 Alex, N7AGF, is all set for his semiannual rover trip to activate rare and somewhat rare grids, from April 29th to May 4th or 5th (or longer depending on how things go) Alex will fly into Minneapolis and drive back to his home grid CN88, activating as many ENx8, ENx7, DNx8,and DNx7 grids as possible along the route The hope is to hit many corners and lines Alex will be on both linear and FM birds As always, activations and route details will be posted to his Twitter @N7AGF at https://twitter com/N7AGF Alex will also be on APRS at https://aprs fi/N7AGF-10 In areas of limited cell service, he’ll be using inReach Email or hit Alex on twitter with grid requests, route suggestions, or hot tourist attractions in Minot

• Northeast North Dakota (EN06/EN07/EN08/EN16/EN17/EN18) – May 2-5, 2019 Mitch, AD0HJ, is heading out to the Grand Forks, ND Hamfest on May 4th, but also just goofing off for a few days in the general area Mitch will be limited to working the FM Satellites only (SO-50, AO-91, AO-92) Plans are to work EN17/18 on May 2, EN07/08 on May 3, EN17/18 again on May 4 (day of hamfest), and then EN06/16 on May 5 A full pass schedule will be viewable on the Twitter announcement https://twitter com/KE4ALabama/status/1116524856781230080, and up-to- date pass info on Mitch’s Twitter feed https://twitter com/AD0HJ

• Pennsylvania (FN11,FN21) – May 5, 2019 Steve, NS3L, will activate the FN11/FN21 gridline mid-morning to early afternoon of May 5th In addition, he might go to FN12 afterward FM & SSB Linear birds Note, fair weather trip only If heavy rain is forecast, he might postpone & reschedule During the trip, Steve will be beaconing on APRS NS3L-9 See Steve’s Twitter feed for further updates https://twitter com/NS3L

• FN13/FN14 Gridline – May 11-12, 2019 Michael, K2MTS will be in FN13/14 May 11-12, 2019, operating holiday style Check Michael’s Twitter feed https://twitter com/k2mts for specific pass announcements

• EL18/EL28 Gridline – May 11, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG, will be activate the EL18/EL28 gridline May 11th, 16:30-18:40 UTC FM only, AO-91 and AO-92 Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter com/w5pfg

• Pennsylvania (FN00) – May 13-15, 2019 Tanner, W9TWJ, will be back in FN00 May 13th-15th, if anyone still needs it Possible he will also do the 15th in EN90 again FM evening passes Will look into FN01 to see if it’s possible Watch Tanner’s Twitter feed for pass details https://twitter com/twjones85

• NE SD WY CO TX Road trip (DN81, DN83, DN74, DN71, DM77, DM95, DM85) – May 18-28, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG is hitting the road and bringing his AMSAT gear with him May 18 DN91 (NE) May 19-23 DN83 (SD) May 23-24 DN74 (WY) May 24-26 DN71 (WY) May 26-27 DM77 (CO) May 27-28 DM95/DM85 (TX) All FM/SSB satellites, holiday-style Open to schedules with EU Twitter Watch Twitter feed for more updates: https://twitter com/w5pfg

• Southwest South Dakota (DN83++) – May 19-23, 2019 Clayton, W5PFG, will be operating from DN83 on all FM/SSB satellites holiday style, May 19-23 Open to schedules with EU In the days proceeding he’ll be on from DN91 and in the days following from DN74, DN71, potentially DN70, and lastly DM99 Check Twitter @w5pfg

• Texas (EM13, EM22, EM23) – May 19-21, 2019 Ryan, AI6DO, has an upcoming business trip for fried pies and a satellite rove: Planning EM13 5/20 & 5/21, EM22/23 grid line 0000-0300 5/20 & 5/22 UTC (5/19 & 5/21 local) Probably FM & APRS only Updates via Twitter https://twitter com/AI6DO

• Point Pelee National Park, Canada (EN81, EN82) – May 25, 2019 KM4LAO, Ruth, will head north of the border to activate Point Pelee National Park in Ontario EN81, Saturday, May 25th Ruth may also do a pass or two from EN82 as time allows Plan is for FM and linear satellite passes, as well at QRP HF Call sign for this activation and subsequent LoTW upload will be KM4LAO/VE3 This will also be a CNPOTA activation, so please upload your log to the CNPOTA website https://cnpota ca/ Further announcements will be posted on Ruth’s Twitter feed https://twitter com/KM4Ruth as we get closer to the activation date

• Pacific Northwest (CN85, CN83/CN84, CN76/CN86) – May 31 to June 2, 2019 Casey, KI7UNJ, will be on in CN83/84 Friday, May 31st, CN85 Saturday, June 1st, and CN76/86 Sunday, June 2nd Pass list to come in next few weeks

• Iceland (HP95 IP15 IP25 IP03 HP03) – July 13-19, 2019 Adam, K0FFY, is taking his family (and his radios) to Iceland
  Tentative schedule is HP95 July 13, IP13 and IP15 July 14-15, IP25 July 16, IP03 or HP93 July 17-18, and HP94 July 19 There’s a lot to see, so passes will be best effort and announced on Twitter shortly prior https://twitter com/K0FFY_Radio

[ANS thanks Robert Bankston, KE4AL for the above information ]

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ARISS News

• Completed Contacts:

Observatorio Astronómico de Mallorca (OAM), Costitx (Mallorca-Islas Baleares-España), Spain, telebridge via W6SRJ Participating schools: Colegio San José Obrero, Palma de Mallorca (Islas Baleares-España), Spain and Colegio Luis Vives, Palma de Mallorca(Islas Baleares-España), Spain

The ISS callsign was NA1SS The astronaut was Nick Hague, KG5TMV Contact was successful: Mon 2019-04-29 11:48:40 UTC

• Scheduled Contacts:

Mildred Hall School, Yellowknife, NT, Canada, telebridge via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI Contact is go for: Fri 2019-05-03 18:32:19 UTC 59 deg

Walter Murray Collegiate Institute, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada via LU8YY The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is David St-Jacques, KG5FYI Contact is go for: Mon 2019-05-06 17:35:50 UTC 40 deg

Moriah Central School, Port Henry, NY, telebridge via K6DUE The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Nick Hague, KG5TMV Contact is go for: Tue 2019-05-07 13:15:35 UTC 55 deg

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N for the above information ]

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Satellite Shorts from All Over

• Space Daily Picks Up N4ADK Radio Astronomy Article Adam Kimbrough's, N4ADK article entitled "Satellite Constellations and Radio Astronomy" was recently published by Space Daily Adam discusses how the growing presence of earth orbiting satellites can affect the science of radio astronomy, When considering the continuation of high-level science provided by radio astronomy, a new challenge for the world's engineers arises

The complete article can be read at: https://tinyurl com/ans125-radio-astronomy

[ANS thanks Adam Kimbrough, N4ADK for the above information ]

• Meet OSCaR Not OSCAR Researchers are developing a cleanup cubesat called OSCaR (Obsolete Spacecraft Capture and Removal), which would hunt down and de-orbit debris on the cheap using onboard nets and tethers And OSCaR would do so relatively autonomously, with little guidance from controllers on the ground

The spacecraft is a 3U cubesat and will be capable of capturing and removing four pieces of debris, Anderson said When that work is done, the cleanup cubesat will de-orbit itself within five years Complete information at: https://www space com/space-junk-cleanup-cubesat-oscar html

[ANS thanks Space com for the above information ]

• ISS R&D Conference Extends Deadline for Technical Abstracts to May 10 Don't miss the opportunity to join the technical session speaker lineup at the 2019 International Space Station Research and Development Conference (ISSRDC), July 29-August 1, in Atlanta, Georgia The ideas, insights, and discussions that arise from ISSRDC technical sessions are among the top reasons attendees return to ISSRDC year after year

The technical review team will accept abstracts until May 10 at 11:59 P M EDT View the submission guidelines for the topic areas or submit an abstract

For more information see: https://www issconference org/

[ANS thanks ISS National Lab for the above information ]

• Win a Free Launch of a 1U Cubesat All IAF member organizations are invited to participate in the competition and profit from this opportunity to win a launch operated by GK Launch Services, planned for the second quarter of 2020 This competition's priority is to reach out to Space University teams from emerging countries

The launcher will be Soyuz-2 1a/Fregat The new generation of Soyuz launchers features high reliability and multi-functionality and will be launched from Baikonur

Read the complete article at: http://www satnews com/story php?number=44970041

[ANS thanks Spacenews for the above information ]

• Free Issue of CQ-DATV Reviews Equipment for Es'Hail2 Digital amateur television enthusiasts might be interested in the May 2019 issue of CQ-DATV In includes a review of transmitters and receivers suitable for use with the Es'Hail2 transponder

The free issue can be downloaded at: https://cq-datv mobi/71 php

[ANS thanks CQ-DATV for the above information ]

• BeEagleSat Deorbited Amateur Radio satellite BeEagleSat - CAT ID 42736 deorbited on 04-27-2019 and has been removed from the AMSAT-NA TLE distribution

[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD for the above information ]

• W5RRR Johnson Space Center ARC Makes Satellite WAS
  Congratulations to the Johnson Space Center ARC W5RRR for completing satellite Worked All States! Thank you N7AGF for four new grids and North Dakota on FO-29 That completes satellite WAS for W5RRR! 73 from Houston!

[ANS thanks AMSAT via Twitter for the above information ]

• Happy 60th Birthday to NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center May 1, 2019 marked the 60th anniversary of the commissioning of NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland

In 1978, AMSAT erected a lab near the visitor center on the Goddard Space Flight Center campus Known as the "fishbowl," AMSAT's Phase 3A spacecraft was constructed here Pictures at https://twitter com/AMSAT/status/1123614108803379201

[ANS thanks AMSAT Twitter for the above information]

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Primary and secondary school students are eligible for membership at one-half the standard yearly rate Post-secondary school students enrolled in at least half time status shall be eligible for the student rate for a maximum of six post-secondary years in this status

Contact Martha at the AMSAT office for additional student membership information

73, This week's ANS Editor, Frank Karnauskas, N1UW n1uw at amsat dot org

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