ANS-187
July 6, 2025
In this edition:
* AMSAT Field Day Submissions Now Due
* Seeking Additional Volunteers for Moon Day at Dallas Frontiers of Flight Museum
* GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers July 2025 Rankings
* VUCC Satellite Standing July 2025
* DXCC Satellite Standing July 2025
* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution
* French Astronaut Will Take Food From Michelin-Starred Chef to ISS
* ARISS News
* AMSAT Ambassador Activities
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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AMSAT Field Day Submissions Now Due
Now that Field Day is over, there is one more thing you can do if you
would like to participate in the scoring process for AMSAT Field Day.
Email your submission sheet.
If you do not have the submission sheet, go to AMSAT.org and under
EVENTS, select AMSAT Field Day. Download the rules. The Satellite
Summary Sheet is at the end of the rules.
The Satellite Summary Sheet should be used for submission of the
AMSAT Field Day competition and be received by KK5DO (e-mail) by 11:59
P.M. CDT, Tuesday, July 29, 2025. This year, we are using the same due
date as the ARRL. The only method for submitting your log is via e-mail
to kk5do [at] amsatnet.com or kk5do [at] arrl.net. No mail-in entries.
Add photographs or other interesting information that can be used in an article for The AMSAT Journal.
You will receive an e-mail back (within one or two days) your e-mail
submission has been received. If you do not receive a confirmation
message, then try sending it again or send it to the other e-mail
address.
[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director Contests and Awards, for the above information]
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Celebrating the 40th Anniversary of Amateur Radio on Human Spaceflight
Help Support GOLF and Fox Plus.

Join the AMSAT Presidentâs Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
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Seeking Additional Volunteers for Moon Day at Dallas Frontiers of Flight Museum
The 2025 Moon Day, a space-themed public STEM event, will take place
on Saturday, July 19 at the Frontiers of Flight Museum at Love Field in
Dallas. Held each year close to the date of the Apollo 11 moon landing,
the event features hands-on science exhibits and activities for all
ages. Moon Day runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. CDT, with setup
beginning at 8:00 a.m. CDT.
AMSAT will once again be represented at the event by AMSAT Ambassador
Thomas Schuessler, N5HYP, along with several North Texas satellite
enthusiasts. They will engage with the public â including many young
people â on topics such as satellite orbits, the International Space
Station, and amateur radio in space. Exhibits will include the AMSAT Fox
CubeSat engineering model and the CubeSat Simulator, and the team hopes
to demonstrate a few live satellite passes during the day.
Tom is seeking additional AMSAT volunteers from the North Texas area
to help staff the exhibit table. The AMSAT booth will be located next to
the Dallas Amateur Radio Club exhibit, providing opportunities for
great conversations with fellow hams as well as curious families.
Volunteers receive free museum admission and lunch. Anyone interested in
helping for part or the entire day is encouraged to email Tom at n5hyp
[at] arrl [dot] net.

Col. Carl E. Walz (USAF, Ret.)
ex-KC5TIE and former NASA Astronaut will be the keynote speaker for Moon
Day 2025 (Photo credit: NASA)
More information about the event is available at: https://flightmuseum.com/events/moonday
[ANS thanks Tom Schuessler, N5HYP, AMSAT Ambassador, for the above information]
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Purchase M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store.
When you purchase through AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
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GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers July 2025 Rankings
The July 2025 rankings for the Top 100 Rovers (Mixed LEO/MEO/GEO) in
satellite operations, as determined by @GridMasterMap on Twitter, has
been released. The ranking is determined by the number of grids and DXCC
entities activated, taking into account only those grids where a
minimum number of QSOs logged on the gridmaster.fr website have been
validated by a third party. Grid numbers do not directly reflect the
exact number of activations. Satellite operators are encouraged to
upload their LoTW satellite contacts to https://gridmaster.fr in order to provide more accurate data.
Updated: 2025-06-28
1 |
ND9M |
|
26 |
KX9X |
|
51 |
K7TAB |
|
76 |
HB9GWJ |
2 |
NJ7H |
|
27 |
DJ8MS |
|
52 |
PR8KW |
|
77 |
N4UFO |
3 |
JA9KRO |
|
28 |
KG5CCI |
|
53 |
XE1ET |
|
78 |
PT2AP |
4 |
UT1FG |
|
29 |
ON4AUC |
|
54 |
W7WGC |
|
79 |
AA8CH |
5 |
N5UC |
|
30 |
N5BO |
|
55 |
EB1AO |
|
80 |
VE1VOX |
6 |
DL6AP |
|
31 |
K8BL |
|
56 |
DF2ET |
|
81 |
PT9BM |
7 |
OE3SEU |
|
32 |
KE4AL |
|
57 |
N6DNM |
|
82 |
FG8OJ |
8 |
DP0POL |
|
33 |
KB5FHK |
|
58 |
EA4NF |
|
83 |
YU0W |
9 |
F5VMJ |
|
34 |
PA3GAN |
|
59 |
LU4JVE |
|
84 |
N6UTC |
10 |
WI7P |
|
35 |
JO2ASQ |
|
60 |
SM3NRY |
|
85 |
AF5CC |
11 |
K5ZM |
|
36 |
F4BKV |
|
61 |
KI7QEK |
|
86 |
KI7UXT |
12 |
LU5ILA |
|
37 |
VE3HLS |
|
62 |
AA5PK |
|
87 |
JM1CAX |
13 |
N6UA |
|
38 |
KI0KB |
|
63 |
W1AW |
|
88 |
KJ7NDY |
14 |
W5PFG |
|
39 |
VA3VGR |
|
64 |
F4DXV |
|
89 |
PS8BR |
15 |
N9IP |
|
40 |
KI7UNJ |
|
65 |
DL4EA |
|
90 |
N4DCW |
16 |
WY7AA |
|
41 |
HJ5LVR |
|
66 |
KE9AJ |
|
91 |
WA9JBQ |
17 |
HA3FOK |
|
42 |
LA9XGA |
|
67 |
AD7DB |
|
92 |
KG4AKV |
18 |
AK8CW |
|
43 |
N7AGF |
|
68 |
VE1CWJ |
|
93 |
W8MTB |
19 |
DL2GRC |
|
44 |
VK5DG |
|
69 |
BG7QIW |
|
94 |
KB2YSI |
20 |
AD0DX |
|
45 |
JL3RNZ |
|
70 |
W8LR |
|
95 |
K0FFY |
21 |
N4AKV |
|
46 |
XE3DX |
|
71 |
SP5XSD |
|
96 |
VE3GOP |
22 |
BA1PK |
|
47 |
KE0WPA |
|
72 |
M1DDD |
|
97 |
N0TEL |
23 |
AD0HJ |
|
48 |
AC0RA |
|
73 |
N8RO |
|
98 |
DK9JC |
24 |
WD9EWK |
|
49 |
KE0PBR |
|
74 |
VA7LM |
|
99 |
K6VHF |
25 |
ND0C |
|
50 |
JK2XXK |
|
75 |
KM4LAO |
|
100 |
VE7PTN |
[ANS thanks @GridMasterMap for the above information]
VUCC Satellite Standing July 2025
VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for June 01, 2025 to July 01, 2025.
KO4MA |
2000 |
2100 |
DL5GAC |
1576 |
1745 |
DF2ET |
1602 |
1700 |
W5CBF |
1326 |
1554 |
AA5PK |
1524 |
1525 |
K8TL |
1016 |
1017 |
4J6D |
150 |
1000 |
W8LR |
905 |
910 |
VE7PTN |
635 |
794 |
N8MR |
775 |
783 |
W6ZQ |
560 |
561 |
JG2TSL |
157 |
516 |
K6VHF |
376 |
401 |
N8HRZ |
337 |
343 |
JE2UFF |
280 |
334 |
SP7JS |
253 |
300 |
YL2KF |
New |
283 |
EA4DEI |
150 |
200 |
OH3DP |
150 |
176 |
NK0S |
169 |
170 |
N9BX |
125 |
163 |
KC7WXD |
New |
133 |
XE2YWH(DL82-DL92) |
New |
119 |
WB5TX |
101 |
110 |
KB4YKC |
100 |
108 |
K4XP |
101 |
102 |
BI1OEU |
New |
100 |
EA1FWI |
New |
100 |
Congratulations to the new VUCC Satellite holders!
YL2KF is first VUCC Satellite holder from Latvia and KO27
EA1FWI is first VUCC Satellite holder from IN72
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]
DXCC Satellite Standing July 2025
DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for June 01, 2025 to July 01, 2025.
IW1FZR |
154 |
184 |
YO2CMI |
180 |
184 |
HB9RYZ |
163 |
164 |
EA2AA |
160 |
161 |
IK4DRY |
144 |
150 |
W5CBF |
130 |
143 |
DL2MIH |
132 |
141 |
EA1N |
114 |
139 |
DL2QB |
120 |
136 |
IK0WMJ |
128 |
131 |
IK7FMQ |
128 |
130 |
LA0FA |
117 |
128 |
W8LR |
112 |
114 |
I4DOR |
New |
101 |
KP3V |
New |
100 |
KP3V is first DXCC Satellite holder from FK78
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for July 4
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 https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/.
This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution.
[ANS thanks Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager for the above information]
French Astronaut Will Take Food From Michelin-Starred Chef to ISS
French cuisine has a reputation for being among the worldâs best. So
whatâs a French astronaut do to when faced with the prospect of spending
months aboard the International Space Station eating freeze-dried food
straight from the packaging?
Recruit a Michelin-starred chef to reimagine French classics like
foie gras and lobster bisque was the answer for Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN,
who is due to undertake her first space mission in 2026.

Chef Anne-Sophie Pic and astronaut Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN, at a tasting in Paris. (Photo: Groupe Pic and ESA)
The meals designed by Anne-Sophie Pic will make up the âbonus foodâ
taken to the ISS during Adenotâs εpsilon mission, the European Space
Agency said in a statement Tuesday, July 1.
Food in space is typically freeze-dried and comes in plastic
packaging from a list of preapproved items, the ESA said. Fruit and
vegetables are a rare luxury that are available only when a spacecraft
arrives with supplies.
Astronauts, however, are able to have specially catered âbonus foodâ
that makes up about 10 percent of what they eat. This is usually
developed in partnership with a chef, and astronauts say it boosts
mental well-being, adds variety and helps them bond with fellow crew
members when shared in orbit, according to the ESA.
See the full article at https://wapo.st/4lyxEKj
[ANS thanks The Washington Post for the above information.]
ARISS NEWS
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.

RECENTLY COMPLETED
Axiom 4 group 1 telebridge via K6DUE
Hungarian Scout Association, Budapest, Hungary
Debrecen â Bánki Reformed Primary School, Technical College and Vocational Training School, Debrecen, Hungary
MezÅberényi PetÅfi Sándor Evangélikus Gimnázium, Kollégium és Ãltalános Iskola, Mezöberény, Hungary
Budapesti Műszaki Szakképzési Centrum Puskás Tivadar Távközlési és
Informatikai Technikum, Puskás Radio Amateur Club â HA5KHC, HA5KBF,
Budapest, Hungary
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS
The crewmember was Tibor Kapu, HA5TRO
The ARISS mentor is ON6TI
Contact was successful: Thu 2025-07-03 11:05:59 UTC 50 degrees elevation
Axiom 4 group 4 telebridge via K6DUE
University of WrocÅaw, WrocÅaw, Poland
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS
The crewmember was SÅawosz UznaÅski-WiÅniewski, SQ7AS
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK
Contact was successful: Fri 2025-07-04 08:41:36 UTC 16 degrees elevation
Congratulations to the Axiom 4 group 4 school, SÅawosz, mentor K4RGK, and telebridge station K6DUE!
Congratulations to SÅawosz for his first ever ARISS contact!
Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FATPwoNf_zg
Axiom 4 group 5 telebridge via K6DUE
UR Rao Satellite Centre (URSC), Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS
The crewmember was Shubhanshu Shukla, VU2TNI
The ARISS mentor is AA6TB
Contact was successful: Fri 2025-07-04 10:17:10 UTC 86 degrees elevation
Congratulations to the Axiom 4 group 5 students, Shubhanshu, mentor AA6TB, and telebridge station K6DUE!
Congratulations to Shubhanshu for his first ever ARISS contact!
Axiom 4 group 3 telebridge via K6DUE
Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszow Poland
The ISS callsign was scheduled to be NA1SS
The crewmember was SÅawosz UznaÅski-WiÅniewski, SQ7AS
The ARISS mentor is K4RGK
Contact was successful: Sat 2025-07-05 09:28:23 UTC 48 degrees elevation
Congratulations to the Axiom 4 group 3 students, SÅawosz, mentor K4RGK, and telebridge station K6DUE!
Watch for Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1I8YF1mGJc
UPCOMING
Axiom 4 group 6 telebridge via K6DUE
North Eastern Space Applications Centre (NESAC), Dept. of Space, Govt. of India, Shillong, Meghalaya, India
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember is Shubhanshu Shukla, VU2TNI
The ARISS mentor is AA6TB
Contact is go for: Tue 2025-07-08 08:38:31 UTC 77 degrees elevation
Axiom 4 group 2 telebridge via K6DUE
MOBILIS Közhasznú Nonprofit Kft., GyÅr, Hungary
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember is Tibor Kapu, HA5TRO
The ARISS mentor is ON6TI
Contact is go for: Wed 2025-07-09 07:49:40 UTC 43 degrees elevation
The crossband repeater continues to be active
[except for Progress Ops July 5 & 6](145.990 MHz up {PL 67} &
437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do
is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the
crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never know.
The packet system is also active [except for Progress Ops July 5 & 6](145.825 MHz up & down).
As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol. Powering off for Progress Ops on 7/5 OFF 15:50 UTC; ON 7/6 10:05 UTC.Â
Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your
own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the
listed time.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]
AMSAT Ambassador Activities
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating
through amateur satellites, and host information tables at club
meetings, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and other events.
August 21-24, 2025
Northeast HamXposition (HamX) & New England ARRL Convention
Best Western Royal Plaza & Trade Center
181 Boston Post Road W
Marlborough, MA 01752
http://www.HamX.org
W1EME, WD4ASW, WB1FJ
September 6, 2025
Greater Louisville Hamfest
Paroquet Springs Conference Centre
395 Paroquet Springs Drive
Shepherdsville, KY 40165
W4FCL
October 16, 17, 18, 19, 2025
AMSAT Board of Directors Meeting and 43rd Annual AMSAT Space Symposium & Annual General Meeting
Holiday Inn & Suites Phoenix Airport North
1515 North 44th Street
Phoenix, Arizona 85008
Details at https://www.amsat.org/2025-symposium/

W4FCL is with WA4VOC at BARS Field Day (KC3WNX photo)
Interested in becoming an AMSAT Ambassador? AMSAT Ambassadors provide
presentations, demonstrate communicating through amateur satellites,
and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests, conventions,
maker faires, and other events. For more information go to: https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/
[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director â AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information]
Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ ARRLâs Logbook of the World (LoTW) was returned to
service at 1400z on Wednesday, July 2, with upgraded servers. LoTW is a
web-accessed database and repository that enables radio amateurs to
submit electronic logs for amateur radio contacts (QSOs) and for
confirmation (QSLs). Users can view submitted QSOs and resulting QSLs
online. Radio amateurs can use LoTW to track their progress toward
achievements and awards, such as Worked All States, DXCC, VUCC. It is
also used to verify AMSAT awards such as Gridmaster. It is used by the
vast majority of satellite operators. ARRL is soliciting donations
through the ARRL website to support the maintenance and expansion of
LoTW. (ANS thanks ARRL for the above information.)
+Â AMSAT South Africa (AMSAT SA) has announced that
the 2025 Space Symposium will be held on Saturday 2 August 2025 from
08:00 UTC â 14:00 UTC and has issued a call for papers. The theme of the
symposium is âEmbracing 68 years of space science and innovation in
Amateur Radio.â Papers are invited covering all aspects of space science
and communication impacting and enhancing the Amateur Radio experience,
from the technical to operational aspects. Presentations are typically
30 minutes a with a 10-minute Q&A. Send proposals in MS Word to
admin [at] amsatsa.org.za by 7 July 2025. To enable as widest as
possible audience to participate, this symposium will be held online on
the Webex platform. Members of all AMSAT organisations and national
societies may attend free upon registration, which open on 9 July 2025.
Email admin [at] amsatsa.org.za for details. (ANS thanks AMSAT SA for
the above information.)
+ SpaceX launched its 500th Falcon 9 rocket to date
with an overnight Starlink flight on Wednesday, July 2. The first stage
booster used on the mission also flew for a record-setting 29th time.
The mission, dubbed Starlink 10-25, lifted off from Space Launch Complex
40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 0628 UTC. A little more
than eight minutes after liftoff, the booster landed on the droneship,
âA Shortfall of Gravitas,â completing the 472nd booster landing to date.
(ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the above information.)
+ MethaneSAT, the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
methane-tracking satellite backed by the Bezos Earth Fund, is lost in
space. Its ground team lost contact with the spacecraft on June 20 but
tried to reestablish a connection until it learned in the morning of
July 1 that MethaneSAT had lost power altogether. The team believes that
the satellite is likely not recoverable. MethaneSAT collected data on
methane emissions that have previously been untrackable in an effort to
combat climate change. Methane is the second largest contributor to
global warming after carbon dioxide, with agriculture, fossil fuels and
waste decomposition being the largest sources. (ANS thanks Engadget for
the above information.)
+ EUMETSATâs Meteosat-12 satellite, formerly
Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) Imager 1, has now taken over from
Meteosat-10 to deliver Europeâs prime weather data service from GEO.
Meteosat-12 is the first imaging satellite in the MTG program and now
moves into its key position above the equator at 0° longitude, directly
over the Gulf of Guinea. Meteosat-12 is now the main source of
near-real-time geostationary satellite data for Europe, Africa and the
surrounding oceans. (ANS thanks satnews for the above information.)
+ A newly discovered interstellar object is only the
third such interloper to be observed in our solar system. The object â
provisionally known as A11pl3Z â is not expected to pose an impact risk
to Earth, but gained attention on Tuesday, July 1, when it was spotted
by telescopes for NASAâs early warning system for asteroid impacts.
Speeding through our solar system at about 245,000 kilometers per hour
relative to the sun, it is currently located just inside the orbit of
Jupiter, 528 million kilometers from Earth. Itâs uncertain at this time
if the object â which will get a new name when it is approved and
published by the Minor Planet Center â is a comet or asteroid, but the
observations so far have helped track the objectâs journey, indicating
it likely came from outside of the solar system from a thin galactic
disk. (ANS thanks The Washington Post for the above information.)
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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This weekâs ANS Editor, Mark Johns, KÃJM
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