Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 276 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 20 0601 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2022 Jan 20 0559 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 information on affec ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3189 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 20 0459 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3188 Begin Time: 2022 Jan 16 1445 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3165 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3187 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 18 1011 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3186 Begin Time: 2022 Jan 16 1445 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2022 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3186 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 17 1028 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3185 Begin Time: 2022 Jan 16 1445 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2284 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Sub ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3185 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 16 1535 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2022 Jan 16 1445 UTC Station: GOES-16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscr ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB22013.N 2Line Orbital Elements 22013.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 13, 2022 BID: ORB22013.N DECODE 2-LINE ELSETS WITH THE FOLLOWING KEY: 1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ 2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM TO ALL RA ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3184 Issue Time: 2022 Jan 08 1310 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2022 Jan 08 1245 UTC Station: GOES16 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscri ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB22006.N 2Line Orbital Elements 22006.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 6, 2022 BID: ORB22006.N DECODE 2-LINE ELSETS WITH THE FOLLOWING KEY: 1 AAAAAU 00 0 0 BBBBB.BBBBBBBB .CCCCCCCC 00000-0 00000-0 0 DDDZ 2 AAAAA EEE.EEEE FFF.FFFF GGGGGGG HHH.HHHH III.IIII JJ.JJJJJJJJKKKKKZ KEY: A-CATALOGNUM B-EPOCHTIME C-DECAY D-ELSETNUM E-INCLINATION F-RAAN G-ECCENTRICITY H-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM TO ALL RAD ...Continue Reading

CAMSAT XW-3(CAS-9)is designated as Hope-OSCAR-113, HO-113: HO-113 - Cat ID 50446 (Formerly known as XW-3 (CAS-9)) Drew Glasbrenner, AMSAT VP Operations / OSCAR Number Administrator, announced the following OSCAR assignment in AMSAT News Service Bulletin ANS-002 dated January 2, 2022: "At the request of CAMSAT and the XW-3 (CAS-9) team, AMSAT hereby designates XW-3 (CAS-9) as Hope-OSCAR 113 (HO-113). We congratulate the owners and operators of HO-113, thank them for their contribution to the amateur satelli ...Continue Reading

The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has removed from this week's AMSAT TLE Distribution: NO-84 (PSAT) - NORAD Cat ID 40654 (The decay date was most likely 12-22-2021)  The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT TLE Distribution: XW-3 (CAS-9) - NORAD Cat ID 50466 (Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for the identification) XW-3 (CAS-9) was launched December 25, 2021 from China’s Complex 9 on a Long March 4C rocket.  Forward this Message to a Friend » Subs ...Continue Reading