It has been a busy week ... As noted last week, Arianespace launched of 53 new satellites on September 3, 2020. This also placed three new satellites carrying amateur radio transmitters into orbit. They are Amicalsat, TTU-100 and UPMSAT 2. So far, only UPMSAT 2 has been identified as Object 46276 (See below). Based on observations this past week, Nico Janseen has refined his identification of UPMSat 2 to be Object 46276. (Not Object 46277 as it seemed last week.) Also, OBJECT D (Cat ID 46275) and OBJECT F (Cat I ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3052 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 10 0929 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3051 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4358 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: 3051 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 09 0947 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3050 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 9181 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: 3050 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 08 0533 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3049 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10220 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 Su ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3049 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 07 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3048 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5374 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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-250 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation 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 commun- icating through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Space as soon as ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3048 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 06 0500 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3047 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3973 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: 3047 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 05 0752 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3046 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 15347 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 Su ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3046 Issue Time: 2020 Sep 04 0501 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3045 Begin Time: 2020 Aug 30 1325 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 14198 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 Su ...Continue Reading

The names of the following satellites have been changed as follows: S-Net G (Cat ID 43186) is now S-Net D S-Net H (Cat ID 43186) is now S-Net B S-Net J (Cat ID 43186) is now S-Net A S-Net K (Cat ID 43186) is now S-Net C Thanks to Sebastian Lange (DL7BST) for the above update. Arianespace launched 53 new satellites on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at 01:51 UTC on a Vega POC (Proof of Concept) mission to test their new SSMS (Small Spacecraft Mission Service) satellite dispenser. At least two new satellites, TTU-100 an ...Continue Reading