July 16th 2017 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2612 Issue Time: 2017 Jul 17 0342 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2017 Jul 17 0325 UTC Station: GOES13 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
July 13th 2017 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB17194.N 2Line Orbital Elements 17194.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 13, 2017 BID: ORB17194.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 RADIO ...Continue Reading
July 13th 2017 PST
Nico Janssen, PA0DLO has identified the five more CubeSats in the 6-23-2017 QB50 launch by detailed doppler measurements as follows: Aalto 1 is object 42775, 2017-036L URSA MAIOR is object 42776, 2017-036M (QB50) Pegasus is object 42784, 2017-036V (QB50) Robusta 1B is object 42792, 2017-036AD D-SAT is object 42794, 2017-036AF UCLSat and skCUBE are objects 42789 and 42796. But the separation between these objects is so small that it is not yet possible to determine which satellite is which object. NUDTSat is either o ...Continue Reading
July 8th 2017 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-190 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation 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://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Spac ...Continue Reading
July 3rd 2017 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB17184.N 2Line Orbital Elements 17184.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 3, 2017 BID: ORB17184.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 RADIO ...Continue Reading
July 3rd 2017 PST
As you have noticed the AMSAT KEP Distribution is early this week. I will be out of town most of this week so I need to send them today. I will return to the normal Thursday night schedule next week. Four satellites from the India PSLV launch of 6-23-2017 have been identified. They are as follows: LituanicaSat - NORAD CAT ID 42768. InflateSail - NORAD CAT ID 42770. Max Valier Sat - NORAD CAT ID 42778. VZLUSAT1 - NORAD CAT ID 42790. The KEP Distribution have been edited to relflect these changes. Thanks to Nico ...Continue Reading
June 29th 2017 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB17180.N 2Line Orbital Elements 17180.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 29, 2017 BID: ORB17180.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 RADIO ...Continue Reading
June 29th 2017 PST
LilacSat-1 has been designated LilacSat-OSCAR-90 or LO-90 per OSCAR Number Administrator Bill Tynan, W3XO. India Launches 40th PSLV Rocket With 31 Satellites On-board Launching on its 40th flight, the PSLV rocketed away from the Satish Dhawan Space Center, a facility nestled on Sriharikota Island on India's east coast, at 0359 GMT Friday (11:59 p.m. EDT Thursday). The 144-foot-tall (44-meter) launcher thundered into a mostly sunny sky over the launch base, where liftoff occurred at 9:29 a.m. local time. See AMSAT ...Continue Reading
June 24th 2017 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-176 The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and infor- mation 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://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Spac ...Continue Reading
June 22nd 2017 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB17173.N 2Line Orbital Elements 17173.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX June 22, 2017 BID: ORB17173.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 RADIO ...Continue Reading
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