SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB15281.N 2Line Orbital Elements 15281.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 8, 2015 BID: ORB15281.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

First and foremost! Fox-1A (now officially re-named AO-85) was successfully launched from Vandenburg AFB, California on an Atlas V vehicle this morning (10-8-2015) at 12:49:30 UTC. Congratulations to the AO-85 team and all involved for a long effort, but a great result. AMSAT-BB is alive with reception reports. REMEMBER - AO-85 is now being commissioned, so please do not attempt to uplink until the commissioning process is complete. The following are pre-launch TLEs that will be in the AMSAT distribution this we ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2255 Issue Time: 2015 Oct 08 0956 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Oct 08 0935 UTC Station: GOES-13 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

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2254 Issue Time: 2015 Oct 06 1201 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2253 Begin Time: 2015 Oct 05 1130 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1899 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: 2253 Issue Time: 2015 Oct 05 1149 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2015 Oct 05 1130 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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-277 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 Space ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-277 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 Space ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB15274.N 2Line Orbital Elements 15274.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 1, 2015 BID: ORB15274.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

There have been several changes to the AMSAT Keplerian Distribution this week. I want again to thank Nico Janssen, PA0DLO for his sterling work and for the AMSAT-BB group which keeps me aware of new activity. 1. The satellites of the Chinese CZ-6 launch of 9-15-2015 have been identified and the unused objects have been dropped fron the distribution. a. Objects A, C, D, F, and G have been dropped. b. The list now reads as follows: NUDT-PHONESAT - NORAD CAT ID 40900 (Object B) XW-2A - NORAD CAT ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 259 Issue Time: 2015 Oct 02 0014 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2015 Oct 02 0012 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