July 3rd 2017 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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 PDT
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
June 22nd 2017 PDT
From Nico Janssen, PA0DLO: > Detailed doppler measurements show that CAS 4A is object 42761, > 2017-034D, and that CAS 4B is object 42759, 2017-034B. > > Note that CAS 4A is also known as ZHUHAY-1 01 and as OVS 1A, > and that CAS 4B is also known as ZHUHAY-1 02 and as OVS 1B. > > Note that the IDs for CAS 4A and CAS 4B at Space-Track.org and > at Celestrak are currently not correct. Therefore last week's Object A (42758) and Object C (42760) have been dropped. Objects B and D have been renam ...Continue Reading
June 21st 2017 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2611 Issue Time: 2017 Jun 21 0652 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2610 Begin Time: 2017 Jun 19 1125 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2737 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
June 20th 2017 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2610 Issue Time: 2017 Jun 20 0836 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2609 Begin Time: 2017 Jun 19 1125 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2735 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
June 19th 2017 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2609 Issue Time: 2017 Jun 19 1140 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2017 Jun 19 1125 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
June 17th 2017 PDT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-169 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
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