May 29th 2015 PST
Thanks to Nico Janssen, PA0DLO, PSAT (object 90720, ULTRASat 1, NORAD ID# 40652) and BRICSat (object 90729, ULTRASat 10, NORAD ID# 40661) have been identified. Also per Nico, the Planetary Society has indicated that LightSail is best matched to object 90271, ULTRASat-2, NORAD ID# 40653. See the excerpts from his email below. Again, thanks to Nico for his quick work. Ray Hoad WA5QGD -----Excerpts from Original Message----- From: Nico Janssen Sent: Friday, May 29, 2015 8:09 AM Subject: PSAT and BRICSat identifie ...Continue Reading
May 28th 2015 PST
Below are KEP TLE sets associated with the 5/20/2015 Altas V launch from Cape Canaveral of a primary payload and 10 cubesats. Since these objects remain close together, the KEP sets have not been associated with any specific object. We will have to wait until enough separation has occurred to identify each individual object. This data courtesy of http://cubesat.org Thursday, May 28 16:30 UTC ULTRASat1 1 90720U 15148.55800340 +.00015915 +00000-0 +41830-3 0 00151 2 90720 054.9957 305.7261 0249626 201.7290 ...Continue Reading
May 28th 2015 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB15148.N 2Line Orbital Elements 15148.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX May 28, 2015 BID: ORB15148.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
May 24th 2015 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-144 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
May 21st 2015 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB15141.N 2Line Orbital Elements 15141.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX May 21, 2015 BID: ORB15141.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
May 21st 2015 PST
On 5-20-2015 ten new cubesats were launched on a Atlas 5 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The primary payload was the Air Force's X-37B space plane. Of these ten new cubesats four are of interest to radio amateurs. They are as follows: USS Langley Cat# 40652 Psat Cat# 40654 BRICSat-P Cat# 40655 LightSail-1 Cat# 40661 KEPs for USS Langley are not available at this time. (You might use the Psat KEPs for now.) Post launch KEPs (with temporary Cat#) for the following are available: PSAT 1 99993U 15140.67013889 ...Continue Reading
May 17th 2015 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2185 Issue Time: 2015 May 18 0502 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2184 Begin Time: 2015 May 14 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 9241 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
May 17th 2015 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-137 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
May 17th 2015 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETIN ANS-135 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 Ama ...Continue Reading
May 16th 2015 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2184 Issue Time: 2015 May 17 0602 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2183 Begin Time: 2015 May 14 0920 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 11006 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
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