SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB14254.N 2Line Orbital Elements 14254.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 11, 2014 BID: ORB14254.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 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB14254.O Orbital Elements 14254.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 11, 2014 BID: ORB14254.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 14254.80586541 Element set: 58 Inclination: 101.4826 deg RA of node: 233.8146 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012288 Arg of perigee: 124.5377 deg Mean anomaly: 309.7187 deg Mean motion: 12.53606844 rev/day Decay rate: -1.5e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 103 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 10 1827 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2014 Sep 10 1721 UTC Maximum Time: 2014 Sep 10 1745 UTC End Time: 2014 Sep 10 1820 UTC X-ray Class: X1.6 Optical Class: 2b Location: N15E09 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Ra ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 226 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 10 1737 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2014 Sep 10 1731 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales 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 affected area and ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-250 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 Spa ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB14249.N 2Line Orbital Elements 14249.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 6, 2014 BID: ORB14249.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 R ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB14249.O Orbital Elements 14249.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 6, 2014 BID: ORB14249.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 14248.18009442 Element set: 53 Inclination: 101.4812 deg RA of node: 227.4022 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012244 Arg of perigee: 137.0918 deg Mean anomaly: 288.0846 deg Mean motion: 12.53607045 rev/day Decay rate: -4.6e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2120 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 05 1116 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2119 Begin Time: 2014 Aug 30 1335 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2420 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2119 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 04 1126 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2118 Begin Time: 2014 Aug 30 1335 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3069 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 2118 Issue Time: 2014 Sep 03 1241 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 2117 Begin Time: 2014 Aug 30 1335 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6112 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading