The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: IT-SPINS NORAD Cat ID 49017 Decayed from orbit on or about 25 February 2024 Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/keps@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to keps-leave@amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ...Continue Reading

*ANS-056 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins* February 25, 2024 by Frank Karnauskas In this edition: [*]Bob Twiggs Keynote Address at 2024 AMSAT Space Symposium Now Available [*]Updated Hamfest Handouts Now Online [*]UK’s SaxaVord Spaceport to Launch Amateur Radio Satellites [*]AO-73 Goes on Hiatus [*]Bochum Space Conference 2024 [*]Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 23, 2024 [*]ARISS News [*]Upcoming Satellite Operations [*]Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB24054.1 2Line Orbital Elements 24054.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick, MA February 23, 2024 To all radio amateurs These element sets describe the orbits of various satellites in use by the amateur radio community. For details see: www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-formats/ A daily update of element sets is available at: www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt or wi ...Continue Reading

The following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: CAPE-3 NORAD Cat ID 47309 Decayed from orbit on or about 17 February 2024 GRIFEX NORAD Cat ID 40379 Decayed from orbit on or about 22 February 2024 Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/keps@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to keps-leave@amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 139 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 22 2253 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Feb 22 2208 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Feb 22 2234 UTC End Time: 2024 Feb 22 2243 UTC X-ray Class: X6.3 Optical Class: 3b Location: N22E24 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 345 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 22 2230 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Feb 22 2225 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 in ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 138 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 22 0647 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Feb 22 0617 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Feb 22 0632 UTC End Time: 2024 Feb 22 0640 UTC X-ray Class: X1.7 Optical Class: 2b Location: N14E35 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICEANS-049 In this edition: * SpaceX Delays Crew-8 Astronaut Launch to Make Way for Private Moon Mission * Upcoming Rideshare Launch to Include Amateur Payloads * Bill Introduced to Eliminate Private Land Use Restrictions on Amateur Radio * Small Launch Companies Seek Niches to Compete With SpaceX Rideshare * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 16 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events * Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSA ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 136 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 16 0710 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Feb 16 0642 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Feb 16 0653 UTC End Time: 2024 Feb 16 0658 UTC X-ray Class: X2.5 Optical Class: na Location: S16W85 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 342 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 16 0655 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Feb 16 0651 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 in ...Continue Reading