October 8th 2015 PDT
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
October 8th 2015 PDT
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
October 6th 2015 PDT
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
October 5th 2015 PDT
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
October 4th 2015 PDT
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
October 4th 2015 PDT
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
October 1st 2015 PDT
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
October 1st 2015 PDT
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
October 1st 2015 PDT
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
September 28th 2015 PDT
ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2015 Sep 28 1455 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or update the personal information in your account, go to the Product Subscription Site. Please do not use the from address for correspondence, as it is not monitored. For comments or help, please contact SWPC Help. Forward this Message to a Friend » Subscription Reminder: You're Subscribed to: [RADIOCOMM LI ...Continue Reading
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