The following satellites have been dropped from the KEP distribution: AENEAS Cat# 38760 CSSWE Cat# 38761 CXBN Cat# 38762 Object F Cat# 38763 CINEMA Cat# 38764 CP5 Cat# 38765 _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscr ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13052.O Orbital Elements 13052.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX February 21, 2013 BID: ORB13052.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 13052.56984245 Element set: 613 Inclination: 101.4238 deg RA of node: 046.3102 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012126 Arg of perigee: 152.7091 deg Mean anomaly: 355.0497 deg Mean motion: 12.53594865 rev/day Decay rate: -6.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13052.N 2Line Orbital Elements 13052.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX February 21, 2013 BID: ORB13052.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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-048 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicat- ing through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor at amsat.org In this edition: * Monday February 18 OSCAR 7 Close Approach With Orbital Debris * U ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into three (3) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-049.S1 WSR 049 Part 1 02/18/2013 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 18, 2013 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-049.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 MHz ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13045.N 2Line Orbital Elements 13045.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX February 14, 2013 BID: ORB13045.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 $ORB13045.O Orbital Elements 13045.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX February 14, 2013 BID: ORB13045.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 13045.61907463 Element set: 607 Inclination: 101.4231 deg RA of node: 039.6180 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012045 Arg of perigee: 166.3111 deg Mean anomaly: 306.6441 deg Mean motion: 12.53594310 rev/day Decay rate: 4.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-041 ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North America, The Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS 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. Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to: ans-editor@amsat.org In this edition: * Mid-West USA High Altitude Balloon Launch on February 16 * Amateur Radi ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-041.S1 WSR 041 Part 1 02/11/2013 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 041.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, February 11, 2013 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-041.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z Launch Site: Kourou, French Gui ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13038.N 2Line Orbital Elements 13038.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB13038.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 ...Continue Reading