SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13010.N 2Line Orbital Elements 13010.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 10, 2013 BID: ORB13010.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 RA ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13010.O Orbital Elements 13010.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 10, 2013 BID: ORB13010.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 13009.55462236 Element set: 578 Inclination: 101.4193 deg RA of node: 004.9040 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011638 Arg of perigee: 237.7137 deg Mean anomaly: 269.1084 deg Mean motion: 12.53594076 rev/day Decay rate: -6.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-006 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: * Reminder -- AMSAT Receives $25,000 Matching Funds Challenge * SKN ...Continue Reading

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-007.S4 WSR 007 Part 4 01/07/2013 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 007.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, January 07, 2013 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-007.S4 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE RE-ENTERED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: ARISSat-1 Catalog number: 37772 Launch date: August 03, 2011 1843z Launch site: International Space Station Status: Re-entered January 05, 2012 Callsign: RS01S Current Mode(s): Linear Transponder: U/v Uplink: 435.758 to 435.742 MHz CW/LSB Downlink: 145.922 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13003.O Orbital Elements 13003.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 3, 2013 BID: ORB13003.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 13003.56183891 Element set: 573 Inclination: 101.4185 deg RA of node: 359.1374 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011567 Arg of perigee: 249.8411 deg Mean anomaly: 223.6481 deg Mean motion: 12.53593497 rev/day Decay rate: -5.0e-08 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13003.N 2Line Orbital Elements 13003.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX January 3, 2013 BID: ORB13003.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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-365 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: * Satellites Removed From Munitions List * AMSAT SKN ON OSCAR 2013 In Mem ...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-366.S1 WSR 366 Part 1 12/31/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 366.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 31, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-366.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 (?) Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12362.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12362.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 27, 2012 BID: ORB12362.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 $ORB12362.O Orbital Elements 12362.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 27, 2012 BID: ORB12362.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12362.76642523 Element set: 567 Inclination: 101.4182 deg RA of node: 352.5983 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011601 Arg of perigee: 263.4877 deg Mean anomaly: 156.0212 deg Mean motion: 12.53593682 rev/day Decay rate: -5.3e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading