Below are the KEPs for the three satellites launched by North Korea on 12-12-2012 as recorded by SpaceTrack. The frequency of the beacon is reported to be around 470 MHz. 1 39028U 12072C 12362.51308239 .00004047 00000-0 24023-3 0 371 2 39028 097.4468 051.0207 0053643 123.1446 237.4947 15.10663435 2348 1 39027U 12072B 12362.54291324 .00001944 00000-0 12511-3 0 696 2 39027 097.4047 050.9133 0066508 122.9404 237.8244 15.07708100 2340 1 39026U 12072A 12362.79703003 .00002537 00000-0 15 ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-358 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: * AMSAT Receives $25,000 Matching Funds Challenge * AMSAT SKN ON OSCAR ...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-359.S1 WSR 359 Part 1 12/24/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 359.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 24, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-359.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

Below are the KEPs for the three satellites launched by North Korea on 12-12-2012 as recorded by SpaceTrack. The frequency of the beacon is reported to be around 470 MHz. 1 39026U 12072A 12355.36915072 .00003366 00000-0 20928-3 0 433 2 39026 097.4042 044.0195 0060555 144.6902 215.8370 15.08772455 1267 1 39027U 12072B 12354.91049961 .00001125 00000-0 74179-4 0 337 2 39027 097.4045 043.5628 0066226 148.6332 211.8874 15.07679345 1198 1 39028U 12072C 12355.09424240 .00005975 00000-0 35 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12355.O Orbital Elements 12355.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 20, 2012 BID: ORB12355.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12355.09192142 Element set: 561 Inclination: 101.4148 deg RA of node: 345.2089 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011811 Arg of perigee: 279.4262 deg Mean anomaly: 080.5468 deg Mean motion: 12.53593586 rev/day Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12355.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12355.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 20, 2012 BID: ORB12355.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-351 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: * Kline School "Out of This World Experience" Raises $650 ...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-352.S1 WSR 352 Part 1 12/17/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 352.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 17, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-352.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

Below are the KEPs for the three satellites launched by North Korea on 12-12-2012 as recorded by SpaceTrack. The frequency of the beacon is reported to be around 470 MHz. 1 39026U 12072A 12348.86955756 .00003008 00000-0 18776-3 0 131 2 39026 097.4069 037.7500 0060099 166.4036 193.8802 15.08732851 280 1 39027U 12072B 12348.80446789 .00002378 00000-0 15252-3 0 110 2 39027 097.4062 037.6817 0065774 169.3857 190.8711 15.07663963 273 1 39028U 12072C 12348.94806060 .00005971 00000-0 35425-3 0 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12348.O Orbital Elements 12348.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 13, 2012 BID: ORB12348.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12347.59022797 Element set: 555 Inclination: 101.4146 deg RA of node: 337.9916 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011871 Arg of perigee: 294.4164 deg Mean anomaly: 065.5671 deg Mean motion: 12.53593363 rev/day Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading