I just recieved, in the mail, a certificate from AMSAT signed by Barry Baines, WD4ASW, recognizing my service to AMSAT for the weekly release of the Keplerian Elements or KEPs. I very much appreciate being recognized for my service and thank you all for this honor, but I think I have had the better of the bargain. I am not gifted with the ability to design, build, or manage satellites, but I still like to use them. I have been blessed with a job that I can do for AMSAT since 1993 that I really enjoy doing. I ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12332.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12332.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 27, 2012 BID: ORB12332.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 $ORB12332.O Orbital Elements 12332.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 27, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12332.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12332.42723162 Element set: 541 Inclination: 101.4144 deg RA of node: 323.4033 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011816 Arg of perigee: 323.5936 deg Mean anomaly: 036.4337 deg Mean motion: 12.53593 ...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-331.S1 WSR 331 Part 1 11/26/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 331.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 26, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-331.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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-330 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 at amsat.org In this edition: * Fox-1 CubeSat Design Published in Proceedings and Web * 2012 AMSAT ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1983 Issue Time: 2012 Nov 23 1305 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1982 Begin Time: 2012 Nov 22 1545 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1200 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1982 Issue Time: 2012 Nov 22 1607 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2012 Nov 22 1545 UTC Station: GOES13 NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales 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 subscription or upda ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1981 Issue Time: 2012 Nov 19 1312 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1980 Begin Time: 2012 Nov 16 0120 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1512 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-323 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 Please, share your copy of ANS with an Educator near you! In this edition: * FITSAT-1 p ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1980 Issue Time: 2012 Nov 18 1154 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1979 Begin Time: 2012 Nov 16 0120 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 3160 pfu NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Ser ...Continue Reading