March 9th 2013 PDT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-069 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: * AMSAT Now Preparing for Two Launch Opportunities * AMSAT.ORG Web ...Continue Reading
March 8th 2013 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1992 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 08 1313 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1991 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2176 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
March 7th 2013 PDT
Excerpt from AMSAT News Service Bulletin ANS-62, 3-4-2013:"American satellite starts transmitting after being abandoned in 1967 An American satellite, abandoned in 1967 as a piece of Space Junk has begun transmitting again after 46 years. An Amateur Radio Astronomer in North Cornwall accidentally picked up the signal and after cross checking with various lists, has identified it as LES1 built by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and launched in 1965. The satellite failed to reach its intended orbit owin ...Continue Reading
March 7th 2013 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13066.O Orbital Elements 13066.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 7, 2013 BID: ORB13066.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 13066.91699870 Element set: 625 Inclination: 101.4252 deg RA of node: 060.1258 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012291 Arg of perigee: 125.2970 deg Mean anomaly: 302.2736 deg Mean motion: 12.53595210 rev/day Decay rate: -5.4e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading
March 7th 2013 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB13066.N 2Line Orbital Elements 13066.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 7, 2013 BID: ORB13066.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 RADIO ...Continue Reading
March 7th 2013 PDT
I am pleased to announce that AMSAT's request to re-distribute Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Keplerian elements from SpaceTrack has been approved for the period April 1, 2013 to April 1, 2014. Our USSTRATCOM ODR (Orbital Data Request) to distribute the KEPs was approved on March 7, 2013 by AFSPC. Thanks to AFSPC, Perry Klein, W3PK and Paul Williamson, KB5MU for their help in this process. Once again, we are "good to go" for another year. Ray Hoad, WA5QGD AMSAT-NA Orbital Data Manager _______________ ...Continue Reading
March 6th 2013 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1991 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 07 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1990 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7905 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
March 6th 2013 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1990 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 06 0653 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1989 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7333 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
March 4th 2013 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1989 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 05 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1988 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 6262 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
March 3rd 2013 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1988 Issue Time: 2013 Mar 04 0539 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1987 Begin Time: 2013 Mar 02 1040 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 5517 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
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