SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12194.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12194.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 12, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12194.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-A ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12194.O Orbital Elements 12194.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 12, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12194.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12194.60327822 Element set: 428 Inclination: 101.4036 deg RA of node: 190.8338 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011577 Arg of perigee: 232.8870 deg Mean anomaly: 127.1141 deg Mean motion: 12.53590157 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 81 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 12 1735 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 12 1537 UTC Maximum Time: 2012 Jul 12 1649 UTC End Time: 2012 Jul 12 1730 UTC X-ray Class: X1.4 Optical Class: 2b Location: S15W01 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-solar point. Rad ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 177 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 12 1627 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 12 1626 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Extent of blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication dependent upon current X-ray Flux intensity. For real-time information on affected area and ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1932 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 12 1103 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1931 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 11 1055 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1750 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: 1931 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 11 1056 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 11 1055 UTC Station: GOES-13 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 upd ...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-191.S1 WSR 191 Part 1 07/09/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 191.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 09, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-191.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 MHz FM Downlink: 14 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1930 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 10 1447 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 10 1430 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: ALTXMF Serial Number: 176 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 08 1631 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 08 1630 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/NOAAscales Potential Impacts: Area of impact centered on sub-solar point on the sunlit side of Earth. Extent of blackout of HF (high frequency) radio communication dependent upon current X-ray Flux intensity. For real-time information on affected area and ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-190 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: * New AO7 Distance Record Set Twice This Week * Italian HF Special Event ...Continue Reading