Thanks to all who sent me a comment or congratulations last week. What a response! I appreciate and thank you for your kind comments. Merry Christmas to all. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription: You a ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12341.O Orbital Elements 12341.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 6, 2012 BID: ORB12341.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12340.48756040 Element set: 549 Inclination: 101.4141 deg RA of node: 331.1581 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011801 Arg of perigee: 307.9850 deg Mean anomaly: 052.0155 deg Mean motion: 12.53593313 rev/day Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12341.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12341.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 6, 2012 BID: ORB12341.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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-337 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: * November/December 2012 AMSAT Journal Preview * Transatlantic Attempt T ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-338.S1 WSR 338 Part 1 12/03/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 338.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 03, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-338.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 (?) Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z Launch Site: Kourou, French ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12334.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12334.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 29, 2012 BID: ORB12334.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 $ORB12334.O Orbital Elements 12334.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 29, 2012 BID: ORB12334.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12333.54450481 Element set: 0542 Inclination: 101.4147 deg RA of node: 324.4785 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011807 Arg of perigee: 321.4987 deg Mean anomaly: 038.5244 deg Mean motion: 12.53593095 rev/day Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading

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