October 21st 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1971 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 22 0509 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1970 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7604 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
October 20th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1970 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 21 0505 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1969 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 9406 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
October 20th 2012 PDT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-295 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: * Special Symposium Visitor Hector Martinez, CO6CBF * 2012 AMSAT Spac ...Continue Reading
October 20th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 181 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 20 1816 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Oct 20 1814 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
October 19th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1969 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 20 0503 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1968 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 10785 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 Se ...Continue Reading
October 18th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1968 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 19 0517 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1967 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 9202 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
October 18th 2012 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12292.O Orbital Elements 12292.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 18, 2012 BID: ORB12292.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12292.44479624 Element set: 508 Inclination: 101.4124 deg RA of node: 284.9381 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012138 Arg of perigee: 041.3946 deg Mean anomaly: 318.8052 deg Mean motion: 12.53592097 rev/day Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading
October 18th 2012 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12292.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12292.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 18, 2012 BID: ORB12292.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
October 18th 2012 PDT
I want to thank Nico Jansseen, PA0DLO, for clarifying the identities of the various satellites I had asked about last week. Although some are still in question, we have (thanks to Nico) a better match with which to work. As Nico pointed out to me, the continual re-assignment of object designations and different sources (myself included) using different identifications has made the whole process very confusing. I whole heartedly agree. I plan to stick with the following system until I am reasonably sure a chang ...Continue Reading
October 18th 2012 PDT
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-289.S1 WSR 289 Part 1 10/15/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 289.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, October 15, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-289.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
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