AMSAT NEWS SERVICEANS-344In this edition:* Proposal Submitted to ESA for Geostationary Microwave Amateur Payload* ARISS Celebrates 40th Anniversary of Owen Garriott's STS-9 Operation* AMSAT Publishes 2022 Financial Review and IRS Form 990* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 7, 2023* ARISS News* Upcoming Satellite Operations* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events* Satellite Shorts From All OverThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, The ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3388 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 09 1333 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3387 Begin Time: 2023 Dec 08 1200 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1399 pfu 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 updat ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 330 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 08 2307 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2023 Dec 08 2305 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation 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 in ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3387 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 08 1308 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2023 Dec 08 1200 UTC Station: GOES16 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 update the personal information in your account, go to the Product ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB23342.1 2Line Orbital Elements 23342.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick, MA December 08, 2023 To all radio amateurs These element sets describe the orbits of various satellites in use by the amateur radio community. For details see: www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-formats/ A daily update of element sets is available at: www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt or wi ...Continue Reading

HADES-D may not be correctly associated with its object number; use TLEs with caution. The follwing satellites have been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: EIRSAT-1 NORAD Cat ID 58472 IARU coordinated downlink on 437.100 MHz ENSO NORAD Cat ID 58470 IARU coordinated downlink on 436.500 MHz and beacon at 14.099 MHz The following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: CTIM NORAD Cat ID 52950 Decayed from orbit on or about 4 December 2023 Move-IIb NORAD Cat ID 44398 De ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-337 In this edition: [*]Update on AMSAT's Participation in ESA Geostationary Project [*]September/October 2023 Edition of The AMSAT Journal Available [*]ISS Resupply Will Interrupt ARISS Activity [*]ISS SSTV Event December 7-8, 2023 [*]VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing December 2023 [*]Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 1, 2023 [*]ARISS News [*]Upcoming Satellite Operations [*]Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events [*]Satellite Shorts From All Over The ...Continue Reading

The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: NEUDOSE NORAD Cat ID 56315 Decayed from orbit on or about 28 November 2023 The following satellites have been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: HADES-D NORAD Cat ID 58294 IARU coordinated downlink on 436.666 MHz VERONIKA NORAD Cat ID 58261 IARU coordinated downlink on 436.680 MHz KAFASAT NORAD Cat ID 58317 IARU coordinated downlinks 435.835 MHz and 2404.400 MHz AMSAT thanks Nico Jannsen for positively identifyin ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB23335.1 2Line Orbital Elements 23335.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick, MA December 01, 2023 To all radio amateurs These element sets describe the orbits of various satellites in use by the amateur radio community. For details see: www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-formats/ A daily update of element sets is available at: www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt or wi ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 329 Issue Time: 2023 Nov 28 1946 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2023 Nov 28 1940 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation 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 in ...Continue Reading