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-090.S1 WSR 090 Part 1 03/30/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 090.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 30, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-090.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

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12088.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12088.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 28, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12088.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- ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12088.O Orbital Elements 12088.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 28, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12088.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12087.90330607 Element set: 341 Inclination: 101.4017 deg RA of node: 088.2586 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012110 Arg of perigee: 081.5166 deg Mean anomaly: 278.7279 deg Mean motion: 12.53588455 ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-085 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 ************************************************** * Volunteers are needed to help a ...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-083.S1 WSR 083 Part 1 03/23/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 083.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 23, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-083.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

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12082.O Orbital Elements 12082.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 22, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12082.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12082.63613545 Element set: 337 Inclination: 101.4020 deg RA of node: 083.1963 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012119 Arg of perigee: 092.0812 deg Mean anomaly: 268.1648 deg Mean motion: 12.53588272 ...Continue Reading

This week I have moved the following satellites into the normal KEP distribution (a lot easier for me). The name listed is the name used in the KEP distribtuion. If any of these are wrong, please advise. GOLIAT and UNICUBESAT appear to claim the same object! ALMASAT-1 Cat # 38078 E-STAR Cat # 38079 (OBJECT C) MO-72 (MASAT-1) Cat # 38081 (OBJECT E) XATCOBEO Cat # 38082 (OBJECT F) GOLIAT Cat # 38085 (OBJECT J) The remaining VEGA launch objects are to my knowledge unclaimed by anyone. Th ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12082.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12082.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 22, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12082.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- ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1882 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 22 0507 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1881 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 28402 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

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1881 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 21 0506 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1880 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 10 0410 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 22236 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