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-069.S1 WSR 069 Part 1 03/09/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 069.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 09, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-069.S1 DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India Status: Operational Current ...Continue Reading

Here are the VEGA CubeSat KEPs for this week. Any ideas what Objects D, E, G, and H are? ALMASAT1 1 38078U 12006B 12068.77140888 .00020258 00000-0 58358-3 0 322 2 38078 069.4905 184.0849 0774171 013.9618 348.1812 14.05190928 3425 MO-72 1 38079U 12006C 12068.74614665 .00049706 00000-0 12707-2 0 628 2 38079 069.4791 184.0020 0776189 013.9280 348.2144 14.07095269 3418 OBJECT D 1 38080U 12006D 12068.53634304 .00052302 00000-0 13561-2 0 624 2 38080 069.4884 184.4842 0775871 014.1749 347.9948 14.068 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12068.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12068.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 8, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12068.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 $ORB12068.O Orbital Elements 12068.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX March 8, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12068.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12067.55286541 Element set: 0326 Inclination: 101.4013 deg RA of node: 068.6993 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012120 Arg of perigee: 121.5543 deg Mean anomaly: 238.6716 deg Mean motion: 12.53587938 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 167 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 09 0345 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Mar 09 0344 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: 1868 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 07 2145 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1867 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 02 1425 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1228 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: SUMX01 Serial Number: 79 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 07 0206 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 07 0105 UTC Maximum Time: 2012 Mar 07 0114 UTC End Time: 2012 Mar 07 0123 UTC X-ray Class: X1.3 Location: N22E12 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. Radio - Wide area blac ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 78 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 07 0057 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 07 0002 UTC Maximum Time: 2012 Mar 07 0024 UTC End Time: 2012 Mar 07 0040 UTC X-ray Class: X5.4 Location: N17E29 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. Radio - Wide area blac ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 166 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 07 0009 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Mar 07 0008 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: 1867 Issue Time: 2012 Mar 06 1441 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1866 Begin Time: 2012 Mar 02 1425 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 2186 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