July 23rd 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1940 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 23 1250 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 23 1225 UTC Station: GOES13 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 Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or upda ...Continue Reading
July 22nd 2012 PDT
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-204 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: * UK Olympics Special Events Satellite Operations Commence This Week * A ...Continue Reading
July 21st 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1939 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 21 1337 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1938 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 17 1005 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 7530 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
July 20th 2012 PDT
Something in my process did not work right on the KEP files orb12201.amsat and orb12201.2l.amsat. Please discard these files and remove them from your bulletin board. I have created and sent a new set dated 7-20-12. The new file names are orb12202.amsat and orb12202.2l.amsat (one day later). Also the launch of the H-IIB Launch Vehicle No. 3 with the KOUNOTORI3 (HTV3, a cargo transporter to the International Space Station) will be at 21:06 CSDT. That's in about 45 minutes as I send this email. This to figure ou ...Continue Reading
July 20th 2012 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12202.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12202.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 20, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12202.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
July 20th 2012 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12202.O Orbital Elements 12202.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 20, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12202.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12201.62616761 Element set: 434 Inclination: 101.4038 deg RA of node: 197.5860 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011582 Arg of perigee: 218.7615 deg Mean anomaly: 141.2625 deg Mean motion: 12.53590272 ...Continue Reading
July 19th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1938 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 20 0521 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1937 Begin Time: 2012 Jul 17 1005 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 12432 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
July 19th 2012 PDT
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12201.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12201.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX July 19, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12201.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
July 19th 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-198.S1 WSR 198 Part 1 07/16/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 198.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 16, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-198.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 (?) Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 MHz FM Do ...Continue Reading
July 18th 2012 PDT
Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 178 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 19 0531 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 19 0530 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
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