This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-350.S1 WSR 350 Part 1 12/16/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 350.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 16, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-350.S1 ARISSat-1 (Radioskaf-b) (Kedr) Catalog number: 37772 Launch date: August 03, 2011 1843z Launch sit ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB11349.O Orbital Elements 11349.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 15, 2011 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB11349.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 11348.51740542 Element set: 254 Inclination: 101.3967 deg RA of node: 347.9610 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011913 Arg of perigee: 287.0127 deg Mean anomaly: 072.9643 deg Mean mo ...Continue Reading

This week three (and maybe four) satellites launched on 10-28-11 are added to the KEPs distribution. They are as follows: Cat# Name 37853 RAX-2 37854 AUBIESAT-1 (listed as AUBIESAT) 37855 HRBE (formerly EXP1 Prime renamed for William H. Hiscock HRBE = Hiscock Radiation Belt Explorer) Graham, G3VZV, has graciously given us a "heads up" on an explanation for some of the confusion and scratching of heads that has accompied the 10-28-2011 launch. Since the launch, there have always been question ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB11349.N 2Line Orbital Elements 11349.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 15, 2011 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB11349.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-RAA ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-345 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: * Radio Club of America Names AMSAT's Tom Clark K3IO Fellow * This Week 5 ...Continue Reading

Here is what SpaceTrack says the satellites launch on 10-28-11 are: Cat# Name 37850 COSMOS 2251 DEB (boaster) 37851 Dice 1 37852 Dice 2 37853 RAX-2 37854 AUBIESAT-1 37855 HRBE (formally EXP1 Prime renamed for William H. Hiscock, HRBE = Hiscock Radiation Belt Explorer) Any comments? Next week I will fold these satellites into the regular KEP distribution. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps _______ ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB11342.O Orbital Elements 11342.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 8, 2011 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB11342.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 11341.57430702 Element set: 248 Inclination: 101.3965 deg RA of node: 341.2917 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011921 Arg of perigee: 300.4499 deg Mean anomaly: 059.5392 deg Mean mot ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB11342.N 2Line Orbital Elements 11342.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 8, 2011 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB11342.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 ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into four (4) parts. Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-340.S1 WSR 340 Part 1 12/06/2011 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 340.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 06, 2011 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-340.S1 ARISSat-1 (Radioskaf-b) (Kedr) Catalog number: 37772 Launch date: August 03, 2011 1843z Launch sit ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-338 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: * FASTRAC-1 Opened for Digipeating * AO-51 Remembered * Donations Needed ...Continue Reading