The new Russian satellite RS-40 (Yubileiny-2) was launched July 28, 2012. The catalog number is 38736. Click on http://amsat.org/pipermail/ans/2012/000639.html and read second item in AMSAT bulletin for details. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following information is a remi ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12222.O Orbital Elements 12222.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 9, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12222.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12221.57755816 Element set: 0452 Inclination: 101.4060 deg RA of node: 216.7721 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011798 Arg of perigee: 178.8416 deg Mean anomaly: 181.2686 deg Mean motion: 12.53590655 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12222.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12222.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 9, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12222.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

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-219.S1 WSR 219 Part 1 08/06/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 219.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, August 06, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-219.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 (?) Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-218 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: * AMSAT-UK Colloquium 2012 * Russian Satellite RS-40 Yubileiny-2 Launche ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12215.O Orbital Elements 12215.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 2, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12215.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12214.55466960 Element set: 445 Inclination: 101.4051 deg RA of node: 210.0181 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011592 Arg of perigee: 192.7824 deg Mean anomaly: 167.2954 deg Mean motion: 12.53590410 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12215.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12215.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 2, 2012 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB12215.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

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-212.S1 WSR 212 Part 1 07/30/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 212.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, July 30, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-212.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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-211 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 at amsat.org In this edition: * Appointment of KA3HDO as VP-Human Spaceflight Programs * 2012 AMSAT ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 179 Issue Time: 2012 Jul 28 2054 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2012 Jul 28 2054 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