October 10th 2012 PST
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-282.S1 WSR 282 Part 1 10/08/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 282.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, October 08, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-282.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 (?) Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana Status: On Orbit Uplink: 435.020 ...Continue Reading
October 10th 2012 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1958 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 10 1123 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 1957 Begin Time: 2012 Oct 09 1015 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 4329 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
October 9th 2012 PST
Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 1957 Issue Time: 2012 Oct 09 1032 UTC ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Threshold Reached: 2012 Oct 09 1015 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
October 6th 2012 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-281 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: * Register Today for the 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium in Orlando * 2012 ...Continue Reading
October 5th 2012 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12278.O Orbital Elements 12278.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 4, 2012 BID: ORB12278.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 12277.52119834 Element set: 0498 Inclination: 101.4117 deg RA of node: 270.5822 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012150 Arg of perigee: 070.3436 deg Mean anomaly: 289.8951 deg Mean motion: 12.53591734 rev/day Decay rate: -2.7e-07 rev/day^2 Epoch rev: ...Continue Reading
October 5th 2012 PST
SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB12278.N 2Line Orbital Elements 12278.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX October 4, 2012 BID: ORB12278.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-ARGPERIGEE I-MNANOM J-MNMOTION K-ORBITNUM Z-CHECKSUM TO ALL RAD ...Continue Reading
October 3rd 2012 PST
This is a reminder that October 6 is the closing date for booking your room at The 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting. The 2012 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held on Friday, October 26th through Sunday, October 28th at the Holiday Inn at Orlando-International Airport. The AMSAT discount rate is $99 + taxes per night. The reservation block code used when calling the hotel directly is AMT. The hotel telephone number is 407-851-6400. The direct link to the hotel web page is: http://www.holida ...Continue Reading
October 3rd 2012 PST
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-275.S1 WSR 275 Part 1 10/01/2012 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 275.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, October 01, 2012 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-275.S1 PW-Sat Catalog Number: 38083 (?) Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z Launch Site: Kourou, French ...Continue Reading
September 30th 2012 PST
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-274 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: * Satellite Operation from the USS IOWA for Scouting JOTA * AMSAT 2012 S ...Continue Reading
September 28th 2012 PST
What I thought was a good identification of the satellites launched on 9/17/2012 ELaNa launch was incorrect. The identification of the objects in the cluster of satellites is still unsure. Therefore, I must start over naming the satellites by Object C, Object D, and so on. Yes, very disappointing. This can be a long process particularly if the cluster takes a long time to disperse. The objects that I have included in the KEPs this week are as follows: Object D - Cat # 38761 Object E - Cat # 38762 Object F - Ca ...Continue Reading
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