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

I have no new information to share this week concerning the 10-28-11 satellite launch. So far everyone who has weighed in on this, agrees that Object G is E1P (Explorer-1 Prime,CAT# 37855). RAX2 is probably Object E which is CAT# 37853. Objects C (Cat# 37851)and D (CAT# 37852) are possibly two non-amateur DICE (Dynamic Ionosphere Cubesat Experiment) satellites. Here are the current KEPs for Objects B through G: OBJECTB 1 37850U 11061B 11335.35379258 .00006216 00000-0 25758-2 0 318 2 37850 074.0224 333.3670 0 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB11335.O Orbital Elements 11335.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 1, 2011 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB11335.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 11335.58887659 Element set: 243 Inclination: 101.3961 deg RA of node: 335.5426 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011873 Arg of perigee: 312.0858 deg Mean anomaly: 047.9200 deg Mean mot ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB11335.N 2Line Orbital Elements 11335.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 1, 2011 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB11335.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

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-333.01 AO-51 End of Mission AMSAT News Service Bulletin 331.01 From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 27, 2011 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-331.01 AMSAT-NA VP Operations, Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA reported today, "It is with a heavy heart I report that AO-51 has ceased trans- mission and is not responding to commands." Drew wrote, "The last telemetry data indicated that the third of six batteries was approaching failure to short, and observations indicate the voltage from th ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-331 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: * Longer Eclipse Periods Affecting AO-51 Operation * Latest AMSAT Projec ...Continue Reading