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-325.S1 WSR 325 Part 1 11/21/2009 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 325.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 21, 2009 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-325.S1 SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning ...Continue Reading

I am using a new email editor this week and I sent the NASA 2-line KEPs under the orb09323.amsat message subject by mistake. You will get three messages this week: One orb09323.amsat is the correct AMSAT verbose keplerian elements and the other will have the NASA 2-line KEPS. Delete the one with the NASA 2-line KEPs and keep the one with the AMSAT verbose KEPs. The other message titled orb09323.2l.amsat is correct and contains the NASA 2-line keps. Sorry, I'll do better next time! __________________________________ ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB09323.O Orbital Elements 09323.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 19, 2009 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB09323.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 09323.63134309 Element set: 634 Inclination: 101.4165 deg RA of node: 342.5404 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011957 Arg of perigee: 325.2288 deg Mean anomaly: 034.8003 deg Mean mo ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB09323.N 2Line Orbital Elements 09323.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 19, 2009 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB09323.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

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-315.S1 WSR 315 Part 1 11/11/2009 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 315.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 11, 2009 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-315.S1 SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-312 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: * ARISS Prepares Amateur Radio Equipment for ISS * AMSAT Board Votes to ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB09309.O Orbital Elements 09309.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 5, 2009 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB09309.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 09308.94699184 Element set: 0622 Inclination: 101.4185 deg RA of node: 328.4117 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011920 Arg of perigee: 354.0278 deg Mean anomaly: 006.0653 deg Mean mo ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB09309.N 2Line Orbital Elements 09309.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX November 5, 2009 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB09309.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

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-308.01 ANS Special Bulletin - OSCAR College Night Special Event November 5 AMSAT News Service Bulletin 308.01 >From AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD. November 4, 2009 To All RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-308.01 OSCAR College Satellite Night will begin this Thursday evening, November 5 local time for North America. (November 5 from 2200 UTC to November 6 0500 UTC.) Expect to hear many OSCAR capable NA college club stations on the air as college clubs are getting priority on the AO-51 QRP repeater that ni ...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-306.S1 WSR 306 Part 1 11/02/2009 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 306.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, November 02, 2009 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $WSR-306.S1 SO-67 SumbandilaSat Catalog Number: 35870 Launch Date: September 17, 2009 Status: Commissioning ...Continue Reading