The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT TLE distribution: CIRBE NORAD Cat ID 56188 Decayed from orbit on or about 04 October 2024 Joe Fitzgerald KM1P AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager Keps mailing list -- keps@amsat.org View archives of this mailing list at https://mailman.amsat.org/hyperkitty/list/keps@amsat.org To unsubscribe send an email to keps-leave@amsat.org Manage all of your AMSAT-NA mailing list preferences at https://mailman.amsat.org ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 442 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 09 2313 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 09 2309 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation 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 in ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 177 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 09 1606 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Oct 09 1544 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Oct 09 1547 UTC End Time: 2024 Oct 09 1553 UTC X-ray Class: X1.4 Location: S10W90 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strongest at the sub-sola ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 441 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 09 1548 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 09 1545 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation 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 in ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: WATA99 Serial Number: 8 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 09 1233 UTC WATCH: Geomagnetic Storm Category G4 or Greater Predicted Highest Storm Level Predicted by Day: Oct 10: G4 (Severe) Oct 11: G4 (Severe) Oct 12: G1 (Minor) THIS SUPERSEDES ANY/ALL PRIOR WATCHES IN EFFECT NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact primarily poleward of 45 degrees Geomagnetic Latitude. Induced Curr ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 176 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 09 0250 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Oct 09 0125 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Oct 09 0156 UTC End Time: 2024 Oct 09 0243 UTC X-ray Class: X1.8 Optical Class: na Location: N12W11 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 440 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 09 0146 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 09 0143 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation 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 in ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 175 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 07 1938 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Oct 07 1902 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Oct 07 1913 UTC End Time: 2024 Oct 07 1931 UTC X-ray Class: X2.1 Optical Class: 2b Location: S17W59 NOAA Scale: R3 - Strong NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation Potential Impacts: Area of impact consists of large portions of the sunlit side of Earth, strong ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 439 Issue Time: 2024 Oct 07 1909 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Oct 07 1907 UTC NOAA Scale: R2 - Moderate NOAA Space Weather Scale descriptions can be found at www.swpc.noaa.gov/noaa-scales-explanation 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 in ...Continue Reading

*In this edition:* MESAT1 Designated MESAT1-OSCAR 122 (MO-122) ARISS Slow Scan TV Transmissions Begin Tuesday SDRplay Announces the nRSP-ST Networked Receiver VUCC Satellite Standing October 2024 Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 4, 2024 ARISS News Upcoming Satellite Operations AMSAT Ambassador Activities Satellite Shorts From All Over The AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes news related to Amateur ...Continue Reading