AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-358 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: * Multiple Amateur Satellites Deployed From Shuttle * GO-32 PBBS Oper ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into 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) - proposed satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-352.S1 WSR 352 Part 1 12/18/2006 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 352.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 18, 2006 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-352.S1 VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transpond ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB06348.O Orbital Elements 06348.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 14, 2006 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB06348.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 06348.70875882 Element set: 754 Inclination: 101.5443 deg RA of node: 026.9585 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011947 Arg of perigee: 255.3517 deg Mean anomaly: 104.6226 deg Mean motion: 12.53572 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB06348.N 2Line Orbital Elements 06348.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 14, 2006 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB06348.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 ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into 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) - proposed satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-345.S1 WSR 345 Part 1 12/11/2006 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 345.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 11, 2006 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-345.S1 VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transpond ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-344 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: * RAFT, ANDE, MARSCom, and GeneSat-1 Satellites Going Up This Week * Last ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB06341.O Orbital Elements 06341.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 7, 2006 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB06341.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 06340.64830627 Element set: 747 Inclination: 101.5458 deg RA of node: 019.1176 deg Eccentricity: 0.0011973 Arg of perigee: 271.0797 deg Mean anomaly: 088.8902 deg Mean motion: 12.535718 ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB06341.N 2Line Orbital Elements 06341.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX December 7, 2006 Send SUBSCRIBE KEPS/UNSUBSCRIBE KEPS to majordomo@amsat.org only BID: ORB06341.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 ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into 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) - proposed satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-338.S1 WSR 338 Part 1 12/04/2006 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 338.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, December 04, 2006 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-338.S1 VO-52 HAMSAT Catalog number: 28650 Launch Date: May 05,2005 Status: Operational Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transpond ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-337 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: * Unique Donation Opportunity Through The Pension Protection Act * UK Col ...Continue Reading