SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB08248.N 2Line Orbital Elements 08248.AMSAT HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR AMATEUR SATELLITES IN NASA FORMAT FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 4, 2008 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB08248.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-RA ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB08248.O Orbital Elements 08248.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX September 4, 2008 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB08248.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 08247.58377066 Element set: 268 Inclination: 101.4617 deg RA of node: 276.4448 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012178 Arg of perigee: 108.7074 deg Mean anomaly: 251.5331 deg Mean m ...Continue Reading

The following satellites have been dropped from the AMSAT KEPs: 1. PO-28 Cat # 22829 has become a Silent Key. 2. SICH-1 Cat # 23657 has re-entered. 3. NCUBE2 Cat # 28897 has never been heard. Thanks to Drew KO4MA for this info. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps ____________________________________________________________________ -------------------------------------------------------------------- The following in ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into FIVE 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 Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-248.S1 WSR 248 Part 1 09/04/2008 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 248.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, September 04, 2008 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-248.S1 DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 St ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-244 ************************************************************** *** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting *** *** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia *** ************************************************************** 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, build ...Continue Reading

SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-241.S5 WSR 241 Part 5 08/28/2008 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 241.S5 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, August 28, 2008 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-241.S5 THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES HAVE DE-ORBITED OR HAVE BEEN RETURNED SAFELY: NO-61 ANDE Catalog Number: 29664 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Operational Re-entered: December 25, 2007 Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25 [01032008] ===== NO-60 RAFT-1 Catalog Number: 29661 Launch Date: December 21, 2006 Status: Re-Entered Re-enter ...Continue Reading

The following chnages have been made to the AMSAT KEPs: 1. CO-65 (CUTE1-7) Cat # 32785 has been moved to the digital satellite section. CO-65 is soon to have its digipeater activated. 2. Seeds Cat # 32791 has been renamed to CO-66. 3. CANX-2 Cat # 32797 has been dropped (non-amateur). Thanks to Drew KO4MA for this info. _______________________________________________ Via the Keps mailing list courtesy of AMSAT-NA http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps ______________________________________________________________ ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB08241.O Orbital Elements 08241.OSCAR HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES FROM WA5QGD FORT WORTH,TX August 28, 2008 Send Subscribe/unsubscribe to KEPS at http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/keps BID: ORB08241.O TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT Satellite: AO-07 Catalog number: 07530 Epoch time: 08241.51847692 Element set: 263 Inclination: 101.4624 deg RA of node: 270.5848 deg Eccentricity: 0.0012200 Arg of perigee: 120.4708 deg Mean anomaly: 239.7570 deg Mean mot ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-237 ************************************************************** *** 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium and Annual General Meeting *** *** October 24-26 in Atlanta, Georgia *** ************************************************************** 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, build ...Continue Reading

This report is organized into FIVE 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 Part 5 (S5) - deborbited/returned satellites SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-234.S1 WSR 234 Part 1 08/21/2008 AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 234.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, August 21, 2008 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BID: $ANS-234.S1 DO-64 Delfi-C3 Catalog number: 32789 Launch Date: April 28, 2008 Statu ...Continue Reading