AMSAT News ServiceANS-007January 7, 2024In this edition:[*]Welcome to the New Look AMSAT News Service [*]2024 President's Club Coins Now Available [*]W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day Summary [*]VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of January 1, 2024 [*]Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 5, 2024 [*]ARISS and Amateur Radio Featured on the TODAY Show [*]Assistance Requested With CubeSat History Project [*]ARISS News [*]Upcoming Satellite Operations [*]Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Eve ...Continue Reading

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB24005.1 2Line Orbital Elements 24005.AMSAT QST de W1STR AMSAT Orbital Elements for Amateur Satellites in TLE Format From Orbital Analysis Office New England Sci-Tech STEM Education Center Natick, MA January 05, 2024 To all radio amateurs These element sets describe the orbits of various satellites in use by the amateur radio community. For details see: www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-formats/ A daily update of element sets is available at: www.amsat.org/tle/daily-bulletin.txt or wit ...Continue Reading

The following satellite has been added to this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: BeliefSat-0 NORAD Cat ID 58695 IARU coordinated downlink on 145.980 MHz The following satellite has been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: VENTA 1 NORAD Cat ID 42791 Decayed from orbit on or about 03 January 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 ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: SUMX01 Serial Number: 134 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 31 2215 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2023 Dec 31 2136 UTC Maximum Time: 2023 Dec 31 2155 UTC End Time: 2023 Dec 31 2208 UTC X-ray Class: X5.0 Location: N05E77 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: 335 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 31 2151 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2023 Dec 31 2145 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

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE ANS-365 In this edition: [*]W2RS Memorial AMSAT CW Activity Day to be Held January 1st [*]Amateur Satellites to be Featured at Ham Radio University [*]Six US Schools Moved Forward in ARISS Selection Process [*]Only Two Days Left to Get 2023 AMSAT President's Club Coins [*]Student-Led ARISS Contact a Success [*]Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for December 29, 2023 [*]ARISS News [*]Upcoming Satellite Operations [*]Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events [*]Satellite Shor ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE SPECIAL BULLETINANS-363The 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 Radio in Space including 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.The news feed on http://www.amsat.org publishes news of Amateur Radio in Spac ...Continue Reading

AMSAT NEWS SERVICEANS-358In this edition:* Happy Holidays from AMSAT News Service* HADES-D Designated SO-121, Active For General Use* ClarkSat-1 Deployed from ISS* WRC-23 Concludes with Wins for Amateur Radio* Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution* ARISS News* Upcoming Satellite Operations* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events* Satellite Shorts From All OverThe AMSAT News Service bulletins are a free, weekly news and information service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS publishes ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3393 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 23 1542 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3392 Begin Time: 2023 Dec 21 1530 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1867 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTEF3 Serial Number: 3392 Issue Time: 2023 Dec 22 0856 UTC CONTINUED ALERT: Electron 2MeV Integral Flux exceeded 1000pfu Continuation of Serial Number: 3391 Begin Time: 2023 Dec 21 1530 UTC Yesterday Maximum 2MeV Flux: 1273 pfu Potential Impacts: Satellite systems may experience significant charging resulting in increased risk to satellite systems.Thank you for using the Product Subscription Service. If you would like to remove a product subscription or updat ...Continue Reading