*AMSAT NEWS SERVICE* *ANS-042*** * * In this edition: * ESA Satellite Communications Group Explores Future Amateur Satellite Payload * GreenCube IO-117 Continues Operations Beyond Expected February 5th Passivation * JS1YMG: Decoding the First Moon-Based Ham Radio Station's Telemetry Signals * GridMasterMap Satellite Top 100 Rovers February 2024 Rankings * Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 9, 2024 * ARISS News * Upcoming Satellite Operations * Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Eve ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 340 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 10 2307 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Feb 10 2304 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: 135 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 09 1345 UTC SUMMARY: X-ray Event exceeded X1 Begin Time: 2024 Feb 09 1253 UTC Maximum Time: 2024 Feb 09 1314 UTC End Time: 2024 Feb 09 1332 UTC X-ray Class: X3..3 Location: S37W97 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-sol ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 339 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 09 1307 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Feb 09 1303 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

The following satellites have been removed from this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution: AO-92 NORAD Cat ID 43137 Decayed from orbit on or about 02 February 2024 NO-116 NORAD Cat ID 51031 Decayed from orbit on or about 04 February 2024 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

SB KEPS @ AMSAT $ORB24040.1 2Line Orbital Elements 24040.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 February 09, 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 wi ...Continue Reading

Space Weather Message Code: ALTXMF Serial Number: 338 Issue Time: 2024 Feb 07 0332 UTC ALERT: X-Ray Flux exceeded M5 Threshold Reached: 2024 Feb 07 0329 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 ServiceANS-035February 4, 2024In this edition:[*]AO-92 Reenters Earth's Atmosphere [*]The First Amateur Radio Station on the Moon [*]Lunar Excursion Vehicle (LEV-1) Amateur Telemetry Received [*]AMSAT CubeSatSim Beta Release – v1.3 [*]VUCC & DXCC Satellite Standing as of February 1, 2024 [*]Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for February 2, 2024 [*]Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of IO-117 Under Evaluation by Italian Space Agency [*]ARISS News [*]Upcoming Satellite Operations ...Continue Reading

AMSAT News Service Special BulletinANS-033February 2, 2024In this edition:[*]Request to Reconsider Decommissioning of IO-117 Under Evaluation by Italian Space Agency 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 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 throu ...Continue Reading

This week there are no additions or deletions to the AMSAT TLE distribution. 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