<pre><font size="2"><BR>ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North<BR>America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the<BR>activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share an<BR>active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating<BR>through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.<P>ANS is first released via the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday<BR>on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS<BR>bulletins transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western<BR>U.S. at 19:30 UTC. ANS is also released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS<BR>e-mail reflector.<P>AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent and future developments<BR>in Amateur Radio satellites will take place in Atlanta, Georgia at the<BR>19th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting, October 5-6,<BR>2001. The Symposium Chairman is Steve Diggs, W4EPI.<P>Contact W4EPI at: w4epi@amsat.org<P>Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org</A> (or from)<P>AMSAT-NA<BR>850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600<BR>Silver Spring, Maryland<BR>20910-4703<P>Voice: 301-589-6062<BR>FAX: 301-608-3410<P>Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:<P>* AMSAT News Service (ANS)<BR>* General satellite discussion (AMSAT-BB)<BR>* Orbit data (KEPS)<BR>* Manned space missions (SAREX)<BR>* District of Columbia area (AMSAT-DC)<BR>* New England area (AMSAT-NE)<BR>* AMSAT Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-EDU)<BR>* AMSAT K-12 Educational Liaison mailing list (AMSAT-K12)<P>A daily digest version is available for each list.<P>To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html</A><P>This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of ARRL staff member<BR>Paul Kokoszyna, KA1TRF, of Southwick, Massachusetts, who died<BR>recently at the young age of 35. He had been hospitalized with pneumonia.<BR>KA1TRF joined the ARRL staff as a web applications developer in the<BR>Electronic Publications Branch last June. "In the short time he was here,<BR>Paul proved himself to be dedicated, conscientious, friendly, and<BR>supportive of his fellow staff members," said ARRL Executive Vice<BR>President David Sumner, K1ZZ. [ANS thanks the ARRL for this<BR>information]<P>ANS is always dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts,<BR>WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter Werner<BR>Haas, DJ5KQ.<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.01<BR>PHASE 3D/AO-40 UPDATE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.01 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.01<P>If no news is good news then readers of ANS will be happy to learn<BR>that the month of February continues with on-going recovery efforts<BR>of AMSAT OSCAR 40.<P>The AMSAT-DL web site is currently featuring the following statement:<P>There is no spectacular news about AO-40. The spacecraft is still in a<BR>stable mode as the attitude drifts toward further improvements in early<BR>April. Times of best reception have varied as expected. <P>Joe Wheatley, AE4JY, has released version 0.4 of AO40Rcv. The main<BR>change is a TCP/IP-server feature that connects with W4SM's P3T<BR>program. More information is available at:<P><A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/ae4jy/ao40rcv.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/ae4jy/ao40rcv.htm</A><P>Stacey Mills, W4SM, has also updated his P3T program, correcting a<BR>few malfunctioning sensors. More information is available at:<P><A HREF="http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm2/software2/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm2/software2/</A><P>ALON/ALAT is currently 248/-7, as last listed on the AMSAT-DL<BR>web page.<P>The AMSAT-UK web site is also featuring news of AO-40:<P>AO-40 continues in its attitude-induced limbo and there is no new news.<BR>As the attitude drifts - the optimum MA's to hear the spacecraft are now<BR>earlier in the orbit. AO-40 is best heard between MA 2 and MA 14.<P>AO-40's orbital parameters (number 38) are as follows:<P>Satellite: AO-40<BR>Catalog number: 26609<BR>Epoch time: 1046.15851798<BR>Element set: 38<BR>Inclination: 5.6690 deg<BR>RA of node: 222.2686 deg<BR>Eccentricity: 0.8134836<BR>Arg of perigee: 221.7796 deg<BR>Mean anomaly: 34.0600 deg<BR>Mean motion: 1.26948856 rev/day<BR>Decay rate: -8.3E-07 rev/day^2<BR>Epoch rev: 135<P>Stay tuned to AMSAT News Service, the official source of AO-40 news<BR>and information.<P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-DL, AMSAT-UK and AMSAT-NA for this<BR>information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.02<BR>NEW SAREX LIST SERVICE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.02 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.02<P>Last week, ANS reported on a new AMSAT-NA service - messages<BR>from the AMSAT-NA bulletin board are now available on the web!<BR>This new service has now been extended to the SAREX mailing list,<BR>as reported by Vice President of Electronic Publications, Paul<BR>Williamson, KB5MU.<P>Indexes by date, by thread, and by author are available. Archives of the <BR>current messages for several convenient periods are available, and<BR>monthly archives are also available.<P>If you have to unsubscribe from the SAREX mailing list for a while, you<BR>can catch up on what you missed by browsing the web archives. You<BR>may even find the web archives easier to use than the mailing list itself.<P>Need more information? Visit the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/sarex/index.html." TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/archive/sarex/index.html.</A><P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA Vice President of Electronic Publications, Paul<BR>Williamson, KB5MU, for his hard work in putting this new service into<BR>operation]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.03<BR>TAPR APPOINTS NEW DIRECTORS, SECRETARY<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.03 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.03<P>TAPR has informed ANS that Steve Stroh, N8GNJ, and Byon Garrabrant,<BR>N6BG, have been appointed to the TAPR Board of Directors. In addition,<BR>Guy Story, KC5GOI, has been appointed as the organization's secretary.<P>N8GNJ is a long time member of TAPR. He lives in Woodinville, <BR>Washington, a suburb of Seattle, where he is a member of the Puget<BR>Sound Amateur Radio TCP/IP Group. He was also recently named<BR>Digital Editor for CQ Amateur Radio Magazine.<P>N6BG has been active in packet radio and transmitter hunting since<BR>he was first licensed in 1990. He served as the Digital Communications<BR>Officer for the Orange County, California RACES group, maintaining the<BR>group's packet BBS along with organizing digital communication<BR>exercises using packet message-passing software he created.<P>KC5GOI was first licensed in 1994 and has been an active packet radio<BR>user since his first day as a ham. Guy is also the APRS Chairman and<BR>a repeater control operator for the Denton County, Texas Amateur Radio<BR>Association, where he is an assistant emergency coordinator for Denton<BR>County ARES.<P>TAPR (officially Tucson Amateur Packet Radio, Inc.) is a non-profit <BR>research and development corporation dedicated to advancing<BR>Amateur Radio through digital technology.<P>[ANS thanks Tucson Amateur Packet Radio, Inc for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.04<BR>ANS IN BRIEF<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.04 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.04<P>ANS news in brief this week includes the following:<P>** The next school/ISS contact is scheduled this week. The Merivale,<BR>Ottawa, Canada school contact is set for Thursday, February 22nd,<BR>from 18:29 to 18:40 UTC. -ARISS<P>** The shuttle Atlantis undocked Friday from the International Space<BR>Station after successfully completing the assembly of a U.S.-built<BR>space laboratory. Stiff wind prevented space shuttle Atlantis from<BR>returning to Earth on Sunday, keeping the rocketship and its crew in<BR>orbit a 12th day. Mission Control ordered the astronauts, on their way<BR>back from the international space station, to remain aloft until Monday<BR>afternoon. -NASA<P>** The AMSAT-SM Satellite Operator Database is operating. Amateur<BR>Radio satellite operators are invited to visit the AMSAT-SM site and add<BR>station and QSL information, search for callsigns and even enter<BR>requests for schedules. Visit the following URL for more information:<BR><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat-sm/database.html." TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat-sm/database.html.</A> -Lars, SM0TGU<P>** Duplicating the harsh conditions of cold interstellar space in their<BR>laboratory, NASA scientists have created primitive cells that mimic<BR>the membranous structures found in all living things. These chemical<BR>compounds may have played a part in the origin of life. -SpaceDaily<P>** On February 12, 2001 the NEAR spacecraft touched down on the barren,<BR>rocky surface of Eros, successfully completing history's first landing on an<BR>asteroid. NEAR's landing was confirmed when Mission Control received a<BR>beacon signal from the craft resting on the surface of Eros, some<BR>196 million miles from Earth! -NASA<P>** Russian space officials have postponed the de-orbiting of the Mir space<BR>station until mid-March. The 15-year-old station will now be brought down<BR>between March 13 and 18th. The de-orbit had previously been scheduled<BR>for early March. Experts have predicted that atmospheric conditions during<BR>the later period would allow more of the orbiter to be burned up as it<BR>enters the Earth's atmosphere. -CNN<P>** The search for Earth-like life on other worlds should focus on solar<BR>systems with Jupiter-like planets, a University of Arizona scientist<BR>reported<BR>in a recent issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.<BR>-SpaceDaily<P>** Joaquim das Virgens, PS7JN, is planning a satellite DXpedition to<BR>St Peter and St Paul Island (PY0-S), operating for 2 weeks from late<BR>March to mid-April. His main activity will be scientific in nature,<BR>exploring<BR>the geological aspects of the area. PS7JN plans operation on AO-10,<BR>UO-11, FO-20 and FO-29. St Peter and St Paul Island is a little group<BR>of rocks some 1,100 km from Brazil. -Joaquim, PS7JN<P>** Hams assisting with earthquake relief operations in the Indian State of<BR>Gujarat took advantage of the UO-14 satellite to help provide radio<BR>communication from the stricken region. The death toll from the quake<BR>is estimated at up to 50,000 with more than 600,000 left homeless.<BR>-ARRL<P>--ANS BULLETIN END---<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.05<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.05 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.05<P>Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40<BR>Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher<BR>from Kourou, French Guiana. Status: S-Band transmitter is<BR>active, recovery efforts continue.<P>The V-band, U-band and the L-band (L1) receivers are working on the<BR>the high-gain antennas. The omni-directional antennas appear to be<BR>non-functional. The attitude control system is functional.<P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL for this information]<P>INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS<BR>Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz<BR>Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz<BR>Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz<BR>Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz<BR>TNC callsign RZ3DZR<BR>ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis<BR>Status: Operational (although current ISS workload is limiting operation)<P>ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio<BR>organizations, including AMSAT.<P>U.S. callsign: NA1SS<BR>Russian callsign: R0ISS, RZ3DZR<BR>German call sign: DL0ISS<P>The next school/ISS contact is scheduled this week. The Merivale,<BR>Ottawa, Canada school contact is set for Thursday, February 22nd,<BR>from 18:29 to 18:40 UTC.<P>RZ3DZR-1 is the callsign entered into the TNC currently onboard Alpha,<BR>operation is expected shortly.<P>More information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site<BR>at <A HREF="http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov." TARGET=_blank>http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov.</A><P>[ANS thanks ARISS team member Will Marchant, KC6ROL, for this<BR>information]<P>RADIO SPORT RS-12<BR>Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Beacon 29.408 MHz<BR>Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<BR>Status: RS-12 was re-activated in mode A on January 1, 2001<P>Happy birthday RS-12, now 10 years old!<P>The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the<BR>AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<P><A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html</A><P>[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]<P>RADIO SPORT RS-15<BR>Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)<BR>SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)<BR>Launched: December 26, 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome<BR>Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a<BR>10-meter downlink<P>Several stations have furnished ANS with recent RS-15 telemetry<BR>information:<P>System voltage: 14.8v<BR>Transponder output: 4/10w<BR>Solar Cells: 17.6v @ 420mA<BR>Consumption: 520 mA<BR>10m TX Temp: 12C<BR>2m RX Temp: 5C<BR>Stabilizer Temp: 7C<P>Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 on his<BR>web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for<BR>mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is:<P><A HREF="http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads" TARGET=_blank>http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads</A><P>[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]<P>OSCAR 10 AO-10<BR>Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB<BR>Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)<BR>Launched: June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, mode-B. AO-10 has<BR>been locked into a 70-cm uplink and a 2-meter downlink for<BR>several years.<P>W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html</A><P>[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information<BR>and web site]<P>AMRAD AO-27<BR>Uplink 145.850 MHz FM<BR>Downlink 436.795 MHz FM<BR>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J.<P>Periodically, AO-27's analog repeater will be turned off for a few days<BR>at a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital Data<BR>(WOD), to verify the health of the satellite.<P>An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA<BR>web site. The URL is: <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html." TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html.</A><P>AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR)<BR>to regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how<BR>long the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides<BR>what subsystems to turn on or off. The current TEPR settings (as of<BR>November 25, 2000) are:<P>TEPR 4 18 TEPR 5 36<P>The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA web site include an<BR>explanation of TEPR AO-27 operations (at):<P><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html</A><P>[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]<P>UO-14<BR>Uplink 145.975 MHz FM<BR>Downlink 435.070 MHz FM<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J<P>Tim, KG8OC, has updated the Michigan AMSAT Information site<BR>to include UO-14 information -- point your web browser to the<BR>following URL: <A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc</A><P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]<P>JAS-1b FO-20<BR>Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<BR>Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the<BR>Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational.<BR>FO-20 is in mode JA continuously<P>Happy birthday FO-20, now 11 years old!<P>Tak, JA2PKI, reported the FO-20 control station operators believe<BR>that the UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the<BR>transponder. The UVC monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the<BR>batteries from over discharge.<P>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]<P>JAS-2 FO-29<BR>Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the<BR>Tanegashima Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational<P>Voice/CW Mode JA<BR>Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<BR>Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<P>Digital Mode JD<BR>Uplink 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM<BR>Downlink 435.910 MHz 1200 baud BPSK or 9600 baud FSK<BR>Callsign 8J1JCS<BR>Digitalker 435.910 MHz<P>The JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following<BR>operation schedule of FO-29:<P>through April 2, 2001 - mode JA<P>Mike, KF4FDJ, has put together a very informative document on FO-29,<BR>addressing the analog, digital and digi-talker modes. To obtain a copy<BR>e-mail Mike at: kf4fdj@amsat.org.<P>Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that<BR>will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as<BR>current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is<BR>available at the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/</A><P>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]<P>SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<BR>Uplink to be released<BR>Downlink 437.075 MHz <BR>Broadcast Callsign SASAT1-11<BR>BBS SASAT1-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Commissioning stage,<BR>initial housekeeping tasks underway<P>SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600 baud digital store-and-forward<BR>systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability. One of two<BR>new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by the<BR>Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<P>SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B<BR>Uplink to be released<BR>Downlink 436.775 MHz<BR>Broadcast Callsign SASAT2-11<BR>BBS SASAT2-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Commissioning stage,<BR>initial housekeeping tasks underway<P>SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600 baud digital store-and-forward<BR>systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability. One of two<BR>new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by the<BR>Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.06<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.06 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.06<P>TIUNGSAT-1<BR>Uplink 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK<BR>Downlink 437.325 MHz<BR>Broadcast callsign MYSAT3-11<BR>BBS MYSAT3-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at<BR>38k4 baud FSK<P>Chris, G7UPN, tells ANS that recently TiungSat-1 has been operating<BR>at a data rate of 38k4. Data recovery at 38k4 is reported to be extremely<BR>good with efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which<BR>should provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the downside<BR>is that with the high power transmitter operating, the power budget is<BR>negative so we can't support continuous operation."<P>According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio station<BR>to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into range. The way<BR>this works is for the ground station software to send a request to the<BR>spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft receives this request<BR>and checks the battery voltage to see if it can support the operation, and<BR>if<BR>it can it will activate the downlink.<P>TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to<BR>commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK<BR>Amateur Radio communication.<P>TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as<BR>a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey<BR>Satellite Technology Ltd.<P>For more information on TiungSat-1, visit the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm</A><P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]<P>KITSAT KO-25<BR>Uplink 145.980 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 436.500 MHz FM<BR>Broadcast Callsign HL02-11<BR>BBS HL02-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational<P>HL0ENJ, the command ground station of KO-25, reported the<BR>OBC crashed recently. Operating software was successfully<BR>re-loaded. KO-25 is reported to be back in normal operation.<P>[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for KO-25 status information]<P>UOSAT UO-22<BR>Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM 9600 baud FSK<BR>Downlink 435.120 MHz FM<BR>Broadcast Callsign UOSAT5-11<BR>BBS UOSAT5-12<BR>Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational<P>last reported, Jim, AA7KC, told ANS that UO-22 was operational<BR>with heavy individual and Sat-gate traffic.<P>More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.sstl.co.uk/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sstl.co.uk/</A><P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 status<BR>information]<P>OSCAR-11<BR>Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200 baud AFSK)<BR>Mode-S Beacon 2401.500 MHz<BR>Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg<BR>Air Force Base in California. Status: Operational<P>During the period 16-January to 14-February 2001 good signals have<BR>been received from the 145 MHz beacon. The battery voltage observed<BR>during daylight passes is slightly lower. The average value observed<BR>was 13.9 with a range of 13.7 to 14.1 volts. The internal temperatures<BR>have slightly decreased. They are now 4.6C and 2.8C for battery and<BR>telemetry electronics respectively.<P>The WOD survey of channels 10, 20, 30, 40 (+Y, -X, +X, solar array<BR>currents, array voltage) - dated 06 January - has been transmitted.<BR>The array voltage shows the effect of the solar eclipses. The array<BR>voltage also shows the decrease of battery voltage during dark<BR>periods, the constant voltage during charge, and over-voltage when<BR>the battery is fully charged.<P>The spin period has varied between 280 and 315 seconds. At the start<BR>of the reporting period the Z-axis magnetorquer counter reached 1,024.<P>Reports of mode-S reception have been received from Andy, VK3TDO,<BR>and Jorge, LU4EBC. Both stations report hearing weak signals using SSB<BR>converters with 60-cm dishes.<P>The operating schedule is as follows:<P>ASCII status (210 seconds)<BR>ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)<BR>BINARY SEU (30 seconds)<BR>ASCII TLM (90 seconds)<BR>ASCII WOD (120 seconds)<BR>ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)<BR>BINARY ENG (30 seconds)<P>The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and<BR>frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites.<P>More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/</A><P>[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]<P>LUSAT LO-19<BR>Uplink 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM<BR> (using 1200 baud Manchester FSK)<BR>CW downlink 437.125 MHz<BR>Digital downlink 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK)<BR>Broadcast Callsign LUSAT-11<BR>BBS LUSAT-12<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational. The CW beacon is sending<BR>eight telemetry channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No<BR>BBS service is available. The digipeater is not active.<P>Frank, DL6DBN / AA9KJ, recently measured the frequency of LO-19's<BR>CW-beacon as 437.126 MHz. DL6DBN reported LO-19 signals were<BR>solid copied with a small yagi. His calculated LO-19 values were done<BR>with a "quick hack" DOS-software that Frank has available on his web<BR>site:<P><A HREF="http://www.dl6dbn.de/amsat/lo-19" TARGET=_blank>http://www.dl6dbn.de/amsat/lo-19</A><P>Telemetry (limited) is as follows:<P>Sat Feb 17 at 22:05 2001 UTC<BR>LUSAT HIHI 60 AVT ABV AAB AB6 ATD ABT TTU AEE<BR>LUSAT HIHI 60 AVT ABV AAD AD6 ATN A6N TTU AEE<BR>LUSAT HIHI 60 AVT ABV AAN AD6 AAT A6N TTU AEE<P>Mineo, JE9PEL, has recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and<BR>placed the information on his Internet homepage site at:<P><A HREF="http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/</A><P>General information and telemetry samples can be found at:<P><A HREF="http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu" TARGET=_blank>www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu</A><P>[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]<P>PACSAT AO-16<BR>Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM<BR> (using 1200 baud Manchester FSK)<BR>Downlink 437.025 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200 baud PSK)<BR>Mode-S Beacon 2401.1428 MHz<BR>Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11<BR>BBS PACSAT-12<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is<BR>on.<P>Russ, WJ9F, reported the 70-cm transmitter is at about 2-watts output<BR>and WOD is being collected to watch the battery temps to see if they<BR>stabilize to previous levels. S-band transmitter operation is scheduled<BR>to resume the weekend of February 17th.<P>Telemetry is as follows:<P>uptime is 370/18:21:09. Time is Sat Feb 17 21:57:09 2001<BR>+10V Bus 10.100 V +Z Array V 0.205 V<BR>Bat 1 V 1.210 V Bat 2 V 1.187 V<BR>Bat 3 V 1.208 V Bat 4 V 1.234 V<BR>Bat 5 V 1.191 V Bat 6 V 1.194 V<BR>Bat 7 V 1.208 V Bat 8 V 1.239 V<BR>Bat 1 Temp 7.260 D Bat 2 Temp 7.260 D<BR>Baseplt Temp 6.654 D PSK TX RF Out 1.535 W<BR>RC PSK BP Temp -1.817 D RC PSK HPA Tmp -1.817 D<BR>+Y Array Temp -21.180 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 2.419 D<BR>+Z Array Temp -12.709 D<BR>Total Array C= 0.000 Bat Ch Cur=-0.421 Ifb= 0.186 I+10V= 0.250<BR>TX:1009 BCR:1E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:9A<P>Beacon text: Happy 11th birthday to AO-16, LO-19, UO-14.<BR> AO-16 owned and operated by AMSAT-NA<BR> AO-16 Command Team <WJ9F><P>A new WOD collection of current graphics along with general<BR>information and telemetry samples can be found at:<P><A HREF="http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu" TARGET=_blank>www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu</A><P>[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]<P>TMSAT-1 TO-31<BR>Uplink 145.925 MHz (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 436.925 MHz (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Broadcast Callsign: TMSAT1-11<BR>BBS TMSAT1-12 <BR>Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked since<BR>December 18, 2000.<P>Last reported, Jim, AA7KC, told ANS that small amounts of data<BR>was downlinked (but not decodable) from TO-31.<P>Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the following<BR>to ANS:<P>The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of<BR>Europe and Thailand. This is required to allow control stations to<BR>recondition the battery with minimum power drain.<P>ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits<BR>the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the<BR>AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp</A><P>Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are<BR>compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is<BR>supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.<P>[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status<BR>information]<P>UoSAT-12 UO-36<BR>Uplink 145.960 MHz (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz<BR>Broadcast Callsign UO121-11<BR>BBS UO121-12<BR>Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational<P>UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward<BR>communications and mode L/S transponders.<P>NASA has demonstrated on UO-36 the ability to use standard Internet<BR>protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any node<BR>on the Internet). NASA has been developing this project by working with<BR>the commercial payload aboard UoSAT-12.<P>The BBS is open, although uploading and downloading may be<BR>disabled at times.<P>The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA<BR>web site at the following URL:<P>ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip<P>Further information on UO-36 is available from: <A HREF="http://www.sstl.co.uk/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sstl.co.uk/</A><P>[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for<BR>this information]<P>ITAMSAT IO-26<BR>Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200 baud)<BR>Downlink 435.822 MHz SSB<BR>Broadcast Callsign ITMSAT-11<BR>BBS ITMSAT-12<BR>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on<BR>and open for APRS users.<P>[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for<BR>IO-26 information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-049.07<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 049.07 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 18, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-049.07<P>THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL<BR>AT THIS TIME:<P>SUNSAT SO-35<BR>Mode J Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM<BR>Mode J Downlink: 436.250 MHz FM<P>Mode B Uplink: 436.291 MHz FM<BR>Mode B Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM<BR>Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg<BR>Air Force Base in California. Status: Non-operational<P>The SunSat team released the following statement, dated<BR>February 1, 2001:<P>We regret to announce that the last communication with SunSat from<BR>our ground station at the Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch<BR>University took place recently. We are certain, after having performed<BR>several tests since the last contact, that an irreversible, physical failure<BR>has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that we will have<BR>any<BR>further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting by<BR>telescope!<P>When it was operational the SunSat package included 1200 and 9600<BR>baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater<BR>system in addition to Mode B/J operation with two VHF and two UHF<BR>transmit-receive systems.<P>For more information on SunSat visit the following URL:<P><A HREF="http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za" TARGET=_blank>http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za</A><P>[ANS thanks Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, for this information]<P>RADIO SPORT RS-13<BR>Uplink 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Downlink 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB<BR>Beacon 145.860 MHz<BR>Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<BR>Status: non-operational (last operational in mode-T)<P>RS-12 was re-activated recently. Prior to this switch RS-13<BR>was operational (mode T), but was apparently turned off following<BR>the recent RS-12 switch.<P>The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the<BR>AC5DK RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<P><A HREF="http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html</A><P>[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]<P>KITSAT KO-23<BR>Uplink 145.900 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Downlink 435.170 MHz FM<BR>Broadcast Callsign HLO1-11<BR>BBS HLO1-12<BR>Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Intermittent operation with the downlink<BR>transmitter operating at unpredictable intervals.<P>Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues<BR>in non-operational status. Jim says that KO-23 shows some signs<BR>of trying to recover, but no useful data has been downlinked. The<BR>duration of this status is unpredictable. No data has been received<BR>since October 28, 2000.<P>KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports (from the KO-23 control team) that part<BR>of the problem with non-operation has been the power budget aboard<BR>the satellite. "We are not sure when the bird might turn off again due to<BR>insufficient power. The capability of the onboard power system has been<BR>less and less," said Kim. HL0ENJ also noted that as of October 30, 2000<BR>the onboard computer was reset and a reboot of operational software is<BR>now underway.<P>Jeff, KB2WQM, reported to ANS that he noticed KO-23 transmitting a<BR>solid carrier recently (no data), Mineo, JE9PEL, also reported receiving<BR>KO-23 carrier signals.<P>[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,<BR>for KO-23 status information]<P>TECHSAT-1B GO-32<BR>Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry<BR>Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.<P>Efforts were reported to be underway to bring GO-32 on line,<BR>however, no information has been received by ANS (the last<BR>report was dated November 1999).<P>Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every<BR>30 seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status<BR>transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete<BR>telemetry buffer. <P>[ANS has no further information]<P>PANSAT PO-34<BR>Uplink/downlink frequencies have never been released<BR>Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery<BR>Status: Unknown<P>The satellite is not currently available for general uplink transmissions.<P>PanSat was developed by the Naval Postgraduate School. At the time of<BR>launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were promised to<BR>be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize<BR>this technology. To date, this has not happened.<P>For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:<P><A HREF="http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/</A><P>PanSat was the featured cover article on the July/August 1999 issue<BR>of the AMSAT-NA Journal (the story written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>MIR SPACE STATION<BR>145.985 MHz (FM) voice and SSTV (Robot 36 Mode)<BR>Launched: February 18, 1986<BR>Status: Unmanned<P>Currently, there is no human habitation aboard the station and the<BR>onboard Amateur Radio equipment has been turned off.<P>Several news agencies are reporting the Mir space station will be ditched<BR>in a controlled descent that will send it hurtling into a remote area of the<BR>Pacific Ocean in March 2001.<P>MIR SAFEX II 70-cm Repeater<P>Uplink 435.750 MHz FM w/subaudible<BR>tone of 141.3 Hz<BR>Downlink 437.950 MHz FM<BR>Status: Not operational. No operation in 1999 or 2000 has been observed<P>MIR SAFEX II 70-cm QSO Mode<BR>Uplink 435.725 MHz FM w/subaudible tone 151.4 Hz<BR>Downlink 437.925 MHz FM<BR>Status: Not operational. No operation in 1999 or 2000 has been observed<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>DOVE DO-17<BR>Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200 baud AFSK)<BR> 2401.220 MHz<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.<P>DOVE has been in orbit for 11 years.<P>DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and<BR>2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not<BR>responded to ground station control.<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>WEBERSAT WO-18<BR>Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB (1200 baud PSK AX.25)<BR>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.<P>WO-18 was last reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>SEDSAT-1 SO-33<BR>Downlink 437.910 MHz FM (9600 baud FSK)<BR>Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape<BR>Canaveral, Florida. Status: Semi-operational.<P>The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and<BR>the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<P>SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of<BR>Space (satellite number one).<P>SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the<BR>performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel<BR>Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and<BR>experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This<BR>information has provided NASA with useful information. With the<BR>exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,<BR>SedSat-1 has been judged a success.<P>For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the<BR>following URL:<P><A HREF="http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm" TARGET=_blank>http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm</A><P>[ANS has no further information]<P>/EX<P>--ANS END---<P>ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite<BR>investigator, for helping provide current satellite information.<P>Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<P>ans-editor@amsat.org<P>Daniel (Dan) James<BR>AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor<BR>AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs<BR>Amateur callsign: NN0DJ<BR>Grid Square EN28iv<BR>Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.<BR>E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org<BR></font></pre>