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)<BR>developments in Amateur Radio satellite technology will be discussed in<BR>Atlanta, Georgia at the 19th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual<BR>Meeting, October 5-6, 2001. The Symposium Chairman is Steve Diggs,<BR>W4EPI. Contact W4EPI at: w4epi@amsat.org<P>Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org</A> <http://www.amsat.org/> (or from)<P>AMSAT-NA<BR>850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600<BR>Silver Spring, Maryland 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:<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html</A> <P>In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the<BR>President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors<BR>To AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.<BR>Initially, there will two levels for donations - Gold and Silver.<BR>Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. For further<BR>Information and details contact:<BR>Daniel James, NN0DJ<BR>AMSAT Vice President-Public Affairs<BR>P.O. Box 297<BR>Warroad, MN 56763-0297<P>NN0DJ can be reached at: (218) 386-1544 (or) via e-mail at:<BR>nn0dj@amsat.org<P>This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of Walter Taylor, K2MLT,<BR>of Hammondsport, New York. K2MLT died recently at age 69. A<BR>fourth-generation vintner, Taylor was also an artist, inventor, aviator and<BR>poet. His interests also included ownership of two commercial broadcast<BR>stations. [ANS thanks the ARRL for this 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 Haas,<BR>DJ5KQ.<P>ANS salutes Owen Garriott, W5LFL, astronaut, Amateur Radio operator<BR>and the first ham to operate from space during a Shuttle mission in 1983.<BR>W5LFL is among the inaugural group of 50 inductees into the CQ<BR>Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Hall was established to recognize<BR>those individuals, whether licensed radio amateurs or not, who<BR>significantly affected the course of Amateur Radio; and radio amateurs,<BR>who, in the course of their professional lives, had a significant impact on<BR>their professions or on world affairs. Other AMSAT and OSCAR<BR>supporters/notables on the CQ Hall of Fame list include K1JT, K1ZZ,<BR>W6TNS, W6SAI, W2SKE, W8JK, KA9Q, K7UGA, W6ZH, W3ASK,<BR>W1HR and W3IWI. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine,<BR>published by CQ Communications, Inc. for this information]<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.01<BR>AO-40 UPDATE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.01 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 24, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-175.01<P>The ARRL is reporting that although AO-40 satellite's transponders are<BR>still shut down, ground controllers have successfully activated the ATOS<BR>propellant feed system. According to received telemetry, the ammonia<BR>heater, flow-rate controller, valves and pressure indicators all worked<BR>successfully. "Congratulations to the command team for another superb<BR>job!" exulted AMSAT-DL President and AO-40 team member Peter<BR>Guelzow, DB2OS.<P>For the first cold test, the gas was warmed by a 120-watt heater and<BR>flowed for approximately 22 minutes. Since AO-40's solar panels have<BR>not been fully deployed, no electric current was applied.<P>AMSAT-NA President Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, told the ARRL the<BR>orbital changes will not significantly change the apogee, but it's hoped<BR>that a slightly higher perigee for AO-40 will eliminate the effects of<BR>atmospheric expansion caused by the current sunspot cycle peak.<P>AMSAT-DL reported to ANS the first test was done without electrical<BR>power by blowing only cold gas to check-out all systems and raise the<BR>perigee by some hundred kilometers. Telemetry confirmed that the<BR>heater for the ammonia, the flow rate controller, valves and pressure<BR>indicators all worked successfully.<P>Pictures were also taken by the YACE camera, downloaded on orbit 292,<BR>processed and analyzed.<P>Following the initial success, the Arc-jet thruster was commanded to<BR>again out-gas during orbit 296, this time with a duration of one hour in<BR>length. This test also was successful.<P>The AO-40 command team then loaded data to the onboard computer to<BR>initiate several two-hour cold firings starting at apogee on orbit 297 (and<BR>for the following three orbits).<P>AMSAT-DL reports the AO-40 team was very happy with the successful<BR>results of the ATOS (Arcjet Thruster on OSCAR Satellite) system so far,<BR>as was Robin Haighton, VE3FRH, who added; "thanks Peter, for the<BR>good news. I am sure that all members of AMSAT are delighted by the<BR>progress being made. Once more my congratulations to you and the<BR>controllers."<P>Stay tuned to ANS, the official source of AO-40 information.<P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.02<BR>NEW PACKET SYSTEM READY FOR ALPHA<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.02 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 24, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-175.02<P>AMSAT's Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, tells ANS that the ARISS-US team<BR>recently delivered a new packet module to NASA. This new packet<BR>module is expected to correct several of the problems that have been<BR>observed with the current ARISS packet system.<P>The new equipment is currently scheduled to go through a bench review<BR>inspection. If successful, the manifest calls for the module to be flown on<BR>Mission STS-105, planned for launch in early August 2001.<P>Expedition-3 astronaut Frank Culbertson, KD5OPQ, is planning to make<BR>the packet module change-out early in his ISS tour of duty. The current<BR>packet module will stay on Alpha where it will serve as a power supply<BR>for the 70-cm station that will be installed in the Service Module later this<BR>year.<P>Some of the features of the new ARISS packet module include:<P>* All pertinent parameters are embedded in the PROM, so the packet<BR> module should be fully functional even with a dead battery<P>* The new Russian callsign (RS0ISS) has been installed in the module.<BR> The Personal Mailbox System (PMS) uses the callsign RS0ISS-1<P>* A 1 megabyte memory for adequate PMS data storage<P>* 8-bit capability to support Russian Cyrillic typesets<P>* A one-minute timeout disconnect from the PMS if no pertinent packets<BR> are heard<P>ANS thanks the following individuals from ARISS-US who worked<BR>hard to make get this module ready for flight on the STS-105 mission:<P>Dan Schultz N8FGV<BR>Lou McFadin W5DID<BR>Gil Carman WA5NOM<BR>Mark Steiner K3MS<BR>Robert DiRosario KA3ZYX<BR>Frank Bauer KA3HDO<BR>Ken Nichols KD3VK<BR>Carolynn Conley KD5JSO<P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA's Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.03<BR>ANS IN BRIEF<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.03 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 24, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-175.03<P>ANS news in brief this week includes the following:<P>** The European Space Agency was honored to learn that the<BR>International Space Station has been given the 2001 Prince of Asturias<BR>Award for International Cooperation. The Prince of Asturias Foundation<BR>announced its decision recently in Oviedo, Spain. The award will be<BR>bestowed on four space agencies involved in the Space Station: NASA,<BR>Russia's Rosaviakosmos, Japan's National Space Development Agency<BR>(NASDA), and ESA representing the 10 European countries participating<BR>in the Space Station. -ESA<P>** NASA's Galileo spacecraft has successfully completed a flyby of<BR>Jupiter's moon Callisto, closer than any of the spacecraft's 30 previous<BR>flybys of Jovian moons. -SpaceDaily<P>** The latest NASA astronaut to become an Amateur Radio operator is<BR>the commander of the Expedition-3 crew, Frank Culbertson, (now)<BR>KD5OPQ. Joining him on the International Space Station as part of the<BR>Expedition-3 crew will be cosmonauts Mikhail Turin and Vladimir<BR>Dezhurov, who will also have Amateur Radio licenses prior to launch,<BR>now set for August. -ARRL<P>** If you're involved in an AMSAT Net and anything about the net such as<BR>start time, day(s) of the week, frequency, has changed, or if you have<BR>started a new AMSAT Net, please let WD9IYT know so he can update<BR>the data base. Contact Andy at: wd9iyt@amsat.org. -Andy, WD9IYT<P>** The clearest radar pictures of a near-Earth double asteroid system<BR>were taken by astronomers recently using the Goldstone 70-meter dish<BR>in the Mojave Desert. A team of astronomers captured a complete<BR>revolution of the moon as the pair came within five million kilometers of<BR>Earth. -SpaceDaily<P>** Berlin was the focal point for the International Space Station when<BR>more than 500 leaders of industry, government officials and scientists<BR>from 22 countries gathered recently for ISS Forum 2001, the first<BR>international conference on Space Station utilization. -ESA<P>** A spacecraft that will explore one of the last frontiers in Earth's<BR>atmosphere is nearing launch. NASA's TIMED (Thermosphere,<BR>Ionosphere, Mesosphere, Energetics and Dynamics) spacecraft was<BR>shipped recently from The Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics<BR>Laboratory (APL) in Laurel, Md., where it was designed and built, to<BR>Vandenberg Air Force Base. The spacecraft is currently scheduled to<BR>launch from Vandenberg's Western Range in mid-August. -SpaceDaily<P> --ANS BULLETIN END---<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.04<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.04 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 24, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-175.04<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 active.<BR>The RUDAK system has been activated.<P>AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001 at<BR>approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks were<BR>connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the Matrix<BR>switch. Transponder operation is currently suspended.<P>G6LVB has described how to use an offset-dish for S-downlink at: <A HREF="http://www.g6lvb.com/60cm.htm" TARGET=_blank>www.g6lvb.com/60cm.htm</A> <P>Three programs to convert RUDAK WOD (whole orbit data) are available<BR>at: <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpdelta.html" TARGET=_blank>www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpdelta.html</A> <P>[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL 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 NOCALL<P>ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis.<BR>ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio<BR>organizations, including AMSAT.<P>Status: Operational. Voice contacts with ISS have been made recently.<BR>The ISS packet station is available for UI packets (APRS or UI QSL).<BR>The mailbox and keyboard are currently disabled. Please see the packet<BR>section of the ARISS web page before attempting to first work ISS on<BR>packet.<P>The ISS daily crew schedule (which gives an idea when crew members<BR>have free time and may be available for Amateur Radio operations) can<BR>be found at:<BR> <A HREF="http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html" TARGET=_blank>http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html</A> <P>U.S. callsign: NA1SS<BR>Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<P>The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the<BR>International Space Station:<P>U.S. stations: Margie Bourgoin KB1DCO<BR> Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL<BR> ARRL, 225 Main Street<BR> Newington, Connecticut 06111<P>Canadian stations: Radio Amateurs of Canada<BR> Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL<BR> 720 Belfast Road, Suite 217<BR> Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5<P>A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required to get a QSL in return.<BR>The ARISS international group has not yet finalized a QSL card design.<BR>It will be a few months before cards become available. More information<BR>about the project can be found on the ARISS web site at:<BR> <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>The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK<BR>RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<BR> <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 RS-12 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>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:<BR> <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 several<BR>years.<P>DX continues to be heard and worked on AO-10.<P>W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<BR> <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 at<BR>a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital Data (WOD),<BR>to verify the health of the satellite.<P>An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web<BR>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) to<BR>regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how long<BR>the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides what<BR>subsystems to turn on or off. The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA web<BR>site include an explanation of TEPR AO-27 operations (at):<BR> <A HREF="http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html" TARGET=_blank>http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html</A> <P>TEPR states on AO-27 were reset on March 24, 2001 as follows:<P>TEPR 4 is 38 / TEPR 5 is 78 (TEPR 5 is now 20 minutes long)<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, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT<BR>web site -- point your web browser to the following URL:<BR> <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 Tanegashima<BR>Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA<BR>continuously<P>Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe that the<BR>UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the transponder. The<BR>controller monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the batteries from<BR>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 Tanegashima<BR>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: - through July 2, 2001 - mode JA<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:<BR> <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>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-175.05<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.05 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 24, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-175.05<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<P>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at<BR>38k4-baud FSK<P>Paul, KB2SHU, reports he was pleasantly surprised recently to see<BR>TiungSat-1 working again over North America. His system logged the<BR>satellite for the first time in many months.<P>Chris, G7UPN, tells ANS that TiungSat-1 has been operating at a data<BR>rate of 38k4. Data recovery at 38k4 is reported to be extremely good with<BR>efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which should<BR>provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the downside is that<BR>with the high power transmitter operating, the power budget is negative<BR>so we can't support continuous operation."<P>According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio<BR>station to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into range.<BR>The way this works is for the ground station software to send a request<BR>to the spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft receives this<BR>request and checks the battery voltage to see if it can support the<BR>operation, and if 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:<BR> <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<P>Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Non-operational<P>Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is non-operational at this time. No useful<BR>data has been downlinked since mid-June and there is no response to<BR>transmitted uplink requests.<P>[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this 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<P>Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Operational<P>Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with good downlink efficiency<BR>and heavy traffic. More information on the satellite is available at the<BR>following URL:<BR> <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 information and<BR>Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status 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 Air<BR>Force Base in California. Status: Operational<P>Clive, G3CWV, reported to ANS that it has been an uneventful time for<BR>OSCAR-11 during the period of May 15-June 9, 2001. <P>Battery voltage observed during daylight passes has continued to<BR>decrease. The average value observed was 13.3 volts with a range of<BR>13.1 to 13.5 volts. The internal temperatures have continued to<BR>decrease, now -0.2 and -1.6 Celsius for battery and telemetry electronics<BR>respectively.<P>The magnetometer calibrations have steadily changed during the many<BR>years in orbit. Although the changes are small and are not noticeable on<BR>a plot of individual channels, they do have a considerable effect when<BR>the total magnetic field is calculated. The spin period has also varied,<BR>now between 300 and 344 seconds, with the attitude control working<BR>normally.<P>The mode-S beacon is active, transmitting an unmodulated carrier. This<BR>beacon is a useful test source for those testing mode-S converters for<BR>AO-40.<P>Users of OSCAR-11 should note that the hardware generated time in the<BR>ASCII telemetry is now 15.5 minutes ahead of UTC, and the date is three<BR>days advanced. Unfortunately these errors cannot be corrected.<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)<BR> <BR>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:<BR> <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>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<P>Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,<BR>French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.<P>Telemetry is as follows:<P>uptime is 489/05:50:29. Time is Sat Jun 16 09:27:33 2001<BR>+X (RX) Temp 11.495 D RX Temp -3.027 D<BR>Bat 1 Temp 1.209 D Bat 2 Temp 0.603 D<BR>Baseplt Temp 3.024 D PSK TX RF Out 1.755 W<BR>RC PSK BP Temp 1.814 D RC PSK HPA Tmp 2.419 D<BR>+Y Array Temp 0.603 D PSK TX HPA Tmp 5.444 D<BR>+Z Array Temp 21.782 D<P>Total Array C= 0.440 Bat Ch Cur=-0.037 Ifb= 0.037 I+10V= 0.376<BR>TX:1009 BCR:7F PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC: 0<P>A new WOD collection of current graphics along with general information<BR>and telemetry samples can be found at:<BR> <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>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<P>Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: 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 disabled<BR>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 this<BR>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<P>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-175.06<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 175.06 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JUNE 24, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-175.06<P>THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL<BR>AT THIS TIME:<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 <P>Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<BR>Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked<BR>since December 18, 2000.<P>Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the<BR>following 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:<BR> <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>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, French<BR>Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry<BR>channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No BBS service is<BR>available. The digipeater is not active.<P>Mineo, JE9PEL, has recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and placed<BR>the information on his Internet homepage site at:<BR> <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:<BR> <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>SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<P>Uplink to be released<BR>Downlink 437.075 MHz <BR>Broadcast Callsign SASAT1-11<BR>BBS SASAT1-12<P>Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<BR>missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this satellite<BR>has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no additional<BR>information.<P>When/if operational, SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600-baud digital<BR>store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.<BR>One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by<BR>the 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: Unknown, this satellite<BR>has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no additional<BR>information.<P>When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital<BR>store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.<BR>One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built by<BR>the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science and<BR>Technology.<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<P>Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air<BR>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 our<BR>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 further contact with SunSat, apart from the occasional visual sighting<BR>by 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:<BR> <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<P>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 in January 2001. Prior to this switch RS-13 was<BR>operational (mode T), but was apparently turned off following the recent<BR>RS-12 switch.<P>The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK<BR>RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<BR> <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, reported that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in<BR>non-operational status. Jim says that KO-23 shows some signs of trying<BR>to recover, but no useful data has been downlinked. The duration of this<BR>status is unpredictable. No data has been received since<BR>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 the<BR>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<BR>is/was underway.<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, however,<BR>no information has been received by ANS (the last report was dated<BR>November 1999).<P>Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30<BR>seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status<BR>transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete telemetry<BR>buffer.<P>[ANS has no further information]<P>PANSAT PO-34<BR>Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz<BR>Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery. Status: Unknown<P>The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.<P>The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. 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:<BR> <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 of<BR>the AMSAT-NA Journal (the story written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).<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 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 Canaveral,<BR>Florida. Status: Semi-operational.<P>The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and the<BR>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:<BR> <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