AMSAT NEWS SERVICE<BR>ANS 182<P>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<BR>an 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<BR>western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. ANS is also released worldwide via the<BR>AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector.<P>AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent (and future)<BR>developments in Amateur Radio satellite technology will be discussed<BR>in 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:<P>"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:<P>"http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html" <P>In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the<BR>President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining<BR>donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional<BR>benefits. Initially, there will two levels for donations - Gold and<BR>Silver. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. For<BR>further 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 past ANS editor 'BJ'<BR>Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter Werner<BR>Haas, DJ5KQ.<P>ANS salutes Phil Karn, KA9Q, who developed the basis for wireless<BR>Internet communications by adapting Internet communications protocol<BR>(TCP/IP) for radio use. KA9Q is among the inaugural group of 50<BR>inductees into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Hall was<BR>established to recognize those individuals, whether licensed radio<BR>amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of Amateur<BR>Radio;and radio amateurs, who, in the course of their professional<BR>lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on world<BR>affairs. Other AMSAT and OSCAR supporters/notables on the CQ Hall of<BR>Fame list include K1JT, K1ZZ, W6TNS, W6SAI, W2SKE, W8JK, K7UGA, W6ZH,<BR>W3ASK,W1HR and W3IWI. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine,<BR>published by CQ Communications, Inc. for this information]<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.01<BR>AO-40 UPDATE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.01 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-182.01<P>Although AO-40 satellite transponders remain off the air, the ATOS<BR>propellant feed system tests have been successful and a new orbit<BR>has been achieved. According to received telemetry, the ammonia<BR>heater, flow-rate controller, valves and pressure indicators all<BR>worked successfully.<P>AMSAT-DL reports the "blowing of cold gas through the Arcjet is over".<BR>The perigee height raised from 280-km (before outgassing) to 851-km<BR>following the tests. Apogee height is unchanged. The good news is<BR>that AO-40 is now in a safe and stable orbit!<P>All of the 53-kg of on-board ammonia appears to have been used during<BR>the orbital change. Since orbit 302 the ammonia stopped flowing and<BR>the pressure indicators in the received telemetry show no additional<BR>pressure.<P>AMSAT-DL is currently looking over stored telemetry as information<BR>continues to be downloaded and analyzed.<P>The spacecraft attitude will now be moved back to ALON/ALAT - 0/0 as<BR>soon as possible and command stations are currently preparing for<BR>magnetorquing sequences.<P>Amateur Radio satellite station operators around the world noticed the<BR>orbital changes immediately, as they looked for AO-40's signal.<BR>"Congratulations to the AO-40 command team and thanks for the new<BR>safe orbit," said Jim, KK3K.<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-182.02<BR>JSC OPEN HOUSE<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.02 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-182.02<P>For the sixth consecutive year, NASA's Johnson Space Center will open<BR>its doors to the public for its annual Open House event. For one full<BR>day, Saturday, August 25th, visitors will have an opportunity to meet<BR>JSC's workers, see how they plan and conduct human space flight<BR>missions and learn about NASA technologies that are used on Earth<BR>every day.<P>The open house is free to the public.<P>Exhibits and hardware from JSC's various programs will be featured in<BR>more than 19 buildings throughout the center. In addition, tours will<BR>be provided of the Sonny Carter Training Facility, where astronauts<BR>train for space walks in the largest indoor pool in the world, as<BR>well as Ellington Field, where NASA training jets, Shuttle Training<BR>Aircraft and several KC-135 weightless trainers are based.<P>Visitors will also be able to see Mission Control where both the Space<BR>Shuttle and International Space Station flight control rooms are<BR>operating. This facility is the nerve center for human space flight<BR>operations.<P>For more information about JSC's Open House, point your browser<BR>to:<P>"http://openhouse.jsc.nasa.gov/" <P>[ANS thanks NASA for this information]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.03<BR>ANS IN BRIEF<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.03 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-182.03<P>ANS news in brief this week includes the following:<P>** Russian engineers recently showed a reusable robot booster at<BR>the Paris Air Show, claiming their brainchild can lead to major cost<BR>savings for rocket launches. -SpaceDaily<P>** Hams in New York state are exempt from a new mobile cell phone<BR>law. The measure outlaws the use of hand-held cellular telephones in<BR>vehicles, but the ban will not include mobile Amateur Radio equipment.<BR>-AR Newsline<P>** Veteran shuttle commander Brian Duffy, a veteran of four Shuttle<BR>flights, has retired from the astronaut corps to accept a senior<BR>management position in the private sector space industry. Duffy<BR>also retired from the U.S. Air Force recently. -NASA<P>** Arianespace, the firm which oversees the commercial arm of the<BR>European rocket industry, has won contracts to launch three<BR>telecommunications satellites for PanAmSat. The announcement<BR>was made at the Paris Air Show. -SpaceDaily<P>** The Optical Monitor telescope onboard XMM-Newton has obtained<BR>one of the most striking ultraviolet pictures ever taken of galaxy<BR>M81. The spiral galaxy M81 lies in the Ursa Major constellation and<BR>is situated some 12 million light-years away. It is one of the most<BR>luminous galaxies in the Northern Hemisphere and forms a most<BR>conspicuous pair with its next-door neighbor M82. -ESA<P>--ANS BULLETIN END---<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.04<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.04 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-182.04<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:<P>"http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html" <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>European stations: AMSAT-France<BR>16, rue de la Vallee<BR>91360 Epinay sur Orge, France<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<BR>information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site at:<P>"http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov" <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:<P>"http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html" <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:<P>"http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads" <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:<P>"http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html" <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<BR>days at a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital<BR>Data (WOD), 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: "http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html" <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):<P>"http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html" <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:<P>"http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc" <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<BR>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 October 1, 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<BR>(such as<BR>current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is<BR>available at the following URL:<P>"http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/" <P>[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]<P>/EX<P>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.05<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.05 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-182.05<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<BR>with efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which<BR>should provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the<BR>downside is that with the high power transmitter operating, the power<BR>budget is negative 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<BR>range. The way this works is for the ground station software to send<BR>a request to the spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft<BR>receives this request and checks the battery voltage to see if it can<BR>support the 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:<P>"http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm" <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. The command team of KO-25 reported the<BR>on-board computer (OBC) of KO-25 crashed on June 19, 2001. The<BR>team is uploading new software under the direction of HL0ENJ.<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<BR>the following URL:<P>"http://www.sstl.co.uk/" <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<BR>electronics respectively.<P>The magnetometer calibrations have steadily changed during the many<BR>years in orbit. Although the changes are small and are not noticeable<BR>on a plot of individual channels, they do have a considerable effect<BR>when the total magnetic field is calculated. The spin period has also<BR>varied,now between 300 and 344 seconds, with the attitude control<BR>working 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<BR>three 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)<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>"http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/" <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 502/18:55:23. Time is Fri Jun 29 22:32:27 2001<BR>+X (RX) Temp -13.314 D RX Temp -0.607 D<BR>Bat 1 V 1.271 V Bat 2 V 1.238 V<BR>Bat 3 V 1.237 V Bat 4 V 1.310 V<BR>Bat 5 V 1.208 V Bat 6 V 1.314 V<BR>Bat 7 V 1.240 V Bat 8 V 1.332 V<BR>BCR Input Cur 0.307 A BCR Output Cur 0.336 A<BR>Bat 1 Temp 2.419 D Bat 2 Temp 1.209 D<BR>Baseplt Temp 1.209 D PSK TX RF Out 0.816 W<BR>RC PSK TX Out 0.063 W RC PSK BP Temp -5.448 D<BR>RC PSK HPA Tmp -5.448 D +Y Array Temp -24.811 D<BR>PSK TX HPA Tmp -1.817 D +Z Array Temp -18.760 D<BR>Total Array C= 0.298 Bat Ch Cur= 0.092 Ifb= 0.009 I+10V= 0.235<BR>TX:1006 BCR:6E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:2A<P>A new WOD collection of current graphics along with general<BR>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 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<BR>node on the Internet). NASA has been developing this project by<BR>working with 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:<BR>"http://www.sstl.co.uk/" <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-182.06<BR>WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<P>AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.06 FROM AMSAT HQ<BR>SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001<BR>TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<BR>BID: $ANS-182.06<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:<P>"http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp" <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>Telemetry is as follows:<P>Time is Fri Jun 29 22:20:27 2001<BR>CW-Code: aun ada a4u adt avv a6u a6t ae6<BR>5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V<BR>10V-Bat: 11.58 V 10V-Curr: 113.4 mA<BR>TX-Pwr : 0.909 W TX-Temp.: -2.58 ?C<BR>+Z-Sol.: 24.00 V Box-Temp: 1.07 ?C<P>CW-Code: aun adt a4u abn avv a6u ae6 ae6<BR>5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V<BR>10V-Bat: 11.52 V 10V-Curr: 113.4 mA<BR>TX-Pwr : 0.899 W TX-Temp.: -2.58 ?C<BR>+Z-Sol.: 23.40 V Box-Temp: 1.07 ?C<P>General information and decode values of<BR>CW telemetry can find it in: <A HREF="http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu/lo19" TARGET=_blank>www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu/lo19</A> <P>Mineo, JE9PEL, has recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and placed<BR>the information on his Internet homepage site at:<P>"http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/" <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<BR>by<BR>the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science<BR>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<BR>by the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for<BR>Science and 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<BR>failure has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that<BR>we will have any further contact with SunSat, apart from the<BR>occasional visual sighting 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'<BR>repeater system in addition to Mode B/J operation with two VHF and<BR>two UHF transmit-receive systems.<P>For more information on SunSat visit the following URL:<P>"http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za" <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<BR>recent 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:<P>"http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html" <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<BR>this 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<BR>been less and less," said Kim. HL0ENJ also noted that as of October<BR>30, 2000 the onboard computer was reset and a reboot of operational<BR>software 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:<P>"http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/" <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<BR>the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<BR>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>"http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm" <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