This report is organized into 3 parts.<br />Part 1 - operational analog amateur satellites.<br />Part 2 - operational digital amateur satellites.<br />Part 3 - semi-operational and non-operational amateur satellites.<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-040.S1<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 040.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 9, 2003<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-040.S1<br /><br />AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40<br />Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher<br />from Kourou, French Guiana.<br />Status: Currently, the U/V/L-1/L-2 to S-2/K passband is active<br />at various times.<br />Uplink V-band 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB<br /> U-band 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB<br /> L1-band 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB<br /> L2-band 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: S-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB<br /> K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB<br /><br />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.<br /><br />The passband times are MA 40 to 210.<br />ALON/ALAT is nominally 0/0 with station keeping.<br />K-TX is active from MA 126 to 132.<br /><br />N1JEZ reports working Jean Michel, F6GBQ - Rolf, DK2ZF - Vitaliy,<br />UU9JJ and Dom, I8CVS using the K Band downlink.<br />F6GBQ reports working Amato, I6PNN both using K Band.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />FG (Guadeloupe), FG/W9AE 21-26Feb03.<br />VP6/D Ducie Isl. (Callsign TBA) Arrival 08/09Mar03. QSL via JR2KDN.<br /><br />Gene, W3PM has an Excel spreadsheet that will help evaluate your<br />AO-40 groundstation. Download it at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ftp/software/spreadsheet/w3pm-ao40-v2.1.zip<br /><br />Scott, NX7U has a program that automatically calculates Uplink S/N<br />against a supplied Nova for Windows orbital listing. Download it at:<br />
http://members.cox.net/nx7u/ao40/ao40v20_AutoSNR.zip<br /><br />The "AO-40 FAQ", compiled by Steve, VK5ASF is now available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org<br /><br />Ground stations capturing telemetry from AO-40 are asked to send a<br />copy of the data to the AO-40 archive at: ao40-archive@amsat.org.<br /><br />For the current transponder-operating schedule visit:<br />
http://www.amsat-dl.org/journal/adlj-p3d.htm<br /><br />[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-DL for this information]<br />=====<br />ARISS - INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION<br />Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM<br />Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM<br />Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM<br />Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM<br />TNC callsign: RS0ISS-1<br /><br />The ARISS initial station was launched September 2000 aboard shuttle<br />Atlantis. ARISS is made up of delegates from several major national<br />Amateur Radio organizations, including AMSAT.<br />Status: Operational.<br /><br />The current Expedition 6 crew is:<br />Commander Ken Bowersox, KD5JBP<br />Flight Engineer Nikolai Budarin, RV3FB<br />NASA ISS Science Officer Don Pettit, KD5MDT<br /><br />ARISS International Chairman Frank Bauer, KA3HDO, has requested that<br />amateurs refrain from sending e-mail to the ISS crew via the onboard<br />RS0ISS Personal Message System (PMS). "The crew is not answering the<br />e-mail, and we really don't expect them to. If things change,<br />we'll let you know."<br /><br />Alain, IZ6BYY and Claudio, IK1SLD wish to announce the opening<br />of the ISS Fan Club. Visit:
http://www.issfanclub.com<br /><br />The ISS Fan Club announces the introduction of the "ISS<br />Achievement Award". Visit:
http://www.issfanclub.com/iaa<br /><br />Information on how to access the Amateur Radio equipment aboard<br />the ISS is available at:<br />
http://www.marex-na.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html<br /><br />The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at:<br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/<br />When crew members have free time, they may be available for<br />Amateur Radio operations.<br /><br />U.S. callsign: NA1SS<br />Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<br /><br />The QSL routes for W/VE stations working the International<br />Space Station (all callsigns):<br /><br />U.S. stations (a SASE is required to get a QSL in return):<br />Margie Bourgoin, KB1DCO<br />Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3, etc.) QSL<br />ARRL, 225 Main Street<br />Newington, Connecticut 06111<br /><br />Canadian stations:<br />Radio Amateurs of Canada<br />Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2, 3, etc.) QSL<br />720 Belfast Road, Suite 217<br />Ottawa, Ontario KEG 0Z5<br /><br />European stations (a SASE and 2 IRC's are required to get<br />a QSL in return).<br />AMSAT-France<br />14 bis, rue des Gourlis<br />92500 Rueil Malmaison<br />France<br /><br />More information is available at:
http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR,<br />for this information]<br />=====<br />AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7<br />Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A<br /> 432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B<br />Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A<br /> 145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B<br />Beacon: 29.502 MHz, 145.972 MHz, 435.1 MHz, 2304.1 MHz<br />Launched: November 15, 1974 by a Delta 2310 from Vandenberg Air Force Base,<br />Lompoc, California. Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.<br /><br />After being declared dead 21 years ago in mid 1981 due to battery failure,<br />AO-7 has miraculously sprung back to life and was first detected by<br />Pat Gowen, G3IOR on June 21, 2002 at 1728 UTC. Jan King, W3GEY reports<br />AO-7 is running off the solar panels only. It will only be on when in<br />sunlight and off in eclipse. Therefore, AO-7 will reset each orbit and<br />may not turn on each time.<br /><br />On July 11, 2002 AO-7 was successfully commanded for the first time since<br />it was declared dead 21 years ago. Commands were sent and accepted to<br />change the CW beacon code speed.<br /><br />Command investigation continues. So far, 11 different commands have been<br />accepted by AO-7.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />Svalbaard(JW) 24Feb to 01Mar03.
http://w1.865.telia.com/~u86523219/JW03.htm<br /><br />Yoshi Imaishi, JF6BCC is compiling an excellent list of observations.<br />Please send him whatever you have. jf6bcc@jarl.com<br />You can view the list at:<br />
http://plaza16.mbn.or.jp/~palau/temp/AO7-mode-report.xls<br /><br />Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry.<br />The program can be downloaded at:<br />
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip<br /><br />For more AO-7 info:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Pat Gowen, G3IOR and Jan King, W3GEY for this information]<br />=====<br />AO-10 OSCAR 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.<br /><br />AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and<br />2-meter downlink for several years.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />Svalbaard(JW) 24Feb to 01Mar03.
http://w1.865.telia.com/~u86523219/JW03.htm<br /><br />W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<br />
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information<br />and web site]<br />=====<br />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.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />Svalbaard(JW) 24Feb to 01Mar03.
http://w1.865.telia.com/~u86523219/JW03.htm<br /><br />Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT<br />web site:<br />
http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc<br /><br />Ray, W2RS, has revised the AO-27 FAQ on <
www.amsat.org > to<br />include information on UO-14.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]<br />=====<br />RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15<br />Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB<br />Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB<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.<br /><br />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 />
http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads<br /><br />[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]<br />=====<br />FO-20 JAS-1b<br />Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 435.795<br />Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the Tanegashima<br />Space Center in Japan.<br />Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.<br /><br />Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe that the<br />UVC (Under Voltage Controller) is now regulating the transponder. The<br />controller monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the batteries<br />from over discharge.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />Svalbaard(JW) 24Feb to 01Mar03.
http://w1.865.telia.com/~u86523219/JW03.htm<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]<br />=====<br />RS-20<br />Beacon: 145.828, 435.319 MHz<br />Launched: November 28, 2002 aboard a Kosmos 3-M rocket from Plesetsk.<br />Status: Telemetry heard on the 70 cm beacon.<br /><br />RS-20 is an experimental payload aboard the Russian satellite known as<br />Mozhayets -- a navigational and scientific satellite. RS-20 transmits<br />CW telemetry. Each frame begins and ends with the call sign RS-20.<br /><br />Table for decoding telemetry is as follows:<br />Name Limits Decoding Assignment<br /><br />RS 20 The callsign<br />UBS N=100:170 U=N / 10 Volts On board voltage<br />IBS N=10:250 I=N / 100 Ampers On board current<br />USUN N=0:180 U=N / 10 Volts Charge voltage from solar battery<br />ISUN N=0:180 I=N / 100 Ampers Charge current from solar battery<br />ITXA N=0:170 I=N / 100 Ampers D.C. current of the 435 MHz Tx<br />PTXA N=0:70 P=N / 10 Watts UHF power of the 435 MHz Tx<br />TTXA N=50:190 T=N - 100 deg C Temperature of the 435 MHz Tx<br />ITXB N=0:150 I=N / 100 Ampers D.C. current of the 145MHz Tx<br />PTXB N=0:70 P=N / 10 Watts VHF power of the 145MHz Tx<br />TTXB N=50:190 T=N - 100 deg C Temperature of the 145MHz Tx<br />TEXT N=30:250 T=N - 100 deg C Temperature of the outer case<br />TINT N=30:190 T=N - 100 deg C Temperature of the inner case<br />TOR N=10:250 T=N - 100 deg C Temperature of the Earth sensor<br />UOR N=0:100 U=N / 10 Volts Temperature of the Sun sensor<br />MTX N=0:255 Table of operational modes. The housekeeping info.<br />MRX N=0:255 Table of operational modes. The housekeeping info.<br />RS 20 The callsign<br /><br />Please send reception reports to:<br />plis@kaluga.ru or zaitzev@izmiran.rssi.ru<br /><br />[ANS thanks Alexander N. Zaitzev, RW3DZ for this information]<br />=====<br />AO-27 AMRAD<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: Semi-operational, mode J.<br /><br />AO-27's orbit has moved the satellite into a period of Full Orbit Solar<br />Illumination. Due to this, the TEPR method of timing the Transmitter does<br />not work. Therefore AO-27 cannot turn its transmitter on by itself and can<br />only be turned on by ground station command. We will try to turn it on for<br />analogue work on the weekends when we are not downloading telemetry. We are<br />working on new flight software that will let us upload a schedule for the<br />transmitter. This will take us sometime to write, debug, and upload to<br />AO-27.<br />Please help us by being patient during this process. E-mail about when the<br />satellite will be on will just slow us down. We are working quickly but<br />carefully to get AO-27 back in analogue mode. As a bonus to this orbit,<br />during the seasons of Full Orbit Solar Illumination, we will be able to have<br />the transmitter on at night and for different parts of the world.<br /><br />The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael<br />Wyrick, N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at:<br />
http://www.ao27.org<br /><br />An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web<br />site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]<br />=====<br />FO-29 JAS-2<br />Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the Tanegashima<br />Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational.<br /><br />Voice/CW Mode JA<br />Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 435.795 MHz<br /><br />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<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />Svalbaard(JW) 24Feb to 01Mar03.
http://w1.865.telia.com/~u86523219/JW03.htm<br /><br />Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that<br />will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite<br />(such as current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at:<br />
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]<br />=====<br />SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz<br />Downlink: 436.775 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.<br />Status: Operational but intermittent.<br /><br />The spacecraft is operating in Mode-J, currently configured as an<br />analog FM voice repeater, as power and spacecraft experiments permit.<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]<br />=====<br />SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C<br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone)<br />Downlink: 436.800 MHz<br />Launched: December 20, 2002 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<br />missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational.<br /><br />SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater<br />experiment operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.800 MHz downlink.<br />The repeater is available to amateurs worldwide as power permits, using a<br />67.0<br />Hertz tone on the uplink, for on-demand activation.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-040.S2<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 040.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 9, 2003<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-040.S2<br /><br />UO-11 OSCAR-11<br />Downlink: 145.826 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: Semi-operational.<br /><br />OSCAR-11 has continued to operate in a default mode, controlled by<br />the watch-dog timer. The satellite transmits continuous ASCII<br />telemetry for about seven days on 145.826 MHz, followed by about 14<br />days of silence. These times appear to be somewhat variable, and on<br />the last occasion the sequence was ten days off and nine days ON.<br />The mode-S beacon on 2401.5 MHz transmits continuously.<br /><br />At the present time, ground control are unable to command the<br />satellite, due to low temperatures affecting the command decoder.<br />They will attempt to command the satellite when the command decoder<br />temperature has risen to 15C.<br /><br />The following operating schedule is currently suspended.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:<br />
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]<br />=====<br />AO-16 PACSAT<br />Uplink: 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM<br /> (using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)<br />Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB (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 on.<br /><br />A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information<br />and telemetry samples can be found at:<br />
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br /><br />[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]<br />=====<br />UO-22 UOSAT<br />Uplink: 145.900 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.<br /><br />On November 21, 2002 Chris Jackson, G7UPN reported:<br /><br />UO-22 is operating OK at the moment. Some new software has been loaded to<br />try and keep the downlink operating most of the time. It seems that after<br />around 60000 charge/discharge cycles the Nicad batteries are starting to<br />show their age!<br /><br />The downlink will be switched off from time to time over certain parts<br />of the globe. This is required to allow the attitude control system to<br />operate correctly since the power system cannot supply enough power to<br />support both the transmitter and the magnetorquers.<br /><br />More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:<br />
http://www.sstl.co.uk/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information<br />and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]<br />=====<br />IO-26 ITAMSAT<br />Uplink: 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz<br /> FM (1200-baud)<br />Downlink: 435.812 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.<br /><br />On November 18, 2002 Alberto, IK2BD reported:<br /><br />The current configuration of IO-26 allows only limited telemetry in MBL<br />(safe)<br />mode. To enable full telemetry and digipeating, we must re-load the full IHT<br />high level software suite. This was delayed several times, but we plan to do<br />that in the near future. When the IHT code is running, the bulletin will<br />announce that.<br /><br />[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for<br />IO-26 information]<br />=====<br />NO-44 PCSAT<br />Uplink/downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK via W3ADO-1<br />Aux/Uplink: 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)<br />APRS Downlink: 144.390 MHz (Region 2)<br />Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the<br />Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Operational.<br /><br />PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by<br />stations using hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a<br />central web site <
http://pcsat.aprs.org >. The APRS-equipped<br />PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy<br />under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.<br /><br />The latest status on NO-44 has it working in daylight. It dies the<br />instant it goes into darkness, and takes about 10 minutes back in<br />the sun before it can sustain a packet. If a battery cell doesn't short,<br />it will be back to 100% 24 hour operations by 12 Feb for a month.<br /><br />A new version of PCSAT.EXE has been posted at:<br />
ftp://tapr.org/dosstuff/APRSdos/pcsat017.zip<br /><br />For more information, visit the PCSat web site at:<br />
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]<br />=====<br />MO-46 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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]<br />=====<br />AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)<br />Uplink 435.275 1200-baud AFSK<br />Downlink 145.825 9600-baud FSK<br /> (optional voice message)<br />Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS<br />Launched: December 20, 2002 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic<br />missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational.<br /><br />AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the<br />small German scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".<br /><br />AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association<br />"AATiS e.V." (German acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk<br />und Telekommunikation in der Schule", which means: 'working group<br />for amateur radio and telecommunications in schools').<br />AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS<br />based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination<br />with the existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany.<br /><br />No transmissions detected since the 1st of February 2003!<br />It appears AO-49 is not properly aligned to illuminate the solar<br />panels. This should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a<br />phase without eclipses until 13Feb03.<br /><br />Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder"<br />to allow decoding of the received DATA0 frames. It is available at:<br />
http://amend.gmxhome.de in the section Aktuelles.<br /><br />Details on AO-49 (SAFIR-M) can be found at:<br />
http://amend.gmxhome.de<br />Information about AATiS e.V. is available at:<br />
http://www.aatis.de<br /><br />[ANS thanks Oliver Amend, DG6BCE for this information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-040.S3<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 040.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 9, 2003<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-040.S3<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />SEMI-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />LO-19 LUSAT<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.<br /><br />General information and telemetry samples can be found at:<br />
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br /><br />[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]<br />=====<br />GO-32 TECHSAT-1B<br />Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br /> (435.325 n/a - temperature problems)<br />Uplinks: 145.850, 145.890, 145.930 FM<br /> 1269.700, 1269.800, 1269.900 FM<br />Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11<br />BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12<br />Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur<br />Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />Ground Station Control only, System beacon every 30 seconds.<br />No UPLOADING or DIGI are available at anytime.<br />Output Power - 1W<br /><br />WinTelem v1.0 - TechSat's Telemetry decoding software is now available<br />for amateur use.<br /><br />For more info check:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Tidhar Teucher, 4Z5CA, and Shlomo Menuhin, 4X1AS for<br />GO-32 status information]<br />=====<br />SO-33 SEDSAT-1<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.<br /><br />The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and<br />the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<br /><br />SO-33 is now transmitting only a TIME STAMP, and the other KISS data<br />seems to be invalid.<br /><br />SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of<br />Space (satellite number one).<br /><br />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 />situation 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.<br /><br />For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:<br />
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm<br /><br />[ANS has no further information]<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12<br />Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB<br />Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 29.408 MHz<br />Robot: 29.454 MHz<br />Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<br />Status: Non-operational.<br /><br />Hams reporting to the RS-12/13 Forum from across the US and Europe<br />have stated that they have not been able to hear any beacons from<br />either the RS-12 or RS-13 satellite packages since August 20, 2002.<br />+++<br />Jerry, K5OE reports the following:<br /><br />I recently queried several of my Russian friends and received this<br />response from Oleg, RV3TH, in Nihzni Novgorod:<br /><br />Yesterday I made a telephone call to my friend from Siberia.<br />He works in one of the checking centres for satellites. He says:<br />"Electronical devices of satellite COSMOS2123 (and RS12/13)<br />perished after superpower protonflashes on the Sun (July/August 2002)"<br />Control devices and receivers perished first, and then a beacon.<br />They have hopes to restore the satellite, but it is very small.<br />Jerry, you can use this information, but it is NON OFFICIAL<br />information. (above paraphrased by N1JEZ)<br />+++<br />The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK<br />RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<br />
http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]<br />=====<br />RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13<br />Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB<br />Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 145.860 MHz<br />Robot: 145.908 MHz<br />Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher<br />Status: Non-operational.<br /><br />Hams reporting to the RS-12/13 Forum from across the US and Europe<br />have stated that they have not been able to hear any beacons from<br />either the RS-12 or RS-13 satellite packages since August 20, 2002.<br />+++<br />Jerry, K5OE reports the following:<br /><br />I recently queried several of my Russian friends and received this<br />response from Oleg, RV3TH, in Nihzni Novgorod:<br /><br />Yesterday I made a telephone call to my friend from Siberia.<br />He works in one of the checking centres for satellites. He says:<br />"Electronical devices of satellite COSMOS2123 (and RS12/13)<br />perished after superpower protonflashes on the Sun (July/August 2002)"<br />Control devices and receivers perished first, and then a beacon.<br />They have hopes to restore the satellite, but it is very small.<br />Jerry, you can use this information, but it is NON OFFICIAL<br />information. (above paraphrased by N1JEZ)<br />+++<br />The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK<br />RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:<br />
http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]<br />=====<br />KO-23 KITSAT<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: Non-operational.<br /><br />Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a<br />non-operational status.<br /><br />[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,<br />for KO-23 status information]<br />=====<br />KO-25 KITSAT<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: Non-operational<br /><br />[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and Andrew, G8TZJ for this information]<br />=====<br />PO-34 PANSAT<br />Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz<br />Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery. Status: Telemetry<br />downloads only.<br /><br />The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.<br /><br />The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of<br />launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were to<br />be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize<br />this technology.<br /><br />The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet<br />radio portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's<br />initial 2-year mission life, but telemetry records are still being<br />downloaded.<br /><br />For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:<br />
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/<br /><br />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).<br /><br />[ANS has no further information]<br />=====<br />UO-36 UoSAT-12<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: Unknown.<br /><br />UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward<br />communications and mode L/S transponders.<br /><br />Paul, KB2SHU, tells ANS that UO-36 has not been operational (over<br />North America) since late July 2001. In addition, Sangat, 9M2SS,<br />reports he has not copied UO-36 since July 30, 2001.<br /><br />The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA<br />web site at the following URL:<br />
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip<br /><br />Further information on UO-36 is available at:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/<br /><br />[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for<br />UO-36 information]<br />=====<br />SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B<br />Uplink: to be released<br />Downlink: 437.075 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, ANS has<br />received no additional information.<br /><br />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.<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Turki Al-Saud for this information]<br />=====<br />NO-45 SAPPHIRE<br />Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK<br />Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater<br />Launched: September 30, 2001 aboard an Athena-1 rocket from the<br />Kodiak, Alaska launch complex. Status: Non-operational.<br /><br />Student built Sapphire was launched through the U.S. Naval<br />Academy Satellite program. Its primary missions are sensor<br />experiments, a camera, and voice synthesizer. For more information,<br />visit the Sapphire web site at:<br />
http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~sapphire/sapphire_overview.html<br /><br />[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information]<br /><br />/EX<br /><br />ANS is released worldwide via the AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector and a live<br />radiocast on the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday on 14.282 MHz.<br />Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins<br />transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western<br />U.S. at 19:30 UTC.<br /><br />Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<br />
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