This report is organized into 2 parts.<br />Part 1 - operational analog amateur satellites.<br />Part 2 - operational digital amateur satellites.<br /><br />Would you like to help keep other satellite operators up to date<br />with the latest information? I'm looking for a new ANS-WSR editor.<br />If you're interested, please drop me a note: n1jez@amsat.org<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-285.S1<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 285.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 12, 2003<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-285.S1<br /><br />AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40<br />Catalog number: 26609<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 /> S1-band 2400.350 - 2400.600 MHz CW/LSB<br />Downlink: S2-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB<br /> K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB<br />Beacon: 2401.323, 24,048.035<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 AO-40 passbands are once again on.<br /><br />The AMSAT AO-40 Beacon + 20 net has resumed.<br /><br />Upcoming DX:<br />October 5-17 EA6/DK2ZF Balearic Isl. JM19gq <br />October 11-23 Cocos-Keeling
http://www.qsl.net/vk9xt/<br /><br />AMSAT is sponsoring the AO-40 Birthday Bash to celebrate AO-40's 3rd<br />Birthday. It's going on now until November 17, 2003, 0000 UTC.<br />Email Bruce Paige, KK5DO, kk5do@amsat.org for more details.<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 written a stand-alone version of Gene Marcus' link budget<br />spreadsheet. Two advantages/features:<br />1. Doesn't require Excel to run.<br />2. Will calculate your uplink SNR based on a Nova for Windows listing<br />file, plus the maximum transmit power to keep from triggering LEILA.<br />Download it at:
http://members.cox.net/nx7u/ao40/Software<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 />Catalog number: 25544<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 7 crew is:<br />Commander Yuri Malenchenko, RK3DUP<br />Flight Engineer Ed Lu, KC5WKJ<br /><br />Work continues to restore the packet system.<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.marexmg.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/ or<br />
http://www.rac.ca/ariss<br /><br />[ANS thanks Will Marchant, KC6ROL, and Jean-Louis Rault, F6AGR,<br />for this information]<br />=====<br />AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7<br />Catalog number: 07530<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 />Emily, W0EEC has created a website to allow the users of AO-7 to record<br />contacts, observations and use of the satellite more effectively. This<br />includes the ability to log contacts.<br />
http://www.experthams.net/ao7<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 />UO-14<br />Catalog number: 20437<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: Non-Operational, mode J.<br /><br />>From Chris, G7UPN on 08/19/03:<br />It seems that there is a problem with the UO-14 power system - possibly<br />a battery cell has a fault.<br /><br />Currently we're running the downlink in telemetry mode to try and<br />ascertain what's happening.<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 />Catalog number: 23439<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 antenna information for mode-A operation.<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 />Catalog number: 20480<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: Semi-Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.<br /><br />FO-20 has been reported silent by numerous operators.<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 />[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]<br />=====<br />AO-27 AMRAD<br />Catalog number: 22825<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 was 10 years old on Sept 26, 2003.<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 />Catalog number: 24278<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 />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 />Catalog number: 26545<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 />Catalog number: 27607<br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone)<br />Downlink: 436.795 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 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-285.S2<br />WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 285.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, OCTOBER 12, 2003<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-285.S2<br /><br />UO-11 OSCAR-11<br />Catalog number: 14781<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 now operates in a default mode, controlled by the watch-dog<br />timer. The satellite transmits continuous ASCII telemetry for about<br />8 - 9 days on 145.826 MHz., followed by about 10 - 12 days of<br />silence. These times appear to be somewhat variable, and this regular<br />sequence might be interrupted by ground control.<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 />A Windows Soundcard program for displaying and capturing OSCAR-11 data<br />is now available. This is MIXW2, a general purpose Amateur Radio data<br />communication program written by Nick Fedoseev UT2UZ.<br />You can download the program from
www.mixw.net<br />You need the latest version 2.07. Unfortunately the documentation for<br />this version of MIXW2 does not cover the OSCAR-11 application. However<br />there is a package of instructions and examples on G3CWV's website (URL<br />below).<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 />Catalog number: 20439<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 />Catalog number: 21575<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 />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 />Catalog number: 22826<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 />IO-26 was 10 years old on Sept 26, 2003.<br /><br />On November 18, 2002 Alberto, I2KBD reported:<br /><br />The current configuration of IO-26 allows only limited telemetry in MBL (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 />Catalog number: 26931<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: Semi-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 />Bob reports:<br /><br />We declared mission success when PCsat lasted a week.<br />Today (Oct 01, 2003) is the beginning of the 3rd year of operation.<br />PCsat just came over and is OPS NORMAL and remains available for all<br />users since her last recovery on 13 Sept...<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 />Catalog number: 26548<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 />Catalog number: 27605<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 />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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