This report is organized into 4 parts.<br />Part 1 - operational analog amateur satellites.<br />Part 2 - operational digital amateur satellites.<br />Part 3 - non - operational satellites<br />Part 4 - proposed satellites<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-0581.S1<br />WSR 058 Part 1 02/27/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 058.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 27,2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-059.S1<br /><br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: FM Repeater and PBBS 9K6<br /><br />Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM<br />Analog voice uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone<br /> 1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone<br /><br />Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output<br /> 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25<br />Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast<br /> Protocol (PBP)<br /><br />Broadcast Callsign: PACB-11<br />BBS Callsign: PACB-12<br /><br />For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/<br /><br />Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry<br />broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51<br />ECHO information is available at:<br />
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm<br /><br />[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]<br />[02272005]<br />=====<br />INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS<br />Catalog number: 25544<br />Launch date: November 20, 1998<br /><br />Status: Operational<br />Current Mode: Packet (APRS-style connections)<br />Digipeater: Active<br /><br />The current Expedition 10 crew is:<br />Commander Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW<br />Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov<br /><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 /><br />Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM<br />Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM<br />Doppler Shift is 10 KHz<br /><br />Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR<br />USA callsign: NA1SS<br />Packet station mailbox callsign: RS0ISS-11<br />Packet station keyboard callsign: RS0ISS-3<br />Digipeater callsign: ARISS<br /><br />The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at:<br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/<br />Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line is<br />NOT translated from Russian and posted.<br /><br />More information is available at:<br />
http://www.rac.ca/ariss<br />
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/<br />
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html<br />
http://www.issfanclub.com<br />
http://oscar.dcarr.org/<br />[01302005]<br />=====<br />AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7<br />Catalog number: 07530<br />Launch Date: November 15, 1974<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.<br />Return to active status: June 21,2002<br /><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 /><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 at:<br />
http://www.emilyshouse.com/experthams/ao7/main.php<br />This includes the ability to log contacts.<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:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html<br />[11142004]<br />=====<br />AO-27 AMRAD<br />Catalog number: 22825<br />Launched: September 26, 1993<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM<br />Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM<br /><br />The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick,<br />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 John, K6YK, for this week's AO-27 report]<br />[08292004]<br />=====<br />FO-29 JAS-2<br />Catalog number: 24278<br />Launch Date: August 17, 1996<br /><br />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 />Please send the reception reports to lab2@jarl.or.jp.<br />Please use the<br />subject line: 'FO-29reception report'.<br /><br />Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that will<br />automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as<br />current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at:<br />
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/<br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C<br />Catalog number: 27607<br />Launched: December 20, 2002<br /><br />Status: Operational.<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone) (See below for operating<br /> procedures)<br />Downlink: 436.795 MHz<br /><br />There have been unconfirmed reports on the amsat-bb remailer that So-50 has<br />shifted downlink frequency as much as 5khz up. This both from Europe.<br /><br />To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.<br />The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary)<br /><br />1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm<br /> the 10 minute timer on board the spacecraft.<br />2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT<br /> the repeater on and off within the 10 Minute window.<br />3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window<br /> will reset the 10 minute timer.<br />[09122004]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-058.S2<br />WSR 058 Part 2 02/27/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 058.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 27, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-058.S2<br /><br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: PBBS 9K6 and Fm Repeater<br />Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM<br />Analog voice uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone<br /> 1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone<br /><br />Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output<br /> 2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25<br />Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast<br /> Protocol (PBP)<br /><br />Broadcast Callsign: PACB-11<br />BBS Callsign: PACB-12<br /><br />For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/<br /><br />Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry<br />broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51<br />ECHO information is available at:<br />
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm<br /><br />[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]<br />[02272005]<br />=====<br />UO-11 OSCAR-11<br />Catalog number: 14781<br />Launched: March 1, 1984<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)<br />Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz<br /><br />More information on UO-11 OSCAR-11 can be found at:<br />
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/<br />[01022005]<br />=====<br />AO-16 PACSAT<br />Catalog number: 20439<br />Launch Date: January 22, 1990<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on and open for<br />APRS users.<br /><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 /><br />A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information<br />and telemetry samples can be found at:<br />
http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />GO-32 TECHSAT-1B<br />Catalog number: 25397<br />Launch Date: July 10, 1998<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><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 /><br />VK2XGJ reports on 02/11/05 that GO-32 has not been heard since early<br />December WSR is looking for more information to the status of GO-32.<br /><br />More information of GO-32 can be found at:<br />
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html<br />[02132005]<br />=====<br /><br />NO-44 PCSAT<br />Catalog number: 26931<br />Launch Date: September 30, 2001<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><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 /><br />Bob Bruninga, WB4APR reports on January 24,2005:<br />PCsat has been restored to Full operations for the next two weeks for real<br />-time packet QSO. (thanks to command station VK2XGJ this morning).<br />PCsat's<br />digipeater is for human, attended operations only. No unattended operations<br />are welcome (see the User Service Agreement):<br />
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat.html<br /><br />PCsat is an APRS digipeater responding to the usual APRS aliases of RELAY,<br />WIDE. To work others, simply QSY your normal APRS station to 145.825<br />during<br />a pass. No other changes to normal operation should be required.<br /><br />Passes are occuring during the few hours or so after sunrise and after<br />sunset.<br />But each day the period moves earlier by 30 minutes.<br /><br />If you can operate an IGate, please do so for this period.<br /><br />The live captured downlink can be seen on:<br />
http://pcsat.aprs.org<br /><br />Enjoy. This will only last 2 weeks of full sun and maybe two more weeks be-<br />fore the power budget goes negative. Remember, after the full sun period (2<br /> weeks) then all it takes is one RESET and we lose it for the next 6 months.<br />So as long as we dont overload it after the 2 weeks, she might last another<br />2<br />weeks or until the first reset...<br /><br />PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using<br />hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web site at:<br />
http://pcsat.aprs.org<br /><br />The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy<br />under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.<br />[WSR wishes to thankBob Bruninga, WB4APR for this week's update]<br />[01302005]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT KB9MMC $ANS-058.S3<br />WSR 058 Part 3 02/27/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 058.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 27, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-058.S3<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />AO-10 OSCAR 10<br />Catalog number: 14129<br />Launched: June 16, 1983<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 /><br />AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and<br />2-meter downlink for several years.<br /><br />W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:<br />
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />IO-26 ITAMSAT<br />Catalog number: 22826<br />Launch Date: September 26, 1993<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud)<br />Downlink: 435.812 MHz SSB<br />Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11<br />BBS: ITMSAT-12<br /><br />Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD reports on 02/13/05<br />The spacecraft is in MBL (safe mode) and is trasmitting just 6 channels<br />of telemetry. Temperatures and voltage are nominal, but there seems to<br />be a problem with the onboard receiver, refusing to accept commands.<br />The spacecraft was launched in 1993, thus nearing 12 years in orbit...<br /><br />Best regards<br />Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD<br />ITAMSAT Mission Director<br /><br />More information of IO-26 can be found at:<br /><br />
http://joshua.micronet.it/english/itamsat/itamsathome.html<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html<br />
www.itamsat.org<br /><br />[02132005]<br />=====<br />POSAT-1 OSCAR-28<br />Catalog Number: 22829<br />Launched : September 25, 1993<br /><br />Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use<br /><br />Downlink: 435.075 MHz<br /> 435.275 MHz<br /><br />Uplink: 145.925 MHz<br /> 145.975 MHz<br /><br />Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11<br />BBS callsign: POSAT1-12<br /><br />More information of POSAT-1 can be found at:<br />
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html<br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12<br />Catalog number: 21089<br />Launched: February 5, 1991<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 />[05232004]<br />=====<br />RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13<br />Catalog number: 21089<br />Launched: February 5, 1991<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 />[05232004]<br />=====<br />UO-14 UoSAT-3<br />Catalog number: 20437<br />Launched: January 22, 1990<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><br />Uplink 145.975 MHz FM<br />Downlink 435.070 MHz FM<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />UO-22 UOSAT<br />Catalog number: 21575<br />Launched: July 17, 1991<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK<br />Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM<br />Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11<br />BBS: UOSAT5-12<br />[01092005]<br />=====<br />RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15<br />Catalog number: 23439<br />Launch Date: December 26, 1994<br /><br />Status: Non-operational?<br /><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 /><br />John, KD6PAG reports on June 16, 2004 to ANS:<br />RS-15 beacon seemed to be back in the mode where it's a tone about 5 seconds<br />off and then 5 seconds on this morning.<br /><br />ANS is looking for more confirmations of RS-15 coming back.<br /><br />[ANS thanks John, KD6PAG for RS-15 information]<br />[06202004]<br />=====<br />LO-19 LUSAT<br />Catalog number: 20442<br />Launched: January 22, 1990<br /><br />Status: CW Beacon only<br /><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-12o<br /><br />General information and telemetry samples can be found at:<br />
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu<br />[05232004]<br />=====<br />FO-20 JAS-1b<br />Catalog number: 20480<br />Launch Date: February 07, 1990<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><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 /><br />More FO-20 info can be found at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html<br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />KO-23 KITSAT<br />Catalog number: 22077<br />Launched: August 10, 1992<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 /><br />Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a<br />non-operational status.<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />KO-25 KITSAT<br />Catalog number: 22828<br />Launched: September 26, 1993<br /><br />Status: Non-operational<br /><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 />[05092004]<br />=====<br />PO-34 PANSAT<br />Catalog number: 25520<br />Launched: October 30, 1998<br /><br />Status: Telemetry downloads only<br /><br />Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz<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 />[05092004]<br />=====<br />SO-33 SEDSAT-1<br />Catalog number: 25509<br />Launched: October 24, 1998<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational<br /><br />Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)<br /><br />The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and<br />the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.<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 />[05232004]<br />=====<br />SO-35 SUNSAT<br />Catalog Number: ?<br />Launched:February 23, 1999<br /><br />STatus: Non-Operational<br /><br />Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz<br /> Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz<br /><br />Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz<br /> Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz and 145.900 MHz<br /><br />For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:<br />
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/<br />[08082004]<br />=====<br />UO-36 UoSAT-12<br />Catalog number: 25693<br />Launched: April 21, 1999<br /><br />Status: Unknown<br /><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 /><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 />[05092004]<br />=====<br />AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40<br />Catalog number: 26609<br />Launch Date: November 16, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><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 />[05232004]<br />-----<br />SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B<br />Catalog number: 26549<br />Launched: September 26, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: to be released<br />Downlink: 437.075 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11<br />BBS: SASAT2-12<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html<br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A<br />Catalog number: 26545<br />Launch Date: September 26, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Uplink: 145.850 MHz<br />Downlink: 436.775 MHz<br />Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11<br />BBS: SASAT1-12<br /><br />Further information is available at:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html<br />[08152004]<br />=====<br />MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1<br />Catalog number: 26548<br />Launched: September 26, 2000<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><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 /><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 />[05092004]<br />-----<br />AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)<br />Catalog number: 27605<br />Launch Date: December 20, 2002<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational.<br /><br />Uplink 435.275 1200-baud AFSK<br />Downlink 145.825 9600-baud FSK<br />(optional voice message)<br />Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS<br /><br />AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the small German<br />scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".<br /><br />AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS<br />e.V." (German<br />acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule",<br />which means: 'working group for amateur radio anand telecommunications in<br />schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS<br />based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the<br />existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany.<br /><br />No transmissions detected since the 1st of February 2003! It appears<br />AO-49 is not properly aligned to illuminate the solar panels. This<br />should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a phase without<br />eclipses until 13Feb03.<br /><br />Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder" to<br />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 /><br />Information about AATiS e.V. is available at:<br />
http://www.aatis.de<br />[05092004]<br />=====<br />CUTE-1<br />Catalog number: 27844<br />Launched: June 30,2003<br /><br />Status: Operational?<br /><br />Uplink: ?<br />Downlink: 436.8375 CW<br /> 437.4700 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL<br /><br />>From Masahir, JI1IZR:<br /><br />I have summarized the activities on CubeSat in Japan from Amateur Radio<br />side.<br />I uploaded one summary PDF file on my website.<br /><br />If you have any interest, please visit<br /><br />
http://ji1izr.atnifty.com/english/<br /><br />CUTE 1 is a Japanese (Tokyo Institute of Technology) one kilogram<br />nanosatellite that was launched by a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk at<br />14:15 UT on 30 June 2003. It carries a 100 mW beacon at 436.8375 MHz.<br />Initial orbital parameters were period 101.4 min, apogee 831 km, perigee<br />819 km, and inclination 98.7?.<br /><br />For further info about CUTE-1 goto:<br />
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/operation/Schedule_e.html<br /><br />ANS WSR is looking for more information about this satellite.<br />[09192004]<br />=====<br />NO-45 SAPPHIRE<br />Catalog number: 26932<br />Launch Date: September 30, 2001<br /><br />Status: Non-Operational<br /><br />Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK<br />Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater<br />Digi Callsign: KE6QMD<br /><br />Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,<br />callsign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following<br />URL:<br />
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt<br />[08152004]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT <KB9MMC $ANS-058.S4<br />WSR 058 Part 4 02/27/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 058.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 27, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-058.S4<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE<br />PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />UCISAT ?O-??<br />Catalog number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: October 31, 2005<br /><br />Status: Under Construction<br /><br />Downlink: Submission in Progress<br />Uplink: Submission in Progress<br />Callsign: Submission in Progress<br /><br />This from Matt Bennett, KF6RTB, UCISAT Communications Team Member:<br /><br />Our website is
www.ucisat.net .This is a new website, however, and doesn't<br />have the "Status" section active yet. Because of the growing interest in our<br />project, I'll push our webmaster to create updates (hopefully) on a week-to-<br />week basis. For now, the current status of the mission is as follows:<br /><br />-Expected Launch Date: October 31st, 2005<br />-Frequency Allocation: Submission in Progress<br />-Construction Status: Sub-Assembly<br />[WSR to thank Matt Bennett, KF6RTB, for this week's report.]<br />[01302005]<br />NNNN<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 trans-<br />mitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the western U.S. at 19:30<br />UTC.<br /><br />Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:<br />
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