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 W8ISS $ANS-079.S1<br />WSR 079 Part 1 03/20/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 079.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 20, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-079.S1<br /><br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: PBBS - ON<br /> FM REPEATER - ON<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 />Echo's PBBS Call Sign has changed. Please use the following call signs in your<br />Wisp, PB/PG, etc. setups for AO-51. AO-51'a callsigns are as follows:<br />Broadcast: PECHO-11<br />BBS: PECHO-12<br /><br /><br />All dates are UTC. The mode change occurs normally between 0100 and 0400 utc<br />on the date shown. The mode will be active from the date shown until the next<br />Mode Change date listed. Mode Configurations are listed below the schedule. If<br />for some unplanned reason we need to work with Echo and deviate from the plan<br />I will post a note to the this Echo page on AMSAT.ORG.<br /><br />If a specific transmitter or mode is not listed on a given day then it will be<br />off. For example, if TXB (435.300) is not listed during a 38k4 digital mode<br />period then the FM repeater will be off.<br /><br /><br />17 Mar<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br /><br />23 Mar - Exp Wed - QRP Mode<br />QRP Experimenters Wednesday, note uplink frequency, NO PL Tone<br />Please follow the QRP requirements listed below<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM, NO PL Tone required<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />24 Mar<br />FM Repeater, V/S<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM<br /><br />30 Mar - Exp Wed<br />FM Repeater, L/S<br />Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, No PL Tone<br />Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM<br /><br />31 Mar<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<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 />[03202005]<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 'at' jarl.or.jp.<br />Please use the subject line: 'FO-29 reception 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 />[03132005]<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 W8ISS $ANS-072.S2<br />WSR 072 Part 2 03/13/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 072.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 13, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-072.S2<br /><br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: PBBS - ON<br /> FM REPEATER - ON<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 />Echo's PBBS Call Sign has changed. Please use the following call signs in your<br />Wisp, PB/PG, etc. setups for AO-51. AO-51'a callsigns are as follows:<br />Broadcast: PECHO-11<br />BBS: PECHO-12<br /><br />All dates are UTC. The mode change occurs normally between 0100 and 0400 utc<br />on the date shown. The mode will be active from the date shown until the next<br />Mode Change date listed. Mode Configurations are listed below the schedule. If<br />for some unplanned reason we need to work with Echo and deviate from the plan<br />I will post a note to the this Echo page on AMSAT.ORG.<br /><br />If a specific transmitter or mode is not listed on a given day then it will be<br />off. For example, if TXB (435.300) is not listed during a 38k4 digital mode<br />period then the FM repeater will be off.<br /><br />17 Mar<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br /><br />23 Mar - Exp Wed - QRP Mode<br />QRP Experimenters Wednesday, note uplink frequency, NO PL Tone<br />Please follow the QRP requirements listed below<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM, NO PL Tone required<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />24 Mar<br />FM Repeater, V/S<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM<br /><br />30 Mar - Exp Wed<br />FM Repeater, L/S<br />Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, No PL Tone<br />Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM<br /><br />31 Mar<br />FM Repeater, V/U<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)<br />Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<br />Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital<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 />[03202005]<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 />More information of GO-32 can be found at:<br />
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html<br />[03132005]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-065.S3<br />WSR 065 Part 3 03/06/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 065.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 65, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-065.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 />NO-44 PCSAT<br />Catalog number: 26931<br />Launch Date: September 30, 2001<br /><br />Status: Non-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 />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 />[03132005]<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 />[03132005]<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 (ACTIVE only near Japan)<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 />[03062005]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-072.S4<br />WSR 072 Part 4 03/13/2005<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 072.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 13, 2005<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-072.S4<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE 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 />=====<br />SSETI ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Early 2005<br /><br />Status: Under Construction<br /><br /><br />Graham, G3VZV, reports: The AMSAT-UK SSETI Express team are delighted to announce that the S band transmitter unit has now been "accepted as flight-ready" by ESA at their ESTEC facility in the Netherlands. It is the first sub-system to achieve this!<br />The S band transmitter is intended to provide the project with a 38k4 downlink for telemetry and camera data and also become part of the planned single channel U/S voice FM transponder which is expected to be activated within a couple of months of launch.<br />The transmitter, which incorporates its own power supply, TNC and telemetry/telecommand circuits is built into a robust box which has been provided by the students at the University of Wroklaw in Poland. It has weighed in at just under 1.5 kilogrammes. The satellite is expected to have a mass of a little over 50 kilogrammes when completed and when the nitrogen tanks have been charged.<br />Unfortunately due to technical problems not associated with SSETI Express satellite, a launch date has not yet been confirmed - late summer 2005 is the best current estimate.<br />Meanwhile a wonderful record of the project is available at
www.sseti.net - click on express. The site has a live webcam showing the satellite under construction in the cleanroom, there is a large collection of integration photographs and the download section has the first voice call made through the transponder late last year. There is also the current fully detailed "integration logbook" available for download - it is a large file but makes a very good read for satellite enthusiasts. I am sure that it is the first time that the details of this process have been made publicly available! [03132005]<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 />
http://www.amsat.org<br /><br />AMSAT-NA<br />850 Sligo Avenue, Suite 600<br />Silver Spring, Maryland 20910-4703<br /><br />Voice: 301-589-6062<br /> 888-322-6728<br />FAX: 301-608-3410<br /><br />Currently, AMSAT-NA supports the following (free) mailing lists:<br /><br />* 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)<br /><br />A daily digest version is available for each list.<br /><br />To subscribe, or for more list information, visit the following URL:<br />
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/listserv/menu.html<br /><br />In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the<br />President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining donors<br />to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional benefits.<br />Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office.<br /><br />This weeks Weekly Satelite Report Editor is James French, W8ISS.<br /><br />ANS is always dedicated to past ANS editor 'BJ' Arts, WT0N, and to the<br />memory of longtime AMSAT supporters Werner Haas, DJ5KQ, Dennis Kitchen,<br />G0FCL and John Branegan GM4IHJ.<br /><br />Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:<br />ans-editor{at}amsat.org<br />NNNN<br />/EX
