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-001.S1<br />WSR 001 Part 1 01/01/2006<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 001.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, January 01, 2006<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-001.S1<br /><br />VO-52 HAMSAT<br />Catalog Number: 28650<br />Launch Date: May 05,2005<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Current Mode: U/V - Indian Transponder<br /><br />Proposed frequencies:<br />-------------------<br />Indian Transponder:<br />Uplink : 435.220 MHz to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW<br />Downlink: 145.870 MHz to 145.930 MHz USB/CW<br />Beacom : 145.859330 MHZ CW<br /><br />Dutch Transponder:<br />Uplink : 435.225MHz to 435.275MHz LSB/CW<br />Downlink: 145.875MHz to 145.925MHz USB/CW<br />Beacon : 145.860MHz 12WPM with CW message<br /><br />Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm<br /><br />This from William Leijenaar, PE1RAH:<br />Dear AMSATs,<br /><br />I just got a message from the India Space Research<br />Organisation (ISRO) that they will switch my<br />transponder of and switch over to the Indian<br />Transponder.<br /><br />The switch over will be done at December 21 on 4:40<br />UTC time.<br /><br />To know what transponder is switched on please listen<br />for the beacon that is active. Each transponder has a<br />different beacon, see below: <br /><br />Indian transponder - unmodulated carrier on<br />145.936MHz. <br />Dutch Transponder - CW message on 145.860MHz.<br /><br />Many thanks for all your reports,<br />I hope you enjoyed my transponder in space.<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: PBBS - OFF<br /> VOICE REPEATER - V/U FM<br /><br />Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM<br /> 435.150 MHz FM<br />Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM<br /> 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: PECHO-11<br />BBS: PECHO-12<br /><br />Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/<br /><br />Schedule from the AO-51 Command Team:<br /><br />30 Dec<br />In support of TamSat Request for Asian Scouting Event<br />PL Tone is OFF as requested<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, NO PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />4 Jan<br />Enable the Tone, no Mode Change<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />8 Jan<br />AO-51 Kid's Day Event (See info on Amsat.org)<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM voice, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink: 435.300 mhz FM voice<br /><br />9 Jan<br />Opportunity for Digipeater Testing<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, High Power, 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 />Digipeater will be Turned ON<br /><br />16 Jan<br />FM Repeater, V(ssb)/U FM (Experimental)<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz USB<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />22 Jan<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 />This from the AO-51 Command team:<br /><br />January 2006 Amsat Kid's Day on AO-51<br /><br />Amsat-NA, the AO-51 Command Team, and the AO-51 Operations Team<br />will sponsor Kid's Day on AO-51 on January 8, 2006. The event<br />will run from approximately 0100 UTC 8 January until 0345 UTC<br />9 January. The event is open to all kids, worldwide. We ask<br />all amateur radio stations to give this short time window to<br />promote satellite operations with kids, by actually showing a<br />kid how to make contacts via AO-51, providing a station to contact,<br />or stepping aside to allow others to make contacts with the kids.<br />During the event, please limit contacts to stations that are<br />operating with kids at the microphone. This should allow the<br />kids to have a nice QSO and pass some information. Kids can tell<br />their name, age, who is helping them operate on AO-51, where they<br />live, and other information about themselves.<br /><br />AO-51 will be configured in the following mode during the event.<br />Please note the change in the uplink frequency for the event.<br />The PL tone will be turned off for the event.<br /><br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM voice<br />Downlink: 435.300 mhz FM voice<br /><br />The digital transponder on 435.150 will be turned off during<br />the event.<br /><br />See
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html on the ARRL<br />website for more Kids Day information.<br /><br />Have fun and enjoy AO-51!<br /><br />73 KE4AZN<br />Amsat VP-Operations<br />Echo Command Station<br />[01012006]<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 />Official Webpage:
http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml<br />(not up and running currently)<br /><br />There have been unconfirmed reports on the amsat-bb remailer that SO-50<br />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<br />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 the 10 minute<br />timer<br /> on board the spacecraft.<br />2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the<br />repeater<br /> on and off within the 10 Minute window.<br />3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset<br />the 10<br /> minute timer.<br />[01012006]<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 />unOfficial Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo29.html<br />[11132005]<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 />Official Webpage:
http://www.ao27.org<br />[01012006]<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 />Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html<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 /><br />Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry. The program<br />can<br />be downloaded at:<br />
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS<br />Catalog number: 25544<br />Launch date: November 20, 1998<br /><br />Status: Operational<br />Current Mode: Digipeater<br />Digipeater: ON<br /><br />The current Expedition 12 crew is:<br />Commander: William McArthur - KC5ACR<br />Flight Engineer: Valery Tokarev - (no call)<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 />Official Webpage:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss<br />Official Fan club Webpage:
http://www.issfanclub.com<br />APRS tracking page:
http://www.ariss.net/<br />ISS Daily Crew Schedule:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/<br /><br />Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line<br />is<br />NOT translated from Russian and posted.<br />[01012006]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-001.S2<br />WSR 001 Part 2 001/01/2006<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 001.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, Jamuary 01, 2006<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-001.S2<br /><br />XI-V ?O-??<br />Catalog Number: 28895<br />Launch Date: October 27, 2005<br /><br />Status: Operational only within range of Ground station in Japan<br /><br />Telemetry Downlink: 437.345MHz - FSK 1200bps using AFK protocol<br />Beacon Downlink: 437.465MHz - CW about 50 WPM<br /><br />Callsign: JQ1YGW<br /><br />Oficial Webpage:
http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/gs/satinfo-e.html#xi5<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS<br />Catalog number: 25544<br />Launch date: November 20, 1998<br /><br />Status: Operational<br />Current Mode: Digipeater<br />Digipeater: ON<br /><br />The current Expedition 12 crew is:<br />Commander: William McArthur - KC5ACR<br />Flight Engineer: Valery Tokarev - (no call)<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 />Official Webpage:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss<br />Official Fan club Webpage:
http://www.issfanclub.com<br />APRS tracking page:
http://www.ariss.net/<br />ISS Daily Crew Schedule:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/<br /><br />Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line<br />is<br />NOT translated from Russian and posted.<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />PCSAT2<br />Catalog Number: 25544<br />Launch Date: August 1, 2005<br /><br />Activated: August 3, 2005<br />Status: Battery-saving mode<br />Current Mode: None<br /><br />Digital Downlink: 435.275 Mhz<br />Digital Uplink: 145.825 Mhz<br />PSK-31 Downlink: 435.275 Mhz<br />PSK-31 Uplink: 29.400 - 29.403 Mhz<br /><br />Broadcast:<br />BBS:<br /><br />Official Webpage:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat2.html<br /><br />PCSAT2 APRS Packet page:
http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/pcsat2.cgi<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />AO-51 ECHO<br />Catalog number: 28375<br />Launch date: June 29, 2004<br /><br />Status: Testing<br />Curent Mode: PBBS - OFF<br /> VOICE REPEATER - V/U FM<br /><br />Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM<br /> 435.150 MHz FM<br />Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM<br /> 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: PECHO-11<br />BBS: PECHO-12<br /><br />Schedlued Modes for AO-51:<br /><br />Schedule from the AO-51 Command Team:<br /><br />30 Dec<br />In support of TamSat Request for Asian Scouting Event<br />PL Tone is OFF as requested<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, NO PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />4 Jan<br />Enable the Tone, no Mode Change<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode<br />Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />8 Jan<br />AO-51 Kid's Day Event (See info on Amsat.org)<br />FM Repeater, V/U, High Power Mode<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM voice, 67 hz PL Tone<br />Downlink: 435.300 mhz FM voice<br /><br />9 Jan<br />Opportunity for Digipeater Testing<br />9k6 Digital, V/U, High Power, 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 />Digipeater will be Turned ON<br /><br />16 Jan<br />FM Repeater, V(ssb)/U FM (Experimental)<br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz USB<br />Downlink 435.300 mhz FM<br /><br />22 Jan<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 />This from the AO-51 Command team:<br /><br />January 2006 Amsat Kid's Day on AO-51<br /><br />Amsat-NA, the AO-51 Command Team, and the AO-51 Operations Team<br />will sponsor Kid's Day on AO-51 on January 8, 2006. The event<br />will run from approximately 0100 UTC 8 January until 0345 UTC<br />9 January. The event is open to all kids, worldwide. We ask<br />all amateur radio stations to give this short time window to<br />promote satellite operations with kids, by actually showing a<br />kid how to make contacts via AO-51, providing a station to contact,<br />or stepping aside to allow others to make contacts with the kids.<br />During the event, please limit contacts to stations that are<br />operating with kids at the microphone. This should allow the<br />kids to have a nice QSO and pass some information. Kids can tell<br />their name, age, who is helping them operate on AO-51, where they<br />live, and other information about themselves.<br /><br />AO-51 will be configured in the following mode during the event.<br />Please note the change in the uplink frequency for the event.<br />The PL tone will be turned off for the event.<br /><br />Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM voice<br />Downlink: 435.300 mhz FM voice<br /><br />The digital transponder on 435.150 will be turned off during<br />the event.<br /><br />See
http://www.arrl.org/FandES/ead/kd-rules.html on the ARRL<br />website for more Kids Day information.<br /><br />Have fun and enjoy AO-51!<br /><br />73 KE4AZN<br />Amsat VP-Operations<br />Echo Command Station<br /><br />[ANS-WSR thanks Mike Kingery, KE4AZN for the above information]<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />NO-44 PCSAT<br />Catalog number: 26931<br />Launch Date: September 30, 2001<br /><br />Status: Operational<br /><br />General Usage Uplink/Downlink:145.827 MHz 1200 Baud<br />Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud<br /><br />PCSAT APRS page:
http://pcsat.aprs.org<br /><br />Anyone can work PCSAT-1 with ANY typical 1200 baud packet<br />station on 145.825. Just set your path to UNPROTO APRS via<br />ARISS (the same that you use via ARISS on the ISS or via PCSAT2).<br />Mobiles with the D700 or the TH-D7 HT APRS radios will see packets<br />directly on their front panel and can work it from their mobile.<br />[01012006]<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 />Information webpage:<br />
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/<br />[01012006]<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 />Jeff, KB2M, reports November 15th, 2005:<br /> I might be wrong about this, but as I am the only one I see working<br />GO-32<br />here goes. If you do a DIR request up on the 145.890 uplink the bird<br />turns<br />on. Give it a try....<br /><br />More information of GO-32 can be found at:<br />
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html<br />[ANS-WSR wishes to thank Jeff, KB2M for this weeks report.]<br />[11202005]<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 />AMSAT Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao16.html<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />UO-11 OSCAR-11<br />Catalog number: 14781<br />Launched: March 1, 1984<br /><br />Status: Semi-operational?<br /><br />Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz. FM (1200-baud AFSK).<br /> approx. 10 days ON, 10 days OFF<br />Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz. ... OFF<br />UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz. ... OFF<br /><br />Official webpage:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/<br />MPEG3 files:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm<br />[01012006]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT MMC $ANS-001.S3<br />WSR 001 Part 3 01/01/2006<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 001.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, January 01, 2006<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-001.S3<br /><br />THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:<br /><br />NCUBE-2 ?O-??<br />Catalog Number: 28894<br />Launch Date: October 27, 2005<br /><br />Status: Still attached to XO-53 (SSETI)<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: TBA<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305<br /> 2407.25<br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />XO-53 SSETI<br />Catalog Number: 28894<br />Launch Date: October 27, 2005<br /><br />Status: In orbit<br /><br />Uplink/Downlink: 437.250MHz - AX.25 9k6 baud or voice<br />Beacon: 2401.835MHz - AX.25 38k4 baud or voice<br /><br /><br />Official webpage:
http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/<br />Latest news:
http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/MOPWS/news.php<br /><br />[01012006]<br />=====<br />POSAT-1 PO-28<br />Catalog Number: 22829<br />Launched : September 25, 1993<br /><br />Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use<br /><br />Downlink: 429.950<br /><br />Uplink: Not until handover back to Amatuer usage<br /><br />Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11<br />BBS callsign: POSAT1-12<br /><br />AMSAT Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html.<br />POSAT-1<br />webpage:http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html<br />[01012006]<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: Downlink only<br /><br />Uplink: 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud)<br />Downlink: 435.808 MHz PSK<br />Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11<br />BBS: ITMSAT-12<br /><br />Official webpage:
http://www.itamsat.org<br />AMSAT Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html<br />[01012006]<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 WSR:<br />RS-15 beacon seemed to be back in the mode where it's a tone about 5<br />seconds off and then 5 seconds on this morning.<br /><br />WSR is looking for more confirmations of RS-15 coming back.<br /><br />[ANS-WSR 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: 436.500 MHz<br /><br />Official Webpage:
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-WSR 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 /> 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-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<br />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: 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 />[11202005]<br />=====<br />AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)<br />Catalog number: 27605<br />Launch Date: December 20, 2002<br /><br />Status: Non-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 />Official webpage:
http://amend.gmxhome.de<br />[01012006]<br />NNNN<br />/EX<br /><br />SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-001.S4<br />WSR 001 Part 4 01/01/2006<br /><br />AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 001.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ<br />SILVER SPRING, MD, January 01, 2006<br />TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS<br />BID: $ANS-001.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 />[11272005]<br />=====<br />PHASE 3E ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Early 2006<br /><br />Status: Under Construction<br /><br />For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL<br />P3-E web page:<br />
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/<br /><br />[ANS-WSR wishes to thank William Leijenaar, PE1RAH for this week's<br />report]<br />[10022005]<br />=====<br />CP1 ?o-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: N6CP<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.845<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />CP2 ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: TBA<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.325<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />HAUSAT1 ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: D90HP<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.465<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />ICE Cube 1 ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: W2CXM<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />ICE Cube 2 ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: N2VR<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.425<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />ION ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: TBA<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.505<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />KUTEsat ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: KC0RMW<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.385<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />MEROPE ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: K7MSU-1<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 145.980<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />RINCON ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: WA4CEW<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.870<br /> 437.345<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />SACRED ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: WA4CEW<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.870<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />SACRED ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: WA4CEW<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.870<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />SEEDS ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: JQ1YGU<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.485<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />Mea Huaka ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: TBA<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.405<br />[03272005]<br />=====<br />SUITSAT ?O-??<br />Catalog Number:<br />Proposed Release Date: December 8th, 2005<br /><br />Proposed Callsign: RS0RS ?<br />Proposed Transmit Frequency: 145.990<br /><br />This from Frank, KA3HDO:<br />I have recieved information that the Russian EVA that will deply<br />SuitSat,<br />planned for December 8th, has been delayed to late January/Early<br />February<br />2006. As we get more information, we will post it.<br /><br />[ANS-WSR wishes to thank Frank Bauer, KA3HDO for this weeks report]<br />[11272005]<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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