[amsat-bb] Re: Newbie in the UK - Other Sources of Information
JoAnne Maenpaa
k9jkm at comcast.net
Mon Jul 9 12:42:28 PDT 2007
Hello Chris,
Perhaps the info below will help answer some of your questions ...
> US amsat site sat status isnt more up-to-date, as I am unsure
> of what is correct and what isnt.
Heh, yes quite true ... some of the details on the web site could use
updating. AMSAT also makes the latest satellite status and worldwide
satellite news available via the AMSAT News Service. The weekly ANS news
bulletins and the Weekly Satellite Report are available free via e-mail.
Please check out http://www.amsat.org/mailman/listinfo when you have time.
Select the link to ANS to sign up for the AMSAT News Service messages.
I've included this week's satellite report (for the operational satellites)
below to hopefully help you find some information.
Hope this helps! Welcome to the interesting world of satellite ops :-)
--
73 de JoAnne K9JKM
k9jkm at amsat.org
Editor, AMSAT News Service
This report is organized into FIVE parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS ANS-183.S1
WSR 183 Part 1 07/02/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-183.S1
VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05,2005
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Indian Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.859330 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.in/hamsat.htm
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is
active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational
Current Modes: FM Repeater - V/u
Telemetry - /u 9k6
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4 Hz.
The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer
on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the
repeater on
and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10
minute timer.
[05282007]
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Recovery Operations
Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
JARL English webpage: http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's CW
telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/fo29cwts.htm
[07022007]
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://www.ao27.org
[05282007]
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Operational depending on amount of Sunlight
Current Mode: Listen before transmitting
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
The AO-7 Logbook and Resource Website:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7/
AO-7 Usage Guidelines on the AO-7 Log and Resource Site located at:
http://www.planetemily.com/ao7
[05282007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice/Packet/Digipeater
Expedition 15 crew:
Commander: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Flight Engineer: Clayton C. Anderson
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov
STS-117 Crew:
Mission Commander: Frederick Sturckow
Shuttle Pilot: Lee Archambault
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Mission Specialist: James Reilly II
Steven Swanson
Patrick Forrester
John D. Olivas
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06182007]
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/EX
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $ANS-183.S2
WSR 183 Part 2 07/02/2007
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 183.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, July 02, 2007
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-183.S2
CAPE1
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 435.245 MHz 9600 bs FSK AX.25
[04232007]
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CP3
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 436.845 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
[04232007]
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CP4
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: April 17,2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.325 MHz 1200 bps FSK AX.25
[04232007]
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Libertad-1
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: April 17, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.405 MHz 1200 bps AFSK AX.25
[04232007]
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PO-63 PEHUENSAT-1
Catalog Number: 29712
Launch Date: January 10, 2007
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM
Voice Recorder: 145.825 Mhz FM
[02052007]
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?O-?? FCAL
Catalog Number: 29667
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: /u
Downlink: 437.385 Mhz APRS AX25
Downlink ID: KD4HBO
Website: http://eng.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/fcal.html
[02262007]
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NO-61 ANDE
Catalog Number: 29664
Launch Date: December 21, 2006
Status: In Orbit
Current Mode: V/v
Uplink/Downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM APRS AX25
[01222007]
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GENESAT-1 ?O-??
Catalog Number: 29655
Launch Date: December 16, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Beacon Downlink: 437.0670 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Official webpage: http://www.crestnrp.org/genesat1/ahc.html
[01082007]
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HO-59 HITSat
Catalog number: 29484
Launch date: September 22, 2006
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JR8YJT
[10302006]
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CO-58 CubeSat XI-V
Catalog number: 28895
Launch Date: October 27, 2005
Status: Operational - CW Beacon only
Current Mode: /u
Telemetry Downlink: 437.4250 MHz AFSK 1200bps using AFK protocol
Beacon: 437.2750 MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
Pictures received by Mineo Wakita - JE9PEL:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03262007]
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CO-57 CubeSat XI-IV
Catalog number: 27848
Launched: June 30, 2003
Status: Operational
Current Mode: /u
Beacon: 436.8475 MHz CW
Telemetry : 437.4900 MHz AFSK 1200 BPS
Callsign: JQ1YGW
Official Webpage: http://www.space.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/cubesat/mission/V/
[01082007]
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CO-56 CUTE-1.7 + APD
Catalog number: 28941
Launched: February 21, 2006
Status: Semi-Operational - Constant Carrier only
Uplink: 1268.5000 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS
Downlink: 437.4700 MHz 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan ? )
Telemetry Beacon: 437.3850 CW
Callsign: JQ1YPC
Information webpage:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/spacerium/cute1blog/
[01082007]
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AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Operational
Current Mode(s): FM Repeater - V/u
Telemetry - /u 9k6
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
435.150 MHz FM
2401.200 Mhz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.880 MHZ FM
145.880 MHz USB
145.920 MHz FM
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
435.150 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol
1268.700 mhz FM 9k6 PBP Digital
Beacon: 435.150 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
T: Linear
V: Linear
U: TX A (usually digital)LHCP
TX B (usually analog) RHCP
L: Linear
S: Linear
Broadcast: PECHO-11
BBS: PECHO-12
Official Webpage: http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
[07022007]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Operational only in Full Sun Light
Current Mode: V/v
General Usage Uplink/Downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 Baud
Special Usage Downlink: 144.390 Mhz 1200 Baud
PCSAT APRS page: http://pcsat.aprs.org
aprstlm Telemetry Decoder program:
http://www.xciv.org/~iain/aprstlm/v1.2/
[05282007]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Current Mode: Telemetry Downlink - 2M
Telemetry Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM 1200 AFSK
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz - OFF
UHFBeacon: 435.025 MHz - OFF
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
S: LHCP
Due to solar eclipses which will continue until late August 2007, the
beacon
will only transmit for about one orbit every 21 days. It is unlikely to
be
heard during this period.
Webpage: http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
MPEG3 files: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/uo11tlme.htm
[05282007]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Occasional Voice/Packet/Digipeater
Expedition 15 crew:
Commander: Fyodor Yurchikhin RN3FI
Flight Engineer: Clayton C. Anderson
Flight Engineer: Oleg Kotov
STS-117 Crew:
Mission Commander: Frederick Sturckow
Shuttle Pilot: Lee Archambault
Flight Engineer: Sunita Williams KD5PLB
Mission Specialist: James Reilly II
Steven Swanson
Patrick Forrester
John D. Olivas
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Worldwide packet downlink: 145.800 Mhz FM
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
SSTV TESTING:
Worldwide Reported Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
USA: NA1SS
Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
Packet Keyboard: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time line
is
NOT translated from Russian and posted.
[06182007]
NNNN
/EX
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