[amsat-bb] Re: Sapphire Operational? (SK)

[Robert Bruninga]

I am submitting an update to the AMSAT WSR page to show Sapphire
as dead.

Sapphire was declared non-operational on 22 March 2007 by Mike
Swartout of Washington University (one of the original (then
students) who built Sapphire at Stanford).  The last known
contact was by Bill, KB2RC on 5 Nov 2004. (his QSL report was
just from a copied email, so if anyone else wants to claim last
contact, lemme know...)

Bob

> -----Original Message-----
> From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org 
> [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
Bruninga
> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 9:49 AM
> To: 'amsat bb'
> Subject: [amsat-bb] Sapphire Operational?
> 
> OK, apparently Genesat is operational.
> 
> How about Sapphire? NO45. I saw a report on dcarr's web page
> about 3 days ago, but no reporting callsign was given so I
could
> ask for confirmation. Its AMSAT web page is very much out of
> date too...  As the launching party, I will get this corrected
> and declare sapphire as dead unless someone has info to the
> contrary.  
> 
> I tried to connect to it today with zeero response.
> 
> Bob
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org 
> > [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On Behalf Of Robert
> Bruninga
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 26, 2010 11:12 AM
> > To: 'amsat bb'
> > Subject: [amsat-bb] Genesat-1 Operational?
> > 
> > The AMSAT SATS page says that GENESAT-1 is operational
> > It is not listed on D Carr's web page as being reported by
> > anyone.
> > We listended for it with a class of students today and heard
> > nothing at around 11:15 EST.
> > 
> > Google finds nothing but reports of OPERATIONAL, but then
none
> > of them are newer than January 08.
> > 
> > If anyone else can confirm that it is non operational, then
> I'll
> > inform the AMSAT web site guru to remove its operational
> status.
> > 
> > Thanks
> > Bob, WB4APR
> > 
> > 
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