[amsat-bb] PSAT (90720) status?

Tue Apr 12 13:34:41 UTC 2016

Does PSAT's PSK31 transponder still work? And if so, is there any activity
on it?

73,
Rico PA3RVG

On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 3:17 PM, Paul Stoetzer <n8hm at arrl.net> wrote:

> It's in AMSAT's nasabare.txt as NO-84. The NORAD ID is 40654 (the
> 9XXXX numbers are temporary placeholders).
>
> NO-84
> 1 40654U 15025D   16098.21432098  .00009367  00000-0  21408-3 0 00832
> 2 40654 055.0059 011.4499 0210126 256.7411 101.0085 15.23792075013214
>
> You will not find it on CelesTrak, Heavens Above, or several of the
> other sites because it was a secondary payload on a classified
> military launch (like AO-85).
>
> 73,
>
> Paul, N8HM
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Apr 12, 2016 at 8:06 AM, Lynn W. Deffenbaugh (Mr)
> <ldeffenb at homeside.to> wrote:
> > I was just informed that my PSAT APRS object orbit isn't matching that
> shown
> > at n2yo.com.  Imagine my chagrin when I discovered that I've been using
> a
> > TLE from June of 2015!
> >
> > However, checking into the standard TLE files, I don't find mention of
> > either PSAT nor ID 90720.  Does anyone here know the current status of
> PSAT,
> > particularly the ID number if it is still in the air?
> >
> > Lynn (D) - KJ4ERJ - Author of APRSISCE for Windows Mobile and Win32
> >
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