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This report is organized into 4 parts.
Part 1 - operational analog amateur satellites.
Part 2 - operational digital amateur satellites.
Part 3 - non - operational satellites
Part 4 - proposed satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT <W8ISS $ANS-072.S1
WSR 072 Part 1 03/13/2005
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 072.S1 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 13, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-072.S1
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Testing
Curent Mode: PBBS - ON
FM REPEATER - ON
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol (PBP)
Broadcast Callsign: PACB-11
BBS Callsign: PACB-12
10 Mar
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
16 Mar - Exp Wed - PSK31
PSK31, 10 meters/U
Uplink: 28.140 mhz USB
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
Please send reports of your activity on this mode to the ao51-modes@amsat.org
e-mail address. I want to get a feel for the number of stations utilizing this
mode.
17 Mar
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
23 Mar - Exp Wed - QRP Mode
QRP Experimenters Wednesday, note uplink frequency, NO PL Tone
Please follow the QRP requirements listed below
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.880 mhz FM, NO PL Tone required
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
24 Mar
FM Repeater, V/S
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM
30 Mar - Exp Wed
FM Repeater, L/S
Uplink: 1268.700 mhz FM, No PL Tone
Downlink 2401.200 mhz FM
31 Mar
FM Repeater, V/U
Uplink: 145.920 mhz FM, 67 hz PL Tone
Downlink 435.300 mhz FM
9k6 Digital, V/U, PBP BBS (Pacsat Broadcast Protocol BBS)
Uplink: 145.860 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
Downlink: 435.150 mhz FM, 9k6 PBP Digital
For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry
broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51
ECHO information is available at:
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm
[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Packet (APRS-style connections)
Digipeater: Active
The current Expedition 10 crew is:
Commander Leroy Chiao, KE5BRW
Flight Engineer Salizhan Sharipov
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz FM
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Repeater Uplink: 437.800 MHz FM
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Doppler Shift is 10 KHz
Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR
USA callsign: NA1SS
Packet station mailbox callsign: RS0ISS-11
Packet station keyboard callsign: RS0ISS-3
Digipeater callsign: ARISS
The ISS daily crew schedule can be found at:
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.
More information is available at:
http://www.rac.ca/ariss
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/
http://www.marexmg.org/fileshtml/unprotopage.html
http://www.issfanclub.com
http://oscar.dcarr.org/
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Status: Semi-operational in sunlight.
Return to active status: June 21,2002
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
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B
Beacon: 29.502 MHz, 145.972 MHz, 435.1 MHz, 2304.1 MHz
Emily, W0EEC has created a website to allow the users of AO-7 to record
contacts, observations and use of the satellite more effectively at:
http://www.emilyshouse.com/experthams/ao7/main.php
This includes the ability to log contacts.
Tim, K3TZ has written a program to decode AO-07 telemetry.
The program can be downloaded at:
http://www.qsl.net/k3tz/files/K3TZ_AO-07_Telemetry_Decoder_0.5.zip
For more AO-7 info:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao7.html
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AO-27 AMRAD
Catalog number: 22825
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink: 436.795 MHz FM
The latest information on AO-27 from control operator Michael Wyrick,
N3UC (former N4USI), can be found at:
http://www.ao27.org
An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site, with updates by Ray, W2RS. The URL is:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html
[ANS thanks John, K6YK, for this week's AO-27 report]
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: OPERATIONAL
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
Uplink: 145.850 145.870 145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Please send the reception reports to lab2 'at' jarl.or.jp.
Please use the subject line: 'FO-29 reception report'.
Mineo, JE9PEL, has an FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that will
automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite (such as
current, voltage and temperature). FO29CWTE is available at:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
[03132005]
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launched: December 20, 2002
Status: Operational.
Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone) (See below for operating
procedures)
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
There have been unconfirmed reports on the amsat-bb remailer that So-50 has
shifted downlink frequency as much as 5khz up. This both from Europe.
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.
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SB SAT @ AMSAT <W8ISS $ANS-072.S2
WSR 072 Part 2 03/13/2005
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 072.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 13, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-072.S2
AO-51 ECHO
Catalog number: 28375
Launch date: June 29, 2004
Status: Testing
Curent Mode: PBBS - OFF
FM REPEATER - OFF
Analog voice downlink: 435.300 MHz FM
Analog voice uplink: 145.920 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
1268.700 MHz FM 67Hz PL tone
Digital Downlinks: 435.150 MHz FM, 38k4 Digital, PBP, 1 watt output
2401.200 MHz FM 38k4 bps, AX.25
Digital Uplink: 145.860 MHz FM, 9k6 Digital, Pacsat Broadcast
Protocol (PBP)
Broadcast Callsign: PACB-11
BBS Callsign: PACB-12
From Matt Kingery, KE4AZN:
Both the PBBS and FM repeater on AO-51 are OFF. Please do not attempt to
access either the PBBS on FM repeater at this time.
The satellite will be reconfigured to at 1540 utc on 5 March to send TLM
data on TXB, 435.300 at 9k6. Remember, TXB is opposite polarity compared to
TXA.
For further scheduled modes/tests, check out the Echo status page at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/echo/
Mike Kingery (KE4AZN) has released TimEcho to capture and decode telemetry
broadcast from Echo's digital downlink. TimeEcho software and other Ao-51
ECHO information is available at:
http://web.infoave.net/~mkmk518/echo.htm
[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]
[03062005]
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Status: Semi-operational.
Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
More information on UO-11 OSCAR-11 can be found at:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on and open for
APRS users.
Uplink: 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM
(using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
Downlink: 437.026 MHz SSB (1200-baud PSK)
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.1428 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: PACSAT-11
BBS: PACSAT-12
A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information
and telemetry samples can be found at:
http://www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[05092004]
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GO-32 TECHSAT-1B
Catalog number: 25397
Launch Date: July 10, 1998
Status: Operational
Downlink: 435.225 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
(435.325 n/a - temperature problems)
Uplinks: 145.850, 145.890, 145.930 FM
1269.700, 1269.800, 1269.900 FM
Broadcast Callsign: 4XTECH-11
BBS Callsign: 4XTECH-12
More information of GO-32 can be found at:
http://www.iarc.org/techsat/techsat.html
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SB SAT @ AMSAT <W8ISS $ANS-065.S3
WSR 065 Part 3 03/06/2005
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 065.S3 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, FEBRUARY 65, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-065.S3
THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE
NON-OPERATIONAL AT THIS TIME:
AO-10 OSCAR 10
Catalog number: 14129
Launched: June 16, 1983
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
AO-10 has been locked into a Mode-B, 70-cm uplink and
2-meter downlink for several years.
W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:
http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html
[05092004]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud)
Downlink: 435.812 MHz SSB
Broadcast Callsign: ITMSAT-11
BBS: ITMSAT-12
Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD reports on 02/13/05
The spacecraft is in MBL (safe mode) and is trasmitting just 6 channels
of telemetry. Temperatures and voltage are nominal, but there seems to
be a problem with the onboard receiver, refusing to accept commands.
The spacecraft was launched in 1993, thus nearing 12 years in orbit...
Best regards
Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD
ITAMSAT Mission Director
More information of IO-26 can be found at:
http://joshua.micronet.it/english/itamsat/itamsathome.html
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/io26.html
www.itamsat.org
[02132005]
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POSAT-1 OSCAR-28
Catalog Number: 22829
Launched : September 25, 1993
Status: Operational - Not open for Amatuer use
Downlink: 435.075 MHz
435.275 MHz
Uplink: 145.925 MHz
145.975 MHz
Broadcast callsign: POSAT1-11
BBS callsign: POSAT1-12
More information of POSAT-1 can be found at:
http://www.ee.surrey.ac.uk/SSC/CSER/UOSAT/missions/posat1.html
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/po28.html
[08152004]
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RS-12 RADIO SPORT RS-12
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.408 MHz
Robot: 29.454 MHz
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RS-13 RADIO SPORT RS-13
Catalog number: 21089
Launched: February 5, 1991
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 145.860 MHz
Robot: 145.908 MHz
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UO-14 UoSAT-3
Catalog number: 20437
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: Non-operational
Uplink 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink 435.070 MHz FM
[05092004]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Launched: July 17, 1991
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
[01092005]
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RS-15 RADIO SPORT RS-15
Catalog number: 23439
Launch Date: December 26, 1994
Status: Non-operational?
Uplink: 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/USB
Downlink: 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency: 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
John, KD6PAG reports on June 16, 2004 to ANS:
RS-15 beacon seemed to be back in the mode where it's a tone about 5 seconds
off and then 5 seconds on this morning.
ANS is looking for more confirmations of RS-15 coming back.
[ANS thanks John, KD6PAG for RS-15 information]
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LO-19 LUSAT
Catalog number: 20442
Launched: January 22, 1990
Status: CW Beacon only
Uplink: 145.84 145.86 145.88 145.90 MHz FM
(using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
CW downlink: 437.125 MHz
Digital downlink: 437.150 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 1200-baud PSK)
Broadcast Callsign: LUSAT-11
BBS: LUSAT-12o
General information and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
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FO-20 JAS-1b
Catalog number: 20480
Launch Date: February 07, 1990
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795
More FO-20 info can be found at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/fo20.html
[08152004]
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KO-23 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22077
Launched: August 10, 1992
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HLO1-11
BBS: HLO1-12
Jim, AA7KC, reports that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in a
non-operational status.
[05092004]
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KO-25 KITSAT
Catalog number: 22828
Launched: September 26, 1993
Status: Non-operational
Uplink: 145.980 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: HL02-11
BBS: HL02-12
[05092004]
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PO-34 PANSAT
Catalog number: 25520
Launched: October 30, 1998
Status: Telemetry downloads only
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz
The satellite is not available for general uplink transmissions.
The Naval Postgraduate School developed PanSat. At the time of
launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digital transponders were to
be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize
this technology.
The satellite is still operating, however, the spread spectrum packet
radio portion never took place. The spacecraft is now beyond it's
initial 2-year mission life, but telemetry records are still being
downloaded.
For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:
http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/
[05092004]
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SO-33 SEDSAT-1
Catalog number: 25509
Launched: October 24, 1998
Status: Semi-operational
Downlink: 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site:
http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm
[ANS has no further information]
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SO-35 SUNSAT
Catalog Number: ?
Launched:February 23, 1999
STatus: Non-Operational
Downlink: Mode B Repeater: 436.291 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 436.250 MHz
Uplinks: Mode B Repeater: 145.825 MHz
Mode J Digipeater: 145.825 MHz and 145.900 MHz
For more information of SUNSAT vist the satellite web site:
http://esl.ee.sun.ac.za/projects/sunsat/
[08082004]
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UO-36 UoSAT-12
Catalog number: 25693
Launched: April 21, 1999
Status: Unknown
Uplink: 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink: 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: UO121-11
BBS: UO121-12
The VK5HI viewer shareware for UO-36 is available on the AMSAT-NA
web site at the following URL:
ftp://ftp.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/display/ccddsp97-119.zip
[05092004]
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AO-40 AMSAT OSCAR 40
Catalog number: 26609
Launch Date: November 16, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink V-band 145.840 - 145.990 MHz CW/LSB
U-band 435.550 - 435.800 MHz CW/LSB
L1-band 1269.250 - 1269.500 MHz CW/LSB
L2-band 1268.325 - 1268.575 MHz CW/LSB
S1-band 2400.350 - 2400.600 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: S2-band 2401.225 - 2401.475 MHz CW/USB
K-band 24,048.010 - 24,048.060 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 2401.323, 24,048.035
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SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Catalog number: 26549
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: to be released
Downlink: 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT2-11
BBS: SASAT2-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so42.html
[08152004]
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SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A
Catalog number: 26545
Launch Date: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 MHz
Downlink: 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign: SASAT1-11
BBS: SASAT1-12
Further information is available at:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/so41.html
[08152004]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink/downlink: 145.827 MHz 1200 baud AX.25 AFSK via W3ADO-1
Aux/Uplink: 435.250 MHz 9600 baud via PCSAT-2 (off)
APRS Downlink: 144.390 MHz (Region 2)
PCSat is a 1200-baud APRS digipeater designed for use by stations using
hand-held or mobile transceivers. Downlinks feed a central web site at:
http://pcsat.aprs.org
The APRS-equipped PCSat was built by midshipmen from the U.S. Naval Academy
under the guidance of Bob Bruninga, WB4APR.
[03132005]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Status: Non-Operational
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Everyone is welcome to use the digipeating/APRS features of Sapphire,
callsign KE6QMD, as per the user service agreement located at the following
URL:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat/contract.txt
[03132005]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launched: September 26, 2000
Status: Non-Operational
Uplink: 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
TiungSat-1 is Malaysia's first micro-satellite and in addition to
commercial land and weather imaging payloads offers FM and FSK
Amateur Radio communication.
TiungSat-1, named after the mynah bird of Malaysia, was developed as
a collaborative effort between the Malaysian government and Surrey
Satellite Technology Ltd.
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AO-49 AATiS OSCAR-49 (SAFIR-M)
Catalog number: 27605
Launch Date: December 20, 2002
Status: Semi-operational.
Uplink 435.275 1200-baud AFSK
Downlink 145.825 9600-baud FSK
(optional voice message)
Broadcast callsign: DP0AIS
AO-49 (SAFIR-M) is a German amateur radio payload onboard the small German
scientific satellite "RUBIN-2".
AO-49 was built by the German amateur radio association "AATiS
e.V." (German
acronym for "Arbeitskreis Amateurfunk und Telekommunikation in der Schule",
which means: 'working group for amateur radio anand telecommunications in
schools'). AO-49 is designed as a "store and broadcast" system for APRS
based messages, dedicated for the use of schools in combination with the
existing WX-Net and planned buoy experiments in Germany.
No transmissions detected since the 1st of February 2003! It appears
AO-49 is not properly aligned to illuminate the solar panels. This
should end soon. Due to its orbit, AO-49 will be in a phase without
eclipses until 13Feb03.
Martin DG8UAU has written a small software program "SAFIR-M Decoder" to
allow decoding of the received DATA0 frames. It is available at:
http://amend.gmxhome.de in the section Aktuelles.
Details on AO-49 (SAFIR-M) can be found at:
http://amend.gmxhome.de
Information about AATiS e.V. is available at:
http://www.aatis.de
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CUTE-1
Catalog number: 27844
Launched: June 30,2003
Status: Operational?
Uplink: ?
Downlink: 436.8375 CW
437.4700 1200 FM ax25 or SRLL (ACTIVE only near Japan)
CUTE 1 is a Japanese (Tokyo Institute of Technology) one kilogram
nanosatellite that was launched by a Rokot rocket from Plesetsk at
14:15 UT on 30 June 2003. It carries a 100 mW beacon at 436.8375 MHz.
Initial orbital parameters were period 101.4 min, apogee 831 km, perigee
819 km, and inclination 98.7?.
For further info about CUTE-1 goto:
http://lss.mes.titech.ac.jp/ssp/cubesat/operation/Schedule_e.html
ANS WSR is looking for more information about this satellite.
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WSR 072 Part 4 03/13/2005
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 072.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MARCH 13, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-072.S4
THE FOLLOWING SATELLITES ARE NOT IN ORBIT BUT ARE
PROPOSED FOR LAUNCH AT THIS TIME:
UCISAT ?O-??
Catalog number:
Proposed Launch Date: October 31, 2005
Status: Under Construction
Downlink: Submission in Progress
Uplink: Submission in Progress
Callsign: Submission in Progress
This from Matt Bennett, KF6RTB, UCISAT Communications Team Member:
Our website is www.ucisat.net .This is a new website, however, and doesn't
have the "Status" section active yet. Because of the growing interest in our
project, I'll push our webmaster to create updates (hopefully) on a week-to-
week basis. For now, the current status of the mission is as follows:
-Expected Launch Date: October 31st, 2005
-Frequency Allocation: Submission in Progress
-Construction Status: Sub-Assembly
[WSR to thank Matt Bennett, KF6RTB, for this week's report.]
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SSETI ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early 2005
Status: Under Construction
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!
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.
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.
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.
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!
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