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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 121.S4 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, MAY 01, 2005
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-121.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
During the last week, the completed modules have been fitted to the
spaceframe and the wiring harness and integration completed. The
satellite was moved on Wednesday to an anechoic chamber for EMC testing
to ensure that the emissions from the satellites electronics, the 3W UHF
transmitter and the S Band TX meet the spectral requirements of the
launch agency and SSTL.
Several new pictures showing the rapid progress over the last 2 weeks
have been uploaded to the SSETI Website. These include detailed shots of
the S Band unit now wired to the antennas, cold gas propulsion and some
taken inside the anechoic chamber.
http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/express5.php
[ANS thanks David, G0MRF for the above information]
Looking at the website for the SSETI Express webcam
http://sseti.gte.tuwien.ac.at/WSW4/webcam.htm
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PCSAT2 ?0-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: May 2005
PCSAT2, which had previously been stowed in the Space Shuttle Discovery,
arrived at Launch Complex 39B on 07 April 2005. PCSAT2 is now standing
by ready to be launched on the first Space Shuttle return-to-flight
mission.
PCSAT2 will use the same dual redundant AX.25 command and control system
as used on PCsat (NO-44) offering 8 on/off commands, 5 telemetry
channels and a serial port for the solar cell experiment telemetry. It
also supports the Digital Comms Relay support of the PCsat/APRS mission.
The packet uplink is on 145.825 MHz and the default downlinks are in the
435 MHz band to avoid any possible interference with existing ARISS
missions. PCSAT2 will have quad redundant transmit inhibits for EVA
safety issues, thus, it is also easy to turn off to avoid any issues
with other UHF ARISS experiments that may be activated in the future.
Also, the mission lifetime of PCSAT2 is only 1 year, because it is a
sample-return mission, thus terminating any long term conflicts in
spectrum management.
The PCSAT2 mission is intended as an opportunity to augment existing
ARISS communications experiments with an external autonomous
communications payload. In this regard, it has several potential uses:
* A UI-Digipeater to help ease congestion on the currently shared
ARISS PMS (Packet Mail system)
* A PSK-31 transponder for multi-user communications to improve
accessibility for schools and ARISS outreach programs.
* An FM Voice repeater for full duplex crew communications to
facilitate crew-to-school ARISS contacts.
* Routine Telemetry on the spacecraft systems
For more information and pictures visit the PCSAT2 website at
http://www.ew.usna.edu/~bruninga/pcsat2.html
[ANS thanks Bob, WB4APR for the above information]
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PHASE 3E ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Early 2006
Status: Under Construction
The AMSAT-Phase 3E satellite (P3E) is dedicated as communication and
scientific platform for a highly elliptical orbit around Earth. The
spacecraft will be created in a joint process together with the P5A
Mars mission by an international team under leadership of AMSAT-DL
and continues the successful series of AMSAT-Phase 3 satellites.
Additionally the spacecraft will be a test bench for technology
developped for the Mars mission. The main task of P3E is to act as
communication platform for radio amateurs worldwide. A launch is
planned in the period 2004 to 2006.
For the latest project status update please visit the AMSAT-DL P3-E web
page:
http://www.amsat-dl.org/p3e/
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HAMSAT ?O-??
Catalog Number: ?
Scheduled Launch Date: May 05,2005 10.22 IST
Proposed frequencies:
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Indian transponder:
Uplink : 435.225MHz to 435.275MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.875MHz to 145.925MHz USB/CW
Beacom : 145.940MHz continue carier signal
Dutch transponder:
Uplink : 435.225MHz to 435.275MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.875MHz to 145.925MHz USB/CW
Beacon : 145.860MHz 12WPM with CW message
This from William Leijenaar, PE1RAH:
Hi AMSATs,
As many of you know, the launch of the Indian HAMSAT
is comming closer. We still have to wait a while but
not to long.
In 2 days I will leaving to India to see the launch of
HAMSAT with my transponder on it. From the last
contact I can tell that HAMSAT is doing great, and
that it is already mounted on the rocket. In the next
few days the rocket will be transported to the launch
place, where it finally will be launched on the 5th of
May.
After the launch HAMSAT will first be checked by the
ISRO ground station. A few days after the launch one
of the transponders will be activated for the ham
users.
When all goes well I think this will be in the weekend
of 7/8 May. It might be not due to some (technical)
reasons, but it gives you a good reason to fix up your
antennas and listen for the new HAMSAT bird.
I will be in India at that time, without any rig. It
would be nice to hear signal reports from the HAMSAT
up/dwnlink. at any place of the world.
Lets hope that all goes well and that HAMSAT will be
fine for a long time,
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CP1 ?o-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: N6CP
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.845
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CP2 ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.325
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HAUSAT1 ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: D90HP
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.465
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ICE Cube 1 ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: W2CXM
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
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ICE Cube 2 ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: N2VR
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.425
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ION ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.505
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KUTEsat ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: KC0RMW
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.385
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MEROPE ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: K7MSU-1
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 145.980
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nCUBE1 ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.305
2407.25
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RINCON ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: WA4CEW
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.870
437.345
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SACRED ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: WA4CEW
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.870
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SACRED ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: WA4CEW
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 436.870
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SEEDS ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: JQ1YGU
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.485
[03272005]
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Mea Huaka ?O-??
Catalog Number:
Proposed Launch Date: Mid May 2005
Proposed Callsign: TBA
Proposed Transmit Frequency: 437.405
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