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Subj: WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2
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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 313.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, NOVEMBER 09, 2003
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-313.S2
UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Launched: March 1, 1984 by a Delta-Thor rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Semi-operational.
OSCAR-11 now operates in a default mode, controlled by the watch-dog
timer. The satellite transmits continuous ASCII telemetry for about
8 - 9 days on 145.826 MHz., followed by about 10 - 12 days of
silence. These times appear to be somewhat variable, and this regular
sequence might be interrupted by ground control.
The mode-S beacon on 2401.5 MHz transmits continuously.
At the present time, ground control are unable to command the
satellite, due to low temperatures affecting the command decoder.
They will attempt to command the satellite when the command decoder
temperature has risen to 15C.
A Windows Soundcard program for displaying and capturing OSCAR-11 data
is now available. This is MIXW2, a general purpose Amateur Radio data
communication program written by Nick Fedoseev UT2UZ.
You can download the program from www.mixw.net
You need the latest version 2.07. Unfortunately the documentation for
this version of MIXW2 does not cover the OSCAR-11 application. However
there is a package of instructions and examples on G3CWV's website (URL
below).
More information on OSCAR-11 is available at the following URL:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
[ANS thanks Clive Wallis, G3CWV, for OSCAR-11 status information]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
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
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on.
A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information
and telemetry samples can be found at:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu
[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for AO-16 status information]
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UO-22 UOSAT
Catalog number: 21575
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
Launched: July 17, 1991 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational.
More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-22 information
and Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for status information]
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
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
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater function is on
and open for APRS users.
IO-26 was 10 years old on Septde 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
[ANS thanks Oliver Amend, DG6BCE for this information]
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