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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 102.S2 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, April 11,2004,
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
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UO-11 OSCAR-11
Catalog number: 14781
Launched: March 1, 1984
Downlink: 145.826 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
Mode-S Beacon: 2401.500 MHz
Status: Semi-operational.
Jim G3WGM, reports, Since the last up date a further approx 25 reports have
been received. This was as at approx 0800 UTC 9 April 04. The reports can
be seen at http://www.uk.amsat.org/uo-11/reports/report3.htm and QSL cards
downloaded at http://www.uk.amsat.org/uo-11/qsls_2/.here. I have now closed
the reporting web page, and no further reports will be accepted. Sorry! I
will be producing a short summary of the Birthday Party reports and post it
here soon! Thank you all for you support.
73s G3WGM
Summary: We received 320 separate reports of which 122 were of signals
received on UO-11s actual birthday, 1 March. 57 of the reports were for
reception on the 2.4GHz amateur radio band. There were reports from 261
different stations from 37 different countries.
Thank you all for participating! 73's G3WGM
The S-band beacon 2401.5 MHz. is also ON, transmitting a weak continuous
carrier. More information is available on the AMSAT-UK Web site:
http://www.uk.amsat.org/
[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK and Jim Heck, G3WGM, for UO-11 status information
[04112004]
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AO-16 PACSAT
Catalog number: 20439
Launch Date: January 22, 1990
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
Status: Semi-operational, the digipeater command is on and open for
APRS users.
A WOD collection of current graphics along with general information
and telemetry samples can be found at:
http://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
Launched: July 17, 1991
Uplink: 145.900 FM 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 435.120 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign: UOSAT5-11
BBS: UOSAT5-12
Status: Operational.
More information on the satellite is available at the following URL:
http://www.sstl.co.uk/
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IO-26 ITAMSAT
Catalog number: 22826
Launch Date: September 26, 1993
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
Status: No uplinks currently
This from Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD on November 26,2003:
I can confirm that IO-26 is still in Safe Mode (MBL telemetry).
We have some problems to uplink the full IHT software, probably
due to an unfavourable attitude of the spacecraft.
Until the IHT (high level code) is reloaded, NO digipeat will
be possible, since it is part of the IHT multitasking code.
All the best
Alberto E. Zagni - I2KBD
[ANS thanks for Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD and Don Woodward, KD4APP this
information]
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NO-44 PCSAT
Catalog number: 26931
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
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)
Status: Semi-Operational.
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.
For more information, visit the PCSat web site at:
http://web.usna.navy.mil/~bruninga/pcsat.html
[ANS thanks Bob Bruninga, WB4APR, for PCSat information][02082004]
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NO-45 SAPPHIRE
Catalog number: 26932
Launch Date: September 30, 2001
Downlink: 437.095 MHz 1200 baud AX-25 AFSK
Uplink: 145.945 MHz UI Digipeater
Digi Callsign: KE6QMD
Status: Operational.
The NO-45 digipeater remains on. User are requested NOT
to use the Bulletin Board. When the Bulletin Board is used it effectively
"locks out" ground access to the spacecraft CPU.
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
There will be occasional dropouts caused by the CW beacon, and Users are
advised to expect extra packet chatter during West Coast (USA) passes, as
some schools are using Sapphire for operations training.
Student built Sapphire was launched through the U.S. Naval
Academy Satellite program. Its primary missions are sensor
experiments, a camera, and voice synthesizer. For more information,
visit the Sapphire web site at:
http://students.cec.wustl.edu/~sapphire/sapphire_overview.html
[ANS thanks Mike, KE6YNJ for the above information][03212004]
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MO-46 TIUNGSAT-1
Catalog number: 26548
Launched: September 26, 2000
Uplink: 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink: 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign: MYSAT3-11
BBS: MYSAT3-12
Status: Operational at 38k4-baud FSK.
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.
[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]
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