AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS 182

ANS is a free, weekly, news and information service of AMSAT North
America, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation. ANS reports on the
activities of a worldwide group of Amateur Radio operators who share
an active interest in designing, building, launching and communicating
through analog and digital Amateur Radio satellites.

ANS is first released via the AMSAT-NA 20-meter net held each Sunday
on 14.282 MHz. Pre-net operations start at 18:00 UTC, with current ANS bulletins transmitted to the eastern U.S. at 19:00 UTC and to the
western U.S. at 19:30 UTC. ANS is also released worldwide via the
AMSAT ANS e-mail reflector.

AMSAT-NA is pleased to announce that recent (and future)
developments in Amateur Radio satellite technology will be discussed
in Atlanta, Georgia at the 19th Space Symposium and AMSAT-NA Annual
Meeting, October 5-6, 2001. The Symposium Chairman is Steve Diggs,
W4EPI. Contact W4EPI at: w4epi@amsat.org

Information on AMSAT-NA is available at the following URL:

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In addition to regular membership, AMSAT-NA offers membership in the President's Club. Members of the President's Club, as sustaining
donors to AMSAT Project Funds, will be eligible to receive additional
benefits. Initially, there will two levels for donations - Gold and
Silver. Application forms are available from the AMSAT-NA Office. For
further Information and details contact:
Daniel James, NN0DJ
AMSAT Vice President-Public Affairs
P.O. Box 297
Warroad, MN 56763-0297

NN0DJ can be reached at: (218) 386-1544 (or) via e-mail at:
nn0dj@amsat.org

This edition of ANS is dedicated to the memory of past ANS editor 'BJ'
Arts, WT0N, and to the memory of long-time AMSAT supporter Werner
Haas, DJ5KQ.

ANS salutes Phil Karn, KA9Q, who developed the basis for wireless
Internet communications by adapting Internet communications protocol
(TCP/IP) for radio use. KA9Q is among the inaugural group of 50
inductees into the CQ Amateur Radio Hall of Fame. The Hall was
established to recognize those individuals, whether licensed radio
amateurs or not, who significantly affected the course of Amateur
Radio;and radio amateurs, who, in the course of their professional
lives, had a significant impact on their professions or on world
affairs. Other AMSAT and OSCAR supporters/notables on the CQ Hall of
Fame list include K1JT, K1ZZ, W6TNS, W6SAI, W2SKE, W8JK, K7UGA, W6ZH, W3ASK,W1HR and W3IWI. [ANS thanks CQ Amateur Radio magazine,
published by CQ Communications, Inc. for this information]

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.01
AO-40 UPDATE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-182.01

Although AO-40 satellite transponders remain off the air, the ATOS
propellant feed system tests have been successful and a new orbit
has been achieved. According to received telemetry, the ammonia
heater, flow-rate controller, valves and pressure indicators all
worked successfully.

AMSAT-DL reports the "blowing of cold gas through the Arcjet is over".
The perigee height raised from 280-km (before outgassing) to 851-km
following the tests. Apogee height is unchanged. The good news is
that AO-40 is now in a safe and stable orbit!

All of the 53-kg of on-board ammonia appears to have been used during
the orbital change. Since orbit 302 the ammonia stopped flowing and
the pressure indicators in the received telemetry show no additional
pressure.

AMSAT-DL is currently looking over stored telemetry as information
continues to be downloaded and analyzed.

The spacecraft attitude will now be moved back to ALON/ALAT - 0/0 as
soon as possible and command stations are currently preparing for
magnetorquing sequences.

Amateur Radio satellite station operators around the world noticed the
orbital changes immediately, as they looked for AO-40's signal. "Congratulations to the AO-40 command team and thanks for the new
safe orbit," said Jim, KK3K.

Stay tuned to ANS, the official source of AO-40 information.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.02
JSC OPEN HOUSE

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-182.02

For the sixth consecutive year, NASA's Johnson Space Center will open
its doors to the public for its annual Open House event. For one full
day, Saturday, August 25th, visitors will have an opportunity to meet
JSC's workers, see how they plan and conduct human space flight
missions and learn about NASA technologies that are used on Earth
every day.

The open house is free to the public.

Exhibits and hardware from JSC's various programs will be featured in
more than 19 buildings throughout the center. In addition, tours will
be provided of the Sonny Carter Training Facility, where astronauts
train for space walks in the largest indoor pool in the world, as
well as Ellington Field, where NASA training jets, Shuttle Training
Aircraft and several KC-135 weightless trainers are based.

Visitors will also be able to see Mission Control where both the Space
Shuttle and International Space Station flight control rooms are
operating. This facility is the nerve center for human space flight
operations.

For more information about JSC's Open House, point your browser
to:

"http://openhouse.jsc.nasa.gov/"

[ANS thanks NASA for this information]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.03
ANS IN BRIEF

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-182.03

ANS news in brief this week includes the following:

** Russian engineers recently showed a reusable robot booster at
the Paris Air Show, claiming their brainchild can lead to major cost
savings for rocket launches. -SpaceDaily

** Hams in New York state are exempt from a new mobile cell phone
law. The measure outlaws the use of hand-held cellular telephones in
vehicles, but the ban will not include mobile Amateur Radio equipment.
-AR Newsline

** Veteran shuttle commander Brian Duffy, a veteran of four Shuttle
flights, has retired from the astronaut corps to accept a senior
management position in the private sector space industry. Duffy
also retired from the U.S. Air Force recently. -NASA

** Arianespace, the firm which oversees the commercial arm of the
European rocket industry, has won contracts to launch three
telecommunications satellites for PanAmSat. The announcement
was made at the Paris Air Show. -SpaceDaily

** The Optical Monitor telescope onboard XMM-Newton has obtained
one of the most striking ultraviolet pictures ever taken of galaxy
M81. The spiral galaxy M81 lies in the Ursa Major constellation and
is situated some 12 million light-years away. It is one of the most
luminous galaxies in the Northern Hemisphere and forms a most
conspicuous pair with its next-door neighbor M82. -ESA

--ANS BULLETIN END---

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.04
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 1

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-182.04

Phase 3D / AMSAT OSCAR 40 / AO-40
Launched: November 16, 2000 aboard an Ariane 5 launcher
from Kourou, French Guiana. Status: S-Band transmitter is active.
The RUDAK system has been activated.

AO-40 experimental transponder operation started on May 05, 2001 at approximately 08:00 UTC when the U-band and L1-band uplinks were
connected to the S-2 transmitter passband downlink via the Matrix
switch. Transponder operation is currently suspended.

G6LVB has described how to use an offset-dish for S-downlink at: www.g6lvb.com/60cm.htm

Three programs to convert RUDAK WOD (whole orbit data) are available
at: www.amsat.org/amsat/ftpdelta.html

[ANS thanks AMSAT-NA, AMSAT-DL and the ARRL for this information]

INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION/ARISS
Worldwide packet uplink: 145.990 MHz
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz
TNC callsign NOCALL

ARISS initial station launched September 2000 aboard shuttle Atlantis.
ARISS is made up of delegates from major national Amateur Radio
organizations, including AMSAT.

Status: Operational. Voice contacts with ISS have been made recently.
The ISS packet station is available for UI packets (APRS or UI QSL).
The mailbox and keyboard are currently disabled. Please see the packet
section of the ARISS web page before attempting to first work ISS on
packet.

The ISS daily crew schedule (which gives an idea when crew members
have free time and may be available for Amateur Radio operations) can
be found at:

"http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines/2001/may/index.html"

U.S. callsign: NA1SS
Russian callsigns: RS0ISS, RZ3DZR

The QSL routes for W/VE stations working NA1SS aboard the
International Space Station:

U.S. stations: Margie Bourgoin KB1DCO
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL
ARRL, 225 Main Street
Newington, Connecticut 06111

Canadian stations: Radio Amateurs of Canada
Attn: ARISS Expedition-1 (or 2) QSL
720 Belfast Road, Suite 217
Ottawa, Ontario K1G 0Z5

European stations: AMSAT-France
16, rue de la Vallee
91360 Epinay sur Orge, France

A self-addressed, stamped envelope is required to get a QSL in return.
The ARISS international group has not yet finalized a QSL card design.
It will be a few months before cards become available. More
information about the project can be found on the ARISS web site at:

"http://ariss.gsfc.nasa.gov"

[ANS thanks ARISS team member Will Marchant, KC6ROL, for this
information]

RADIO SPORT RS-12
Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.408 MHz
Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: RS-12 was re-activated in mode-A on January 1, 2001

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK
RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:

"http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html"

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for RS-12 information]

RADIO SPORT RS-15
Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)
SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial)
Launched: December 26, 1994 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome
Status: Semi-operational, mode-A, using a 2-meter uplink and a
10-meter downlink

Dave, WB6LLO, has operating information for both RS-15 on his
Web site. In addition to satellite data, antenna information for
mode-A operation is also featured. The WB6LLO web site URL is:

"http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads"

[ANS thanks Dave Guimont, WB6LLO, for this information]

OSCAR 10 AO-10
Uplink 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB
Beacon 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)
Launched: June 16, 1983 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Semi-operational, mode-B. AO-10 has
been locked into a 70-cm uplink and a 2-meter downlink for several
years.

DX continues to be heard and worked on AO-10.

W4SM has more information about the satellite at the following URL:

"http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html"

[ANS thanks Stacey Mills, W4SM, for his AO-10 status information
and web site]

AMRAD AO-27
Uplink 145.850 MHz FM
Downlink 436.795 MHz FM
Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J.

Periodically, AO-27's analog repeater will be turned off for a few
days at a time to enable ground controllers to gather Whole Orbital
Data (WOD), to verify the health of the satellite.

An AO-27 question-and-answer page is available on the AMSAT-NA web
site. The URL is: "http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html"

AO-27 uses a method called Timed Eclipse Power Regulation (TEPR) to
regulate the on-board batteries. In simple terms, TEPR times how long
the satellite has been in an eclipse (or in the sun) and decides what subsystems to turn on or off. The AO-27 pages on the AMSAT-NA web
site include an explanation of TEPR AO-27 operations (at):

"http://www.amsat.org/amsat/sats/n7hpr/ao27.html"

TEPR states on AO-27 were reset on March 24, 2001 as follows:

TEPR 4 is 38 / TEPR 5 is 78 (TEPR 5 is now 20 minutes long)

[ANS thanks AMRAD for AO-27 information]

UO-14
Uplink 145.975 MHz FM
Downlink 435.070 MHz FM
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Operational, mode J

Tim, KG8OC, features UO-14 information on the Michigan AMSAT
web site -- point your web browser to the following URL:

"http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc"

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for UO-14 information]

JAS-1b FO-20
Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Launched: February 07, 1990 by an H1 launcher from the Tanegashima
Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational. FO-20 is in mode JA
continuously

Tak, JA2PKI, reported FO-20 control station operators believe that the
UVC (Under Voltage Controller) now is regulating the transponder. The controller monitors battery voltage and tries to protect the
batteries from
over discharge.

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-20 status reports]

JAS-2 FO-29
Launched: August 17, 1996, by an H-2 launcher from the Tanegashima
Space Center in Japan. Status: Operational

Voice/CW Mode JA
Uplink 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB

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

The JARL FO-29 command station has announced the following
operation schedule of FO-29: - through October 1, 2001 - mode JA

Mineo, JE9PEL, has a FO-29 satellite telemetry analysis program that
will automatically analyze all digital telemetry from the satellite
(such as
current, voltage and temperature). The JE9PEL FO-29/shareware is
available at the following URL:

"http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/"

[ANS thanks Kazu Sakamoto, JJ1WTK, for the FO-29 status reports]

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SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.05
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 2

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-182.05

TIUNGSAT-1
Uplink 145.850 or 145.925 MHz 9600-baud FSK
Downlink 437.325 MHz
Broadcast callsign MYSAT3-11
BBS MYSAT3-12

Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Operational at
38k4-baud FSK

Paul, KB2SHU, reports he was pleasantly surprised recently to see
TiungSat-1 working again over North America. His system logged the
satellite for the first time in many months.

Chris, G7UPN, tells ANS that TiungSat-1 has been operating at a data
rate of 38k4. Data recovery at 38k4 is reported to be extremely good
with efficiencies near 100%. The output power is at 8-watts "which
should provide a very good downlink," said Chris, adding "the
downside is that with the high power transmitter operating, the power
budget is negative so we can't support continuous operation."

According to G7UPN, TiungSat-1 now requires the Amateur Radio
station to switch the downlink 'on' when the satellite comes into
range. The way this works is for the ground station software to send
a request to the spacecraft to switch the downlink on. The spacecraft
receives this request and checks the battery voltage to see if it can
support the operation, and if it can it will activate the downlink.

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.

For more information on TiungSat-1, visit the following URL:

"http://www.yellowpages.com.my/tiungsat/tiung_main.htm"

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for this information]

KITSAT KO-25
Uplink 145.980 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 436.500 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign HL02-11
BBS HL02-12

Launched: September 26, 1993 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Non-operational

Jim, AA7KC, reports KO-25 is non-operational at this time. No useful
data has been downlinked since mid-June and there is no response to
transmitted uplink requests. The command team of KO-25 reported the
on-board computer (OBC) of KO-25 crashed on June 19, 2001. The
team is uploading new software under the direction of HL0ENJ.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, for this information]

UOSAT UO-22
Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz 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

Jim, AA7KC, reports UO-22 is operational with good downlink efficiency
and heavy traffic. 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]

OSCAR-11
Downlink 145.825 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: Operational

Clive, G3CWV, reported to ANS that it has been an uneventful time for
OSCAR-11 during the period of May 15-June 9, 2001.

Battery voltage observed during daylight passes has continued to
decrease. The average value observed was 13.3 volts with a range of
13.1 to 13.5 volts. The internal temperatures have continued to
decrease, now -0.2 and -1.6 Celsius for battery and telemetry
electronics respectively.

The magnetometer calibrations have steadily changed during the many
years in orbit. Although the changes are small and are not noticeable
on a plot of individual channels, they do have a considerable effect
when the total magnetic field is calculated. The spin period has also varied,now between 300 and 344 seconds, with the attitude control
working normally.

The mode-S beacon is active, transmitting an unmodulated carrier. This
beacon is a useful test source for those testing mode-S converters for
AO-40.

Users of OSCAR-11 should note that the hardware generated time in the
ASCII telemetry is now 15.5 minutes ahead of UTC, and the date is
three days advanced. Unfortunately these errors cannot be corrected.

The operating schedule is as follows:

ASCII status (210 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY SEU (30 seconds)
ASCII TLM (90 seconds)
ASCII WOD (120 seconds)
ASCII bulletin (60 seconds)
BINARY ENG (30 seconds)

The ASCII bulletin is currently a static message, detailing modes and frequencies of all active amateur radio satellites.

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]

PACSAT AO-16
Uplink 145.90 145.92 145.94 145.96 MHz FM
(using 1200-baud Manchester FSK)
Downlink 437.025 MHz SSB (RC-BPSK 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.

Telemetry is as follows:

uptime is 502/18:55:23. Time is Fri Jun 29 22:32:27 2001
+X (RX) Temp -13.314 D RX Temp -0.607 D
Bat 1 V 1.271 V Bat 2 V 1.238 V
Bat 3 V 1.237 V Bat 4 V 1.310 V
Bat 5 V 1.208 V Bat 6 V 1.314 V
Bat 7 V 1.240 V Bat 8 V 1.332 V
BCR Input Cur 0.307 A BCR Output Cur 0.336 A
Bat 1 Temp 2.419 D Bat 2 Temp 1.209 D
Baseplt Temp 1.209 D PSK TX RF Out 0.816 W
RC PSK TX Out 0.063 W RC PSK BP Temp -5.448 D
RC PSK HPA Tmp -5.448 D +Y Array Temp -24.811 D
PSK TX HPA Tmp -1.817 D +Z Array Temp -18.760 D
Total Array C= 0.298 Bat Ch Cur= 0.092 Ifb= 0.009 I+10V= 0.235
TX:1006 BCR:6E PWRC:36D BT:1E WC:25 EDAC:2A

A new 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]

UoSAT-12 UO-36
Uplink 145.960 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 437.025 MHz 437.400 MHz
Broadcast Callsign UO121-11
BBS UO121-12

Launched: April 21, 1999 by a Russian launcher from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Operational

UO-36 carries a number of imaging payloads, digital store-and-forward communications and mode L/S transponders.

NASA has demonstrated on UO-36 the ability to use standard Internet
protocols to communicate with an orbiting spacecraft (just like any
node on the Internet). NASA has been developing this project by
working with the commercial payload aboard UoSAT-12.

The BBS is open, although uploading and downloading may be disabled
at times.

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

Further information on UO-36 is available from:
"http://www.sstl.co.uk/"

[ANS thanks Chris G7UPN/ZL2TPO, and the University of Surrey for this information]

ITAMSAT IO-26
Uplink 145.875 145.900 145.925 145.950 MHz FM (1200-baud)
Downlink 435.822 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.

[ANS thanks ITAMSAT Project Manager Alberto E. Zagni, I2KBD, for
IO-26 information]

/EX

SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-182.06
WEEKLY SATELLITE REPORT PART 3

AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 182.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD, JULY 01, 2001
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $ANS-182.06

THE FOLLOWING ARE IN ORBIT BUT ARE NON-OPERATIONAL
AT THIS TIME:

TMSAT-1 TO-31
Uplink 145.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 436.925 MHz (9600-baud FSK)
Broadcast Callsign: TMSAT1-11
BBS TMSAT1-12

Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Non-operational, no data downlinked
since December 18, 2000.

Chris G7UPN, (UoSAT operations manager) reports the
following to ANS:

The TO-31 downlink will be off over most areas, with the exception of
Europe and Thailand. This is required to allow control stations to
recondition the battery with minimum power drain.

ProcMail V2.00G has been released by G7UPN. This software permits
the processing of image files from TO-31. It has been posted to the
AMSAT-NA FTP site at the following URL:

"http://www.amsat.org/amsat/software/win32/wisp"

Many of the high-resolution color images transmitted by TMSAT are
Compressed using a UoSAT compression format. This format is
supported by the VK5HI CCD display program.

[ANS thanks Chris Jackson, G7UPN/ZL2TPO, for TO-31 status
information]

LUSAT LO-19
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-12
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou, French
Guiana. Status: Beacon only. The CW beacon is sending eight telemetry
channels and one status channel on 437.126 MHz. No BBS service is
available. The digipeater is not active.

Telemetry is as follows:

Time is Fri Jun 29 22:20:27 2001
CW-Code: aun ada a4u adt avv a6u a6t ae6
5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V
10V-Bat: 11.58 V 10V-Curr: 113.4 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.909 W TX-Temp.: -2.58 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 24.00 V Box-Temp: 1.07 ?C

CW-Code: aun adt a4u abn avv a6u ae6 ae6
5V-reg.: 4.93 V 8.5V-reg: 8.74 V
10V-Bat: 11.52 V 10V-Curr: 113.4 mA
TX-Pwr : 0.899 W TX-Temp.: -2.58 ?C
+Z-Sol.: 23.40 V Box-Temp: 1.07 ?C

General information and decode values of
CW telemetry can find it in:
www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu/lo19

Mineo, JE9PEL, has recorded LO-19 CW and PSK telemetry and placed
the information on his Internet homepage site at:

"http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/"

General information and telemetry samples can be found at:

www.telecable.es/personales/ea1bcu

[ANS thanks Miguel Menendez, EA1BCU, for LO-19 status information]

SO-41 SAUDISAT-1A

Uplink to be released
Downlink 437.075 MHz
Broadcast Callsign SASAT1-11
BBS SASAT1-12

Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this satellite
has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no additional information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1A will operate as 9600-baud digital store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built
by
the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for Science
and
Technology.

SO-42 SAUDISAT-1B
Uplink to be released
Downlink 436.775 MHz
Broadcast Callsign SASAT2-11
BBS SASAT2-12
Launched: September 26, 2000 aboard a converted Soviet ballistic
missile from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Status: Unknown, this satellite
has been in orbit for almost 8 months. ANS has received no additional information.

When/if operational, SaudiSat-1B will operate as 9600-baud digital store-and-forward systems as well analog FM repeater mode capability.
One of two new ham satellites from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia built
by the Space Research Institute at the King Abdulaziz City for
Science and Technology.

SUNSAT SO-35
Mode J Uplink: 145.825 MHz FM
Mode J Downlink: 436.250 MHz FM

Mode B Uplink: 436.291 MHz FM
Mode B Downlink: 145.825 MHz FM

Launched: February 23, 1999 by a Delta II rocket from Vandenberg Air
Force Base in California. Status: Non-operational

The SunSat team released the following statement, dated
February 1, 2001:

We regret to announce that the last communication with SunSat from our
ground station at the Electronic Systems Laboratory at Stellenbosch
University took place recently. We are certain, after having performed
several tests since the last contact, that an irreversible, physical
failure has occurred on the satellite. It is therefore unlikely that
we will have any further contact with SunSat, apart from the
occasional visual sighting by telescope!

When it was operational the SunSat package included 1200 and 9600
baud digital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot'
repeater system in addition to Mode B/J operation with two VHF and
two UHF transmit-receive systems.

For more information on SunSat visit the following URL:

"http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za"

[ANS thanks Garth Milne, ZR1AFH, for this information]

RADIO SPORT RS-13
Uplink 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB
Downlink 145.860 to 145.900 MHz CW/SSB
Beacon 145.860 MHz

Launched: February 5, 1991 aboard a Russian Cosmos C launcher
Status: non-operational (last operational in mode-T)

RS-12 was re-activated in January 2001. Prior to this switch RS-13 was operational (mode T), but was apparently turned off following the
recent RS-12 switch.

The latest information on RS-12 and RS-13 can be found on the AC5DK
RS-12/13 Satellite Operators page at:

"http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html"

[ANS thanks Kevin Manzer, AC5DK, for this information]

KITSAT KO-23
Uplink 145.900 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Downlink 435.170 MHz FM
Broadcast Callsign HLO1-11
BBS HLO1-12
Launched: August 10, 1992 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Intermittent operation with the downlink
transmitter operating at unpredictable intervals.

Jim, AA7KC, reported that KO-23's downlink transmitter continues in non-operational status. Jim says that KO-23 shows some signs of trying
to recover, but no useful data has been downlinked. The duration of
this status is unpredictable. No data has been received since
October 28, 2000.

KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ, reports (from the KO-23 control team) that part
of the problem with non-operation has been the power budget aboard the satellite. "We are not sure when the bird might turn off again due to insufficient power. The capability of the onboard power system has
been less and less," said Kim. HL0ENJ also noted that as of October
30, 2000 the onboard computer was reset and a reboot of operational
software is/was underway.

[ANS thanks Jim Weisenberger, AA7KC, and KyungHee Kim, HL0ENJ,
for KO-23 status information]

TECHSAT-1B GO-32
Downlink 435.225 MHz using HDLC telemetry
Launched: July 10, 1998 by a Russian Zenit rocket from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome. Status: Semi-operational.

Efforts were reported to be underway to bring GO-32 on line, however,
no information has been received by ANS (the last report was dated
November 1999).

Last reported, the satellite does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30
seconds (the GO-32 beacon sends one short telemetry status
transmission of 44 bytes) and upon request the complete telemetry
buffer.

[ANS has no further information]

PANSAT PO-34
Uplink/downlink frequency (listed on the PanSat web site) 436.500 MHz
Launched: October 30, 1998 by the Shuttle Discovery. Status: Unknown

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 promised to
be available to Amateur Radio operators along with software to utilize
this technology. To date, this has not happened.

For more information, visit the official PanSat web site at:

"http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/"

PanSat was the featured cover article on the July/August 1999 issue of
the AMSAT-NA Journal (the story written by KD6DRA and N7HPR).

[ANS has no further information]

DOVE DO-17
Downlink 145.825 MHz FM (1200-baud AFSK)
2401.220 MHz
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.

DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The 145.825 MHz and
2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has not
responded to ground station control.

[ANS has no further information]

WEBERSAT WO-18
Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB (1200 baud PSK AX.25)
Launched: January 22, 1990 by an Ariane launcher from Kourou,
French Guiana. Status: Non-operational.

WO-18 was last reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.

[ANS has no further information]

SEDSAT-1 SO-33
Downlink 437.910 MHz FM (9600-baud FSK)
Launched: October 24, 1998 by a Delta 2 rocket from Cape Canaveral,
Florida. Status: Semi-operational.

The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions and
the image and transponder recovery efforts have been unsuccessful.
SedSat-1 signifies Students for the Exploration and Development of
Space (satellite number one).

SedSat-1 has downlinked months worth of telemetry data on the
performance of its electrical power system parameters. The Nickel
Metal Hydride batteries on the spacecraft were experimental and
experienced some abuse due to a power negative situation. This
information has provided NASA with useful information. With the
exception of the imaging system and the use of the transponders,
SedSat-1 has been judged a success.

For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at the
following URL:

"http://seds.uah.edu/projects/sedsat/sedsat.htm"

[ANS has no further information]

/EX

--ANS END---

ANS would like to thank Mike Seguin, N1JEZ, ANS principal satellite investigator, for helping provide current satellite information.

Please send any amateur satellite news or reports to:

ans-editor@amsat.org

Daniel (Dan) James
AMSAT News Service Bulletin Editor
AMSAT-NA Vice President/Public Affairs
Amateur callsign: NN0DJ
Grid Square EN28iv
Warroad, Minnesota U.S.A.
E-mail: nn0dj@amsat.org


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