SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.01 STS-58 SAREX MISSION INFO HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 18, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-261.01 KA3HDO Provides STS-58 SAREX Mission Information The STS-58 flight of the Space Shuttle Columbia represents the next mission carrying the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). STS-58 is currently scheduled for launch on 14-OCT-93 at 14:53 UTC. Spacelab Life Sciences-2 is the primary payload on-board STS-58. During the 13 day (extended dur- ation) flight, the astronauts will conduct around-the-clock experiments on themselves and on living organisms carried in the spacelab module. The SAREX operations on this flight include voice and packet. Discussions between the astronauts and the SAREX working group indicates that there will be more general contact operations on this flight than was performed on each of the three SAREX flight flown this year. Please remember that this is a preflight prediction. The astronauts and the SAREX working group cannot guarantee this prediction. The following information gives more details on SAREX operations for STS-58. STS-58 Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) Information Sheet Mission: STS-58 Space Shuttle Columbia Spacelab Life Sciences-2 (SLS-2) Mission Launch: October 14, 1993, 14:53 UTC Orbit: 39 degrees orbital inclination Mission Length: 13 days (Nominal) Amateur Radio Operators: Bill McArthur (KC5ACR), Marty Fettman (KC5AXA), Rick Searfoss, Callsign TBD Modes: FM Voice Prime callsign KC5ACR Packet Radio Callsign W5RRR-1 Frequencies: All operations in split mode. Do not transmit on the downlink frequency. Voice Freqs: Downlink: 145.55 MHz (Worldwide) Uplinks: 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97, 144.99 MHz (Except Europe) 144.70, 144.75, 144.80 MHz (Europe only) Note: the crew will not favor any specific uplink frequency, so your ability to work the crew will be the "luck of the draw." Packet Freqs: Downlink: 145.55 MHz Uplink: 144.49 MHz Info: Goddard Amateur Radio Club, WA3NAN, Greenbelt Maryland, SAREX Bulletins and Shuttle Retransmissions 3.860 MHz, 7.185 MHz, 14.295 MHz, 21.395 MHz, 28.650 MHz and 147.450 MHz (FM) Johnson Space Center ARC, W5RRR, Houston, Texas SAREX Bulletins 7.225 MHz, 14.280 MHz, 21.395 MHz, 28.650 MHz, (SSB) and 146.64 MHz (FM) ARRL Amateur Radio Station, W1AW, Newington, CT SAREX News Bulletins 3.990, 7.290, 14.290, 18.160, 21.390, and 28.590 MHz and 147.555 MHz (FM) Also, bulletins available on internet, via AMSAT ANS, Compuserve, and your local PBSS. School Group Participation: 18 school groups will participate in SAREX with pre-scheduled direct and telebridge contacts. These include 17 in the U.S., and one France. Prelaunch Keplerian Elements: The following Keplerian Elements are provided by Gil Carman (WA5NOM) at the Johnson Space Center ARC: STS-58 1 00058U 93287.67747791 .00119475 00000-0 26040-3 0 50 2 00058 39.0114 124.6663 0007676 272.4217 87.5676 15.96123499 22 Satellite: STS-58 Catalog number: 00058 Epoch time: 93287.67747791 = (14-OCT-93 16:15:34.09 UTC) Element set: 005 Inclination: 39.0114 deg RA of node: 124.6663 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-58 Eccentricity: .0007676 Prelaunch Element set JSC-005 Arg of perigee: 272.4217 deg Launch: 14-OCT-93 14:53 UTC Mean anomaly: 87.5676 deg Mean motion: 15.96123499 rev/day Gil Carman, WA5NOM Decay rate: 1.19475e-03 rev/day*2 NASA Johnson Space Center Epoch rev: 2 Checksum: 329 [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Frank Bauer (KA3HDO) for this bulletin item.] SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.02 AMSAT-CE information HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 18, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-261.02 AMSAT Chile Information The Foundation for the Development of Satellites for Radio Amateurs (Fundacion de Desarrollo de Satelites de Aficionados a las Radio- omunicaciones) or AMSAT-CE was a foundation created by the Chilean Federation of Radio Amateurs Clubs on 23-APR-1992. Its objectives are scientific and technological in nature and are expected to be realized in the design, construction, launch and operation of amateur radio experimental satellites, in the transfer of technology and in other experiments related to space communications. AMSAT-CE is a non profit amateur organization which is directed by a Council composed of nine members, all of them licensed radio amateurs: CE2MH Ignacio, President; CE3LD Italo, Vicepresident; CE3AFC Axel, Secretary; CE2HI Carlos, Treasurer; and CE3MVK Victor, CE3GA Eduardo, CE3EOA Patricio, CE3AYS Mario and CE5NG Klaus, Counselors. Its first project CESAR-1 will be implemented using the new AMSAT-NA satellite bus concept known as "MICROSAT." An agreement for joint cooper- ation between AMSAT-NA and AMSAT-CE was signed on January 20, 1993. For those interested in finding out more about AMSAT-CE, the address of AMSAT-CE is: Avda. Portales 4040, Casa 439 P. O. Box 40 Correo 5 Santiago Telephone 56 - 2 - 773 7831 E-mail amsat-ce@cecux1.cec.uchile.cl Quinta Normal, Santiago, Chile [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Ignacio Martinez (CE2MH) for this bulletin item.] SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.03 AMSAT OPS NET SCHEDULE HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 18, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-261.03 Current AMSAT Operations Net Schedule For AO-13 AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times. Mode-B Nets are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz. If, at the start of the OPS Net, the frequency of 145.950 MHz is being used for a QSO, OPS Net enthusiasts are asked to move to the alternate frequency of 145.955 MHz. Date UTC Mode Phs NCS Alt NCS 2-Oct-93 1400 B 160 WA5ZIB WJ9F 9-Oct-93 1500 B 101 W9ODI N7NQM 23-Oct-93 1315 B 154 WB6LLO WA5ZIB Any stations with information on current events would be most welcomed. Also, those interested in discussing technical issues or who have questions about any particular aspect of OSCAR statellite operations, are encouraged to join the OPS Nets. In the unlikely event that either the Net Control Station (NCS) or the alternate do not call on frequency, any participant is invited to act as the NCS. ************************************** Slow Scan Television on AO-13 SSTV sessions will be held on immediately after the OPS Nets a downlink on a Mode-B downlink frequency 145.960 MHz. SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.04 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.04 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 18, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-261.04 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 18-SEP-93 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: L QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1993 Aug 16-Oct 25 Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 60 ! Mode-BS : MA 60 to MA 120 !<- after Aug 30 (hopefully) Mode-S : MA 120 to MA 145 !<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-S : MA 145 to MA 150 !<- S beacon only Mode-BS : MA 150 to MA 180 ! Alon/Alat 180/0 Mode-B : MA 180 to MA 256 ! Omnis : MA 230 to MA 40 ! Move to attitude 210/0, 25-Oct-93 Continuous up-to-date information about AO-13 operations is always available on the beacons at 145.812 MHz and 2400.646 MHz in CW, RTTY and 400 bps PSK. Also, the e bulletins are also posted to INTERNET, ANS bulletins, Packet, PACSATs, etc., an can also be found in many international newsletters. [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR] AO-13 DX: To let all interested parties know, Pino (I0DUD), Antonio (I0JX) and WB6GYD will be conducting AO-13 Mode-B operations from the Vatican on Saturday, 25-SEPT-93 starting approximately 05:00 UTC and again on Sunday, 26-SEP-930. The call sign will be announced at that time and a QSL route will be established. This operation was previously announced in Oscar Satellite Report. In addition, they plan to spend Friday night (probably 20:00 until 05:00 UTC Sept 24-25 at the Vatican and operate on 20/30/40 meters. All are invited look for them and make a DX contact. [WB6GYD] AO-16: Operating normally. [WH6I] UO-22: Operating normally. [WH6I] KO-23: Operating normally. [WH6I] MIR: WD8LAQ reports that he heard R0MIR on voice and that stations who wish to also work MIR should understand that the MIR crew is working under Moscow time, which is four hours ahead of UTC. This means that their "free" pre-sleep time (about 12 Noon until 2 P.M. EDT) is a prime window of opportunity for them to be "playing" ham radio during the week. Under normal circumstances, WD8LAQ understands that the MIR crew gets all day Sunday off. WD8LAQ called R0MIR while at hamfest on 145.550 MHz FM voice not expecting much at about 2 P.M. After a couple calls R0MIR came booming in at a signal strength of 20 over S9! Some onlookers could not believe it was really one of the MIR crew because of the strong signal. WD8LAQ is sure they heard him but it sounded like R0MIR was in QSO with someone else. R0MIR said to look for him on the next pass. ARSENE: ARSENE satellite is no longer responding to telecommands sent by FF1STA station at ENSAE School in Toulouse. Numerous commands have been sent to try to reactivate the satellite without success. It has been since 09-SEP-93 around 00:00 UTC that the last ARSENE signals were heard in Mode-S and FF1STA has not receive any more telemetry from the satellite. The transmissions stopped at the moment ARSENE was coming out of a one hour eclipse period. Contrasting this with before, the SHF power stage temper- ature never reached more than 42 degrees Celsius before entering into the Earth shadow. The temperature dropped by ten degrees when in the eclipse part of the orbit. FF1STA command station was able to observe telemetry data indicating that automatic system for eclipse power condit- ions was working fine. All collected telemetry data before the failure is carefully being investigated by ARSENE experts. There will be one last effort to recover ARSENE in the coming week using the FC1ELL EME station in Argenteuil, France near Paris with an 8M dish and high power UHF trans- mitter. [F6BVP] RS-12: KB0J was still able to make an "over-the-horizon" DX contact with HK1LAQ on 29.427 MHz and also CY9R on 29.423. The later station was on a "DX-pedition" to ST. Paul Island. Please remember that the uplink for RS-12 is on 15M and the downlink is 10M. [K0BJ] The AMSAT NEWS Service (ANS) is looking for volunteers to contribute weekly OSCAR status reports. If you have a favorite OSCAR which you work on a regular basis and would like to contribute to this bulletin, please send your observations to WD0HHU at his CompuServe address of 70524,2272, on INTERNET at wd0hhu@amsat.org, or to his local packet BBS in the Denver, CO area, WD0HHU @ W0LJF.#NECO.CO.USA.NOAM. Also, if you find that the current set of orbital elements are not generating the correct AOS/LOS times at your QTH, PLEASE INCLUDE THAT INFORMATION AS WELL. The information you provide will be of value to all OSCAR enthusiasts. /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-261.05 IT ON QRZ CD ROM HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 261.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD SEPTEMBER 18, 1993 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-261.05 INSTANT TRACK Showing Up On QRZ CD ROM It has come to attention of AMSAT that InstantTrack has been appearing on a CD ROM called QRZ. Some have asked if IT has become shareware. It is emphasised that InstantTrack is not, nor has it ever been shareware. The popular tracking program is the creation of Franklin Antonio who has very kindly offered it to AMSAT as a fund raiseing tool. However, Franklin retains the copyright. Whatever steps have been or are being taken in response to this copyright violation are in his hands. Franklin has requested that anyone who has bought a QRZ CD ROM containing InstantTrack to please provide him with the following information: 1. Your name and address. 2. Where, when it was purchased. If you purchased the disk in a store, the name and address of the store would be helpful. If you don't know the address, name of store and city is acceptable. 3. A statement that your copy of QRZ CD-ROM does contain InstantTrack. (Look in misc/dl_files/it_track.exe, though it might be elsewhere in different versions of the CD-ROM.) 4. Version #, or date appearing on face of QRZ CD-ROM. (or just xerox the front of the CD-ROM for identification.) Please address corespondance to: Franklin Antonio 2765 Cordoba Cove Del Mar, CA 92014. Email may also be used but a written letter is preferrd in situations such as this. The email address is: antonio@qualcomm.com. /EX