SB NEWS @ AMSAT $SPC0718 * SpaceNews 18-Jul-94 * BID: $SPC0718 ========= SpaceNews ========= MONDAY JULY 18, 1994 SpaceNews originates at KD2BD in Wall Township, New Jersey, USA. It is published every week and is made available for unlimited distribution. * STS-65 SAREX ACTIVITY * ========================= The Space Shuttle Columbia had a flawless liftoff on 08-Jul-94 at 16:43:00.083 UTC for a 14-day mission in space. Columbia has been assigned Space Command Object Number 23173 and International Designator 1994-039 A. The Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX) packet robot on board the space shuttle Columbia was activated on 11-Jul-93. The following highly edited text was copied on 12-Jul-94 at WA5ZIB from the STS-65 shuttle mission: W5RRR-1>QST [07/12/94 17:17:00] : Hello from KC5HBV and KC5FVF aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia We're well into our mission now conducting materials processing and life sciences experiments that are paving the way for future operations aboard our international space station. We've talked to schools in Texas, Florida, Hawaii and Germany via SAREX and it's been great. W5RRR-1>QRZ [07/12/94 17:17:57] : #623-KE4HJV KE4HSB KJ5BM WD5IWT N5SEM XE2X KA5SFD KB5CXR KF7E KC6WYG WB6LLO K6EXO WA5RTL KA7FNQ KE6BVF KD6BOG N6MZV KD6NEX N7QQ N6HL N6ZHV AA6SF AB6DG WB6FJE W6US KD6VXJ W6NKF KJ9U ZS6BTD ZR3IE ZS1CM ZS6ADS N2QAC AD4HY WA4NRU W5RRR-1>QSL [07/12/94 17:17:58] : KB5CXR/717 PY3ADQ/662 PY3SS/647 JA1ZBM/642 7L2CAM/637 PU3VHQ/625 JA1NVB/617 JR5EBL/611 JM1QOP/588 JA2DXY/587 JF1AJE/584 JI7JRX/583 JA3CF/582 JS1MQG/580 TG9IKE/575 W5RRR-1>SAREX [07/12/94 17:17:59] : This is STS-65 SAREX Robot station W5RRR-1 onboard the Space Shuttle Columbia. [Info via WA5ZIB] * GARC SHUTTLE RE-TRANSMISSIONS * ================================= The Goddard Amateur Radio Club (GARC) invites interested people to tune in to STS-65 shuttle ground communications transmissions. As a public service to the Amateur radio community, the GARC retransmits space shuttle air-to-ground communications. During the STS-65 mission which also carries a Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX), Amateur radio operators, shortwave listeners, and individuals with scanners can listen to these communications on the following HF (single sideband) and VHF (FM) frequencies: 3.860 MHz (LSB) 7.186 MHz (LSB) 14.295 MHz (USB) 21.395 MHz (USB) 28.650 MHz (USB) 147.450 MHz (FM) in local Washington D.C. metro area [Info via Erich Franz Stocker, N3OXM] * APOLLO ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL EVENTS * ===================================== At least 12 amateur stations associated with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will be active July 19 to 22 to commemorate the 25th anniversary of humans landing on the moon, on July 20, 1969, on Apollo 11. The operations will begin at 0700 UTC July 19 and end at 0500 UTC July 22, coinciding with the time the Apollo Moon Lander (the Eagle) was on the moon's surface in 1969. Stations are expected to be on modes including CW, SSB, FM, packet, Pactor, Amtor, RTTY, SSTV, ATV, and amateur satellites. Here are the 12 stations expected to be active: Ames Amateur Radio Club, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, California: K6MF (AARC, Box 73, Moffett Field CA 94035-1000). Dryden Amateur Radio Club, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, California: KF7GD (NASA DFRC, Attn: Dryden ARC, POB 273, Edwards CA 93523). Goddard Amateur Radio Club, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt MD: WA3NAN (GARC, PO Box 86, Greenbelt, MD 20768-0086). Guam Contingency Landing Site Amateur Radio Group: KC4YDP/KH2 (NASA RADIO, Kennedy Space Center FL 32899). NASA Headquarters Amateur Radio Group, Washington, DC: N4ZR (2003 Sarazen Place, Reston VA 22091-3809). Jet Propulsion Laboratory Amateur Radio Club and Goldstone Amateur Radio Club, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, California: W6VIO (JPLARC, M/S 168-327, 4800 Oak Grove Dr, Pasadena, CA 91109). Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club, NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX: W5RRR (JSC ARC/W5RRR, Johnson Space Center, Houston TX 77058). Kennedy Space Center Amateur Radio Group, Kennedy Space Center, Florida: KC4TCV (NASA RADIO, Kennedy Space Center FL 32899). NASA Lewis Amateur Radio Club (NLARC), NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio: AK8Y (NASA Lewis Amateur Radio Club, 21000 Brookpark Rd, MS 54-6, Cleveland OH 44135). Marshall Amateur Radio Club, NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, Alabama: WA4NZD (Marshall Amateur Radio Club, CM21X, MSFC AL 35812). Stennis Space Center Amateur Radio Club, NASA Stennis Space Center, Mississippi: K5GY (Stennis Space Center Amateur Radio Club, Bldg 1201, Stennis Space Center MS 39529). Wallops Island Amateur Radio Club, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, Virginia: KE3ND (Wallops Island ARC, NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Building E-134, Wallops Island VA 23337). White Sands Complex Amateur Radio Group, NASA White Sands Test Facility, Las Cruces, New Mexico: KF7E (P.O. Box 627, Organ NM 88052). [Info via ARRL] * MIR ORBIT ADJUSTMENTS * ========================= The following graphic depicts the mean motion (which is inversely proportional to mean orbital altitude) of Mir over the past several months: TIME REVOLUTION (summary) for MIR Complex 16609 (Period= day 130 to day 185 1994) revolution/day I 15.5500 I I 15.5600 I ______ I I \_______ 15.5700 I I \_____ I I 15.5800 I I I_____I I 15.6000 I I I 15.6500 I Epoch time Ix___________x____________x___________x___________x___________x__ May Jun Jul Sep Oct Nov Orbit adjustments were made on 12-March, 12-May, and on 03-July when Mir docked with the Soyuz TM-19 module. 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