SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-190.01 UNAMSAT-1 LAUNCH DELAYED HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.01 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 9, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-190.01 XE1TU Reports That the UNAMSAT-1 Launch Delayed Until September '94 David Liberman (XE1TUU) reports that the UNAMSAT-1 MICROSAT launch has been postponed until early September '94. Originally, XE1TU expected to have UNAMSAT-1 launched into orbit around 15-JUNE-94 aboard a Soviet re-furbished ICBM. This latest delay came one day before XE1TU and his team were supposed to leave for Moscow. The apparent reason for the delay is due to the conflicting vacation schedules of civilian and military personel at the launch site. XE1TU recently received an official letter from Soviet officials explaining this postponement. XE1TU was encouraged by this communication because it means that launch will definitely happen now. In the meantime, UNAMSAT-1 team are working hard to "fine-tune" all the software for the satellite. Except for working some minor software issues, the Bulletin Board System (BBS) software is currently being tested "real-time" by radio amateurs in the local area. UNAMSAT-1 will have a BBS similar to AO-16, LO-19, and IO-26. Inaddition to the BBS, UNAMSAT-1 will carry a scientific payload to detect the velocity and direction of "micro- meteorites." Please stay tuned to the AMSAT News Service (ANS) bulletins for further information about the launch status of UNAMSAT-1. [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank David Liberman (XE1TU) for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-190.02 STS-65 SAREX MISSION BEGINS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.02 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 9, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-190.02 STS-65 SAREX Mission Begins! The Space Shuttle Columbia roared into the blue skies of the Kennedy Space Center on Friday, 08-JULY-94 as the second International Microgravity Laboratory Mission (IML-02) began. The near flawless launch countdown sequence resulted in an on-time launch of the STS-65 mission at 16:43 UTC. The seven member crew of STS-65 will spend 14 days on-orbit. Two of the crew members are ham radio operators. They are Shuttle Commander Robert Cabana, (KC5HBV who was just licensed) and Don Thomas (KC5FVF). The two will operate the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment (SAREX). SAREX is a secondary mid-deck payload that allows ham radio operators and school students the opportunity to talk to the astronauts while they are in orbit. Ground based amateur radio operators can communicate with the two astronaut hams through packet radio and, when time permits, via voice contacts. Thirteen scheduled school group contacts with students in the US, Germany, and Japan are also planned. At approximately 22:30 Mission Elapsed Time (MET) into the flight of STS-65, the Shuttle Amateur Radio Experiment was set up and activated. One orbit later, as the Shuttle passed over the southern portion of the US, the Bair Middle School in Sunrise Florida had an opportunity to chat with Commander Bob Cabana (KC5HBV). During the conversation, he looked out the window and reported seeing partly cloudy weather as he passed over Florida. The Bair Middle school had an outstanding "horizon-to-horizon" contact. The team at the school reported that 22 students talked with Commander Cabana during their contact opportunity. The following is the latest keplerian element set for STS-65. Monitor the WA3NAN Shuttle re-broadcast frequencies and daily ARRL bulletins to pick up the latest element sets. The following are the frequencies for the re-broadcasts: Goddard Amateur Radio Club, WA3NAN, Greenbelt Maryland, SAREX Bulletins and Shuttle Retransmissions 3860 KHz, 7185 KHz, 14,295 KHz, 21,395 KHz, 28,650 KHz and 147.45 MHz (FM) ARRL Amateur Radio Station, W1AW, Newington, CT SAREX News Bulletins 3990, 7290, 14,290, 18,160, 21,390, and 28,590 KHz and 147.555 MHz (FM) Also, bulletins available on INTERNET, via AMSAT News Service (ANS) bulletins, Compuserve, and many of our local Packet Radio BSS. The following is a summary of the frequencies that the Shuttle astronauts will use during SAREX operations: 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) Packet Freqs: Downlink: 145.55 MHz Uplink : 144.49 MHz Note: The crew will not favor any specific uplink frequency, so your ability to work the crew will be the "luck of the draw." STS-65 1 23173U 94105A 94191.62949203 .00064328 00000-0 21757-3 0 61 2 23173 28.4654 353.2447 0002401 329.9288 30.1191 15.90390986 323 Satellite: STS-65 Catalog number: 23173 Epoch time: 94191.62949203 = (10-JUL-94 15:06:28.11 UTC) Element set: 006 Inclination: 28.4654 deg RA of node: 353.2447 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-65 Eccentricity: .0002401 Keplerian element set JSC-006 Arg of perigee: 329.9288 deg from NASA Flight Day 3 vector Mean anomaly: 30.1191 deg Mean motion: 15.90390986 rev/day G. L. Carman (WA5NOM) Decay rate: 6.4328e-04 rev/day^2 NASA Johnson Space Center Epoch rev: 32 Checksum: 298 [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Frank Bauer and the SAREX Working Group for this bulletin item.] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-190.03 APOLLO 11 SPECIAL EVENT STATIONS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.03 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 9, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-190.03 Apollo 11 25th Anniversary Amateur Radio Special Event Station Activity At 16:27 EDT, Sunday afternoon, July 20, 1969, astronaut Neil A. Armstrong spoke the words "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed." At 22:56 EDT, later the same day, Armstrong stepped down from the ladder of the Lunar Module onto the Moon's surface and spoke the words, "That's one small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind." To commemorate that historic event twenty-five years ago next week, amateur radio clubs and groups at NASA Headquarters and the various NASA field centers will be on the air as "Special Event Stations", contacting amateur radio operators around the world. Amateur Radio clubs or groups from twelve NASA locations are currently preparing for the 60-hour special event operating period from their respective facilities. Ham groups from other NASA locations may also be on-line to participate by the time the special event period arrives. This is the first time so many NASA stations will be represented on the air at one time. Contacts with these stations during the special event period will be confirmed on request with a certificate to commemorate man's first steps on the Moon and the special event activity. Details: Event Name: Apollo 11 Moon Landing 25th Anniversary Date/Time Period: 17:00Z, July 19 through 05:00Z, July 22 (13:00 EDT, July 19 through 01:00, July 22) Modes: CW, SSB, FM, Packet, Pactor, Amtor, RTTY, SSTV, ATV, Satellites. Frequencies: HF CW/SSB: Check 11 (as in Apollo 11) kHz up from the bottom of the General Class portion of the amateur radio bands (except 10m SSB: 28.411+ MHz). Other Modes: Check modes/frequencies as indicated by the individual stations below. QSL Information: A certificate is being designed to commemorate this special event activity, which will be individualized for each special event station. Domestic Stations: Send a 9" x 12" self-addressed, stamped envelope to the callbook address (CBA) of the station worked or to the address specified by the station worked. Attach $0.52 postage to cover return mailing. DX Stations: Send a 9" x 12" self-addressed envelope to the appropriate address, with sufficient IRC's or U.S. Postage for return mailing of up to 1.5 oz (42.52 grams). Europe = $1.40US postage (3 IRC); Mexico = $0.63US postage (2 IRC); Canada = $0.55US (2 IRC). Individual Station Specifics: ===================== Ames Amateur Radio Club, NASA Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA Callsign: K6MF Bands: 40-10m (excl. WARC), 2m Modes: CW, SSB, FM Special Freqs: 145.585 MHz QSL Address: AARC Box 73 Moffett Field, CA 94035-1000 Dryden Amateur Radio Club, NASA Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA Callsign: KF7GD Bands: 80-10m (incl WARC), 2m Modes: CW, SSB Special Freqs: 2m SSB: 144.25 MHz; FM: 146.55 MHz QSL Address: NASA DFRC Attn: Dryden ARC POB 273 Edwards, CA 93523 Goddard Amateur Radio Club, Inc., NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD Callsign: WA3NAN Bands: 160-10m (incl WARC), 2m Modes: CW, SSB Special Freqs: 2m: 146.58 FM Simplex QSL Address: Callbook Address, or GARC P.O. Box 86 Greenbelt, MD 20768-0086 Guam Contingency Landing Site Amateur Radio Group Guam Callsign: KC4YDP/KH2 Bands: 80-10m (incl WARC) Modes: CW, SSB Special Freqs: QSL Address: NASA RADIO Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 NASA Headquarters Amateur Radio Group Washington, D.C. Callsign: N4ZR Bands: 80-10 (incl WARC) Modes: CW, SSB Special Freqs: QSL Address: CBA or N4ZR 2003 Sarazen Place Reston, VA 22091-3809 Jet Propulsion Laboratory Amateur Radio Club and Goldstone Amateur Radio Club Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, CA Callsign: W6VIO Bands: 80-10 (incl WARC), 2m Modes: CW, SSB, Amtor, Packet, RTTY, Pactor Special Freqs: SSTV: 14.230 MHz Packet Node/BBS (W6VIO-1): 144.090/223.540 MHz 2m Repeaters (freq in MHz): (W6VIO) 147.15+/224.72- (WB6TZS)145.28-/223.96-/447.325- Satellites: AO10/13/LEOS SSB/CW QSL Address: Jet Propulsion Laboratory Amateur Radio Club M/S 168-327 4800 Oak Grove Dr. Pasadena, Ca. 91109 Johnson Space Center Amateur Radio Club NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX Callsign: W5RRR Bands: 80-10 (incl WARC), 2m, 70cm Modes: CW, SSB, FM, Digital Modes, SSTV, ATV, Satellites Special Freqs: 2m repeaters QSL Address: JSC ARC/W5RRR Johnson Space Center Houston, Texas 77058 BBS: (713)244-5625 Kennedy Space Center Amateur Radio Group Kennedy Space Center, FL Callsign: KC4TCV (SSB) / AD4NA (CW) Bands: 160-10m (incl WARC) Modes: CW, SSB, Pactor, RTTY, Satellites Special Freqs: Packet: 145.09 MHz; 2m Repeater 146.34/.94, 146.31/.91, 146.96/.36 QSL Address: NASA RADIO Kennedy Space Center, Florida 32899 NASA Lewis Amateur Radio Club (NLARC) NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, OH Callsign: AK8Y Bands: 80-10m Modes: CW, SSB, RTTY, Amtor, Pactor, FM, Satellites Special Freqs: Repeaters: 147.195+/444.1 MHz RTTY: 14.080-90MHz Amtor/Pactor: 14.060-80MHz. Packet: 145.01MHz (call: AK8Y-8) QSL Address: NASA Lewis Amateur Radio Club 21000 Brookpark Rd, MS 54-6 Cleveland, OH 44135 Attn: Don Hilderman Marshall Amateur Radio Club NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL Callsign: WA4NZD Bands: 160-6m (incl WARC) Modes: Primarily SSB Special Freqs: 6m: 50.130 MHz; Oscar 13, Mode B QSL Address: Marshall Amateur Radio Club CM21X MSFC, AL 35812 Phone Message: (205)544-7568 Stennis Space Center Amateur Radio Club NASA Stennis Space Center, MS Callsign: K5GY Bands: 40-10m (no WARC), 2m Modes: CW, SSB, Novice Bands, Packet Special Freqs: 2m repeater: 146.70 MHz QSL Address: Stennis Space Center Amateur Radio Club Bldg 1201 Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 Wallops Island Amateur Radio Club NASA Wallops Flight Facility, Wallops Island, VA Callsign: KE3ND Bands: 80-10m (incl WARC) Modes: CW/SSB Special Freqs: 2m: 147.55MHz simplex QSL Address: 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, NM Callsign: KF7E Bands: 80-10m (incl WARC) Modes: CW/SSB Special Freqs: QSL Address: KF7E P.O. Box 627 Organ, NM 88052 [The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank the W5BWF for this information. W5BWF can be reached at his CompuServe address of 71575,1677] /EX SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-190.04 WEEKLY OSCAR STATUS REPORTS HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 190.05 FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD JULY 9, 1994 TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT BID: $ANS-190.05 Weekly OSCAR Status Reports: 09-JUL-94 AO-13: Current Transponder Operating Schedule: L QST *** AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULE *** 1994 May 07-Jul 11 Mode-B : MA 0 to MA 170 | Mode-BS : MA 170 to MA 218 | Mode-S : MA 218 to MA 220 |<- S beacon only Mode-S : MA 220 to MA 230 |<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF Mode-BS : MA 230 to MA 250 | Alon/Alat 230/-5 Mode-B : MA 250 to MA 256 | Omnis : MA 250 to MA 120 | Move to attitude 180/0, Jul 11 L QST de G3RUH 1994 Jul 05. Magnetorquing from attitude 243/+5 to 180/0 commences on Jul 07 [Thu] 05:10 UTC, Orbit #4642/224, and continues for 10+ perigees. Estimated interim attitudes are: Orbit Alon/Alat: 4643 235/+4: 4645 221/-2: 4647 211/-10: 4649 205/-10: 4651 193/-12: 4653 181/-13, then a final adjustment. For command purposes during this 4-day period Mode-S beacon is ON MA 140-150, i.e. Mode-B OFF for 26 mins. The new schedule will start orbit 4651 MA 150 Jul 11 [Mon] 08:51 UTC. Magnetorquing (att- itude changing) is not an exact science, and minor deviations from the above plan sometimes occurs. Please don't rely on gossip and rumor! Con- tinuous up-to-date information about AO-13 operations is always available on the beacons, 145.812 MHz or 2400.664 MHz in CW, RTTY and 400 bps PSK. These bulletins are also posted to Internet, ANS, Packet, PacSats etc., and many international newsletters. A 400 bps PSK decoder is available from G3RUH and several DSP products; display software P3C.EXE etc. from many AMSAT groups. The active command stations are listed below, and constructive feedback about operations is always welcome. Peter DB2OS @ DB0FAU.#NDS.DEU.EU James G3RUH @ GB7DDX.#22.GBR.EU Graham VK5AGR @ VK5WI.#ADL.#SA.AUS.OC The above may also be reached via Internet (callsign@amsat.org) and KO-23. Please remember to state clearly a return address. [G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR] MIR: The new Soyuz flight has the following 2 cosmonauts boarding Mir as Crew #16: Yurij Malenchenko (R0MIR) & Talgat Musabaeyv (R0MIR). They will be joining Valerij Polyakov (U3MIR) who is attempting to break the manned space flight endurance record. The call signs for the new cosmonauts (R0MIR) are generic for the Mir, so don't be surprised if the call sign should change in the near future. The crew that will be leaving Mir is Viktor Afanasiev (U9MIR) and Yurij Usachev (R3MIR). This information comes from Serge Samburov, Space "MIR" QSL Manager Chief of Cosmonaut Amateur Radio Department NPO "Energia." All Mir contact QSLs should be sent directly to Serge at: P.O. Box 73, Kaliningrad-10 city, Moscow Area, 141070, RUSSIA. [N2WWD] DO-17: DO-17 still continues to transmit its voice message on a downlink frequency of 145.825 MHz. KO-25: There have been several reports showing up on the KO-25 BBS that apparently the NASA 2-line elements are not correct. It seems that they are the elements of a satellite that is within close proximity of KO-25. This problem was first noted by W5RKN and after posting a message to the BBS of KO-25 several operators replied that they also have noted the same problem. All KO-25 users are asked to keep monitoring this problem while inquiries are being made are made about correcting the keps for KO-25. [W5RKN] 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 @ N0QCU. 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