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AMSAT NEWS SERVICE
ANS-008
In this edition:
* Story of SuryaSat-1 (SS-1) Nano Satellite
* VUCC Satellite Standings as of January 1, 2023
* ARISS News
* Upcoming Satellite Operations
* Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
* Satellite Shorts From All Over
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ANS-002 AMSAT News Service Weekly Bulletins
To: All RADIO AMATEURS
>From: Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation
712 H Street NE, Suite 1653
Washington, DC 20002
DATE 2023 Jan 08
Story of SuryaSat-1 (SS-1) Nano Satellite
This afternoon 6 January 2023, at 07:50 UTC, there will be the culmination
of the long journey of Surya Satellite (SS-1) Nano Satellite project that
started in 2016 after a presentation of amateur radio activities by ORARI
(the Indonesian Radio Amateurs Organization) to students of University of
Surya.
In early 2015 ORARI made a presentation to University of Surya Robotic
Club, and one of the amateur radio activities that got their interest was
high-altitude ballooning due to the telemetry aspect, such as sending
temperature, altitude, voltage, as it relates to their robotic interest. I
showed them a couple pictures of my past activity in ARHAB as the faculty
advisor of amateur radio society at Texas Tech University in early 2000.
This started the high-altitude balloon planning, including designing the
balloon payload (APRS utilizing OpenTracker mini board).
Late 2015, with the successful launch and activation of LAPAN-A2/ORARI
(which becomes IO-86) satellite, the students grew interest of building a
satellite as it is only a couple of kilometers higher they said. So in 2016
the ORARI team visit them and shared the experience in designing a
satellite, as I myself was part of the ORARI team that involved in the
design of the amateur payload in the LAPAN-A2/ORARI. As this would be their
first effort in building a satellite from scratch, they said we will start
with APRS then next satellite would be a voice repeater satellite. They
submitted the design in a competition by UNOOSA and won.
The student got more excited after seeing the POC (proof of concept) worked
and they continue with building the prototype, conducted various tests with
LAPAN (the aeronautical and space organization) and complying with the
necessary paperwork/approvals. But the road wasnâ€Öt easy as they got
funding
problem (at one time they were selling T-Shirt to raise funding), change in
faculty advisor and university leadership and their own graduation and
transition into the professional world (some of them got employed in
commercial satellite companies). Finally they got back in the last 2 years
to finalize the payload, had the payload verification with ORARI team and
shipped the payload to Japan (JAXA), integrated with other payload and
shipped to the US, then lifted up on Space-X CRS-26 rocket to ISS last
November and now today is the deployment date from the Kibo Module of ISS.
Apologize for the long posting but I got really excited today as the
deployment of SS-1 Nano Satellite is coming up shortly.
Update: SS-1 has been deployed at 08:03 UTC on 6 January 2023 please
monitor APRS beacon at 145.825 MHz
[ANS thanks Yono Adisoemarta, YD0NXX / N5SNN, ORARI HQ, Head of Satellite
Division, for the above information]
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The 2023 AMSAT President's Club coins are here now!
To commemorate the 40th anniversary of its launch
on June 16, 1983, this year's coin features
an image of AMSAT-OSCAR 10.
Join the AMSAT President's Club today and help
Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
https://www.amsat.org/join-the-amsat-presidents-club/
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VUCC Satellite Standings as of January 1, 2023
VUCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for December 01, 2022 to
January 01, 2023.
K7ZOO 813 827
K9UO 718 750
W8LR 643 667
KN2K 600 654
AF5CC 628 644
EA2AA 626 643
AJ4A 230 614
FG8OJ 373 513
VE4MM 476 508
W2GDJ New 465
HB9GWJ 206 363
N5EKO 344 349
JK2XXK 233 310
K8BL 292 297
WB9YIG 175 251
DL6KBG 175 250
IK6GZM New 234
LU4FTA 137 223
OZ9AAR 100 207
JA1GZK New 150
7L1ETP New 133
W6AER 100 126
DU9JJY New 116
VE1CWJ/VP9 New 110
WD9EWK (DM13) New 109
WY7FD New 102
JS2GGD New 101
W3TI New 101
Congratulations to the new VUCC holders.
WY7FD is first VUCC Satellite holder from DN74
VE1CWJ/VP9 is first VUCC Satellite holder from Bermuda and FM72
DU9JJY is first VUCC Satellite holder from Philippines and PJ27
IK6GZM is first VUCC Satellite holder from JN62
7L1ETP is first VUCC Satellite holder from PM95
HAPPY NEW YEAR
May you all be blessed with new grid squares in 2023.
[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ, for the above information]
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Need new satellite antennas? Purchase Arrows, Alaskan Arrows,
and M2 LEO-Packs from the AMSAT Store. When you purchase through
AMSAT, a portion of the proceeds goes towards
Keeping Amateur Radio in Space.
https://amsat.org/product-category/hardware/
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Want to fly the colors on your own grid expedition?
Get your AMSAT car flag and other neat stuff
from our Zazzle store!
25% of the purchase price of each product goes
towards Keeping Amateur Radio in Space
https://www.zazzle.com/amsat_gear
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Changes to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for January 5, 2023
Two Line Elements or TLEs, often referred to as Keplerian elements or keps
in the amateur community, are the inputs to the SGP4 standard mathematical
model of spacecraft orbits used by most amateur tracking programs. Weekly
updates are completely adequate for most amateur satellites. TLE bulletin
files are updated Thursday evenings around 2300 UTC, or more frequently if
new high interest satellites are launched. More information may be found at
https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/
At the request of CAMSAT and the XW-4 (CAS-10) team, AMSAT has designated
the satellite as Hope-OSCAR 119 (HO-119) as of January 1, 2023. For
details, see Drew Glasbrenner, KO4MA and OSCAR Number Administrator's
announcement entitled "OSCAR number assigned for CAS-10" in AMSAT News
Service Bulletin ANS-001 (dated January 1, 2023).
Therefore, the following satellite has been renamed in this week's AMSAT-NA
TLE distribution as follows:
HO-119 NORAD Cat ID 54816. (Formally CAS-10).
The following satellite has decayed from orbit and has been removed from
this week's AMSAT-NA TLE distribution as follows:
TW-1A NORAD Cat ID 40928. (decayed from orbit on 12/29/22 per Space-Track).
Finally, AMSAT is pleased to announce the new daily two line element
bulletin available at https://www.amsat.org/tle/current/daily-bulletin.txt.
Members of the Sci-Tech Radio Society (STARS) have worked with AMSAT
Information Technology to automate this process. Seventeen year old STARS
member Ryan "RJ" Fitzgerald, N1BGA, enjoyed exercising skills he learned in
his high school computer science class. "It was cool to do something for
the real world beyond just homework assignments, plus it forced me to learn
stuff not covered in class" said Fitzgerald.
STARS is part of New England Sci-Tech - a non-profit STEM education center
and makerspace dedicated to project-based, hands-on learning for youth and
families across the New England community with a strong Amateur Radio
focus. Visit www.nescitech.org for details. Thanks to Joe Fitzgerald, KM1P,
for this update on this new innovative approach to AMSAT TLE distribution.
[ANS thanks Ray Hoad, WA5QGD, AMSAT Orbital Elements Manager, for the above
information]
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ARISS News
Amateurs and others around the world may listen in on contacts between
amateurs operating in schools and allowing students to interact with
astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station. The
downlink frequency on which to listen is 145.800 MHz worldwide.
No upcoming contacts currently scheduled
Special thanks to our ARISS telebridge ground stations. Approximately 38%
of the ARISS school contacts are handled by the ARISS telebridge stations.
Thanks to following stations: AB1OC, IK1SLD, K6DUE, NA7V, ON4ISS, VK4ISS,
VK4KHZ, VK5ZAI, VK6MJ, and ZS6JON.
The crossband repeater continues to be active. If any crewmember is so
inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume
up, and talk on the crossband repeater. So give a listen, you just never
know.
Comments on making general contacts
I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other
social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew
make general contacts. First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they
simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk.
Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule. I have listed
below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule
the school contacts. Hopefully this will help you better schedule your
opportunities.
Typical daily schedule
Wakeup to Workday startń.5 hours
Workday start to Workday end hours
Workday end to Sleepň hours
Sleep to wakeupř.5 hours
The crew's usual waking period is 0730 - 1930 UTC. The most common times to
find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking
and before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free
most of the weekend, as well.
SSTV events are not that often. So please check out https://www.ariss.org/
for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements.
And donâ€Öt forget that the packet system is active.
As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios
are turned off as part of the safety protocol.
ARISS Radio Status
Columbus Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode is for cr
oss band
repeater (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down).
* Powering off for US EVA on January 20. OFF Jan 19 about 17:00 UTC. ON Jan
21 about 12:30 UTC.
*Capable of supporting USOS scheduled voice contacts, packet and voice
repeater ops.
Service Module radios:
IORS (Kenwood D710GA) – STATUS - Configured. Default mode is fo pac
ket
operations (145.825 MHz up & down)
*Powering off for US EVA on January 20. OFF Jan 19 about 17:00 UTC. ON Jan
21 about 12:30 UTC.
*Capable of supporting ROS scheduled voice contacts, packet, SSTV and voice
repeater ops.
The latest information on the operation mode can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html
The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at
https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html
[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors
for the above information]
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Upcoming Satellite Operations
Chris VE3FU / VO2AC / VO1FUA / VE2FUA: The weekend of January 27-29
@Dave_VE3KG and I will be competing in the CQ160 CW Contest as VO2AC from
the Point Amour Lighthouse in Labrador (Zone 2). We'll also be on the other
HF bands starting January 24 as VO2AC and VO2AAA. Please work us in the
contest! We also plan on operating the linear and FM satellites from grid
GO11 as VO2AC and VO2AAA from January 24-27.
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above
information]
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Hamfests, Conventions, Maker Faires, and Other Events
AMSAT Ambassadors provide presentations, demonstrate communicating through
amateur satellites, and host information tables at club meetings, hamfests,
conventions, maker faires, and other events.
AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford K6LCS has a few satellite presentations
scheduled:
-Greenville, North Carolina (1/10/23)
-Ontario, Canada (1/16/23)
-Thames Valley, England (5/11/23)
AMSAT will also have a presence at HamCation 2023 in Orlando on February
10-12, 2023. Details on HamCation can be found at https://www.hamcation.com
/
[ANS thanks Paul Overn, KE0PBR, AMSAT Events page manager, for the above
information]
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Satellite Shorts From All Over
+ SpaceFlight Now is reporting the successful launch on Jan. 3 of the
SpaceX Transporter 6 at
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/01/03/falcon-9-transporter-6-live-coverage/
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This launch carried 114 satellites to orbit. The article says "The
Transporter 6 launch also placed into orbit... an amateur radio CubeSat
from the Czech Republic." I assume that is a reference to BDSAT-2, which is
supposed to carry a AX.25 GFSK G3RUH 9600 baud digipeater with downlink at
436.025, according to
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum†6 This is
confirmed by https://www.bdsat.cz/ That website shows "VHF Downlink
frequency: 145.850 MHz," but the IARU says the VHF frequency is an uplink.
(Thanks to Mark Johns, K0JM, SpaceFlight Now, and the IARU)
+ The TJREVERB are seeking a couple of stations skilled in communicating
with satellites using APRS. The Thomas Jefferson High School for Science
and Technology's TJREVERB satellite was deployed from the ISS on Dec 29th,
and the team is still trying to successfully make contact with it. Please
contact Curt Laumann, K7ZOO, if you're interested in assisting. His email
address can be found on QRZ.com
+ Congratulations to Hector Martinez, W5CBF, who finished his Satellite
Worked All Zones (WAZ) award through QSOs using IO-117's MEO digipeater.
Only about 16 CQ zones are workable on LEO satellites from his QTH in
Louisiana, so the MEO digipeater was able to fill in the rest. His award is
the 42nd Satellite WAZ issued. Satellite WAZ requires confirmed QSOs with
25 of 40 CQ zones and is sponsored by CQ Magazine. Confirmations through
LoTW are accepted.
+ Want to try something different? FO-118 carries a linear transponder with
a 70cm downlink and a 15 meter uplink. The 15 meter uplink is very
sensitive. This week's editor made a couple of QSOs using 5 watts from his
FT-817ND to an AlexLoop Walkham Portable Magnetic Loop and was able to
access the transponder with strong signals through the pass.
+ UVSQ-SAT will mark 2 years in space on January 24, 2023. In celebration
of this milestone, the FM transponder will be activated. The uplink is
145.905 MHz and the downlink is 437.020 MHz. No PL tone is required.
(Thanks to the UVSQ-SAT team)
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73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!
This week's ANS Editor,
Paul Stoetzer, N8HM
n8hm [at] amsat.org
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