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AMSAT News Service*ANS-221*
*August 9, 2026*
In this edition:
* Registration Now Open for the 44th AMSAT Space Symposium
* Voting Still in Progress for Board of Directors
* Jackie Blumer KC9LEH Appointed as ARISS Associate Director
* AMSAT-CA Membership is Open
* AMSAT Contests and Awards
* Astronauts Complete Spacewalk for Solar Array Modifications
* SpaceX Rocket Impact: Lunar Orbiter Captures Aftermath
* VUCC Satellite Standings August 2026
* DXCC Satellite Standings August 2026
* Changes to AMSAT TLE Distribution for August 7, 2026
* ARISS ers, and veterans aboard the Orleck.
Hotel reservations at the Wyndham Jacksonville may be made through the
booking link on the Symposium page at
https://www.amsat.org/2026-amsat-symposium/ or by phone at 1-800-227-6963
using group code AMS.
Make your plans now to join your fellow AMSAT members in Jacksonville!
*[ANS thanks the AMSAT Symposium Team for the above information]*
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Voting Still in Progress for Board of Directors
AMSAT members are reminded that voting remains open in the 2026 AMSAT Board
of Directors election. Three seats on the Board are being filled this year.
The three candidates receiving the highest number of votes will be elected
to the Board, while the candidates receiving the next highest vote totals
will be named First Alternate and Second Alternate, respectively.
Voting opened on July 15, 2026, and will conclude on September 15, 2026.
Election results will be announced no lat.amsat-ca.org/about/.
Building on Canada's rich history of innovation in space and radio science,
AMSAT Canada stands ready to contribute to that legacy. The organization's
mandate is to promote, develop, and support amateur radio in space,
reflecting a long tradition of experimentation, education, and
international collaboration.
By uniting together, the organization aims to build a vibrant and enduring
Canadian presence in space that:
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Inspires new generations
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Advances open science
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Upholds the spirit of exploration that has always defined amateur radio
Operators and enthusiasts interested in joining the initiative, tracking
upcoming projects, or learning more about membership can visit the official
website at www.amsat-ca.org.
*[ANS thanks Levente Buzas, VA7QF, President of AMSAT Canada for the above
information.]*
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Buying from Ham Radio Outlet?
Add AMSATâ€Ös *Getting widely regarded as
one of the most demanding achievements in amateur satellite operating.
Unlike open-ended grid chasing, it has a finish line, and reaching it takes
years of dedication: many of the 488 grids are sparsely populated or home
to no satellite operators at all, meaning nearly every GridMaster owes a
debt to the rovers who haul their stations into rare grids so others can
complete the map.
That makes this award a particularly fitting one. Mol is no stranger to the
other side of the microphone, having appeared on the AMSAT rover pages
activating grids for fellow chasers. In announcing the award, Paige offered
his congratulations along with his customary encouragement to the rover
community to keep on rovin'.
Full details on the GridMaster Award, including rules and the application
form, are available at https://www.amsat.org/gridmaster/. Those looking to
chase, or activate, needed grids will find upcoming rover operations listed
at https://hams.at.
Congratulations, N8AJM, on a truly hard-earned achievement!
*[ANS thanks Bruce Paige, KK5DO, AMSAT Director of Contests and Awards,
for the above information]*
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The 2026 Conesday, August 5,
2026, the *8,800-pound (4,000-kilogram)* rocket body slammed into the moon
at approximately *5,400 mph (8,690 kph)*, creating a crater estimated to be
up to *89 feet (27 meters)* wide.
Impact Observations
*South Korea's Danuri lunar orbiter captured this image of the crater
blasted out by a SpaceX Falcon 9 upper stage when it hit the moon on Aug.
5, 2026. [Credit: KARI]*
South Koreaâ€Ös Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter, *Danuri*, successfull
y
captured images of the impact site. According to the *Korea Aerospace
Research Institute (KARI)*, the orbiter began imaging 30 minutes before the
collision and performed eight sessions as it passed over the site, securing
vital before-and-after data.
Beyond orbital imagery, scientists detected evidence of the impact from
Earth:
- *Plume Detection:* Researchers at the *Lowell Observatory* in
Flagstaff, Arizona, reported measuring a sodium and lithium gas plume
spann 181
W4XP 100 126
*[ANS thanks Jon Goering, N7AZ for the above information.]*
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DXCC Satellite Standings August 2026
DXCC Satellite Award/Endorsement Change Summary for
Jul 01, 2026 to Aug 01, 2026.
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YO2CMI 193 195
HB9RYZ 175 176
ON4AOI 167 176
YO2KHK 168 176
OE6MDF 169 170
IK1IYU 153 165
IK4CIE 157 164
IK0WMJ 131 159
YO2RR 150 156
G4BWP 138 150
DL6JZ 101 118
CT4NH New 116
CT1EEB 113 115
OH3DP 110 114
ON4IQ 107 108
-------------------------nia, Australia telebridge via
IK1SLD*The ISS callsign was OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember was Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN
The ARISS mentor was VK4KHZ
Contact was successful: Mon 2026-08-03 10:00:37 UTC 55 deg
*Kenya Space Agency (KSA), Nairobi, Kenya, telebridge via ON4ISS*The ISS
callsign was OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember was Sophie Adenot KJ5LTN
The ARISS mentor was IZ2GOJ
Contact was successful: Wed 2026-08-05 11:38:38 UTC 89 deg
*+ Upcoming*
*Challenger Learning Center National Conference, Framingham, MA, telebridge
via VK4ISS*The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember is Sophie Adenot, KJ5LTN
The ARISS mentor is KA3HDO
Contact is go for: Wed 2026-08-12 16:31:39 UTC 58 deg
*Australian Air League (AAL), Adelaide, South Australia, Australia,
telebridge via IK1SLD *The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember is Jack Hathaway, KJ5NIV
The ARISS mentor is VK4ISS
Contact is go for: Fri 2026-08-14 10:56:13 UTC 76 deg
Many times, a school makes a last-minute decision to do a Livestream or
runs into a last-minute glitch requiring a change of the URL, but we at
ARISS may not get the URL in time foror more information go to: https://www.amsat.org/ambassador/
*[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program,
for the
above information.]*
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[image: SDR Gen 2 Ad - 2026]
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Satellite Shorts from All Over
+ The European Space Agency (ESA) is hosting a global livestream for the
upcoming *total solar eclipse on August 12, 2026*, which will cross
Greenland, Iceland, Portugal, and Spain. Hosted by science communicator Dr.
Maggie Aderin alongside ESA experts, the broadcast will air live on ESA Web
TV and YouTube from *19:30 to 20:45 CEST*, featuring telescope feeds from
the *Observatorio AstrofÃsico de Javalambre* in Teruel, Spain, and liv
e
coverage of totality starting at *20:31 CEST*. Viewers can participate by
submitting questions on Bluesky or X using the hashtag #AskESA. ESA also
reminds anyone viewing partial phases of the eclipse in person to use
certified safety glasses to prevent eye damage. [*ANS thanks the European
Space Agency for the above information. Read the full article at
https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Total_solar_eclipse_h
ow_to_watch_live_from_home
<https://www.esa.int/Science_Exploration/Space_Science/Total_solar_eclipse_
how_to_watch_live_from_home>]*
+NASA has assigned astronaut *Deniz Burnham, AI5RW,* to her first mission
to the International Space Station, where she will serve as an *Expedition
76* flight engineer. She is scheduled to launch in March 2027 from the
Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan aboard the *Roscosmos Soyuz MS-30*
spacecraft alongside cosmonauts Dmitri Petelin and Konstantin Borisov. The
trio will spend approximately seven months aboard the orbiting laboratory,
conducting scientific investigations and technology demonstrations to
support future exploration missions to the Moon and Mars. [*ANS thanks
NASA.gov for the above information. Read the full article at
https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-assigns-astronaut-deniz-burnham-to-f
irst-space-station-mission/
<https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-assigns-astronaut-deniz-burnham-to-
first-space-station-mission/>]*
+ Rocket Lab successfully launched a Japanese Earth-observing radar
satellite early this morning (Aug. 6, 2026) from New Zealand, overcoming a
five-week delay following a last-second abort on June 30. Liftoff of the
Electron rocket, carrying the mission aptly named "The Grain Goddess
Provides," occurred at 5:18 a.m. EDT. The vehicle successfully
deployed the *QPS-SAR-13
(MIKURA-I)* spacecraft into an orbit 357 miles (575 kilometers) above
Earth. Operated by Tokyo-based iQPS, the satellite utilizes *high-resolutio
n
synthetic aperture radar (SAR)* to capture day-and-night, all-weather
imagery. This mission marks the 8th of 15 dedicated launches Rocket Lab is
performing to help build iQPS's planned 36-satellite constellation.
Overall, it was Rocket Lab's 92nd flight and their 13th of 2026. [*ANS
thanks Space.com for the above information. Read the full article at
https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-lab-laun
ches-japanese-earth-observing-satellite-after-5-week-delay-video-photos
<https://www.space.com/space-exploration/launches-spacecraft/rocket-lab-lau
nches-japanese-earth-observing-satellite-after-5-week-delay-video-photos>]*
+ Astronomers have tracked a rare stellar explosion, designated *SN 2026gzf
*,
from its initial X-ray shock breakout to its aftermath. First detected in
March 2026 by China's Einstein Probe 500 million light-years away, a
Carnegie Mellon-led global team used a network of international telescopes
to monitor the event in real time. Although the explosion closely resembled
energetic supernovae typically linked to gamma-ray bursts, follow-up X-ray
and radio data revealed no relativistic jets. This unexpected finding
suggests the jets were "choked" by the star, proving that massive stars can
die through a wider variety of pathways than previously understood. [*ANS
thanks Carnegie Mellon University for the above information. Read the full
article at
https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2026/august/rare-stellar-explosio
n-gives-astronomers-a-front-row-seat-to-a-massive-stars-death
<https://www.cmu.edu/news/stories/archives/2026/august/rare-stellar-explosi
on-gives-astronomers-a-front-row-seat-to-a-massive-stars-death>]*
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Join AMSAT today at https://launch.amsat.org/
In addition to regular membership, AMSAT offers membership to:
- Societies (a recognized group, clubs or organization).
- Students enrolled in at least half-time status are eligible for free
membership to age 25.
- Memberships are available for annual and lifetime terms.
Contact info [at] amsat.org for additional membership information.
*73 and remember to help Keep Amateur Radio in Space!*
*This week's ANS Editor,*
*Vidya Gopalakrishnan, K4VGK*
*ANS is a service of AMSAT, the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation, 712 H
Street NE, Suite 1653, Washington, DC 20002AMSAT is a registered trademark
of the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation.*
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