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2008 AMSAT Space Symposium to be Held in Atlanta
The AMSAT Board of Directors announced that the 2008 AMSAT Space Symposium will be held in the October timeframe in Atlanta, Georgia. This Symposium will be named the “2008 Harry Yoneda JA1ANG AMSAT Space Symposium” in memory and honor of JA1ANG - Silent Key.
Harry was a former AMSAT Board Member and close friend of many in the group. Harry also was a founding member of JAMSAT.
OSCAR-11 Report
Clive, G3CWV says,”OSCAR-11 has been heard from 06 October to 08 October. The beacon switched on as expected,
on 06 October, but prematurely switched OFF sometime between 08 and 09 October. Signals were weaker than usual.
The premature shutdown has probably caused the watchdog timer to reset, and start a new 20 day cycle. If that
has occurred then the beacon should resume transmissions around 29 October 2007.”
Clive continued, “I am indebted to John N7ZL, John N3NKC, Thomas HB9SKA, and Peter ZL3TC, for their reports.
Many thanks.”
The satellite is now in continuous sunlight and this will continue until the start of November, when
there will be a short eclipse season, lasting until around 07 January. However the maximum duration of
the eclipses will only be about 12 minutes. At this level the satelite might just survive.
The active beacon frequency is VHF 145.826 MHz with AFSK FM ASCII Telemetry.
Listeners to OSCAR-11 may be interested in visiting Clive’s website:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/
Satellite Shorts From All Over [AMSAT]
- Kevin, WA6FWF who processed the Sputnik Anniversary reception reports said, “I am pleased to report that the pile waiting to be processed is gone!!! If you requested a certificate and you do not receive it in a week or so then look my call up on QRZ.com and send me an email directly and I can check your call on my list to see if it was received and when it was sent.”
- Gould, WA4SXM, AO-51 Control Station reported on October 28, “We are continuing to work with AO-51 in reloading the files. The command stations are learning and documenting the process. We hope to have AO-51 operational before too long.”
- The Delfi-C3 team has received an official launch window from the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) regarding the launch of PSLV-C9 which will carry Delfi-C3 into space. The window runs from the 7th of January to the 10th of January.
- SpaceDaily reported this week that China plans to open moon probe projects to the public to attract participation of competent institutions and enterprises in the moon program, said a spokesman with the China National Space Administration (CNSA). This could include scientific research organs, universities and also private companies.
AO-16 partially recovered [AMSAT]
After being off the air for several months, I’m happy to announce that AO-16 has been partially recovered and is transmitting on 437.026 Mhz. The satellite was recovered to the boot loader by Mark Hammond N8MH with guidance from Bruce Rahn WB9ANQ and others. Further reloading of the satellite is underway. The AO-16 team could use your help collecting the binary MBL telemetry for now, and the regular telemetry once the reload is completed.
If you receive any telemetry from AO-16, please submit it (preferably as a .KSS file attachment) to telemetry AT quagliana DOT com and put the words “AO-16 Telemetry” in the subject of your email. Please include your callsign (if any), your latitude/longitude (or grid square), and the date and time when the telemetry was collected.
73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Ops
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