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Äldre arkiverade nyheter

Här finns äldre nyheter om förändringar från AMSAT-SMs gamla hemsidor arkiverade. Bilder saknas tyvärr och de flesta av länkarna är inaktuella. Sidorna öppnas i nytt fönster:

 

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AMSAT-OZ Journal nr. 149

Nu finns AMSAT-OZ Journal nr. 149 att ladda ner fr medlemmar i AMSAT-SM.

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AMSAT-OZ Journal nr. 148

Nu finns AMSAT-OZ Journal nr. 148 att ladda ner fr medlemmar i AMSAT-SM.

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PcSat info

Hr kommer senaste nytt om NO-44 (PcSat) och PcSat2:

PCsat (NO-44) Will be OPS NORMAL for 2 weeks starting 25 November 2005. PCsat was last operating OPS-NORMAL back in Jan/Feb 2005 for about a month until it returned to negative-power-budget mode on 16 Feb 2005. PCsat enters full sun every 2 months or so, but the energy budget is
only high enough during the winter months for full receovery due to thebetter sun angles then on its +Z solar panel.

PCsat is using the same path as ARISS for convenience:
UNPROTO APRS VIA ARISS. APRS mobiles in the USA will also see occasional packets from the Side B downlink on the USA APRS frequency of 144.39.

Please remember the rules for PCsat as published in the User Service Agreement, and that is no unattended beacons via PCsat to conserve power for those people trying live contacts.

PCSAT2 shut down due to low voltage sometime after 1855z on 23 Nov due to high beta angle. Nothing was heard on the 2032z pass. PCSAT2 is attached to the outside of ISS and only gets sun when ISS is maintaining an attitude with good sun angle on our location. The worst angle is on Saturday, 26 November 2005. Recovery is not expected until
later next week when sun angles begin to improve. At that time it is hoped that joint ops with PCsat (NO-44) will be possible.

Last telemetry was showing the 16 volt Lithimu-Ion Battery down to 11.6 volts. Load current was the usual 313 mA and Solar current was 377 mA near local noon. Even with load sheding, and re-charge, the PCSat2 receivers will be on and the only power savings due to the shut-down will be the 60 mA of the TNC s. This is only 20% of the nominal loadc current and is insufficient to gain much ground until the entire system returns to better sun angles sometime after 1 Dec.

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Suitsat kanske släpps ut i januari

Rymddrkten Suitsat kanske slpps ut frn ISS i januari. Hr nedan str det dock december, men det har blivit frskjutet och det r allts januari, eller kanske tom. februai, som gller. Ls nedan (som r en del av hela bulletinen):

A note to readers of ANS. Since the SuitSat project encompasses both a free floating unmanned satellite and is being hand launched from a Manned satellite, there will be some double postings regarding the SuitSat project on both the SAREX and AMSAT-BB mailing lists. If you are not currently on the SAREX list, you may want to check the AMSAT link to sign up for both so you do not miss the additional projects coming this year, and early 2006.
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/maillist.php

SuitSat, Slow Scan TV from ISS in 5 weeks?

Slow Scan TV from the SuitSat project, launched from the International Space Station, may be activated in as little as 5 weeks. Note: All dates are subject to change.

At the present time there are tentative plans to have a Space Walk (EVA) taking place from ISS sometime around December 8, 2005. It is possible that during this Space Walk, the ISS crew may Hand launch the ARISS SuitSat
project during that EVA mission. Again, all date are subject to last minute changes. Please Keep monitoring the ARISS and AMSAT web pages for more updates.

The SuitSat project is a free floating Unmanned satellite that will be running on Batteries Only! The life span of the project will be limited to the power in the batteries. SuitSat may last as little as 1 week or as long as 6 weeks. So it is very important for you to get your satellite monitoring station ready now. You should not wait for the Official activation date, because you may miss the opportunity to hear the new bird.

I will keep posting updated links for the SuitSat project as they become available.

SuitSat Specific links:
AMSAT front page:
http://www.amsat.org

SuitSat Article:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/SuitSat/

AMSAT Video News:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/videoNews.php
(and watch the SuitSat video)

Frank Bauer s, KA3HDO, article This Is SuitSat-1 RS0RS :
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/articles/BauerSuitsat/index.php

SuitSat, New ARISS SSTV Gear Arrives at International Space Station. See:
http://www.arrl.org/news/stories/2005/09/16/2/?nc=1

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SSETI blir XO-53

Trots att SSETI Express slutade fungera lyckades den snda ett tag och fr drfr ett Oscar-nummer:

The SSETI Express Team has met the requirements to earn their satellite the official designator of Express Oscar 53, or XO-53.

Bill Tynan, Past AMSAT President, and presently OSCAR number coordinator, wrote to the SSETI Team, From the information you have sent to the AMSAT-NA Board and officials regarding this project, it has been determined that the SSETI Express spacecraft IS qualified to receive an OSCAR number.

Bill continues, Therefore, by the authority vested in me by the AMSAT-NA President, I am pleased to issue this new amateur satellite the designation Express OSCAR – 53, or XO-53 as you requested. Congratulations to all involved in the successful completion and launch of XO-53 .

For information about the requirements that must be satisfied in order to obtain an OSCAR designation refer to:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/information/faqs/numbers.php

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