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all kinds of space missions! Get updates for ISS and PASS INFO for every satellite orbiting the Earth. A
lot of Amateur Radio satellites are over your area all the time,..."right now"...just use
the links. The Sea Launch Launch
Schedule HERE for the PRIVATE Sea Launch sea vehicle....
is helpful for the latest and upcoming launches, specially when you're
wondering what made the "chem-trail" in the sky?
The ISS has supported
some SSTV downlinks and participated in a special test of 9600 baud
packet radio operations on the simplex frequency of 145.825 MHz.
After December 19, Bauer said he expects the ISS ham radio system to
be on the 145.825 MHz frequency supporting 1200 baud packet. If
PCSAT is configured for a month or so,.... he said double hop APRS is
possible!
We know Ham Radio can be heard from North America as well as World wide reception, including Space!
Space shuttle Atlantis met up with the Hubble Space Telescope today. The grapple of the telescope using the shuttle’s robotic arm took place at 1:14 p.m. EDT. The telescope will be latched to a high-tech, “lazy Susan” device known as the Flight Support System for the duration of the servicing work.
The STS-125 crew will perform five spacewalks to refurbish, restore and renew the Hubble Space Telescope. The first spacewalk is scheduled for Thursday.
Engineers continue to examine the images captured during Tuesday’s inspection of Atlantis’ thermal protection system and exterior surfaces. During that inspection, mission managers noted one area of damage on the forward part of the spacecraft where the wing blends into the fuselage. Initially it appears to be very minor and of no concern for the mission, and the flight team notified the crew late Tuesday that no focused inspection of that particular area is necessary.
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2009 International Space Station Calendar
As part of NASA's celebration of the 10th anniversary of the International Space Station, the agency is offering a special 2009 calendar to teachers, as well as the general public.
The calendar contains photographs taken from the space station and highlights historic NASA milestones and fun facts about the international construction project of unprecedented complexity that began in 1998.
Did you know? "The energy released by the three space shuttle main engines is equivalent to the output of 13 Hoover Dams!"
The 101-pound (46-kilogram) Star dust capsule returned to Earth, slamming into the atmosphere at a blistering 29,000 miles per hour - the greatest velocity ever attained by any human-made object diving into Earth's atmosphere on record.
The Soyuz Spacecraft has the most successful launches totalling more than 1600! In addition, it was
developed from the Vostock launch vehicle originally derived from the
SS-6 ICBM, R-7A inter-continental ballistic missile.
HOW DO I HEAR AND/OR TALK TO THE CREW ON THE SPACE STATION?
Amateur radio, also called "ham radio", has become a fun way for people to communicate with International Space Station astronauts. Anyone with a scanner can listen to the communications
that take place between Earth and space,
and if you have a transmitter,
you can take part in the conversations.
Amateur Radio On The International Space Station (ARISS)
is a program that offers an opportunity for students
to experience the excitement of Amateur Radio by talking
directly with crew members of the ISS
"The important things to know are when the Space Station will be over your location, what frequency the astronauts transmit on, and what the crew's schedule is,"
"It doesn't matter if the ISS is passing overhead during daylight hours because you don't need to see the craft to communicate with it.
The important thing is to take advantage of the small
window of opportunity you have to communicate with them.
The ISS is overhead for only about 10 minutes at a time in any given area,
so you have to be on the ready for the ISS to fly over."
The Falcon's Nest provides everything you need to get the ISS PASS info, frequencies to listen or talk on,and
every link you need is on this single page here!
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Digital NASA Television, carried by MPEG-2 signal, can be accessed
in the continental United States on AMC-6, at 72 degrees west
longitude, Transponder 17C, 4040 MHz, vertical polarization.
If you live in Alaska or Hawaii, NASA TV can be seen on AMC-7,
at 137 degrees west longitude,
Transponder 18C, at 4060 MHz,
vertical polarization, audio at 6.8 MHz in analog through NASA's
Space Shuttle Return to Flight mission.
Amateur Radio personal Notes from a Rocket Scientist
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FREQUENCIES
INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FREQUENCIES USED
The following frequencies are currently used for ARISS general QSO's
Voice and Packet Downlink: 145.80 (confirmed->Worldwide)
Voice Uplink: 144.49(SEE NEW FREQUENCIES LISTED BELOW)for Regions 2 and 3 (The Americas, and the Pacific)
Voice Uplink: 145.20 for Region 1 (Europe, Central Asia and Africa)
Packet Uplink: 145.99 (Worldwide)
Crossband FM repeater downlink: 145.80 MHz (Worldwide)
Crossband FM repeater uplink: 437.80 MHz(Worldwide)
All frequencies are subject to Doppler shifting.
145.800 MHZ VOICE FM-UPLINK144.490 MHZ
(these frequencies have BEEN
"CONFIRMED") See "HOW
& WHEN" to contact the ISS...it has
proper procedures & call signs...for Amateur Radio ISS contacts and likely
times.
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SaudiSat 1-A (SO-41)__
is reported open for FM Amateur Radio communication on a VHF uplink of 145.850
MHz and a UHF downlink of 436.775 MHz.
AMSAT's new "Echo" satellite (AO-51) has been turned on for
general use in FM repeat mode.The Echo FM voice uplink frequency is 145.920 MHz,
and the downlink
is 435.300 MHz. The downlink transmitter will come on when it hears
an uplink signal with a 67 Hz CTCSS (PL) tone for about 1 second,
and it will stay on for 10 seconds after that signal goes away.S0-51 Telemetry, can
generally be heard at 435.150 MHz.
AO-51 Operational Frequencies
The following are the announced frequencies for AO-51.
Spacecraft Summary
International Designator: 2007-12P Norad Number: 31130
Common Name: CAPE-1 Satellite Type: Cubesat
Launch Date: 17 April, 2007 Launch Location: Baikonur Cosmodrome
Launch Vehicle: Dnepr Dimensions: 10 x 10 x 10cm
Weight: 0.879 Kg
Organization: University of Louisiana
"New Russian Satellite in Orbit" right now...2008!
New Russian Satellite in Orbit (transmit and listen in the VHF range)
A Russian rocket launched from Plesetsk on May 23 carried a number
of payloads to orbit, including a new Amateur Radio satellite named
Yubileiny -- Russian for jubilee -- since christened Radio Sputnik
30 (RS-30).
Operational details are vague at this time. Amateurs throughout the
world report receiving signals at 435.315 and 435.215 MHz; some
report reception of CW telemetry while others report what appear to
be image transmissions from the satellite. RS-30 is orbiting at a
maximum altitude of 1500 km, creating a substantial communications
footprint below.
The satellite will broadcast audio and video about the history of
the Soviet and Russian space programs, as well as signals imitating
those broadcast by Sputnik in 1957.
According to the satellite's launch team, "The motive for
development of the Yubileiny small spacecraft was the 50th
anniversary of the first space satellite.
Bill Tynan, W3XO, announced that Amateur Radio
satellite Delfi C-3 has been issued an OSCAR number: Delfi-C3
OSCAR-64 or Dutch OSCAR-64. The shortened version of either of
these two designations is DO-64.
Delfi C-3 was successfully launched April, 28, 2008 from India
aboard a "Polar launch vehicle" and was successfully commissioned,
currently transmitting telemetry on the 2 meter amateur band. In
addition to its 2 meter downlink, Delfi C-3 has an uplink on the 70
cm band.
This newest amateur satellite was developed by a team of some 60
students and facility members from various polytechnic schools in
The Netherlands.
(DO-64)Delfi C-3 carries two experiments: one involving thin film solar
cells developed by Dutch Space, and an autonomous wireless Sun
sensor from the Dutch Government Research Institute (TNO).
According to Delfi C-3 Project Manager Wolter Jan Ubbels, Delfi C-3
has been duly coordinated through Region 1 IARU representative
Graham Shirville, G3VZV, and that the satellite "meets all of the
criteria necessary to be issued an OSCAR number."
"AMSAT-NA is pleased to welcome DO-64 into the family of Amateur
Radio satellites," Tynan said. "We are hopeful that it will fulfill
its intended mission of furthering education and increasing interest
in the Amateur Radio space program.
The transponder will use these frequencies:
Transponder mode beacon: 145.870 MHz CW
Linear transponder downlink: 145.880 - 145.920 MHz
Linear transponder uplink: 435.570 - 435.530 MHz
All frequencies are +/- Doppler shift that can be up to 3 kHz at 145 MHz. As it’s an inverting transponder a LSB signal on the uplink would be translated to a USB signal on the downlink.
Delfi-C3: http://www.delfic3.nl/
HAMSAT or VUsat is the latest Amateur Radio satellite in orbit.
It is India's first!
Going into space with the 42.5 kg HAMSAT was the primary
payload--the 1560 kg Indian remote sensing satellite, CARTOSAT-1.
The spacecraft were placed into polar sun synchronous orbits at an
altitude of 632 x 621 km with an equatorial inclination of 97.8
degrees.
HAMSAT will provide two new linear mode U/V transponders for SSB and
CW use only. Only one transponder will be active at any given time.
AMSAT-India indicates the UHF Transponder Uplink 435.250 MHz
range, while the VHF Transponder Downlink 145.900 Mhz.
Details are not yet available.
The satellite has not yet been given an OSCAR designation. There's
more information on the AMSAT-India Web site,
http://www.amsatindia.com/hamsat.htm .
Ten New Satellites in Orbit
Ten satellites reached orbit April 28 aboard an Indian PSLV-C9
rocket launched from the Satish Dhawan Space Center. The primary
payloads were India's CARTOSAT-2A and IMS-1 satellites. In addition
to the NLS-5 and RUBIN-8 satellites, the rocket carried six CubeSat
research satellites, all of which communicate using Amateur Radio
frequencies. All spacecraft deployed normally and appear to be
functional at this time.
Theu> SEEDS satellite is designed and built by students at Japan's
Nihon University. When fully operational, SEEDS will download
telemetry in Morse code and 1200-baud FM AFSK packet radio at
437.485 MHz. The satellite also has Slow-Scan TV (SSTV) capability.
Several stations have reported receiving SEEDS CW telemetry and the
team would appreciate receiving more reports from amateurs at their
ground station Web page.
AAUSAT-II is the creation of a student team at Aalborg University in
Denmark. It will downlink scientific telemetry at 437.425 MHz using
1200 or 9600-baud packet.
Can-X2 is a product of students at the University of Toronto
Institute for Aerospace Studies, Space Flight Laboratory
(UTIAS/SFL). Can-X2 will downlink telemetry at 437.478 MHz using 4
kbps GFSK, but the downlink will be active only when the satellite
is within range of the Toronto ground station.
Compass-One was designed and built by students at Aachen University
of Applied Sciences in Germany. The satellite features a Morse code
telemetry beacon at 437.275 MHz. Compass-1 will also provide a
packet radio data downlink, which will include image data, at
437.405 MHz.
Cute 1.7 + APDII is a satellite created by students at the Tokyo
Institute of Technology. This satellite will not only provide
telemetry, it will also offer a 9600-baud packet store-and-forward
message relay with an uplink at 1267.6 MHz and a downlink at 437.475
MHz.
Delfi-C3 was designed and built by students at Delft University of
Technology in the Netherlands. It includes an SSB/CW linear
transponder. The satellite will be in telemetry-only mode for the
first three months of the mission, after which it will be switched
to transponder mode. Delfi-C3 downlinks 1200-baud packet telemetry
at 145.870 MHz. The linear transponder, when activated, will have an
uplink passband from 435.530 to 435.570 MHz and a corresponding
downlink passband from 145.880 to 145.920 MHz.
SO-50
SAUDISAT-1C--->Uplink: 145.850 MHz (67.0 Hz PL tone)-------Downlink: 436.800 MHz Launched: December 20, 2002 from Russia.
SO-50 carries several experiments, including a mode J FM amateur repeater
experiment operating on 145.850 MHz uplink and 436.800 MHz downlink. The repeater is available to amateurs
worldwide as power permits, using a 67.0 Hertz tone on the uplink, for on-demand
activation.
AO-27*
J-FM
Uplink 145.850 FM Downlink 436.800 FM
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