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# This file is used by the program and gives the
# ability to store and browse information about
# satellites. It can be changed with any ascii-
# editor. There are only some conventions that
# should be followed up:
#
# <satellite name>
# T
# E
# X
# T
# END <satellite name >
#
# There is (almost) no limit for the size of the text.
# <satellite name> has to be the same like in the file
# 'elemente.dat'. If a satellite has several name you
# should do it like in the following example.
#
# AO-26
# ITAMSAT
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# < text >
#
# END AO-26
#
# The source for most entries in this file was an article
# in net news - Sat-FAQ-Answers which contains a lot of useful
# information not only for newcomers.
#
# The integrated editor is Word-Star compatible so that
# the well known keys do work.
# search : ^QF
# replace : ^QA
# store : ^KS
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# read file at cursor : ^KR
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RS-10/11
country : Russia
Radio Sputnik 10
Beacon/ROBOT 29.357 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.403 MHz (CW)
Mode A Uplink 145.860 - 145.900 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode A Downlink 29.360 - 29.400 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT A Uplink 145.820 MHz (CW)
ROBOT A Downlink 29.357 or 29.403 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.357 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.403 MHz (CW)
Mode K Uplink 21.160 - 21.200 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode K Downlink 29.360 - 29.400 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT K Uplink 21.120 MHz (CW)
ROBOT K Downlink 29.357 or 29.403 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 145.857 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 145.903 MHz (CW)
Mode T Uplink 21.160 - 21.200 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode T Downlink 145.860 - 145.900 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT T Uplink 21.120 MHz (CW)
ROBOT T Downlink 145.857 or 145.903 MHz (CW)
Radio Sputnik 11
Beacon/ROBOT 29.407 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.453 MHz (CW)
Mode A Uplink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode A Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT A Uplink 145.830 MHz (CW)
ROBOT A Downlink 29.407 or 29.453 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.407 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.453 MHz (CW)
Mode K Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode K Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT K Uplink 21.130 MHz (CW)
ROBOT K Downlink 29.407 or 29.453 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 145.907 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 145.953 MHz (CW)
Mode T Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode T Downlink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT T Uplink 21.130 MHz (CW)
ROBOT T Downlink 145.907 or 145.953 MHz (CW)
maximum visibility : about 15-16 minutes
maximum distance : about 5000-6000km (3000-4000 miles)
This is probably the easiest satellite to work of them all. It
has an incredibly sensitive receiver that can pick up the
faintest two meter signal and relay it on ten meters. There are
documented examples of people having QSOs on RS-10/11 by
clicking Morse on HTs with rubber duck antennas! I guarantee you
that your HT can put a useable signal into RS-10/11, I've done
it myself. WARNING: if you try this, disable the microphone so
you don't transmit any FM sidebands and turn your CTCSS (PL)
OFF!
RS-10/11 (Radio Sputnik) is for CW and SSB signals, so an all
mode 2 meter rig is ideal for transmitting to this bird. The
input bandpass is from 145.860 - 145.900 and the output freqs
are from 29.360 - 29.400 MHz. There is also a morse beacon at
29.357 MHz.
END RS-10/11
AO-13
frequencies/Modes:
beacon : 145.812MHz(PKS,CW,RTTY)
technical beacon : 145.985MHz(PKS,CW,RTTY)
Mode B Uplink : 435.423-435.573MHz(SSB,CW)
Mode B Downlink : 145.975-145.825MHz(SSB,CW)
beacon : 435.651MHz ] D
technical beacon : 435.677MHz ] e
Mode L Uplink : 1269.351-1269.641MHz(SSB,CW)] f
Mode L Downlink : 436.005-435.715MHz ] e
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Mode J Uplink : 144.423-144.473MHz(SSB,CW)
Mode J Downlink : 435.990-435.940MHz(SSB,CW)
beacon : 2400.325MHz(PSK,RTTY)
beacon : 2400.664MHz(PKS,RTTY)
Mode S : Uplink 435.603-435.639MHz(SSB,CW,FM)
Mode S : Downlink 2400.711-2400.747MHz(SSB,CW,FM)
Rudak Uplink : 1269.710 MHz (Inoperative)
Rudak Downlink : 435.677 MHz (Inoperative)
END AO-13
MIR
Mir (promounced "mere" - "Peace" in Russian) is the Russian
Space Station. It's been in orbit since 1986. All recent
Russian Cosmonauts have been hams and have callsigns with "MIR"
in them, such as U2MIR. Mir has 2-meter equipment on board and
they operate packet and voice on 145.55 MHz. (This is the same
freq as the Space Shuttles.) The cosmonauts also have a digital
voice recorder which can repeatedly transmit voice announce-
ments.
The best way to get a QSL card from Mir is to connect to their
TNC's mailbox, R0MIR-1, (That's R Zero MIR) leave a message AND
GET A MESSAGE NUMBER. You must have the message number to qualify
for a QSL. The TNC is often busy because amateurs forget to
disconnect before Mir goes under their horizon. In a case like
this, try connecting to yourself or a friend VIA R0MIR. And if
you hear a heavily accented voice calling CQ, by all means say
hello! 70 cm and ATV gear is being prepared for future flights!
QSL Address:
Sergei Samburov (RV3DR)
Prospect Kosmonavtov. d.36, kw.96
Kaliningrad City, MOSCOW 141070, RUSSIA.
Sergei can also be reached via packet radio as
RV3DR @ RK3KP.#MSK.RUS.EU
A special note on calculating Mir's orbit: Mir is big and it's
in a low orbit. This means that there's a lot of atmospheric
drag and it has to fire its rockets every month or two to boost
itself back up or it would have re-entered and burned up long
ago. Unfortunately, whenever this happens, it throws off all
pass predictions. When this happens, Mir will arrive LATER
than predicted, so if you tune to 145.55 and nothing happens
at the predicted time, keep waiting, it may be along in 10-30
minutes.
SEEING MIR:
Mir is also the only EZSAT that can bee seen. Mir is very big,
about the size of a semi-trailer, and when it comes over just
after sunset or just before sunrise, you can often see it go by.
This is because Mir will still be in sunlight while you're in
the earth's shadow. In these cases, Mir looks like a very
bright star gliding acress the sky. It's a beautiful sight and
well worth looking for. It's best to use a tracking program set
to VISUAL to find visible passes. The best such programs will
even draw you a star map and show you Mir's path across it.
Don't forget to tune to 145.55 when you see it. Also, don't
forget to get on the local repeater and tell people when you
spot it so that others can share in the fun.
END MIR
AO-21
beacon : 145.819 (CW)
beacon : 145.952 (BPSK/FM)
beacon : 145.983 (BPSK/SSB)
Mode B Uplink 1 : 435.022-435.102MHz (SSB/CW)
Mode B Downlink 1 : 145.932-145.825MHz (SSB/CW)
Rudak 2 Uplink 1 : 435.016MHz (AFSK/FM)
Rudak 2 Uplink 2 : 435.155MHz (BPSK/FM)
Rudak 2 Uplink 3 : 435.193MHz (BPSK/FM)
Rudak 2 Uplink 4 : 435.041MHz (variable mode)
Rudak 2 Downlink : 145.983MHz (variable mode)
beacon : 145.948MHz (CW)
beacon : 145.838MHz (BPSK/FM)
beacon : 145.800MHz (BPSK/FM)
Mode B Uplink 2 : 435.043-435.123MHz (SSB/CW)
Mode B Downlink 2 : 145.946-145.866MHz (SSB/CW)
This is a German/Russian radio that uses a Digital Signal
Processor (DSP) chip and it is Flexible with a capital "F"! It
was launched in January, 1990 configured as a linear translator
which received a band of 70 cm CW and SSB signals and relayed
them on 2 meters. The bird was, to put it mildly, under-utilized.
Then in 1992 the DSP chip was reprogrammed in orbit into a
cross band FM repeater! If you've been wondering if DSP is as
powerful as you've heard, now you know! In the past year, it's
telemetry has been re-programmed from an obscure format to
standard 1200 baud packet.
WEFAX pictures (which are uploaded by the ground controllers)
were added in December 1993. (This is the same format used by
many weather sats and short wave weather stations.)
OSCAR-21 has an input frequency of 435.016 MHz, but 435.015
works just fine. It's output frequency is 145.987 MHz, but
145.985 or 145.990 will receive it quite well. It has a strong
transmitter and a ground plane antenna and most HTs have no
trouble picking its signals up when it passes over. Mobiles and
base stations with omni antennas will receive it full quieting.
You can get into this bird with 20 watts and a six element beam
antenna. I mount my beam on a photo tripod next to my car and
run coax to my dual band mobile. You have to point the beam
accurately, so I take a list of altitude and azimuth bearing
generated by simple tracking software out with me and re-point
the beam once a minute. In one summer, I worked the east and
west coasts, several Canadians, Texas and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba
before fall's cold weather drove me indoors.
Some OSCAR-21 tips:
You can hardly get a word in edgewise during "prime time"
opening passes. Try the late night passes instead, they're much
less crowded. OSCAR-21's transmit and receive polarity rotate
constantly during a pass. Mount your beam so you can easily
rotate it for the best signal.
Remember, all these ham sats are full duplex, so you can and
should monitor your signal on the downlink. (Use headphones.)
Turn the beam for minimum noise. You'll probably have to modify
your dual band rig to get it to transmit on 435.015. BE CAREFUL
because FM is generally NOT appreciated below 440 MHz. Also, the
mod may allow you to transmit out of band, which is a real
no-no.
OSCAR-21 is also known as RS-14, AO-21 and Rudak-2. It's bolted
to a satellite called INFORMATOR-1, which is often abbreviated
INFORMTR-1. It's NORAD ID number is 21087. Be careful, the
rocket booster that launched the satellite is still up there and
it's named INFORMTR-1 R/B in some element sets. Your tracking
program may find it instead of the satellite if you're not
careful.
END AO-21
ARSENE
NOT AVAILABLE.
END ARSENE
DO-17
DOVE
beacon 1 : 145.82516MHz (AFSK/FM/DIG voice/FM)
beacon 2 : 145.82438MHz (AFSK/FM/DIG voice/FM)
beacon S : 2401.22050MHz (BPSK/SSB)
DOVE is a transmit-only hamsat. It has no user accessible
receiver. Built in Argentina, DOVE was launched in 1990 as a
goodwill satellite. It was originally intended to transmit
digitized voice messages that could be picked up by students
with simple receivers. Unfortunately, the digital voice hard-
ware and software has been a constant source of problems since
launch. Atempts to get DOVE to works properly are proceeding as
this is written, so the best bet is to tune your 2-meter rig or
scanner to 145.825 MHz and see what the bird is up to currently.
Be ready for Morse, standard 1200 baud packet or (with luck)
digitized voice messages. The signals are strong enough so that
an HT with a rubber duck will hear it when it's overhead,
although ground plane antennas will give better coverage when
the bird is near the horizon.
END DO-17
WO-18
WEBERSAT
Downlink (PSK) 437.0751 MHz (BPSK/SSB)
Downlink (RC) 437.1020 MHz (BPSK/SSB)
Uplink ATV (NTSC) 1265.000 MHz (TV/AM)
END WO-18
LO-19
LUSAT
Downlinks 437.125 T/B J Digital (secondary)
437.127 B CW
437.154 T/B J Digital (primary)
Uplinks 145.840 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
145.860 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
145.880 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
145.900 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
END LO-19
AO-10
beacon : 145.809MHz (unmodulated carrier)
technical beacon : 145.987MHz (switched off)
Mode B Uplink : 435.030-435.180MHz (CW, SSB inverting)
Mode B Downlink : 145.975-145.825MHz
END AO-10
UO-11
telemetrie beacon 145,826 FM AFSK-ASCII
telemetrie beacon 435,025 FM AFSK-ASCII
telemetrie beacon 2401,5 FM AFSK-ASCII
END UO-11
FO-20
FUJI
beacon : 435.795MHz
Mode JA Uplink : 145.900-146.000MHz (SSB/CW)
Mode JA Downlink : 435.900-435.800MHz (SSB/CW)
Mode JD Uplink : 145.850-145.870MHz
: 145.890-145.910MHz (AFSK/FM)
Mode JD Downlink : 435.910MHz (BPSK/SSB)
The schedule for this satellite is published in several bulletins. A special
award for working via FUJI-OSCAR's is available:
JJ1WTK Provides Information About "FUJI" Award
Amateur Satellite "Fuji", SWL Amateur Satellite "Fuji" applicants are
required to make contacts with 10 different amateur stations through the
amateur radio satellite "Fuji" (only contacts in CW or SSB mode), and
obtain the QSL cards from those stations. This award applies for both
FO-12 (JAS-1) which was launched at 20:45 UTC in 12-AUG-1986 and JAS-1B
which was launched on 07-FEB-1990. Any contact thru FO-12 or FO-20 is good
for the "Fuji Award" application. A fee of 8 IRCs or US $4 will be charged
per award. An additional 2 IRCs will be charged for air mail delivery
regardless of the number of the awards claimed. If QSL cards are submitted,
sufficient funds for return postage will also be required. All corres-
pondences should be sent to:
Japan Amateur Radio League - Award Desk,
1-14-2 Sugamo, Toshima, Tokyo 170, Japan
[The AMSAT News Service would like to thank Kazu Sakamoto (JJ1WTK) for this
bulletin item. JJ1WTK can be reached at his e-mail address of
qga02014@niftyserve.or.jp]
END FO-20
RS-12/13
Beacon/ROBOT 29.408 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.454 MHz (CW)
Mode A Uplink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode A Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT A Uplink 145.831 MHz (CW)
ROBOT A Downlink 29.408 or 29.454 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.408 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.454 MHz (CW)
Mode K Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode K Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT K Uplink 21.129 MHz (CW)
ROBOT K Downlink 29.408 or 29.454 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 145.912 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 145.959 MHz (CW)
Mode T Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode T Downlink 145.910 - 145.950 MHz (SSB,CW)
ROBOT T Uplink 21.129 MHz (CW)
ROBOT T Downlink 145.912 or 145.959 MHz (CW)
Radio Sputnik 13
Beacon/ROBOT 29.458 MHz (CW)
Beacon/ROBOT 29.504 MHz (CW)
Mode A Uplink 145.960 - 146.000 MHz (SSB,CW)
Mode A Downlink 29.460 - 29.500 MHz (SSB,CW)
A cousin to RS-10/11, RS-12/13 is also a 40 KHz wide linear
transponder. However, this bird is unique because its input
frequencies are in the fifteen meter band! This is also the
only ham sat in the sky that requires more than a code free
technician license to work it, because its input band is from
21.210 - 21.250 MHz. This straddles the Advanced and Extra
portions of the 15 meter band. Its output freqs are from
29.410 - 29.450 MHz. Because of skip, this satellite can often
be heard and worked when it's below the horizon! At least one
person has earned DXCC on this satellite! RS-12/13 is bolted
to the ?????? ???? satellite and its NORAD ID is 21089.
END RS-12/13
UO-22
Downlink 435.120 T 9600 bps FM Digital
Uplinks 145.900 T 9600 bps FM Digital
145.975 T 9600 bps FM Digital
END UO-22
KO-23
Uplink1 145,900 FM 9600 Bd FSK-AX25
Uplink2 145,850 FM 9600 Bd FSK-AX25
Downlink/beacon 435,175 FM 9600 Bd FSK-AX25
435,175 1200 Bd AFSK-ASCII
END KO-23
PO-28
Uplink 145,925/975 FM FSK AX25 9,6-38,4 kBd
Downlink/beacon 435,050 FM FSK AX25 9,6-38,4 kBd
sec. Downlink 435,075 FM FSK AX25 9,6-38,4 kBd
End PO-28
AO-16
Downlinks 437.02625 T/B J Dig. (1200b SSB) (secondary)
437.05130 T/B J Dig. (1200b Rai. Cos SSB) (pri)
2401.14280 B 1200 bps SSB (Usually off)
Uplinks 145.900 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
145.920 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
145.940 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
145.960 T 1200 bps AFSK FM Digital
END AO-16
KO-25 (KITSAT-B)
Downlink 435.175/436.500 MHz 9600 bps FSK FM Digital
Uplink 145.870/145.980 MHz 9600 bps FSK FM Digital
END KO-25
AO-26 (ITAMSAT)
Downlink 435.867 MHz 1200 bps PSK Digital
Uplinks 145.875 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
145.900 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
145.925 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
145.950 MHz 1200 bps FM Digital
END AO-26
UO-14
Uplink 145.975 MHz (FSK/FM)
Downlink 1 435.070 MHz (FSK/FM)
Downlink 2 435.070 MHz (AFSK/FM)
END UO-14