CUADROS DE FRECUENCIAS DE RADIO Y SATELITES

EVENTO SOBRE SATELITES, MODOS DIGITALES Y LA ISS EN LA CIUDAD DE MATURIN, ESTADO MONAGAS EL 29 DE ENERO DE 2011

 SITIO DEL EVENTO: COLEGIO DE MEDICOS DEL ESTADO MONAGAS UBICADO EN LA AVENIDA ROMULO GALLEGOS CON CALLE JOSE MARIA VARGAS - URBANIZACION JUANICO, FRENTE AL AEROPUERTO. MATURIN, ESTADO MONAGAS

INVITACION

PARA TODOS LOS RADIOAFICIONADOS QUE DESEEN PARTICIPAR EN EL EVENTO QUE SE EFECTUARA  EL SABADO 29 DE ENERO DE 2011 A PARTIR DE LAS 8 DE LA MAÑANA, EN EL COLEGIO DE MEDICOS DE LA CIUDAD DE MATURIN.

  LOS EXPOSITORES SERAN LOS COLEGAS  MANUEL MOSQUERA YV5MM, JOSE VICENTE PINTO YV6BTF, REINALDO MENDEZ YV8AD, KARL HLEFTSHAR YV5YA, y / u OTRO COLEGA QUE DESEEN ASISTIRLOS. -- COLABORADORES: RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO, ANACO - EL TIGRE,   RADIO CLUB VENEZOLANO BARCELONA - PUERTO LA CRUZ,  ASOCIACION DE RADIOAFICIONADOS DE VENEZUELA, YV6BNI - MANUEL CENTENO,  YV8AD - REINALDO MENDEZ, YV8KN - GASPAR BERTOLINO, YV8PZ - BLADIMIR  GUERRA, YV6EJI - GERARDO MADURO, YV6BFE - JOSE LUIS CASTILLO, YV6AE - RICARDO ACERO,YV6ALX - LUIS LEON, YV8GU - TULIO RAMIREZ, YV6DYA - LUIS VALDEZ y otros - Por favor traigan su PEN DRIVE y Libreta de Notas

La experiencia adquirida....y ahora compartida....

Tenemos inscritos 72 personas y necesitamos su ratificación a la asistencia del evento a la siguiente dirección: yv5mm@amsat.org

YW6ISS/8
 DESDE MATURIN - FJ89
  OPERACIONES SATELITALES

Antenas por YV8KN -  Tipo Arrow II Yagi
Equipos: Kenwood TS-2000-X + SGNALINK USB
KENWOOD TM-D700A

QSO's en INGLES para VOZ y ESCRITO para Modos Digitales

La guía de hoteles se publicará en el mes de Enero de 2011

SE ENTREGARA CERTIFICADO DE ASISTENCIA

Cordialmente,
Manuel Mosquera R. YV5MM

Radio Club Venezolano # 1347
Amsat N.A. # 38323
ARRL # 7052614

ENERO 1, 2.011

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SATELITE NOAA 15 - ENERO 3 2011 DESDE FJ79sk - ANACO, VENEZUELA (donde aparece la cruz roja)

CALENDARIO EME (TIERRA-LUNA-TIERRA) 2011 - POR EA6VQ GABRIEL Y MUCHAS COSAS MAS DE SUMO INTEREShttp://www.vhfdx.info/

http://www.vhfdx.info/

LA AGENCIA ESPACIAL EUROPEA (ESA) REVELA EL MAPA MEJOR CONCEBIDO DE LA TIERRA

ESA unveils latest map of world’s land cover

 

 

21 December 2010
ESA’s 2009 global land cover map has been released and is now available to the public online from the ‘GlobCover’ website. GlobCover 2009 proves the sharpest possible global land cover map can be created within a year.
 
The map was produced using 12 months of data from Envisat’s Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer at a resolution of 300 m.

ESA and Belgium’s Université catholique de Louvain created the map using software developed by Medias France and Germany’s Brockmann Consult on data collected from 1 January to 31 December 2009. GlobCover 2009 was generated within a year of acquiring the final satellite data.

The map’s legend uses the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation’s Land Cover Classification System.

Some 8000 people have downloaded the previous version, GlobCover 2005. These maps are useful for studying the effects of climate change, conserving biodiversity and managing natural resources. 

ESTACION ESPACIAL INTERNACIONAL - EXPERIMENTOS LOS DIAS 27 28 Y 29 DE DICIEMBRE DE 2010

Los astronautas a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional llevarán a cabo varios experimentos con los radios a bordo,   los días 27, 28 y 29 de diciembre de 2010.

El experimento llamado "ET sombra"  consiste en enviar señales de radio a una frecuencia de 145.800 y 145.825. Estas señales de radio son recibidas por los radioaficionados entierra y grabado por ellos. Estos audios recibidos deben ser enviados a los siguientes e-mail:

shadow@tsniimash.ru
vastra@mail.ru
Junto con el audio,  los radio aficionados deberán enviar todos sus datos como:

Nombre: Indicativo: Dirección: Equipo utilizado: Antena: Situación Geográfica: Hora UTC Recibido: Foto de la foto de la estación o personales
El objetivo de este experimento es la observación de las señales de radio reflejadas por la atmósfera en diferentes localizaciones geográficas y el plasma en el espacio.
Los astronautas a bordo de inyectan una nube de plasma en el espacio y al mismo tiempo envían señales de baliza en la banda VHF para ser recibido por los radioaficionados enla tierra.. Debido a la refracción y la dispersión de las señales en las regiones de sombra la nube de plasma aparecerá al lado del satélite. Cuando el audio subido por aficionados son analizados por los controladores de tierra que se sabe que los puntos en las señales recibidas sufren refracción y no se han recibido provocando una sombra sobre un punto particular de la recepción de la señal.
Estas experiencias servirán para desarrollar nuevos cohetes propulsores que le ayudarán en el viaje espacial en el futuro. También ayudan a los conductores del futuro para desarrollar nuevos equipos de radio que no sufriría los efectos de la refracción o la interferencia con los cortes producidos por nubes en las comunicaciones enviadas por los propulsores de plasma a bordo de la nave espacial.

BBQ EN INGLATERRA PARA LOS AFICIONADOS A LOS 6 METROS EL SABADO 6 DE AGOSTO DE 2011

G3WOS's 2011 6M BBQ
Hi Manuel, After the great success of the previous BBQs, I am thinking of holding a 6m BBQ (if there is sufficient interest) on Saturday 6th August 2011 in Farnborough, Hampshire UK - so make a note in your diary!
Take a look at the 2005 BBQ web site. As we have always had a good number of non-UK 6m hams attend, I am sending this now so that you can plan your summer around the event by visiting the UK!
[Click on the picture for the GIANT version].
There will be plenty of food and drink, lots of 6m guys to talk to and argue with and XYLs are positively encouraged! I hope that we will see an even better turn out of non-UK 6m enthusiasts. For those wanting to stay over on Friday night, we will get everyone into the same hotel (The Falcon as in 2007) and organise another great 6m dinner for the Friday evening.

There will be several interesting talks to help pass the long hot summer day...
The cost of the BBQ is not yet known but will be around 30 UK POnds and will need to be paid in advance of the event.

I know it's a long way off, but if you are interested in attending PLEASE send me an email. If I don't don't hear from you I could assume there is no interest and cancel as I had to do in 2010!73 Chris G3WOS - chris@gare.co.uk

26 AÑOS DE VIDA Y EL OSCAR 11 CONTINUA ENVIANDO SEÑALES A TIERRA - INFORMACION DEL COLEGA MAURICIO BERALDO PY4MAB EN EL GRUPO ISS FAN CLUB DE BRASIL

De: py4mab
> Assunto: [ISSFANCLUBEBRASIL] Satelite Oscar 11 continua ativo após 26 anos
> Para: ISSFANCLUBEBRASIL@yahoogrupos.com.br
> Data: Quinta-feira, 2 de Dezembro de 2010, 15:10
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> O satélite Oscar 11 esta completando 26 anos em órbita e continua enviando sinais para a Terra.
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> No período de 29 de outubro a 30 de novembro de 2010 estações de todo o mundo receberam sinais do satélite. O satélite permaneceu ativo por esse período porque passou por um grande período de iluminação proporcionada pelo Sol. Um novo período de iluminação esta para iniciar no dia 10 de dezembro de 2010 e possivelmente o satélite voltará a ativa.
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> A maioria dos sinais recebidos por Radioamadores em Terra foram sinais fracos indicando a baixa capacidade das baterias do satélite. O relógio a bordo do Oscar 11 esta muito estável ganhando oito segundos em novembro. Esse comportamento do relógio mostra que o satélite esta funcionando da mesma forma que há 26 anos atrás.
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> O satélite funcionando nos períodos de eclipse e a estabilidade do relógio sugerem que alguma parte do sistema pode ter falhado recentemente, (circuito aberto), reduzindo assim o consumo de energia global do sistema e permite que mais energia seja armazenada pelo satélite nos períodos de eclipse.
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> Quando foi coletado os sinais de telemetria do Oscar 11 os controladores do satélite observaram uma fuga inexplicável de energia mas essa falha já não acontece recentemente.
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> Os controladores do satélite Oscar 11 pedem a todos os radioamadores que ajudem na recepção dos sinais e toda recepção pode ser postada nesta pagina abaixo:
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> http://oscar.dcarr.org/index.php
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> As freqüências do Oscar 11 são:
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> Sinais do Beacon
> VHF 145.826 MHz.  AFSK FM  ASCII Telemetria
> UHF 435.025 MHz.  OFF
> S-band 2401.5 MHz. OFF   
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> MAURICIO BERALDO PY4MAB
> Py4mab@...
> http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISSFANCLUBEBRASIL
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CAMSAT - XW-1 / HO-68 11 de Enero de 2011 hasta el 16 de Enero de 2011

XW-1 schedule

11 Jan 2011
00:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
NA,East Asia,Oceania
00:45...Turn Off

01:59...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:14...Turn Off

10:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
NA,East Asia,Oceania
10:50...Turn Off

12:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Europe,NA,South America
13:35...Turn Off

16:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
India, Africa,Europe,NA
South America
16:50...Turn Off

17:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA
18:25...Turn Off

19:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Middle East,Europe,NA
20:00...Turn Off

12 Jan 2011
23:40...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
00:25...Turn Off

01:41...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:55...Turn Off

12:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
13:20...Turn Off

17:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,India,Middle East
Europe,NA
18:20...Turn Off

19:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
19:50...Turn Off

20:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
21:30...Turn Off

13 Jan 2011
23:25...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Oceania,Asia,Europe,NA
00:10...Turn Off

01:20...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
02:05...Turn Off

14:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Europe, NA,South America
14:50...Turn Off

17:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
India,Africa,Europe,NA
18:00...Turn Off

18:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
India,Africa,Europe,NA
19:30...Turn Off

20:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
21:15...Turn Off

23:05...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
NA,North Asia, Oceania
23:50...Turn Off

14 Jan 2011
01:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
01:45...Turn Off

13:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Europe, NA,South America
14:30...Turn Off

17:00...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
17:45...Turn Off

18:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
India,Africa,Europe,NA
19:15...Turn Off

20:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
21:00...Turn Off

22:50...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,
South Asia,Oceania
23:35...Turn Off

15 Jan 2011
02:34...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
Oceania
02:50...Turn Off

13:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Europe,NA,South America
14:15...Turn Off

16:45...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
17:30...Turn Off

18:30...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
India,Africa,Europe,NA
19:15...Turn Off

19:55...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Africa,Europe,NA
20:40...Turn Off

22:35...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,
South Asia,Oceania
23:20...Turn Off

16 Jan 2011
02:22...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
North Asia,East Asia,South Asia
Oceania
02:37...Turn Off

13:15...Turn On--FM/PACSAT
Europe,NA,South America
14:00...Turn Off

NanoSail-D2

NanoSail-D2 Spacecraft Summary Common Name:  NanoSail-D2     Satellite Type:  Cubesat     Launch Date:  20 November, 2010     Launch Location:  Kodiak, Alaska     Launch Vehicle:  Minotaur     Decay Date:  31 December, 1969     Apogee:  650.00     Perigee:  650.00     Inclination:  72.00     Period:  90.00     Weight:  0.000 Kg     Organization:  NASA and Santa Clara University

Frequency Information   Mode U TLM Beacon: Operational Downlink 437.2700 MHz AX.25 1200 BPS

Detailed Description NASA satellite with a solar sail experiment. The satellite will be deployed from FASTSAT approximately 7 days after launch.

Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) student-built satellite is in orbit

RAX Spacecraft Summary Common Name:  RAX     Alternate Name:  Radio Aurora Explorer     Satellite Type:  Cubesat     Launch Date:  20 November, 2010     Launch Location:  Kodiak, Alaska     Launch Vehicle:  Minotaur     Decay Date:  31 December, 1969     Apogee:  650.00     Perigee:  650.00     Inclination:  72.00     Period:  90.00     Dimensions:  10cmx10cmx34cm     Weight:  2.800 Kg     Organization:  University of Michigan and SRI International

Frequency Information   Mode U Telemetry (750mw): Unknown Downlink 437.5050 MHz GMSK 9600 BPS

Detailed Description RAX is a NSF funded triple cubesat mission to study space weather.

O/OREOS

O/OREOS Spacecraft Summary Common Name:  O/OREOS     Satellite Type:  Cubesat     Launch Date:  20 November, 2010     Launch Location:  Kodiak, Alaska     Launch Vehicle:  Minotaur     Decay Date:  31 December, 1969     Apogee:  650.00     Perigee:  650.00     Inclination:  72.00     Period:  90.00     Dimensions:  10cmx10cmx34cm     Weight:  5.500 Kg     Organization:  NASA Ames and Santa Clara University

Frequency Information   Mode U TLM Beacon: Operational Downlink 437.3050 MHz AX.25 1200 BPS

Detailed Description NASA astrobiology satellite with amateur radio beacon.

FASTRAC 2

FASTRAC 2 Spacecraft Summary Common Name:  FASTRAC 2     Alternate Name:  Emma     Satellite Type:  Satellite     Launch Date:  20 November, 2010     Launch Location:  Kodiak, Alaska     Launch Vehicle:  Minotaur     Apogee:  650.00     Perigee:  650.00     Inclination:  72.00     Period:  90.00     Weight:  23.500 Kg     Organization:  The University of Texas at Austin

Frequency Information   Mode V Telemetry: Operational Downlink 145.8250 MHz FM 1200 BPS   Mode U/V (B) Digital: Non-Operational Uplink: 435.0250 MHz FM 1200 BPS Downlink 145.8250 MHz FM 1200 BPS Uplink: 437.3450 MHz FM 9600 BPS Downlink 145.8250 MHz FM 9600 BPS

Detailed Description FASTRAC 2 is half of a pair of student-built nanosatellites to investigate relative navigation, attitude determination with GPS, and a micro-discharge plasma thruster. Amateurs are encouraged to submit telemetry from both satellites via the project website. After the primary science mission is completed, both satellites may be opened for general amateur radio use as digipeaters.

FASTRAC 1

FASTRAC 1 Spacecraft Summary Common Name:  FASTRAC 1     Alternate Name:  Sara Lily     Satellite Type:  Satellite     Launch Date:  20 November, 2010     Launch Location:  Kodiak, Alaska     Launch Vehicle:  Minotaur     Apogee:  650.00     Perigee:  650.00     Inclination:  72.00     Period:  90.00     Weight:  23.500 Kg     Organization:  The University of Texas at Austin

Frequency Information   Mode V/U (J) Packet: Non-Operational Uplink: 145.8250 MHz FM 9600 BPS Downlink 437.3450 MHz FM 9600 BPS Uplink: 145.9800 MHz FM 1200 BPS Downlink 437.3450 MHz FM 1200 BPS   Mode U Telemetry: Operational Downlink 437.3450 MHz FM 1200 BPS

Detailed Description FASTRAC 1 is half of a pair of student-built nanosatellites to investigate relative navigation, attitude determination with GPS, and a micro-discharge plasma thruster. Amateurs are encouraged to submit telemetry from both satellites via the project website. After the primary science mission is completed, both satellites may be opened for general amateur radio use as digipeaters.

 

ESTACION DE RADIOAFICIONADO NR5M

http://www.nr5m.com/main/page_home.html

D2QV en CATOCA, ANGOLA en QSO en SSTV con YV5MM en ANACO, VENEZUELA

Angola
D2QV Valeriy Grabovskiy Province Lunda Sul-Saurimo, Angola

IMAGEN DEL SATELITE NOAA 15 - 28 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2010 21:27 UTC

http://spaceweather.com/

NASA TV

NASA TV

SATELITE FO-29

Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL disse que recebeu sinais do satélite FO-29 no dia 16 de novembro de 2010 as 07:46 UTC. Sinais fortes foram recebidos também pelo Radioamador Rick, WA4NVM que manteve contato com Kerry, WC7V utilizando o satélite com apenas 2 graus de elevação.

Duas semanas atrás Yutaka Murata, JA1COU reportou a JARL que o satélite FO-29 estava em silencio porque suas baterias estavam intercalando altas e baixas temperaturas devido a grande utilização do satélite por Radioamadores e operações continuas.

Os controladores do satélite FO-29 esperam que a temperatura a bordo do satélite caia com os períodos de eclipse.

O período de eclipse do satélite FO-29 para novembro será:

Dia 1 de Novembro 0% (iluminação total)
Dia 20 de Novembro 14%
Dia 30 de novembro 30 17%

MAURICIO BERALDO PY4MAB
Py4mab@amsat.org
http://br.groups.yahoo.com/group/ISSFANCLUBEBRASIL

Space Station Crew Uses HAM Radio to Call Earth

Expedition 25 Hands Over the Space Station to Expedition 26 From: NASAtelevision | November 24, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/NASATelevision#p/a/u/1/sBkiOt3zjWI

ESTACION ESPACIAL INTERNACIONAL - ISS . VIDEO

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=H8rHarp1GEE

FRECUENCIAS DE LOS SATELITES

Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) student-built satellite is in orbit

http://www.engin.umich.edu/newscenter/feature/studentspaceresearch/

 

Radio Aurora Explorer (RAX) student-built satellite is in orbit

11/20/2010 College of Engineering

The first standalone satellite built by Michigan Engineering students to orbit the Earth and perform a science mission was successfully launched on Nov. 19, 2010 from Kodiak, Alaska.

The Radio Aurora Explorer, or RAX, weighs 6.5 pounds and is the size of a loaf of bread. Its first signals were detected by a HAM radio operator in Hawaii a few hours after launch. More details are at the RAX team website.

The satellite's primary mission is to study how plasma instabilities in the highest layers of the atmosphere disrupt communication and navigation signals between Earth and orbiting satellites. Working with scientists, students will use the data from RAX to build models that can forecast when these anomalies will occur, so that operators can plan for the disruptions. Watch a video about RAX.

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Across the College, undergrads and grad students alike have opportunities to participate in space research projects. RAX is part of an impressive space enterprise at Michigan Engineering.

Students recently launched a weather balloon that reached the edge of space at 97,000 feet. Watch a video by the Detroit Free Press (3:41). Students routinely have the opportunity to test prototypes and conduct other experiments in microgravity as part of NASA’s Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program.The 2010 team also took journalist Melissa Jun Rowley along for the weightless ride.

U-M faculty and researchers built or are involved with instruments on 14 spacecraft currently deployed throughout the solar system. A host of other orbiting or sub-orbital satellite projects are underway through the Space Physics Research Lab.

NanoSail-D2 Mission Dashboard

http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm

NUEVOS SATELITES FASTRAC 1 Y FASTRAC 2

For Radio Operators: Overview

• Participation
• Requirements
• Satellite Communication Structure
• FASTRAC Radio Operators

Participation

The FASTRAC mission is divided into two basic phases. Both mission phases rely heavily on the participation of the amateur radio community.

The first phase is the science portion of the mission. During this phase the two satellites will be sharing GPS data as long as they are within range of each other. The GPS data will be processed on board each satellite and then stored in flash memory to calculate an on-orbit relative navigation solution. Also, the satellites will be performing attitude determination with the GPS receiver. FASTRAC 1 will be firing the micro-discharge plasma thruster whenever the thrust vector is within 15 degrees of the anti-velocity vector. The data will be relayed to the ground when the satellite is in communication with a ground station. A coordination plan is being developed so that participating amateur radio ground stations can play a major role in collecting this data and relaying it back to this Web site.

The second phase of the mission begins by reconfiguring the satellites for use by the amateur radio community. The satellites will be reconfigured so that they can be used as digipeaters and form part of the Automatic Position Reporting System (APRS) network. The capabilities of these satellites are governed largely by the functionality of the Kantronics KPC9612-Plus TNC. The satellites will be reconfigured after the primary mission to serve on the APRS network. As an amateur radio operator, your feedback is important to us. If you have any comments or suggestions involving the FASTRAC satellites, please contact us and they will be seriously considered.

If you have any data for us, you can give us the data by going here and creating an account.

Tracking the Satellites

Once the FASTRAC satellites are in orbit, any amateur radio operator can track and collect data from either satellite using the frequencies in the table below. If data is successfully received by an amateur radio operator, they can upload on the link shared above above so that it can be interpreted and shared with the team. The satellites will be transmitting at approximately 1 W of power. Below are the frequencies used by the satellites.

	FASTRAC 1 "Sara Lily"	FASTRAC 2 "Emma"
Downlink(1200/9600 Baud)	437.345 MHz FM	145.825 MHz FM
Beacon (1200 Baud)	437.345 MHz AX.25 1200 AFSK	145.825 MHz AX.25 1200 AFSK
Uplink (1200 Baud)	145.980 MHz FM	435.025 MHz FM
Uplink (9600 Baud)	145.825 MHz FM	437.345 MHz FM
Satellite Call Sign	FAST1	FAST2

The most updated Two Line Elements of the satellites are given here

After powerup and an initial checkout period, the satellites will start beaconing their telemetry every 3 minutes which is made up of printable ascii characters. When the satellites establish a crosslink with each other, which they will attempt to every 15 minutes, they will exchange gps data to compute a real-time relative navigation solution. For a description of all different data messages on the satellites, please check out the Data User Manual for a detailed description and information on how to decode the messages

Satellite Communication Subsystem Requirements

The FASTRAC satellite communications system must fulfill two primary mission requirements. The first requirement is the transmission of collected data to the network of both university and amateur-run ground stations.

The second requirement is the sharing of GPS data between the two satellites. This is necessary because a big part of the FASTRAC mission is proving that clusters of inexpensive satellites can figure out where they are in relation to each other. This will allow future satellite constellations to actually maintain a desired shape for purposes such as astronomy, radar, or communication.

Satellite Communication Structure

Each FASTRAC satellite is equipped with two Hamtronics receivers and one transmitter. FASTRAC 1 carries two R100 VHF receivers and a single TA451 UHF transmitter. FRASTRAC 2 carries two R451 UHF receivers and one TA51 VHF transmitter.

The VHF/UHF receivers work together to provide uplink and crosslink capabilities. The VHF/UHF transmitters and receivers on both satellites form a duplexing pair that allows the crosslink to take place. The transmitters are also used to relay the stored data to the ground.

The radios on each satellite are connected to a dual port Kantronics KPC9612+ terminal node controller. The TNC will crosslink data at 9600 bps and downlink data at either 1200 bps or 9600 bps, depending on the speed of the uplink connection. The TNC will also beacon its call-sign and telemetry.

FASTRAC Radio Operators

The FASTRAC team is composed almost entirely of engineering undergraduates and graduate students at the University of Texas. Virtually none of us had our amateur radio licenses when we began the design of the FASTRAC satellites. This has changed. The following team members are now part of the amateur radio community.

• Dr. Glenn Lightsey, KE5DDG
• Sebastian Munoz, KE5FKV
• Tena Wang KE5BWD
• Thomas Campbell KD5TIO
• Greg Holt KE5BJC
• Shaun Stewart KD5SZV
• Emily Burrough KE5BMG
• Millan Diaz-Aguado KG6MNE
• Gary Rainey KM5TY (President of UTARC)
• Phillip Eckhoff KS4JV

http://fastrac.ae.utexas.edu/for_radio_operators/overview.php

O/OREOS Mission Dashboard

ENLACE PARA TODA LA INFORMACION SOBRE EL NUEVO SATELITE OREOS

http://ooreos.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm

RAX - NUEVO SATELITE - Radio Aurora Explorer

Amateur Radio Beacon Info

RAX is a space weather science mission carrying an amateur radio transceiver. This enables the amateur radio community to be part of the RAX mission by assisting us with satellite tracking! We encourage all amateur radio ground stations to assist us by downloading our beacon decoding software. This Java-based software is compatible with any 9600 baud, KISS-enabled TNC and all common operating systems (Windows, Mac, and Linux). This program provides a graphical user interface with real-time telemetry decoding. If the ground station has Internet access, the decoding software will also forward the beacon you received to our database and website so others can see what you received LIVE!
Interested in joining our ground station network and having your station on our station map? Please contact us!
Don’t know where RAX is? Click here to get TLEs for your prediction programs.
RAX Telemetry System Information:
Callsign: RAX-1
Freq: 437.505 MHz FM
Rate: 9600 baud
Modulation: GMSK
Transmit Interval: Every 20 seconds
RF Power Output: 750 mW
Ant Polarization: RHCP (≥19 dBiC gain recommended for operations ≤5º elevation)

China lanza su segunda sonda lunar

      http://espanol.cri.cn/741/2010/09/27/Zt1s205156.htm

Orquesta Sinfonica de Venezuela - Conticinio

CINCO NUEVOS SATELITES PARA RADIOAFICIONADOS LANZADOS AL ESPACIO HOY 20 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2010

Muy buenos días a todos: Hoy 20 de Noviembre están siendo lanzados al espacio CINCO nuevos Satélites para Radioaficionados.

Son Los siguientes:

FASTRAC - 1
FASTRAC - 2
NanoSail-D2
O/OREOS
RAX

Las frecuencias son las siguientes

FASTRAC- 1  " Sara Lily" 437.345 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps

FASTRAC -2 "Emma" 145.825 MHz FM AX.25 1200bps

RAX-1   437.505MHz

O/OREOS  437.305 MHz

Nanosail D2 0.5sec beacon 5 sec 437.275 MHz.

Para informaciones adicionales por favor visiten los links descritos mas abajo

Gracias a Mauricio Beraldo PY4MAB por su información a YV-SAT
RAX Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/pages/RAX-Ra...68658456492859
RAX Twitter: http://twitter.com/RAX_2010

FASTRAC Facebook http://www.facebook.com/fastracsats
FASTRAC Twitter http://www.twitter.com/fastracsats/

O/OREOS http://www.crestnrp.org

NanoSail-D2 http://nanosaild.engr.scu.edu/dashboard.htm

Amateur radio operators - help track the FASTRAC satellites
http://www.southgatearc.org/news/nov...c_tracking.htm

AMSAT Bulletin Board (AMSAT-BB)
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/maillist/

Orbiter Forum
http://www.orbiter-forum.com/showthread.php?p=219924

73 de Manuel YV5MM

SATELITE NOAA 15 ESTA TARDE A LAS 17:00

Y W 6 I S S - ESTACION TERRENA SATELITAL en FJ79sk

HOY A LAS 12 MEDIANOCHE CAMBIO DE HORARIO EDST A EST

MAR CARIBE - GOES EAST NOV 6 23:15 UTC Y OCEANO ATLANTICO ESTE - METEOSAT 9 NOV 6 18:00 UTC

NOAA 15 POR YV6BFE - EL TIGRE, VENEZUELA F J 78 v v

SATELITE  NOAA 15 ESTA TARDE 3 DE NOVIEMBRE DE 2010 POR YV6BFE - EL TIGRE, VENEZUELA

Noticias Científicas de la NASA

Noticias Científicas de la NASA

Los científicos de la misión Deep Impact/EPOXI, de la NASA, indican que todos los sistemas tienen luz verde para el encuentro de la nave espacial con el cometa Hartley 2, el próximo 4 de noviembre.

TODO EL REPORTAJE en

http://ciencia.nasa.gov/ciencias-especiales/15oct_epoxi/

PREPARATIVOS - MISION STS 133

Discovery's Launch No Earlier Than Dec. 17

Wed, 24 Nov 2010 04:37:40 PM GMT-0430

NASA managers have targeted space shuttle Discovery's launch for no earlier than Dec. 17. Shuttle managers determined more tests and analysis are needed before proceeding with the STS-133 mission. The launch status meeting planned for Monday, Nov. 29, has been postponed and will be rescheduled.

The Program Requirements Control Board reviewed on Wednesday repairs and engineering evaluations associated with cracks on two 21-foot-long, U-shaped aluminum brackets, called stringers, on the shuttle's external tank. Managers decided the analysis and tests required to launch Discovery safely are not complete. The work will continue through next week.

The next status review by the PRCB will be Thursday, Dec. 2. If managers clear Discovery for launch on Dec. 17, the preferred time is about 8:51 p.m. EST.

STS-133: Delivering the Future

10.26.10

Members of the STS-133 crew are (from left) Mission Specialists Alvin Drew and Nicole Stott, Pilot Eric Boe, Commander Steve Lindsey, and Mission Specialists Michael Barratt and Tim Kopra. Image Credit: NASA
Space is about to get a little more futuristic.

Included in the cargo that soon will be arriving at the International Space Station is Robonaut 2, a robotic astronaut. Robonaut 2 will be flying to the station on the STS-133 space shuttle mission, which is scheduled to be the final flight of Discovery.

Robonaut 2 won't be the first robot on the space station. The orbiting lab's robotic population already includes everything from a variety of robotic arms outside the station to Dextre, a robot that can perform spacewalk tasks, to the bowling-ball-sized SPHERES that can fly through the station.

One thing that makes Robonaut 2 unique, however, is that it is designed to look like a human being. Robonaut 2 very closely resembles the upper half of a person, right down to fingers that move like those on a human hand. Engineers have tested Robonaut 2 extensively on Earth; the initial purpose of the robot's time on the space station will be to continue that testing in a space environment.

Updates on Robonaut 2's stay on the space station will be posted on Twitter. Image Credit: NASA
Robonaut 2 is only one part of the cargo being delivered to the space station on Discovery's final scheduled flight. The space shuttle will be carrying Leonardo, a permanent multipurpose module. Leonardo has flown to the station several times as a cargo container, but this time the module will be left behind as a permanent part of the space station. Discovery also will be delivering extra parts to the station so that they will be available if they are needed in the future.

STS-133 will be the 39th flight of the space shuttle Discovery. Discovery first flew in August 1984. The orbiter is named after four sea vessels, primarily the HMS Discovery that was sailed in expeditions by explorer James Cook. Highlights of the shuttle Discovery's history include launching the Hubble Space Telescope in 1990 and conducting the three Return to Flight missions after the Challenger and Columbia disasters. Discovery has flown more than any other orbiter.

Commanding Discovery for the STS-133 mission will be astronaut Steven Lindsey, who will be making his fifth spaceflight. He commanded two previous missions to the space station, STS-104 in 2001 and STS-121 in 2006. The mission's pilot is Eric Boe. He previously flew on STS-126 in 2008, which delivered new living quarters to the space station.

Mission specialists on STS-133 will be Alvin Drew, Michael Barratt, Tim Kopra and Nicole Stott. Drew previously visited the space station on STS-118 in 2007. Barratt served as a member of the International Space Station's crew in 2009, but he will be making his first flight on the shuttle on STS-133. Kopra flew on the STS-127 mission in 2009 and stayed on the space station as a crew member for two months, returning home on STS-128. Stott switched places with Kopra, riding up to the station on STS-128 and returning to Earth on STS-129 after 91 days in space.

The design of the STS-133 mission patch symbolizes the end of Discovery's operational life as an orbiter. Image Credit: NASA
The STS-133 mission is an important step in preparing for the future of spaceflight. NASA is working to carry out a long-term plan that will lead to human exploration of the solar system. Currently, NASA is focused on completing the International Space Station before the shuttle fleet's retirement, planned for 2011. The station is an important platform for learning how to live and work in space and will be vital to exploration as human space travel extends farther from Earth.

NASA is committed to building strategic partnerships and links between science, technology, engineering and mathematics formal and informal educators. Through hands-on, interactive educational activities, NASA is engaging students, educators, families, the public and all agency stakeholders to increase scientific and technological literacy in the United States.

DISCOVERY - SE POSPONE EL LANZAMIENTO HASTA EL MIERCOLES 3 A LAS 19:52 UTC

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LLEVARAN EL PRIMER ROBOT SEMEJANTE AL SER HUMANO.

SATELITE NOAA 15 - EXCELENTE IMAGEN CAPTADO POR YV6BFE - JOSE LUIS CASTILLO - EL TIGRE, ANZOATEGUI, VENEZUELA

NOAA 15 POR YV6BFE

HURACAN THOMAS POR YV6BFE NOAA 19

AO-51 - SCHEDULE UP TO THE END OF NOVEMBER 2010, UNLESS OTHERWISE BEING ADVISE

AO-51 Control Team News

Command Team and Operations Group AO-51 News October 2010 AO-51 Schedule October 31 (late UTC) FM Repeater, L/SU Uplink: 1268.705 MHz FM (no PL tone) Downlinks: 2401.200 MHz FM *and* 435.300 MHz FM (at low power!) November 4 (late UTC) FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM (no PL tone) Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM and 9k6 Baud PBBS Operations, L/U Uplink: 1268.705 MHz FM at 9600 baud Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM at 9600 baud November 14 (late UTC) 38k4 Baud PBBS Operations, L/U Uplink: 1268.705 MHz FM at 9600 baud Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM at 38,400 baud November 18 (late UTC) FM Repeater, L/SU Uplink: 1268.705 MHz FM (no PL tone) Downlinks: 2401.200 MHz FM *and* 435.300 MHz FM (at low power!) November 21 (late UTC) FM Repeater, V/U Uplink: 145.920 MHz FM (no PL tone) Downlink: 435.300 MHz FM 9k6 Baud PBBS Operations, L/U Uplink: 1268.705 MHz FM at 9600 baud Downlink: 435.150 MHz FM at 9600 baud 73, Drew KO4MA AMSAT-NA VP Operations

ECHO AO 51 - FRECUENCIAS

AO-51 Operational Frequencies

The following are the announced frequencies for AO-51. Please check the schedule before transmitting to AO-51:
 

Analog Uplink:	145.920 MHz FM (PL - 67Hz) 145.880 MHz FM (QRP, No PL) 1268.700 MHz FM (PL - 67Hz)
Analog Downlink:	435.300 MHz FM 2401.200 MHz FM
PSK-31 Uplink	28.140 MHz USB
Digital Uplink:	145.860 MHz 9600 bps, AX.25 1268.700 MHz 9600 bps AX.25
Digital Downlink:	435.150 MHz 9600 bps, AX.25 2401.200 MHz 38,400 bps, AX.25
Broadcast Callsign:	PECHO-11
BBS Callsign:	PECHO-12

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