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AMSAT-SM-nätet 8/5 2011

Hej!

Dagens nät på 3740 klockan 10.00

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SM4JLX
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SM6NZV
SM7WSJ

*AO-51

AO-51 har problem att förbli stabil när den går i eklips. Batterierna verkar vara i väldigt dåligt skick. Satelliten har varit i omloppsbana sedan 2004.

(klippt från Amsatlistan)

All,

We are having a difficult time trying to restore AO-51 to operation.
Currently, the satellite will not retain the upload of the flight software
across eclipse. The batteries are in very poor condition. We have a few more things to try, but with eclipses peaking around July at ~27 minutes, the long term situation is grim. There is a brief period around November where eclipses are as short as 16 minutes, but past that it is a long climb to 30 minutes or longer eclipses for many years. We have no expected “return to service” date. If you have 9k6 digital capability, you can listen in on our attempts at recovery on 435.150 on many passes over the US.

Please support AMSAT-NA and the other AMSAT groups around the world, and help us get new satellites into orbit. Projects like Fox, FunCube, P3E, and Kiwisat need your financial support to keep our amateur satellite fleet flying.

73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations

VO-52

Satelliten fyllde 6 år den 5 Maj och verkar hur stabil som helst. Tyvärr så är det inte så mycket stationer aktiva över den om man jämför med den  populära FM satelliten AO-51.

*ISS

Enligt uppgift ska ISS ha gjort en banhöjning med 1km under Torsdagen. Det  är för övrigt en del trafik från ISS både på 800 och 825.

En trevlig vecka tillönskas!

73 Håkan SM7WSJ

By SM0TGU

Webmaster and member of the AMSAT-SM steering group.

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