Categories
Ham Satellite news

AMSAT-SM-nätet 2/5 2010

Hej!

Dagens nät 3740 Khz klockan
10.00

Deltagare
SM0AIG
SM4EFW
SM5HL
SM6NZV
SM7WSJ

*AO-51

I
just completed the weekly mode change for AO-51 just after 2200Z. We are now
running dual repeaters on 145.920/435.

300 and 1268.700/435.150. The
67Hz PL access is on for the V/U pair with a 2 minute period. Power output is
410mw for either repeater.

AO-51 will be reentering eclipses this week or
next, and we will need to frequently interrupt the L/U repeater for
telemetry. The modulation will be left low on the repeater to make the switch
from data to voice
easier. I’ll try to do this primarily on the morning
passes over the
East Coast, but it could happen on any US pass. It’s
important for us to keep close tabs on the power situation during this
period.

73, Drew KO4MA
AMSAT-NA VP Operations

*Norsk
satellit

NLS-6 is the 6th launch by SFL. The NLS-6 cluster comprises of
two
nanosatellite: AISSat-1 and TIsat-1.

NLS-6 launch updates are
being posted to
http://www.utias-sfl.net/NLS-6/

About
AISSat-1
——————————
AISSat-1 is built by SFL
for the Norwegian Defence Research
Establishment (FFI). It is intended to
demonstrate a new maritime AIS
receiver that has been developed by FFI. The
AIS receiver will be used
to monitor ship traffic in Norwegian waters. The
design of AISSat-1 is
based on SFL Generic Nanosatellite Bus
(GNB).

The spacecraft has a main structure measuring 20 cm by 20 cm by 20
cm and it is stabilized in three-axes using reaction wheels. It has a
fixed 46 cm long VHF payload monopole antenna for the AIS receiver and
four UHF uplink monopole antennas for the command receiver. The downlink
in the S-Band. AISSat-1 has an overall dimension of 80 cm by 45 cm by 37
cm and an overall mass of 6.5 kg. AISSat-1 will be secured to the
launch vehicle using the XPOD GNB separation system.

AISSat-1 is not
an amateur satellite and, as such, has coordinated
appropriate frequencies.
Its ground segment is located at Svalbard and its control centre is at FFI,
near Oslo, Norway.

More information on the spacecraft can be found
at
http://www.utias-sfl.net/nanosatellites/AISSat-1/
and
http://www.spacecentre.no/?module=Articles;action=Article.publicShow;ID=51389

*Japan
skjuter upp cubesats
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/unitec-1.htm

*SM0AIG
lämnade rapport från årsmötet

73 Håkan SM7WSJ

By SM0TGU

Webmaster and member of the AMSAT-SM steering group.

Leave a Reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *