Date: Thu, 3 Mar 94 04:31:16 PST From: Ham-Space Mailing List and Newsgroup Errors-To: Ham-Space-Errors@UCSD.Edu Reply-To: Ham-Space@UCSD.Edu Precedence: Bulk Subject: Ham-Space Digest V94 #46 To: Ham-Space Ham-Space Digest Thu, 3 Mar 94 Volume 94 : Issue 46 Today's Topics: COMMON SATELLITE FREQUENCIES LISTINGS Satellite progs on World (2 msgs) SATNODE ??? Space Shuttle Radio Frequency List Send Replies or notes for publication to: Send subscription requests to: Problems you can't solve otherwise to brian@ucsd.edu. Archives of past issues of the Ham-Space Digest are available (by FTP only) from UCSD.Edu in directory "mailarchives/ham-space". We trust that readers are intelligent enough to realize that all text herein consists of personal comments and does not represent the official policies or positions of any party. Your mileage may vary. So there. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: 2 Mar 94 16:34:23 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: COMMON SATELLITE FREQUENCIES LISTINGS To: ham-space@ucsd.edu COMMON SATELLITE FREQUENCIES LISTINGS (MAY 1993 UPDATE) 00965:TRANSIT 5BN 5 :136.650 NAVIGATION 02608:ATS-1 :135.555,135.575,135.600 COMMUNICATION :ATS-1 :135.625,135.645,137.350 COMMUNICATION 03029:ATS-3 :137.37,137.350 COMMUNICATION 04320:AO-5 :29.450,144.05 AMATEUR *1 06236:AO-6 :29.450 AMATEUR *1 06909:OSCAR 20 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 07530:AO-7 :29.502,145.975,435.100 AMATEUR *1 08366:GOES 1 :136.380 WEATHER 10061:GOES 2 :136.380 WEATHER 10637:IUE :136.860 EXPLORER 10703:AO-8 :29.402,435.095 AMATEUR *1 10953:GEOS 3 :136.380 WEATHER 11054:GPS-03 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 12458:NOVA I :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 12544:METEOSAT 2 :137.078 WEATHER 12553:NOAA 7 :137.620 WEATHER *1 13010:MARECS-A :137.170 GEOSTATIONARY 13362:NOVA III :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 13367:LANDSAT 4 :137.860 EARTH RESOURCES 13386:MARECS-B2 :137.170 GEOSTATIONARY 13923:NOAA 8 :137.500 WEATHER *1 14129:AO-10 :145.810,145.989,436.020 AMATEUR :AO-10 :436.040 AMATEUR 14189:GPS-08 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 14372:COSMOS 1500 :137.400,466.500 OCEANOGRAPHIC 14781:UO-11 :145.825 AMATEUR 15039:GPS-09 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 15271:GPS-10 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 15427:NOAA 9 :137.620,137.770 WEATHER 15936:OSCAR 30 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 16129:GPS-11 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 16609:MIR :121.125,121.750,130.165 SPACE STATION :MIR :139.205,143.625,145.500 SPACE STATION :MIR :145.550,145.900,231.000 SPACE STATION :MIR :233.000,247.000,249.000 SPACE STATION :MIR :417.000,463.000 SPACE STATION 16969:NOAA 10 :137.500,136.770 WEATHER 17066:COSMOS 1791 :150.000,400.00 NAVIGATION 17070:POLAR BEAR :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 18122:RS 10/11 :29.357,29.403,145.857 AMATEUR :COSMOS 1861 :145.903,29.403,29.453 AMATEUR :COSMOS 1861 :145.907,145.953 AMATEUR 18312:METEOR 2-16 :137.400 WEATHER 18361:OSCAR 27 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 18362:OSCAR 29 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 18820:METEOR 2-17 :137.300 WEATHER 19070:OSCAR 23 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 19071:OSCAR 32 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 19215:METEOSAT 3 :137.080 WEATHER 19216:AO-13 :145.8125,145.975,435.650 AMATEUR :AO-13 :435.675,145.950,145.955 AMATEUR 19223:NOVA II :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 19336:METEOR 3-2 :137.850 WEATHER 19419:OSCAR 25 :149.9875,399.9680 NAVIGATION 19420:OSCAR 31 :149.9875,399.9680 NAGIGATION 19531:NOAA 11 :137.620,137.770 WEATHER 19802:GPS BII-01 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 19826:COSMOS 2004 :149.940,399.840 NAVIGATION *1 19851:METEOR 2-18 :137.300 WEATHER 20045:COSMOS 2006 :149.970,399.920 NAVIGATION *1 20061:GPS BII-02 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20185:GPS BII-03 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20302:GPS BII-04 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20305:METEOR 3-3 :137.850 WEATHER 20361:GPS BII-05 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20437:UO-14 :435.070 AMATEUR 20438:UO-15 :435.120 AMATEUR 20439:PO-16 PACSAT :437.025,437.050 AMATEUR 20440:DO-17 DOVE :145.825 AMATEUR 20441:WO-18 WEBERSAT :437.075,437.105 AMATEUR 20442:LO-19 LUSAT :437.155,437.125 AMATEUR 20452:GPS BII-06 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20480:FO-20 :435.910,435.795 AMATEUR 20508:NADEZHDA 2 :150.000,400.00 NAVIGATION 20577:COSMOS 2074 :149.910,399.760 NAVIGATION *1 20670:METEOR 2-19 :137.850 WEATHER 20724:GPS BII-08 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20788:FENGYUN 1B :137.795 WEATHER 20826:METEOR 2-20 :137.850 WETHER 20830:GPS BII-09 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 20959:GPS BII-10 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 21087:AO-21 :145.985,145.825,145.950 AMATEUR :AO-21 :145.8375,145.800 AMATEUR 21089:COSMOS 2123 :150.000,400.00 NAVIGATION 21089:RS 12/13 :29.408,29.454,145.915 AMATEUR :RS 13/13 :145.960,29.458,29.504 AMATEUR :RS 12/13 :145.865,145.910 AMATEUR 21130:COSMOS 2135 :149.970,399.920 NAVIGATION *1 21152:NADEZHDA 3 :150.000 NAVIGATION 21230:COSMOS 2142 :150.030,400.080 NAVIGATION 21232:METEOR 3-4 :137.300 WEATHER 21263:NOAA 12 :137.500,136.770 WEATHER 21552:GPS BII-11 :1227.600 NAVIGATION 21575:UO-22 :435.120 AMATEUR 21578:SARA :145.955 ??????? 21655:METEOR 3-5 :137.850 WEATHER 21666:COSMOS 2154 :149.940,399.840 NAVIGATION *1 21796:COSMOS 2173 :149.970,399.920 NAVIGATION 21798:DMSP B5D2-6 :137.500,136.770 WEATHER (MILITARY) 21875:COSMOS 2180 :149.940,399.840 NAVIGATION 21890:GPS BII-12 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 21902:COSMOS 2181 :150.000,400.000 NAVIGATION 21930:GPS BII-13 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 21937:COSMOS 2184 :149.910,399.760 NAVIGATION 21975:COSMOS 2190 :149.940,399.840 NAVIGATION 21980:COSMOS 2191 :150.000,400.000 NAVIGATION 22006:COSMOS 2195 :149.970,399.920 NAVIGATION 22014:GPS BII-14 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 22077:KITSAT A :435.175 AMATEUR 22078:SSO/T :137-139 ?? 22108:GPS BII-15 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 22161:FREJA :400.550 AURORA RESEARCH 22207:COSMOS 2218 :149.940,399.840 NAVIGATION 22231:GPS BII-16 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 22275:GPS BII-17 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 22319:SOYUZ TM-16 :121.125,121.750,130.167 MANNED FLIGHT :SOYUS TM-16 :139.208,143.625,231.000 MANNED FLIGHT :SOYUS TM-16 :233.000,247.000,249.000 MANNED FLIGHT :SOYUS TM-16 :417.000,463.000 MANNED FLIGHT 22446:GPS BII-18 :1227.6 NAVIGATION 22487:COSMOS 2233 :150.030,400.080 NAVIGATION :ARSENE :145.975,2446.540 AMATEUR 22490:SCD-1 :401.620,401.650 WEATHER 22530:PROGRESS TM-16 :166.000,165.000,922.755 SUPPLY SHIP *1 No longer transmitting. Kept for reference. NOTE: Here are some FLTSATCOM Frequencies reported to be in use. These frequencies are either DATA or VOICE or both. 244.0950 261.6500 262.2500 269.0700 248.9000 261.6750 262.3000 269.4750 249.5500 261.7000 262.4750 269.5500 250.4500 250.5500 259.7000 261.9000 262.5500 269.8000 261.4500 261.9500 262.9500 269.9500 261.4750 262.1000 263.6250 288.0000 261.5250 262.2250 264.9000 295.0750 261.6000 -END- ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 20:37:07 +0000 From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!demon!isis.demon.co.uk!ian@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Satellite progs on World To: ham-space@ucsd.edu In article wy1z@netcom.com "Scott Ehrlich" writes: > >I have now placed some satellite tracking programs on World: > >- stsplus.zip > >- stsorbit.zip > >- traksat {trak300a.zip & trak300b.zip} (latest version of traksat) > > >They are available via anonymous FTP via > >ftp ftp.std.com:/pub/hamradio/pc/satellite > > >If you have any problems, questions, or comments, please e-mail them to me. > >I tried very hard to search for stsplus through many archie searches, and >only found one site which carried it. I hope that by making it available >on World it will be easier to obtain. Ah, but which version of STSPLUS is it ? The damned thing gets updated two or three times a year, or so it seems. The version numbering is pretty unusual as well. For what it's worth, the latest I've seen is 9353, which if I recall the method makes it the last week in '93. 9333 was the last *major* upgrade. Regards Ian. -- | Ian Smith | "The Moving Finger writes; | ian@isis.demon.co.uk | and, having writ, Moves on." ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Mar 1994 12:03:37 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!agate!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!bbc!ant!boyer@network.ucsd.edu Subject: Satellite progs on World To: ham-space@ucsd.edu John Boyer (boyer@rd.eng.bbc.co.uk) wrote: : Scott Ehrlich (wy1z@netcom.com) wrote: : : I have now placed some satellite tracking programs on World: : : - stsplus.zip : : - stsorbit.zip : : - traksat {trak300a.zip & trak300b.zip} (latest version of traksat) : : They are available via anonymous FTP via : : ftp ftp.std.com:/pub/hamradio/pc/satellite : Just a short comment. I have traksat and it is really great and dead easy : to use. : John B : John.boyer@rd.eng.bbc.co.uk Sorry. Did I say traksat? I actually meant Satra version 1.0. That's the problem with all these sat tracking progs what to call them. I have played with tracksat 3 and I found it hard to drive. John B John.boyer@rd.eng.bbc.co.uk ------------------------------ Date: Tue, 1 Mar 1994 16:25:54 GMT From: ihnp4.ucsd.edu!swrinde!gatech!howland.reston.ans.net!pipex!uknet!nessie!jh.mcc.ac.uk!John@network.ucsd.edu Subject: SATNODE ??? To: ham-space@ucsd.edu I have been asked to look out for a program called SATNODE for the PC, which acts as a gateway to the packet satellites and allows unattended operation with automatic forwarding etc... John, G1YYH J.Heaton@MCC.ac.uk ------------------------------ Date: 2 Mar 94 16:34:26 GMT From: news-mail-gateway@ucsd.edu Subject: Space Shuttle Radio Frequency List To: ham-space@ucsd.edu Space Shuttle Radio Frequency List By Rich Weinkauf, Farmington, MI STSFRQ03.TXT A Space Shuttle mission requires the coordination of thousands of individuals; both on the planet, and off. This coordination is directed largely by radio communications, both voice and digital; and supplies the communications enthusiast with several opportunities for listening. The following list includes radio voice communication frequencies reported to be in use during a typical Space Shuttle mission. This list has been gleaned from many sources, including personal communications, messages on Prodigy, Amateur Radio Bulletin Boards, Space and Astronomy Bulletin Boards, and the NASA Spacelink BBS. All of it is subject to change without notice, and reception is dependent on your location and the propagation conditions. I can be reached for additions, deletions, and corrections to this list via: Packet radio: N8QLT @ WD8DWO.#semi.mi.us.na CompuServe: 70534,227 Internet: 70534.227@compuserve.com Prodigy: BNCG39A Launch and Landing Operations NASA Malabar/Palm Bay, FL Nets (in KHz, USB commonly) Solid rocket booster recovery 2622 primary, 2764, 3187, 4510, 7765, 11407, 11621 NASA tracking vessels 5180, 5187 ETR range control 2678 ETR primary night channel 5190 ETR secondary night channel 5810 ETR primary day channel 10780 ETR secondary day channel 20390 Launch support ships 5680, 11104, 11252, 18009, 19303 Launch support aircraft 5350, 7676, 9022, 9043, 9132, 13227, 13878 Cape Radio/Leader 4856 Cape radio/Coast Guard Ships 4992 Cape Radio/Launch support A/C 7461 Cape radio 6896, 6837, 11414, 11548, 19640, 23413 S&R Coast Guard primary 3024 S&R Primary recovery zone 4376 S&R Primary Atlantic 6720 S&R comm with Bahamas 7412 Backup mission audio 2664 Navy harbor control 2716 Launch tracking net 7525, 20186 Space missle tactical net 10305 OCC Shuttle mission audio 20198 NASA CB radio channel 9 27065 AM Data buoys 2405 Data channels 7919, 7985, 13237, 13495 Malabar-Ascencion Island MUX 10310, 13600, 20192 Ascencion Island-Malabar MUX 14937, 19966, 22755 USAF/NASA communications 4510, 4760, 4855, 4992, 5350, 5810, 6727, 6740, 8993, 9315, 9974, 10780, 11104, 11414, 11548, 14615, 19303, 19984, 20191, 20475 Edwards AFB: (frequencies in MHz) 116.4 00 ATIS 120.7 00 control tower 121.8 00 ground control 126.100, 127.800 approach control 133.650 approach/departure control 138.450 commandpost 149.925 security 162.6125 NASA ops 164.1 00 NASA 173.5875 fire 236.6 00 control tower 269.9 00 ATIS 290.3 00 departure control 318.1 00 tower 348.7 00 approach control 372.2 00 dispatchers 390.1 00 ground control Kennedy Space Center Operations (KHz) 2182, 3023 Kennedy: (MHz) 117.8 00 shuttle control 121.750, 126.300 ground control 126.650 weather 142.500, 143.040 cranes 148.455 NASA booster recovery 148.485 launch countdown/status 148.500, 149.100 Search and Rescue ships 149.175 shuttle crawler 162.000 Search and Rescue ships 162.0125 NASA vessels 162.6125 NASA ops 163.4625, 163.4875 security 163.5125 security 163.5625 fire - primary 164.0 00 radiation checks 164.800 Search and Rescue aircraft 165.1875 check points 170.150 base operations 170.175 transportation 170.350 public relations 170.400 General Services Administration 171.150 maintenance/fuel 171.2625 camera tracking 173.175 security - gates 173.4375 medics 173.5625 fire/rescue 173.6625 safety units 173.6875 security - vans 173.7875 fire - secondary 284.0 00 ground control Kennedy Space Center Ground Support (MHz) 148.480, 149.170, 162.610, 163.460, 163.480, 163.510, 163.560, 165.190, 170,150, 170.170, 170.350, 171.150, 171.260, 173.560, 173.680 Patrick AFB: (MHz) 118.400 approach/departure control 121.700 ground control 125.100 approach control 126.200 control tower 128.800 dispatcher 138.300 command post 273.500 ATIS 335.800 ground control 340.900 approach/departure control 344.600 weather 348.400 control tower 358.300 approach control 372.200 dispatchers International emergency air frequencies (MHz) 121.500 243.000 Shuttle frequencies: (MHz) 296.800 primary, air-to-ground or orbiter-to-suit 259.700 air-to-ground or suit-to-orbiter 279.000 suit-to-orbiter or suit-to-suit Communications and other stuff: S-band (MHz) 2205.000 Air-to-ground 2217.500 Air-to-ground secondary 2287.500 Air-to-ground primary digital downlink 2041.900 Ground-to-air 2201.400 Ground-to-air 1831.800 primary (USAF uplink, phase modulation) 1775.100 secondary 2250.000 wide band FM with main engine analog telemetry during launch, or TV during orbit operations. Note from Ron Parise, WA4SIR, on above S-band frequencies: "The S-band system is one of the primary orbiter downlink bands. The voice channels are digital slope delta modulation and are MUX'ed in with the rest of orbiter telemetry very difficult to copy. Much of the downlink TV is S-band wide band FM and should be easy to copy. The Ku-band system is used in conjunction with the TDRS satellites, and is used more heavily during Spacelab flight than others. The data rate is very high digital (50 Mbits/sec), and will be nearly impossible for you to demodulate and decommutate in your basement. Nevertheless, the shuttle transmits on 15.003 GHz. These transmission are directed toward the TDRS satellite with a high gain antenna, and cannot be copied from the gound. The UHF frequencies are fun to listen to, but are not heavily used except during EVA's. You will almost always hear some activity on them during a mission, just be patient." Ron WA4SIR Contractors Rockwell (Edwards) 2995.5, 3282.5, 3475.5, 5597.5, 10010.5, 17966.5 (kHz, USB) 122.800, 123.050, 123.350, 123.525, 462.925 (MHz) Rockwell (Edwards/Kennedy) 123.475 (MHz) McDonnell Douglas (Edwards) 123.300, 123.550 (MHz) Com-Tech Associates (Kennedy) 151.955 (MHz) IBM & Harris Corp. (Kennedy) 152.480 (MHz) TWA (Kennedy) 154.515 (MHz) -END- ------------------------------ End of Ham-Space Digest V94 #46 ******************************