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- SB SPACE @ ARL $ARLS019
- ARLS019 STS-59/SAREX update
-
- ZCZC AS63
- QST de W1AW
- Space Bulletin 019 ARLS019
- >From ARRL Headquarters
- Newington, CT April 12, 1994
- To all radio amateurs
-
- SB SPACE ARL ARLS019
- ARLS019 STS-59/SAREX update
-
- With nearly all of the SAREX school contacts successfully completed,
- the crew of the Space Shuttle Endeavour may have additional
- opportunities for random contacts with the Amateur Radio community.
- There have also been dozens of reports from amateurs who have made
- successful contact with the robot packet station, W5RRR-1.
-
- As a reminder, all SAREX operation is split. The Shuttle voice and
- packet downlink frequency is 145.55 MHz. Please, do not transmit on
- the downlink frequency. The worldwide packet transmit frequency is
- 144.49 MHz. FM voice transmit frequencies for all areas except
- Europe are 144.91, 144.93, 144.95, 144.97 and 144.99 MHz. The
- European voice uplink frequencies are 144.70, 144.75 and 144.80 MHz.
- Please, only transmit on the uplink frequency when the Shuttle is
- within range of your station.
-
- Crew opportunities for random contacts will be made on a
- non-interference basis with other scheduled flight activities and
- work. Look for call signs N5QWL and N5RAX on 2-meter FM voice.
-
- The Shuttle is scheduled to land on Monday, April 18 at 1612 UTC.
-
- Jim Mollica Jr, N2NRD, reported copying these packet beacons from
- the Shuttle:
-
- 10 April 1994, W5RRR-1>QST Hi from low Earth orbit.. We had a
- great launch, and the radar lab in our payload bay is working well.
- We have set up our living and working quarters, and have even had
- time to get on 2m voice twice. Being in space is GREAT. 73, N5QWL
-
- 10 April 1994, W5RRR-1>QST Hello from Endeavour. The Red Team has
- been on duty today. We are supporting Space Radar Laboratory
- operations. We have seen a huge dust storm in Africa, and a lot of
- frozen lakes in Canada. Earth from orbit looks great. We are
- enjoying the mission and will hand over to the Blue Team in a few
- hours.
-
- To obtain a QSL, send your report and QSL to ARRL EAD, STS-59 QSL,
- 225 Main Street, Newington, CT 06111, USA. Include the following
- information in your QSL or report: STS-59, date, time in UTC,
- frequency and mode (FM voice or packet). In addition, you must also
- include an SASE using a large, business-sized envelope if you wish
- to receive a card. The Orange Park Amateur Radio Club in Florida
- has generously volunteered to manage the cards for this mission.
-
- The following Keplerian elements reflect the orbit following a
- retrograde trim burn performed this morning, April 12.
-
- STS-59
- 1 23042U 94020A 94102.60601196 0.00019765 11068-4 10664-4 0 148
- 2 23042 56.9943 248.7421 0009326 283.3969 76.6081 16.21184650 526
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- Satellite: STS-59
- Catalog number: 23042
- Epoch time: 94102.60601196 (12 APR 94 14:32:39.43 UTC)
- Element set: GSFC-014
- Inclination: 56.9943 deg
- RA of node: 248.7421 deg Space Shuttle Flight STS-59
- Eccentricity: 0.0009326 Keplerian Elements
- Arg of perigee: 283.3969 deg
- Mean anomaly: 76.6081 deg
- Mean motion: 16.21184650 rev/day Semi-major Axis: 6594.4697 Km
- Decay rate: 0.20E-03 rev/day2 Apogee Alt: 222.23 Km
- Epoch rev: 52 Perigee Alt: 209.93 Km
-
- Thanks to Ron Parise, WA4SIR, of the Goddard Space Flight Center and
- Gil Carman, WA5NOM of the NASA Johnson Space Center for the
- preceding elements.
- NNNN
- /EX
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