ANS-294 AMSAT Information Service Weekly Bulletins – AMSAT

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* forty second Annual AMSAT House Symposium to Proceed After Hurricane Milton
* 2024 AMSAT-UK Colloquium: A Weekend of Satellite tv for pc Innovation and Collaboration
* SpaceX Achieves First Tremendous Heavy Booster Catch in Landmark Starship Flight
* NASA’s Europa Clipper Embarks on Epic Journey to Discover Alien Ocean World
* European Spacecraft Launches to Examine NASA’s Asteroid Protection Take a look at
* Modifications to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 18, 2024
* ARISS Information
* Upcoming Satellite tv for pc Operations
* AMSAT Ambassador Actions
* Satellite tv for pc Shorts From All Over

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ANS-294 AMSAT Information Service Weekly Bulletins

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DATE 2024 Oct 20

forty second Annual AMSAT House Symposium to Proceed After Hurricane Milton

The forty second Annual AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Common Assembly will happen from October 24-27, 2024, on the DoubleTree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Level Waterfront in Tampa, Florida. Initially in danger resulting from harm from Hurricane Milton, the resort has accomplished repairs, permitting the occasion to proceed as scheduled. All Symposium actions, together with displays, social occasions, and the annual banquet, will likely be held in the identical ballroom resulting from rescheduled occasions on the venue. Whereas there could also be minor schedule changes, AMSAT is assured the occasion will run easily.

Registration for the Saturday banquet and Sunday breakfast has closed, however attendees who’ve secured their spots can stay up for a full weekend of actions. The Symposium kicks off with the AMSAT Board of Administrators assembly on October 24-25, adopted by paper classes and the AMSAT Annual Assembly and Awards Ceremony on Saturday, October 26. The weekend will conclude with the AMSAT Ambassador Breakfast on Sunday, October 27, providing a relaxed setting for additional networking and dialogue.

This 12 months’s Symposium will concentrate on the newest developments in beginner radio satellite tv for pc communications, with a wide range of paper classes and occasions all through the weekend. The Friday evening AMSAT Reception and Public sale will present a casual area for contributors to attach and alternate concepts. If in case you have something of curiosity that you could donate for the public sale, please convey it alongside! AMSAT stays excited to host the occasion regardless of the challenges posed by Hurricane Milton and appears ahead to celebrating the neighborhood’s ardour for space-based communications. Extra info will be discovered at https://launch.amsat.org/event-5833792.

[ANS thanks AMSAT for the above information]

2024 AMSAT-UK Colloquium: A Weekend of Satellite tv for pc Innovation and Collaboration

The AMSAT-UK Colloquium occurred final weekend, bringing collectively lovers and specialists from the beginner satellite tv for pc neighborhood. Held as a devoted stream inside the RSGB Conference, the occasion featured a spread of displays on the newest developments in satellite tv for pc expertise and space-related matters. The Colloquium supplied a useful alternative for contributors to have interaction with cutting-edge developments and community with fellow beginner radio operators.

One of many highlights of the weekend was the AMSAT-UK Annual Common Assembly, the place key updates and future plans had been mentioned. Along with the technical classes, attendees loved social gatherings, together with the AMSAT Gala Dinner, which fostered additional collaboration and alternate of concepts. The occasion continues to function a cornerstone for the beginner satellite tv for pc neighborhood, providing each information and inspiration for future initiatives.

Displays from the 2024 AMSAT-UK Colloquium can be found on YouTube. Supplied beneath are hyperlinks to the person matters from each Saturday and Sunday.

[ANS thanks AMSAT-UK for the above information]

SpaceX Achieves First Tremendous Heavy Booster Catch in Landmark Starship Flight

SpaceX efficiently launched its fifth Starship automobile on October 13, 2024, marking a milestone with the unprecedented restoration of the Tremendous Heavy booster on the launch web site. The mission, dubbed “Flight 5” by SpaceX, lifted off from Starbase in Boca Chica, Texas, at 8:25 a.m. Jap time. The launch represented a major step in SpaceX’s long-term purpose of reaching fast reusability for its large Starship/Tremendous Heavy system.

The important thing innovation on this take a look at was the deliberate restoration of the Tremendous Heavy booster, generally known as Booster 12. After liftoff, the booster carried out a collection of exact maneuvers to information itself again to the launch web site. The booster was caught by a pair of mechanical arms—sometimes called “chopsticks”—mounted on the launch tower. About seven minutes after liftoff, the arms closed across the prime of the booster, slightly below its grid fins, efficiently finishing the first-ever “catch” of a returning booster.

SpaceX officers expressed pleasure over the achievement, which is crucial for the corporate’s imaginative and prescient of fast reflight functionality. The power to land the booster straight on the launch pad and put together it for an additional flight inside days and even hours is a key part of SpaceX’s purpose to create space journey extra environment friendly. “I don’t know what to say!” Gwynne Shotwell, SpaceX president and chief working officer, posted on social media together with a video of the touchdown, capturing the shock and enthusiasm following the success.

The mission’s second stage, Starship, flew on a suborbital trajectory, reaching a peak altitude of 212 kilometers earlier than reentering the environment. In contrast to the booster, Starship was not meant to be recovered. It carried out a managed splashdown within the Indian Ocean, the place it exploded a number of seconds after landing. SpaceX famous enhancements to Starship’s heatshield from earlier flights, which allowed it to outlive reentry in higher situation.

The launch got here simply hours after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) granted SpaceX an up to date launch license. The revised license, issued after issues about environmental impacts, permits SpaceX to conduct the subsequent flight—Flight 6—with no need a brand new authorization. The adjustments to the license included changes to the areas the place particles, such because the interstage ring, would possibly land, and an evaluation of sonic increase impacts from the returning Tremendous Heavy booster.

The environmental evaluation, a requirement for the revised license, decided that there can be no important impacts from the mission. Nevertheless, SpaceX remains to be required to conduct monitoring and take measures to guard the native wildlife surrounding the Boca Chica web site. The FAA granted SpaceX the flexibility to proceed with Flight 6 underneath the identical situations, however the firm should adjust to strict laws, together with submitting monitoring knowledge and environmental experiences.

[ANS thanks Jeff Foust, SpaceNews.com, for the above information]

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NASA’s Europa Clipper Embarks on Epic Journey to Discover Alien Ocean World

NASA’s extremely anticipated Europa Clipper mission formally launched on Monday, October 14, 2024, embarking on a journey to discover Jupiter’s moon, Europa. The spacecraft lifted off at 12:06 p.m. Jap Time aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Pad 39A at NASA’s Kennedy House Heart in Florida. The launch, described by NASA commentator Derrol Nail as unveiling “the mysteries of an infinite ocean lurking beneath the icy crust of Jupiter’s moon Europa,” marks the start of an bold astrobiology mission.

The Falcon Heavy’s 27 first-stage Merlin engines roared to life because the rocket ascended, with the 2 aspect boosters detaching about three minutes into flight. Separation of the second stage occurred shortly afterward, and Europa Clipper was deployed on its interplanetary trajectory almost an hour later. Mission management efficiently established communication with the probe, confirming that the spacecraft’s photo voltaic arrays had deployed as deliberate, signaling a easy begin to its mission.

Monday’s launch confronted a slight delay resulting from Hurricane Milton, which made landfall on Florida’s Gulf Coast final week, forcing NASA to shut the Kennedy House Heart quickly. Initially scheduled for October 10, the launch was pushed again whereas groups secured Europa Clipper inside a SpaceX hangar close to Pad 39A. This marked the eleventh Falcon Heavy launch and solely the second time the rocket has been used for an interplanetary mission.

The Europa Clipper mission has confronted an extended and sophisticated path to the launchpad. Initially, NASA meant to launch the probe utilizing its House Launch System (SLS), a robust moon rocket nonetheless in growth within the mid-2010s. Nevertheless, repeated delays within the SLS program, together with NASA’s dedication to utilizing the early SLS automobiles for its Artemis moon missions, compelled the company to go for a industrial different. A 2021 funds proposal allowed NASA to decide on SpaceX’s Falcon Heavy, although the shift meant the mission’s journey to Jupiter would take almost six years as a substitute of three.

On the coronary heart of the mission is Europa, a moon thought to harbor an enormous subsurface ocean beneath its icy crust. Europa has lengthy intrigued scientists as among the best locations within the photo voltaic system to seek for indicators of life. Nevertheless, NASA emphasizes that Europa Clipper’s mission is to not discover life straight however to evaluate the moon’s habitability. The spacecraft, carrying a collection of 9 science devices, will examine the composition of Europa’s ocean, examine its icy shell, and search for any indicators of latest exercise.

After a journey of almost six years, Europa Clipper is predicted to enter orbit round Jupiter in April 2030, the place it is going to start an prolonged collection of flybys of Europa. Over the course of its mission, the probe will make shut passes to the moon, gathering knowledge that would inform future missions, together with a possible lander. The mission is about to conclude in 2034, with NASA planning to crash Europa Clipper into Jupiter’s moon Ganymede to keep away from contaminating Europa’s pristine setting.

[ANS thanks Josh Dinner, Space.com for the above information]

European Spacecraft Launches to Examine NASA’s Asteroid Protection Take a look at

A European spacecraft, together with two CubeSats, has launched to analyze the aftermath of NASA’s first planetary protection mission, generally known as DART. The European House Company’s Hera mission took off on October 7, 2024, aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA’s Kennedy House Heart. The mission goals to review the results of NASA’s 2022 mission, which intentionally crashed a spacecraft into the asteroid Dimorphos, altering its orbit.

The Hera mission, slated to reach at Dimorphos and its bigger companion asteroid Didymos in 2026, is predicted to supply an in depth “crash scene investigation,” based on European scientists. NASA’s DART mission had examined whether or not a kinetic affect, or crashing a spacecraft right into a celestial physique at excessive speeds, might alter the thing’s trajectory. Whereas neither asteroid poses a risk to Earth, Dimorphos was chosen for the experiment due to its dimension, which is similar to asteroids that would probably be hazardous sooner or later.

Observations following DART’s collision with Dimorphos in September 2022 revealed that the spacecraft succeeded in altering the asteroid’s orbital interval by about 32 to 33 minutes. Nevertheless, many questions stay unanswered, comparable to whether or not the affect merely left a crater or fully reshaped Dimorphos. The Hera mission is tasked with fixing these mysteries by offering detailed knowledge on the construction and composition of each asteroids, which is able to additional refine planetary protection methods.

Hera is scheduled to achieve the Didymos system in late 2026, after a mid-March 2025 flyby of Mars to realize the mandatory momentum. Through the flyby, Hera will take a look at its suite of devices and observe Mars’ moon Deimos, capturing knowledge that can help Japan’s upcoming Martian Moons eXploration mission. As soon as Hera arrives on the Didymos system, it is going to spend six weeks conducting surveys of each asteroids, utilizing a wide range of devices to review their shapes, lots, and thermal properties.

Hera can even launch two CubeSats, Juventas and Milani, to conduct extra particular investigations. Juventas will use radar to probe the inside of Dimorphos, whereas Milani will examine the mineral composition and mud setting of each asteroids. These CubeSats will talk their findings to Hera and relay the information again to Earth, offering scientists with unprecedented insights into the double-asteroid system.

In the end, the Hera mission might finish with experimental landings on both Didymos or Dimorphos, additional extending its capability to review the asteroids up shut. Scientists hope the information collected will deepen understanding of how asteroid deflection expertise can be utilized to guard Earth from future threats. As Patrick Michel, principal investigator of the Hera mission, famous, whereas DART was successful, Hera will full the story by providing essential particulars that would encourage future planetary protection initiatives.

[ANS thanks Ashley Strickland, CNN, for the above information]

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Modifications to AMSAT-NA TLE Distribution for October 18, 2024

Two Line Components or TLEs, sometimes called Keplerian parts or keps within the beginner neighborhood, are the inputs to the SGP4 commonplace mathematical mannequin of spacecraft orbits utilized by most beginner monitoring applications. Weekly updates are fully ample for many beginner satellites. TLE bulletin information are up to date day by day within the first hour of the UTC day. New bulletin information will likely be posted instantly after dependable parts change into out there for brand new beginner satellites. Extra info could also be discovered at https://www.amsat.org/keplerian-elements-resources/.

The next satellites have been added to this week’s AMSAT TLE distribution:
DORA NORAD Cat ID 61502 IARU coordinated downlink 436.825 MHz
CySat-1 NORAD Cat ID 61501 IARU coordinated downlink 436.375 MHz

[ANS thanks AMSAT Orbital Elements page for the above information]

ARISS NEWS

Amateurs and others around the globe might pay attention to contacts between amateurs working in colleges and permitting college students to work together with astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the Worldwide House Station. The downlink frequency on which to pay attention is 145.800 MHz worldwide.

+ Just lately Accomplished Contacts

Istituto Comprensivo “Elena Lucrezua Nook”, Fossò, Italy, direct by way of IQ3RW
The ISS callsign was OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember was Sunita Williams KD5PLB
The ARISS mentor was IZ2GOJ
Contact was profitable for: Fri 2024-10-18 09:09:46 UTC

Colegio Cervantes, Torreon. Mexico, Telebridge by way of K6DUE
The ISS callsign was NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember was Don Pettit KD5MDT
The ARISS mentor was VE3TBD
Contact was profitable for: Fri 2024-10-18 16:59:43 UTC

TEACH-NW Constitution College, Springfield, OR, direct by way of KJ7NLL
The ISS callsign was NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember was Sunita Williams KD5PLB
The ARISS mentor was N7GZT
Contact was profitable for: Fri 2024-10-18 18:27:52 UTC
Look ahead to Livestream at https://www.youtube.com/dwell/Yarcl0FgiA4?t=1860s

+ Upcoming Contacts

The Robert Drake Major College, Essex, UK, telebridge by way of K6DUE
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD
The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB
The ARISS mentor is MØXTD
Contact is go for: Mon 2024-10-21 09:42:16 UTC

Ceip San Ignacio Del Viar, Alcalá Del Rio, Spain, direct by way of EG7SIV
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS
The scheduled crewmember is Don Pettit KD5MDT
The ARISS mentor is IK0USO
Contact is go for: Mon 2024-10-21 11:33:54 UTC

Magnet Innovation Heart, Inlet Seaside, FL, direct by way of WD9GIU
The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled crewmember is Nick Hague KG5TMV
The ARISS mentor is AA4KN
Contact is go for: Thu 2024-10-24 15:23:10 UTC

The crossband repeater continues to be energetic (145.990 MHz up {PL 67} & 437.800 MHz down). If any crewmember is so inclined, all they must do is decide up the microphone, elevate the amount up, and speak on the crossband repeater. So give a pay attention, you simply by no means know.

The packet system can also be energetic (145.825 MHz up & down).

As at all times, if there may be an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as a part of the protection protocol.

Be aware, all instances are approximate. It’s endorsed that you just do your individual orbital prediction or begin listening about 10 minutes earlier than the listed time.

The newest info on the operation mode will be discovered at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The newest checklist of frequencies in use will be discovered at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html

[ANS thanks Charlie Sufana, AJ9N, one of the ARISS operation team mentors for the above information]

Upcoming Satellite tv for pc Operations

Guyana: Aldir, PY1SAD (ZZ1M), operates from Georgetown as 8R1TM between  Oct. 12 and Nov. 24 on 160-10m (CW, SSB, digital modes) and by way of satellites. QSL by way of LoTW, eQSL, qrz.com. (From DXNL 2427 – October 9, 2024)

A rising variety of satellite tv for pc rovers are at the moment engaged in sharing their grid sq. activations on https://hams.at. By visiting the web site, you achieve quick access to complete details about the operators chargeable for activating particular grid squares. Moreover, you’ve got the flexibility to evaluate the match rating between your self and a selected rover for a given move, whereas additionally having the ability to determine the upcoming satellite tv for pc passes which might be accessible out of your location.

[ANS thanks Ian Parsons, K5ZM, AMSAT rover page manager, for the above information]

AMSAT Ambassador Actions

AMSAT Ambassadors present displays, display speaking by beginner satellites, and host info tables at membership conferences, hamfests, conventions, maker faires, and different occasions.

AMSAT Ambassador Clint Bradford, K6LCS, says,

AMSAT Ambassadors enjoyment of spreading the phrase relating to AMSAT and satellite tv for pc operations. Assume a energetic, informative – and FUN – 60-75-minute presentation can be acceptable for YOUR members?

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175 displays thus far … and every is custom-made to my audiences. NEVER have I given the very same present twice! Between 20 and 26 “slides” are distinctive to every presentation.

Clint Bradford K6LCS
AMSAT Ambassador
ARRL Affiliated Membership Coordinator, Legacy Circle member
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Pacificon 2024, ARRL Pacific Division Convention – October 18th through twentieth, 2024
San Ramon Marriott
2600 Bishop Drive
San Ramon, CA  94583
https://www.pacificon.org/

WU0I

2024 AMSAT House Symposium and Annual Common Assembly – October twenty fifth through twenty seventh, 2024
Doubletree by Hilton Tampa Rocky Level Waterfront
3050 N Rocky Level Drive West
Tampa, FL 33607
https://www.amsat.org/

SmallSat Schooling Convention – October twenty sixth through twenty seventh, 2024
AMF Heart for House Schooling, Kennedy House Heart – Customer Heart
M6-306 405 State Street
Kennedy House Heart, FL 32899
http://www.smallsateducation.org

Fredric Raab, KK6NOW, will likely be presenting “Classroom Actions with the AMSAT CubeSat Simulator” showcasing the work by the CubeSatSim Instructional Supplies Workforce: Paul Graveline (sk), K1YUB, Alan Johnston, KU2Y, Fredric Raab, KK6NOW, Mark Samis, KD2XS and David White, WD6DRI.

Stone Mountain Hamfest, ARRL State Conference – November 2nd and third, 2024
Gwinnett County Fairgrounds
2405 Sugarloaf Parkway
Lawrenceville, GA 30042
https://stonemountainhamfest.com/

K4RGK

Oro Valley Newbie Radio Membership – November ninth, 2024
Marana Center College
11285 West Grier Street
Marana, AZ 85653
https://www.tucsonhamradio.org/copy-of-hamfest-2022

N1UW

Yuma HAMCON – February twentieth through twenty second, 2025
Yuma, AZ

N1UW

[ANS thanks Bo Lowrey, W4FCL, Director – AMSAT Ambassador Program, for the above information]

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Satellite tv for pc Shorts From All Over

+ On October 4, United Launch Alliance (ULA) efficiently launched its second Vulcan rocket, regardless of one of many solid-propellant strap-on boosters encountering an anomaly 37 seconds after liftoff. The booster emitted sparks and particles, however the rocket continued its ascent and reached orbit. This mission is a part of the certification course of for the Vulcan rocket, which is able to quickly carry nationwide safety payloads for the U.S. House Power and the Nationwide Reconnaissance Workplace (NRO). ULA included a dummy payload and expertise experiments to collect knowledge and validate the rocket’s efficiency. The booster difficulty is underneath investigation, however the important thing mission targets had been met, based on ULA CEO Tory Bruno. The Vulcan rocket, powered by Blue Origin’s BE-4 engines, will change ULA’s Delta 4 and Atlas 5 rockets, positioning the corporate for future success within the aggressive area market. (ANS thanks Spaceflight Now for the above info)

+ 4 astronauts aboard the Worldwide House Station (ISS) are awaiting their return as mission managers monitor unfavorable climate situations off the coast of Florida. The Crew-8 mission, which incorporates NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, together with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, is nearing its conclusion after seven months in area. Whereas they put together for his or her journey house, the crew spent the week stress-free and interesting in pre-departure actions. A climate briefing occurred on Wednesday, October 16, at 11 a.m. EDT, assessing situations for his or her splashdown. Mission managers are actually focusing on a brand new undocking time of no sooner than 3:05 a.m. EDT on Sunday, October 20. (ANS thanks SciTechDaily for the above info)

+ The FAA approved SpaceX to renew Falcon 9 flights on October 11, following a suspension attributable to an higher stage anomaly throughout the Crew-9 mission on September 28. The anomaly occurred when the Merlin engine burned 500 milliseconds longer than deliberate, leading to reentry exterior its designated zone. SpaceX performed an investigation, and the FAA authorised their corrective actions, although neither disclosed particular particulars of the findings. A particular exception had been made for the European House Company’s Hera mission on October 7, because it posed no public security danger. With the difficulty resolved, Falcon 9 operations totally resumed on October 15. SpaceX marked its return with a double Starlink mission, launching from each Vandenberg and Cape Canaveral on the identical day. (ANS thanks SpaceNews for the above info)

+ Following Hurricane Helene, T-Cellular and Starlink activated their satellite tv for pc texting service in preparation for Hurricane Milton to make sure Florida residents might keep linked regardless of potential mobile outages. After the Federal Communications Fee granted emergency approval, the service enabled T-Cellular customers to ship and obtain fundamental texts, together with 911 messages, even when the community went down. Starlink’s Direct to Cell satellites had been additionally employed to ship emergency alerts to all telephones and carriers within the affected areas. Customers might decide if their telephone linked to a Starlink satellite tv for pc by the presence of 1 to 2 bars of sign and the community identify displaying “T-Cellular SpaceX.” The satellite tv for pc service labored greatest open air or close to home windows, though customers typically needed to retry sending messages in the event that they didn’t undergo on the primary try. SpaceX has additionally delivered over 10,000 Starlink kits in response to Hurricane Helene, as a part of ongoing restoration efforts. (ANS thanks Engadget for the above info)

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