[TheList] ISS Comms
Denis Dawson
ddawson at xnet.co.nz
Wed Mar 20 21:49:18 AEDT 2013
This data below is a snip from the Amsat Weekly satellite report which can
probably be found at the AMSAT website.
As you can see there are quite a few amateur satellites up there that you
can participate with either just listening or actively transmitting to and
through. You do need a good antenna system though. There are 2 basic
types of sat repeaters, an FM 'bent pipe' type which is just like an earth
bound repeater or the linear transponder that will re transmit everything it
hears over a limited passband and is used for SSB transmissions.
See the link to the ISS crew schedules.
Denis
>>>>>> This report is organized into four (4) parts.
Part 1 (S1) - operational analog amateur satellites
Part 2 (S2) - operational digital amateur satellites
Part 3 (S3) - non - operational satellites
Part 4 (S4) - deborbited/returned satellites
SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-077.S1
WSR 077 Part 1 03/18/2013
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 077.S1
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 18, 2013
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $WSR-077.S1
PW-Sat
Catalog Number: 38083
Launch Date: Febrauary 13, 2012 1000z
Launch Site: Kourou, French Guiana
Status: On Orbit
Uplink: 435.020 MHz FM
Downlink: 145.900 MHz DSB
Beacon:
Callsign:
URL:
IARU coordination page:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=132
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DO-64 Delfi-C3
Catalog number: 32789
Launch Date: April 28, 2008 0354z
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Science Mode - Beacon ONLY
Telemetry: 145.870 MHz
Downlink: 145.880 to 145.920 MHz
Uplink: 435.530 to 435.570 MHz
Delfi-C3 web page: http://www.delfic3.nl/
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=68
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VO-52 HAMSAT
Catalog number: 28650
Launch Date: May 05, 2005 0444z
Launch site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Status: Operational
Current Mode: U/v - Dutch Transponder
Frequencies:
Indian Transponder:
Uplink: 435.220 to 435.280 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.930 to 145.870 MHz USB/CW
Dutch Transponder:
Uplink: 435.225 to 435.275 MHz LSB/CW
Downlink: 145.925 to 145.875 MHz USB/CW
Indian Beacon: 145.9360 MHZ CW
Dutch Beacon: 145.860 MHz 12WPM with CW message
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: LHCP
U: RHCP
Official Webpage: http://www.amsatindia.org/hamsat.htm
IARU coordination status page:
http://www.amsatuk.me.uk/iaru/finished_detail.php?serialnum=30
To know what transponder is switched on please listen for the beacon
that is active. Each transponder has a different beacon.
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SO-50 SAUDISAT-1C
Catalog number: 27607
Launch date: December 20, 2002 1700z
Launch site: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u
Uplink: 145.850 MHz FM - 67.0 Hz PL tone
Downlink: 436.795 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Official Webpage: http://saudisat.kacst.edu.sa/index.shtml
(not up and running currently)
To switch the transmitter on, you need to send a CTCSS tone of 74.4
Hz. The order of operation is thus: (allow for Doppler as necessary):
1) Transmit on 145.850 MHz with a tone of 74.4 Hz to arm the 10 minute
timer on board the spacecraft.
2) Now transmit on 145.850 MHz (FM Voice) using 67.0 Hz to PT the re-
peater on and off within the 10 Minute window.
3) Sending the 74.4 tone again within the 10 minute window will reset
the 10 minute timer.
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FO-29 JAS-2
Catalog number: 24278
Launch Date: August 17, 1996
Status: Operational
Current Mode: V/u (Mode JA)
Voice/CW (Mode JA)
Uplink: 145.90 to 146.00 MHz CW/LSB
Downlink: 435.80 to 435.90 MHz CW/USB
Beacon: 435.795 MHz
Digital Mode JD
Uplinks: 145.850 MHz FM
145.870 MHz FM
145.910 MHz FM
Downlink: 435.910 MHz 1200-baud BPSK or 9600-baud FSK
Callsign: 8J1JCS
Digitalker: 435.910 MHz
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: RHCP
U: RHCP
For current operational schedule for FO-29:
http://www.ne.jp/asahi/m-arai/gkz/satinfo/fo29e.htm
JARL English webpage:
http://www.jarl.or.jp/English/5_Fuji/ejasmenu.htm
AMSAT-NA Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID
=5&retURL=/satellites/status.php
Mineo Wakita, JE9PEL, has created a simple decoder program for FO29's
CW telemetry downlink: http://www.ne.jp/asahi/hamradio/je9pel/
fo29cwts.htm
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AO-7 AMSAT OSCAR 7
Catalog number: 07530
Launch Date: November 15, 1974
Launch site: Vandenberg AFB, California, USA
Status: Operational
Current Mode: Alternating between Mode A and B every 24 hours
Uplink: 145.850 to 145.950 MHz CW/USB Mode A
432.125 to 432.175 MHz CW/LSB Mode B
Downlink: 29.400 to 29.500 MHz CW/USB Mode A (1W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode B (8W PEP)
145.975 to 145.925 MHz CW/USB Mode C (2W PEP)
Beacons: 29.502 MHz CW
145.972 MHz CW
435.100 MHz CW
2304.100 MHz CW
Official Webpage:
http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/sat_summary/ao7.php
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INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
Catalog number: 25544
Launch date: November 20, 1998 0640z (ZARYA module)
Launch sites: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
Kourou, French Guiana
Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA
Status: Operational
Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF
Voice - V/v
BBS - V/v
2m APRS - V/v
2m Digi - V/v
70cm APRS - ?
70cm Digi - ?
SSTV - V/v
Expedition 35 Crew (March 2013 - September 2013):
Commander: Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
Flight Engineer: Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
Flight Engineer: Roman Romanenko
Flight Engineer:
Flight Engineer:
Flight Engineer:
Available Modes and Frequencies:
Digital/APRS:
Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2
Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2
Worldwide 70cm packet uplink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2
Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2
Voice:
Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Crossband Repeater:
Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM
145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood)
Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood)
SSTV Robot 36:
Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
Mode and Antenna Polarization:
V: Linear
U: Linear
Callsigns:
Belgian: OR4ISS
German: DP0ISS
Russian: RS0ISS
RZ3DZR
United States: NA1SS
2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
2m Digipeater alias: ARISS
70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1
70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS
70cm Digipeater alias: ARISS
Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
ISS Daily Crew Schedule: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/timelines
Remember that the crew operates on UTC time. Also, all of the time
line is NOT translated from Russian and posted.
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SB SAT @ AMSAT W8ISS $WSR-077.S2
WSR 077 Part 2 03/18/2013
AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 077.S2
FROM AMSAT HQ SILVER SPRING, MD, March 18, 2013
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS
BID: $WSR-077.S2
STRaND-1
Catalog Number:
Launch Date: February 25, 2013 12:31z
Launch Site: Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
Status: Operational
Uplink:
Downlink:437.568MHz 9k6 FSK
Beacon: None(?)
Callsign:
URL: http://www.sstl.co.uk/Missions/STRaND-1--Launched-2013
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Fitsat-1
Catalog number: 38853
Launch Date: October 04, 2012
Launch site: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module, International Space
Station
Status: Operational
Uplink:
Downlink(s): 437.445MHz 1k2 AFSK
5840.00 MHz 115k2 data
LED CW (200w pulses)
Beacon(s): 437.250 MHz CW
Callsign: NIWAKA
URL: http://carpcomm.com/satellite/fitsat1
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TechEdSat
Catalog number: 38854
Launch date: October 04, 2012
Launch site: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module, International Space
Station
Uplink(s):
Downlink(s): 437.465 1k2 AFSK
Beacon(s):
Callsign:
URL:http://www.techedsat.com/
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We Wish
Catalog number: 38856
Launch date: October 04,2012
Launch Site: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module, International Space
Station
Uplink(s):
Downlink(s): 437.505MHz 1k2 AFSK
437.505MHz SSTV
Beacon(s): 437.505MHz CW
Callsign: JQ1ZIJ
URL:
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F-1
Catalog number: 38855
Launch Date: October 04, 2012
Launch Site: Kibo Japanese Experiment Module, International Space
Station
Uplink(s):
Downlink(s): 145.980MHz 1k2 AFSK
437.485MHz FM moduled CW
Baecon(s):
Callsign: XV1VN
URL: http://fspace.edu.vn/
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Aeneas
Catalog Number: 38760
Launch Date: September 13, 2012 2139z
Launch Site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Status: On Orbit
Uplink: WiFi 2425MHz
Downlink:
WiFi: 2425MHz
Spread Spectrum: Somewhere in the 70cm band
Beacon: 437.600MHz 1k2 ax25 every 10 seconds
Callsign:
URL:
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CSSWE (Colorado Student Space Weather Experiment)
Catalog Number: 38761
Launch Date: September 12, 2012 2139z
Launch Site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Status: On Orbit
Uplink:
Downlink: 437.345MHz 9k6 with ax.25
Beacon:
Callsign:
URL:
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CP5 (Polysat)
Catalog Number: 38763
Launch Date: September 12, 2012 2139z
Launch Site: Wallops Island, Virginia, USA
Status: On Orbit
Uplink:
Downlink: 437.405MHz AFSK on LSB ax.25 over NRZI at 1k2 baud,
every 2
minutes, begins 3.5 hours after first turn-on
Beacon:
Callsign:
URL:
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-----Original Message-----
From: TheList [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of Andrew
King
Sent: Wednesday, 20 March 2013 7:53 p.m.
To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
Subject: Re: [TheList] ISS Comms
Local time onboard the ISS is UTC so that should give a rough indication of
when they are awake.
The crew tend to get a lot of spare time on weekends so that is probably a
good time to listen.
You can sign up on the NASA website for an automatic 'Spot-the Station'
email which will alert you when the ISS will be visible. Most passes last
around 5 minutes.
-----Original Message-----
From: TheList [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of chris
Sent: Tuesday, 19 March 2013 22:41
To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
Subject: Re: [TheList] ISS Comms
I have successfully connected to the packet station on board the ISS..
Packet sent and packet received with welcome message, and sent than lost the
connection..
I was just running on a Diamond X-50 'white stick' antenna - so no fancy
tracking..
And I was not taking into the Doppler shift so if I had done that I might
have been on for longer.
>From what I understand most of the traffic is in Russian, and I guess you
need to check their 'sleep cycle' as well as a few other things.
Never heard the HAM channels active, but then again, never have sat on them
either to track it..
There are a few really nice websites that give you satellite location
monitoring,
I used one to get weather data from a weather sat one day - same antenna,
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.4277656732796.2162829.1027567787&t
ype=1&l=3e8115f3da
Just my discovery's - for what its worth...
On Mon, 18 Mar 2013 23:41:49 +1300, "Denis Dawson" <ddawson at xnet.co.nz>
wrote:
> There is a bit of stuff you could hear, try this
> <http://www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php> International
Space
> Station ISS Radio Frequencies
>
>
> www.zarya.info/Frequencies/FrequenciesISS.php
>
> Most of the ISS frequencies listed here are active, It will be obvious
> which ones are ... There are occasional communication checks from the
> ISS with
US
> ground ...
>
>
>
>
>
>>> but a lot of it is only when they are over ground stations, mostly
>>> in
> Russia.
>
> Most of their comms is via their TDRS satellites on SHF and wideband
> digital.
>
>
>
> I have heard the 143.625 freq on occasions but not recently, also the
Ham
> repeaters and packet system can be fairly easily heard.
>
> As you can see from the following there is at times a bit of ham
activity
> from ISS.
>
> When the astronauts are active on ham frequencies you can work them
> with
a
> handheld radio if you are lucky ( and have a ham license).
>
>
>
> A good wideband VHF antenna would be necessary.
>
>
>
> Denis
>
>
>
> INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ISS) - ARISS
>
> Catalog number: 25544
>
> Launch date: November 20, 1998 0640z (ZARYA module)
>
> Launch sites: Baikonur, Kazakhstan
>
> Kourou, French Guiana
>
> Uchinoura Space Center, Japan
>
> Kennedy Space Center, Titusville, Florida, USA
>
>
>
> Status: Operational
>
>
>
> Current Active Modes: FM Repeater - OFF
>
> Voice - V/v
>
> BBS - V/v
>
> 2m APRS - V/v
>
> 2m Digi - V/v
>
> 70cm APRS - ?
>
> 70cm Digi - ?
>
> SSTV - V/v
>
>
>
>
>
> Expedition 35 Crew (March 2013 - September 2013):
>
> Commander: Chris Hadfield KC5RNJ/VA3OOG
>
> Flight Engineer: Tom Marshburn KE5HOC
>
> Flight Engineer: Roman Romanenko
>
> Flight Engineer:
>
> Flight Engineer:
>
> Flight Engineer:
>
>
>
>
>
> Available Modes and Frequencies:
>
> Digital/APRS:
>
> Worldwide 2m packet uplink: 145.825 MHz FM 1k2
>
> Worldwide 2m packet downlink: 145.825 Mhz FM 1k2
>
> Worldwide 70cm packet uplink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2
>
> Worldwide 70cm packet downlink: 437.550 Mhz FM 1k2
>
>
>
> Voice:
>
> Region 1 voice uplink: 145.200 MHz FM
>
> Region 2/3 voice uplink: 144.490 MHz FM
>
> Worldwide downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
>
>
>
> Crossband Repeater:
>
> Repeater Uplinks: 1269.650 MHz FM
>
> 437.800 MHz FM
>
> 145.990 MHz FM - 67.0 PL (Kenwood)
>
> Repeater Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
>
> 437.800 MHz FM (Kenwood)
>
>
>
> SSTV Robot 36:
>
> Downlink: 145.800 MHz FM
>
>
>
> Mode and Antenna Polarization:
>
> V: Linear
>
> U: Linear
>
>
>
> Callsigns:
>
> Belgian: OR4ISS
>
> German: DP0ISS
>
> Russian: RS0ISS
>
> RZ3DZR
>
> United States: NA1SS
>
> 2m Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-11
>
> 2m Digipeater alias: ARISS
>
> 70cm Packet Mailbox: RS0ISS-1
>
> 70cm Digipeater callsign: RS0ISS
>
> 70cm Digipeater alias: ARISS
>
>
>
>
>
> Official ARISS Webpage: http://www.rac.ca/ariss
>
> ISS Fan Club Webpage: http://www.issfanclub.com
>
> APRS tracking page: http://www.ariss.net/
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> From: TheList [mailto:thelist-bounces at radiowiki.org.nz] On Behalf Of
> Tim Devaney
> Sent: Monday, 18 March 2013 9:23 p.m.
> To: thelist at radiowiki.org.nz
> Subject: [TheList] ISS Comms
>
>
>
> Hello All
>
>
>
> Has anyone on the list listened to comms from the International space
> station and if so is it easy to do , can I do it with a scanner and
> are they any certain freqs I could listen into .
>
>
>
> Cheers
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