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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Orbital Elements  228.OSCAR
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:39:30 GMT

HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR OSCAR SATELLITES
FROM N3FKV  HEWITT, TX   August 15, 1992  BID:$ORBS-228.O
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

Satellite: AO-10
Catalog number: 14129
Epoch time:      92226.70530893
Element set:     887
Inclination:       26.7547 deg
RA of node:        69.1177 deg
Eccentricity:    0.6030997
Arg of perigee:     8.3124 deg
Mean anomaly:     358.7891 deg
Mean motion:    2.05882433 rev/day
Decay rate:       -4.8e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            4096
Checksum:              330

Satellite: UO-11
Catalog number: 14781
Epoch time:      92224.13411736
Element set:     294
Inclination:       97.8472 deg
RA of node:       257.7441 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0010784
Arg of perigee:   271.5890 deg
Mean anomaly:      88.4080 deg
Mean motion:   14.68629105 rev/day
Decay rate:       3.33e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           45120
Checksum:              303

Satellite: RS-10/11
Catalog number: 18129
Epoch time:      92226.76310860
Element set:     304
Inclination:       82.9269 deg
RA of node:       105.8474 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0013119
Arg of perigee:    89.8243 deg
Mean anomaly:     270.4397 deg
Mean motion:   13.72292056 rev/day
Decay rate:       1.75e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           25768
Checksum:              317

Satellite: AO-13
Catalog number: 19216
Epoch time:      92225.98093344
Element set:     441
Inclination:       57.1764 deg
RA of node:         7.9121 deg
Eccentricity:    0.7294454
Arg of perigee:   293.4538 deg
Mean anomaly:       8.8286 deg
Mean motion:    2.09722255 rev/day
Decay rate:      -3.22e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            3191
Checksum:              309

Satellite: FO-20
Catalog number: 20480
Epoch time:      92219.26333638
Element set:     380
Inclination:       99.0721 deg
RA of node:       128.4923 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0541496
Arg of perigee:    79.6352 deg
Mean anomaly:     286.5300 deg
Mean motion:   12.83212671 rev/day
Decay rate:        1.0e-08 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           11692
Checksum:              291

Satellite: AO-21
Catalog number: 21087
Epoch time:      92227.21993902
Element set:     477
Inclination:       82.9443 deg
RA of node:       279.9822 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0035874
Arg of perigee:   154.8185 deg
Mean anomaly:     205.4704 deg
Mean motion:   13.74491028 rev/day
Decay rate:        7.8e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            7727
Checksum:              334

Satellite: RS-12/13
Catalog number: 21089
Epoch time:      92226.81800965
Element set:     296
Inclination:       82.9279 deg
RA of node:       150.0413 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0028483
Arg of perigee:   178.9655 deg
Mean anomaly:     181.1563 deg
Mean motion:   13.73997872 rev/day
Decay rate:        1.6e-07 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            7631
Checksum:              335

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
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From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: AO-21 RUDAK SPEAKS RUSSIAN!
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:40:11 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 228.05 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 15, 1992     BID: $ANS-228.05
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

AO-21/RS-14 RUDAK-2 Digital Speech Synthesizer Experiment Speaks Russian!

DB2OS reports that the new schedule for AO-21's transponder is the follow:

6 Minutes  FM DSP-Repeater            --> Uplink:   435.016 MHz
3 Minutes  Digital VOICE in FM        --> Downlink: 145.987 MHz
1 Minute   400 Bit/s PSK Telemetry

 [Note that this means that AO-21 in the FM DSP-repeater mode for 6 minutes out
 of a 10 minute period, then 3 minutes of the 10 minutes and then finally 1 
 minute of 400 baud PSK telementry.  This cycle is repeated for every 10 minute
 period every hour of the day.]

The RUDAK speech synthesizer experiment is speaking a Russian language mes-
sage.  N0ISE has translated the message to English as follows:

"RUDAK-2 RADIO SATELLITE 14 OPERATING NORMALLY.  HELLO TO THOSE ON THE
 GROUND AND THE COSMONAUTS IN THE SPACE STATION MIR."

Those who copy this message and would like to receive a QSL card, please
write down message in your language (or in Russian) and send your QSL card
to RK3KP.

[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Gerhard (DG2CV), Peter
 (DB2OS), and Leo (UA3CR) for this bulletin item.  Also, a special thanks
 goes to thank Tim White (N0ISE), second harmonic of WD0E, who is a Russian
 language major at Colorado University in Boulder, CO for his translation
 of the RUDAK Russian language message.]

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: KO-23 STATUS REPORT
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 03:46:25 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 235.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 22, 1992     BID:$ANS-235.01
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

KO-23 Commissioning Proceeds Smoothly

Jeff Ward (G0/K8KA) reports this week that except for a minor problem with
the low-powered transmitter aboard KO-23, everything has been proceeding
very smoothly.  The difficulty with low-powered transmitter appears to be
centered around its synthesizer.  At that point the KITSAT Ground Con-
trollers decided to switch to KO-23's high-powered transmitter.  Once the
switch was made, everything was back on track to get the gravity-gradient
(GG) boom extended.  During the night of August 18th, KO-23 had despun to
about one rotation every 4 minutes and that was considered to be safe
enough to extend the GG boom.  The GG boom is made of "measuring" tape
steel that is preformed so that once it extends from inside the spacecraft,
it then forms itself into a tubular shape.  On the the far end of the tape
is a 2.5 kg weight.  The GG boom provides a "restoring" torque that helps
keep KO-23's charged-coupled-device (CCD) camera lens pointed towards the
earth.  The GG boom is generally extended to a length of 6 meters.  At
12:13:30 UTC on August 18th the command was given to extend the boom and
from all indications that operation went flawlessly.  On the next night,
the "whole-orbit-data" (WOD) did confirm that the GG boom was keeping the
spacecraft nadir pointing.  Also, the WOD showed that the Attitude Determi-
nation Control & Stabilization (ADCS) software was working properly and had
damped out any residual spacecraft wobble motion using the magnetorquers.
With the task of achieving a stable attitude completed, the KITSAT Ground
Controllers next turned to the important task of uploading the necessary
software for the CCD cameras and taking pictures.

[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank Jeff Ward (G0/K8KA) for
 the information which went into this bulletin.]

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: AMSAT OPERATIONS NET SCHEDS
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 03:46:38 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 235.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 22, 1992     BID: $ANS-235.04
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

AMSAT-NA Operations Net Schedule

AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times.  Mode B Nets
are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz and the Mode
J/L Nets on a downlink of 435.970 MHz.

 Date           UTC    Mode     Phs     NCS     Alt

29-Aug-92       1900   B         72     W9ODI   N7NQM
12-Sep-92       1600   B         79     W5IU    WA5ZIB
19-Sep-92       1830   B         71     WJ9F    VE2LVC

Guest commentators are planned for each Net.  Join the Net if you have
questions.  In the unlikely event that either the Net Control Station (NCS)
or the alternate do not call-up on frequency, any participant is invited to
act as NCS.

Slow Scan Television on AO-13

SSTV sessions will be held on UTC Saturdays and Sundays.  Mode J on a downlink
of 435.980 MHz, and Mode B immediately after Mode J on 145.960 MHz.  Sample
SSTV pictures in a *.exe format are available on AO-16, LO-19, and AMSAT
landline BBS at (214) 394-7438.

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: AO-13 TRANSPONDER SCHEDULES
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 03:46:47 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 235.06 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 15, 1992     BID: $ANS-235.06
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

G3RUH Provides Current & Future AO-13 Operating Schedules

 L G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR  *** Future  AO-13 Transponder Schedule ***
 Mode-B  : MA   0 to MA  40 !     from  1992 Aug 17 - Sep 21
 Mode-S  : MA  40 to MA  50 !<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF!
 Mode-LS : MA  50 to MA  55 !<- S beacon + L transponder
 Mode-JL : MA  55 to MA  70 !   This schedule operates
 Mode-B  : MA  70 to MA 256 !   every orbit, every day.
 Omnis   : MA 160 to MA  10 !     Blon/Blat 150/0

Mode B users are reminded that at MA 40, the Mode B transponder will be
heard to go OFF with a click.  Although you will still hear the Mode B bea-
con, do not attempt to uplink as you will get no Mode B response; however
you could interfere with Mode S.  Mode B returns at MA 70.

Note too that this schedule operates every orbit, every day.

The next event will commence on 1992 Sep 21 [Mon] with a move to attitude
180/0 with a B/JL/S schedule. The schedule will be as follows:

M G3RUH/DB2OS/VK5AGR  *** Future  AO-13 Transponder Schedule ***
Mode-B  : MA   0 to MA 130 !     from  1992 Sep 21 - Nov 23
Mode-S  : MA 130 to MA 140 !<- S transponder; B trsp. is OFF!
Mode-LS : MA 140 to MA 145 !<- S beacon + L transponder
Mode-JL : MA 145 to MA 160 !   This schedule operates
Mode-B  : MA 160 to MA 256 !   every orbit, every day.
Omnis   : MA 235 to MA  30 !     Blon/Blat 180/0

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: AO-16 UPDATE
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:40:04 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 228.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 15, 1992     BID: $ANS-228.03
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

WB9ANQ Provides AO-16 Update

A joint test team, composed of members from the AO-16 Ground Command Team
and the MICROSAT design team, has been conducting a series of tests on the
AO-16's subsystems since the July 27 on board computer reset.  The tests
conducted to date have provided the test team valuable information on the
overall health of the spacecraft; subsystem performance degradation since
launch; and have clarified some discrepancies noted in the telemetry chan-
nel assignments.

A capsule summary of the significant findings to date are:

1.   The performance of the straight PSK transmitter (437.025 MHz) has
degraded since launch.  To provide better service to the user community,
the team decided to switch transmitters and use the raised cosine
transmitter (437.050 MHz) as AO-16's primary mission transmitter.

2.   Six channels of temperature data in the telemetry stream have been
mislabeled since launch.  An update of the corrected telemetry decoding
information will be published in the near future.

3.  With the exception of the straight PSK transmitter, all of the systems
on AO-16 are in good health and continue to perform as expected.

Details of the tests conducted and findings will be presented at the
AMSAT-NA Symposium in Washington, D.C. during October 9-11th.

While the performance of these tests has delayed the loading of the new
file server system software longer than expected, they are important to
ensure the long term operation of the spacecraft and to gather data which
will be used to enhance the performance of follow-on MICROSAT class space-
craft.  The Command Team now estimates that testing will be completed
in one to two weeks at which time loading of the new file server system
software, which supports the directory broadcast feature, will commence.

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Orbital Elements  235.MISC
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 03:22:37 GMT

HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR MANNED AND MISCELLANEOUS SATELLITES
FROM N3FKV  HEWITT, TX   August 22, 1992  BID:$ORBS-235.M
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

Satellite: MIR
Catalog number: 16609
Epoch time:      92233.63558155
Element set:     507
Inclination:       51.6253 deg
RA of node:       285.0382 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0004013
Arg of perigee:    74.8990 deg
Mean anomaly:     285.2587 deg
Mean motion:   15.53555092 rev/day
Decay rate:     1.0880e-04 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           37230
Checksum:              302

Satellite: HUBBLE
Catalog number: 20580
Epoch time:      92234.05028356
Element set:     832
Inclination:       28.4686 deg
RA of node:       197.0720 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0004986
Arg of perigee:   136.5014 deg
Mean anomaly:     223.6012 deg
Mean motion:   14.91696364 rev/day
Decay rate:      1.266e-05 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           12664
Checksum:              291

Satellite: GRO
Catalog number: 21225
Epoch time:      92233.54661310
Element set:     668
Inclination:       28.4664 deg
RA of node:       307.4109 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0006324
Arg of perigee:   262.7054 deg
Mean anomaly:      97.2830 deg
Mean motion:   15.59711705 rev/day
Decay rate:     1.5480e-04 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            7804
Checksum:              286

Satellite: SARA
Catalog number: 21578
Epoch time:      92230.69100268
Element set:     310
Inclination:       98.5085 deg
RA of node:       305.5674 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0005675
Arg of perigee:   120.9134 deg
Mean anomaly:     239.2612 deg
Mean motion:   14.37871513 rev/day
Decay rate:       6.20e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            5710
Checksum:              278

Satellite: UARS
Catalog number: 21701
Epoch time:      92210.04634524
Element set:     178
Inclination:       56.9855 deg
RA of node:        40.5524 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0004440
Arg of perigee:    75.5995 deg
Mean anomaly:     284.5417 deg
Mean motion:   14.96298969 rev/day
Decay rate:      1.918e-05 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            4777
Checksum:              325


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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: Orbital Elements  228.MISC
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:39:48 GMT

HR AMSAT ORBITAL ELEMENTS FOR MANNED AND MISCELLANEOUS SATELLITES
FROM N3FKV  HEWITT, TX   August 15, 1992  BID:$ORBS-228.M
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

Satellite: MIR
Catalog number: 16609
Epoch time:      92226.55938219
Element set:     496
Inclination:       51.6256 deg
RA of node:       320.2875 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0003815
Arg of perigee:    51.5240 deg
Mean anomaly:     308.6009 deg
Mean motion:   15.53409858 rev/day
Decay rate:     1.1089e-04 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           37120
Checksum:              303

Satellite: HUBBLE
Catalog number: 20580
Epoch time:      92226.42282164
Element set:     828
Inclination:       28.4707 deg
RA of node:       246.1541 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0004620
Arg of perigee:    59.0183 deg
Mean anomaly:     301.0851 deg
Mean motion:   14.91682578 rev/day
Decay rate:      1.428e-05 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:           12550
Checksum:              277

Satellite: GRO
Catalog number: 21225
Epoch time:      92226.70012695
Element set:     663
Inclination:       28.4521 deg
RA of node:       356.2846 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0007224
Arg of perigee:   148.0558 deg
Mean anomaly:     212.0475 deg
Mean motion:   15.59502872 rev/day
Decay rate:     1.6628e-04 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            7697
Checksum:              304

Satellite: SARA
Catalog number: 21578
Epoch time:      92226.23740382
Element set:     309
Inclination:       98.5085 deg
RA of node:       301.1589 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0005221
Arg of perigee:   134.6723 deg
Mean anomaly:     225.4891 deg
Mean motion:   14.37864363 rev/day
Decay rate:       5.61e-06 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            5646
Checksum:              301

Satellite: UARS
Catalog number: 21701
Epoch time:      92210.04634524
Element set:     178
Inclination:       56.9855 deg
RA of node:        40.5524 deg
Eccentricity:    0.0004440
Arg of perigee:    75.5995 deg
Mean anomaly:     284.5417 deg
Mean motion:   14.96298969 rev/day
Decay rate:      1.918e-05 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:            4777
Checksum:              325

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: AMSAT-NA SPACE SYMPOSIUM INFO
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1992 03:46:33 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 235.03 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 22, 1992     BID: $ANS-235.03
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

Pre-Registration & Hotel Reservations Necessary For AMSAT-NA Space Symposium

October 9-11th is the weekend of the 1992 AMSAT-NA Annual Meeting and Space
Symposium in Washington, DC.  Hotel reservations are going fast since there
are also other conventions in Washington, D.C. area that same weekend.  
DON'T MISS OUT by delaying your pre-registration for the Symposium.  Send your
registration and get your hotel reservations TODAY by using the pre-registration
form on page 19 of the latest issue of the AMSAT Journal or contact AMSAT-NA HQ at
(301) 589-6062.

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: AMSAT OPERATIONS NET SCHEDS
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:40:09 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 228.04 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 15, 1992     BID: $ANS-228.04
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

AMSAT-NA Operations Net Schedule

AMSAT Operations Nets are planned for the following times.  Mode B nets
are conducted on AO-13 on a downlink frequency of 145.950 MHz and the Mode J/L
Nets on a downlink of 435.970 MHz.

 Date           UTC    Mode     Phs     NCS     Alt

22-Aug-92       1435   J         55     WA5ZIB  WJ9F
29-Aug-92       1900   B         72     W9ODI   N7NQM
12-Sep-92       1600   B         79     W5IU    WA5ZIB

Guest commentators are planned for each Net.  Join the Net if you have
questions.  In the unlikely event that either the Net Control Station (NCS)
or the alternate do not call on frequency, any participant is invited to
act as NCS.

Slow Scan Television on AO-13

SSTV planning sessions will follow the AMSAT Operations Nets.  The Fall
SSTV schedules will require input from all interested operators.  Try all
AMSAT Nets to set up impromptu schedules.  Sample SSTV pictures are on
AMSAT's landline BBS at (214) 394-7438 and on LUSAT-OSCAR-19 (LO-19).

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: KO-23 STATUS REPORT
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:39:57 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 228.02 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 15, 1992     BID:$ANS-228.02
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

G0/K8KA Provides KITSAT-OSCAR-23 (KO-23) Status Report

Jeff Ward (G0/K8KA) and the ground controllers at HL0ENJ report that the
KO-23 commissioning process is going extremely well.  They have reached the
following milestones:

1) The on-board computer (OBC) software has been uploaded which include the
   such important functions as housekeeping, the file system, command
   software, and the Attitude Determination Control and Stabilization
   (ADCS) software.

2) The "tumble-rate" of KO-23 has been reduced drastically now that the
   ADCS has been firing the magnetorquers.  With the "tumble" rate
   coming down, this will facilitate a smooth deployment of the gravity
   gradient boom.  The boom helps keep KO-23 pointed towards the earth.

Jeff requests that stations with the "foot-print" of HL0ENJ please not QRM
the uplink channels on KO-23.  This will only prolong the commissioning
process.  For those who would like to decode the telemetry from KO-23, you
can obtain a copy of the DTLM.EXE program from AMSAT-UK.

Stay tuned to the AMSAT Nets and the ANS bulletins for updates on the
status of amateur radio's newest OSCAR.

[The AMSAT News Service (ANS) would like to thank G0/K8KA and the ground
controllers at HL0ENJ for this status report.]

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
Newsgroups: aus.radio.amsat
From: dave@ips.oz.au (Dave Horsfall)
Subject: KITSAT-OSCAR-23 IS BORN!
Organization: IPS Radio and Space Services.  Sydney, Australia.
Distribution: aus
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 04:39:53 GMT

HR AMSAT NEWS SERVICE BULLETIN 228.01 FROM AMSAT HQ
SILVER SPRING, MD AUGUST 15, 1992     BID:$ANS-228.01
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS BT

KITSAT-OSCAR-23 (KO-23) IS BORN!

With a picture perfect launch from the Kourou, French Guiana spaceport, and
a flawless separation from the third stage of an Ariane rocket, KITSAT-
OSCAR-23 (KO-23) was born this week shortly before midnight August 11
(UTC).  KO-23 joins a proud family of OSCARs that provide packet radio
store-and-forward capability, ie., AO-16, LO-19, FO-21, and UO-22.
In addition, KO-23 goes even one step further than its predecessors.  It
contains two built-in charged coupled device (CCD) cameras capable of
providing either 4 km resolution or 400 meter resolution.  Another exciting
aspect which sets KO-23 apart from the other PACSATs is its Digital Signal
Processing Experiment (DSPE).  Many OSCAR users have encountered the power
of Digital Signal Processing (DSP) whenever they use AO-21's FM transpon-
der.  Still, more have heard the AO-21's digital voice synthesizer speaking
foreign language messages of greeting.  KO-23 will take this DSP application
one step further by allowing the user to leave voice mail.  In other words,
"store-and-forward" voice messages could become a standard mode of operation.

Look for KO-23's downlink signal at 435.175 MHz.  When KO-23 becomes opera-
tional in a few weeks, users can access the 9600 baud FSK BBS on the uplink
frequencies of 145.850 MHz or 145.900 MHz.  However, until such time as the
KO-23 Ground Command Team releases the satellite for general use, ALL ARE 
ASKED NOT TO UPLINK TO KO-23.  

KO-23 is a joint effort between the University of Surrey (UoS) and the
Korean Advanced Institute Of Technology (KAIST).

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Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU)         VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
dave@ips.OZ.AU                  ...munnari!ips.OZ.AU!dave
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