From: gws
Subject: SPACE BULLETIN 035  ARLS035
Organization: HAM BBS, 614-895-2553 
Distribution: na
Date: Fri, 11 Sep 92 14:35:52 GMT


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SPACE BULLETIN 035  ARLS035
FROM ARRL HEADQUARTERS NEWINGTON, CT
SEPTEMBER 9, 1992
RELAYED BY KB8NW/OBS & BARF-80 BBS
TO ALL RADIO AMATEURS

SB SPACE ARL ARLS035
ARLS035 STS47 NUMBER 1

SAREX SPACE SHUTTLE STS-47 IS TENTATIVELY SCHEDULED TO LAUNCH
SEPTEMBER 12 FOR 6 DAYS OF 2 METER OPERATIONS, WITH N5QWL AND 7L2NJY
ABOARD.

OPERATORS ARE JAY APT, N5QWL AND MAMORU MOHRI, 7L2NJY.  N5QWL IS THE
FLIGHT ENGINEER FOR STS-47 AND WILL OPERATE THE SHUTTLE SYSTEMS
DURING THE ''NIGHT'' SHIFT, WHILE 7L2NJY WILL BE ONE OF THE SCIENTISTS
PERFORMING EXPERIMENTS IN A LABORATORY IN THE SHUTTLE'S CARGO BAY
DURING THE ''DAY'' SHIFT.  THE TWO WILL USE THEIR OWN CALLSIGNS ON FM.
ON PACKET THE CALL SIGN WILL BE W5RRR-1.

ALL VOICE OPERATION WILL BE SPLIT, DOWNLINK FREQUENCY FROM THE
SHUTTLE WILL BE 145.55 MHZ, UPLINK FREQUENCIES FOR ALL AREAS EXCEPT
EUROPE WILL BE 144.95 AND 144.91.  EUROPEANS SHOULD TRANSMIT ON
144.80, 144.75, AND 144.70.

FOR MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY AMATEURS ARE ASKED TO SIGN THEIR ENTIRE CALL
SIGN, USE ONLY STANDARD ICAO PHONETICS, TRANSMIT ONLY ON UPLINK
FREQUENCIES, AND LISTEN BEFORE TRANSMITTING.

IF YOU CAN, DECREASE YOUR RADIO'S DEVIATION TO 3 KHZ (MOST ARE
INITIALLY SET AT 5 KHZ) TO COMPENSATE FOR THE DOPPLER SHIFT.
OTHERWISE, WAIT UNTIL 60-90 SECONDS AFTER THE SHUTTLE COMES OVER
YOUR HORIZON TO TRANSMIT.  IF A STATION TRANSMITS WITHOUT FOLLOWING
THESE SUGGESTIONS, THE SHUTTLE OPERATORS HEAR WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A
NOISY CARRIER.  THIS APPLIES TO BOTH VOICE AND PACKET.

UP-TO-DATE INFORMATION ON THIS OPERATION MAY BE FOUND ON AMSAT
BULLETINS, COMPUSERVE, GENIE, PRODIGY, LOCAL PACKET BULLETIN BOARDS,
ARRL BULLETINS, AND HF VOICE FROM NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER ARC IN
HOUSTON (W5RRR), OR FROM NASA GODDARD SPACEFLIGHT CENTER ARC,
GREENBELT, MARYLAND (WA3NAN), ON THE FOLLOWING FREQUENCIES:

W5RRR: 7.215, 14.280, 21.360, AND 28.400 MHZ.  WA3NAN: 3.860, 7.185,
14.295, 21.395, AND 28.650 MHZ.

THE NASA INFO BBS AT JOHNSON SPACE CENTER, HOUSTON, WILL CARRY
KEPLERIAN ELEMENTS AND SAREX BULLETINS.  CALL 713-483-2500, 1200
BAUD, 8-N-1.  AT THE ENTER NUMBER: PROMPT, TYPE 62511 (RETURN) AND
LOG ONTO THE BBS.  THE KEPLERIAN ELEMENTS AND BULLETINS WILL BE IN
THE WELCOME MESSAGE.  DISCONNECT PROMPTLY TO FACILITATE ACCESS BY
OTHERS.

NASA OFFERS THE FOLLOWING OPERATIONAL NOTES: N5QWL WILL BE ASLEEP
OVER MOST USA PASSES, AND 7L2NJY WILL BE BUSY WITH LABORATORY DUTIES
FOR MOST US PASSES, SO TRY PACKET OVER THE USA.  THE OPERATORS WILL
TRY TO WORK VOICE WHEN NOT OTHERWISE ENGAGED, AND AT NIGHT OR WHEN
THE GROUND IS CLOUDY.

NO ORBITER MANEUVERS ARE SCHEDULED AFTER THE FIRST 6 HOURS OF THE
FLIGHT, SO ORBITAL ELEMENTS OBTAINED EARLY IN THE FLIGHT MAY BE
VALID FOR THE ENTIRE FLIGHT.

QSL TO N5QWL, 806 SHOREWOOD DRIVE, SEABROOK, TEXAS 77586 USA, WITH
THE USUAL SASE OR EQUIVALENT.  INCLUDE THE CALL SIGN WORKED, DATE,
UTC, MODE, AND FREQUENCY.  FOR PACKET CONTACTS, INCLUDE THE QSO
NUMBER ISSUED BY THE ROBOT.

HERE ARE THE PRE-LAUNCH KEPLERIAN ELEMENTS, BASED ON A 1423 UTC
LAUNCH ON SEPTEMBER 12:

1 00047U          92256.65952624  .00092000  00000-0  29200-3 0    59
2 00047  57.0020 107.3007 0012178 278.2332  81.7337 15.89557971    29

SATELLITE: STS-47
CATALOG NUMBER: 00047
EPOCH TIME:      92256.65952624        (12-SEP-92 15:49:43.06 UTC)
ELEMENT SET:     JSC-005
INCLINATION:       57.0020 DEG
RA OF NODE:       107.3007 DEG
ECCENTRICITY:     .0012178
ARG OF PERIGEE:   278.2332 DEG
MEAN ANOMALY:      81.7337 DEG
MEAN MOTION:   15.89557971 REV/DAY
DECAY RATE:     9.2000E-04 REV/DAY SQ
EPOCH REV:               2
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