RADIO: Satellite-frequencies
ACTIVE AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES (03/98) April 10th, 1998
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AO-10 (Phase-III B) June 16th 1983 - ... /1/ /2/
General Beacon 145.810 (2W, unmod. carrier) Mode-B
Engineering Beacon 145.987 (4W, switched off) Mode-B
General Beacon 436.040 (2W, switched off) Mode-L
Engineering Beacon 436.020 (2W, switched off) Mode-L
Mode-B Uplink 435.180 - 435.030 CW/LSB
Mode-B Downlink 145.825 - 145.975 (50W PEP) CW/USB
Mode-L Uplink 1269.85 - 1269.05 (not active) CW/LSB
Mode-L Downlink 436.15 - 436.95 (not active) CW/USB
(Only Mode-B operating sporadically, Mode-L not active)
UO-11 (UoSAT-B) March 1st 1984 - ... /2/
Call: UOSAT-2
Beacon 145.826 (0.4W) 1200bps NBFM
Beacon 435.025 (0.6W) 1200bps NBFM
Beacon 2401.500 (0.5W) 1200bps NBFM
RS-10 (Onboard with RS11) June 24th 1987 - ... /0/ /1/ /2/ /3/ /5/
Beacon 29.357 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.403 CW
Mode-A Uplink 145.865 - 145.905 CW/USB
Mode-A Downlink 29.360 - 29.400 CW/USB
Robot A Uplink 145.820 CW
Robot A Downlink 29.403 CW
Beacon 29.357 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.403 CW
Mode-K Uplink 21.160 - 21.200 CW/USB
Mode-K Downlink 29.360 - 29.400 CW/USB
Robot K Uplink 21.120 CW
Robot K Downlink 29.403 CW
Beacon 145.857 CW
Beacon/Robot 145.903 CW
Mode-T Uplink 21.160 - 21.200 CW/USB
Mode-T Downlink 145.860 - 145.900 CW/USB
Robot T Uplink 21.120 CW
Robot T Downlink 145.903 CW
RS-11 (Onboard with RS10) /0/ /1/ /2/ /3/ /5/
Beacon 29.407 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.453 CW
Mode-A Uplink 145.910 - 145.950 CW/USB
Mode-A Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 CW/USB
Robot A Uplink 145.830 CW
Robot A Downlink 29.453 CW
Beacon 29.407 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.453 CW
Mode-K Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 CW/USB
Mode-K Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 CW/USB
Robot K Uplink 21.130 CW
Robot K Downlink 29.453 CW
Beacon 145.907 CW
Beacon/Robot 145.953 CW
Mode-T Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 CW/USB
Mode-T Downlink 145.910 - 145.950 CW/USB
Robot T Uplink 21.130 CW
Robot T Downlink 145.953 CW
RS-12 (Onboard with RS13) Feb.5th 1991 - ... /1/ /2/ /3/ /5/
Beacon 29.408 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.454 CW
Mode-A Uplink 145.910 -145.950 CW/USB
Mode-A Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 CW/USB
Robot A Uplink 145.831 CW
Robot A Downlink 29.454 CW
Beacon 29.408 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.454 CW
Mode-K Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 CW/USB
Mode-K Downlink 29.410 - 29.450 CW/USB
Robot K Uplink 21.129 CW
Robot K Downlink 29.454 CW
Beacon 145.912 CW
Beacon/Robot 145.959 CW
Mode-T Uplink 21.210 - 21.250 CW/USB
Mode-T Downlink 145.910 - 145.950 CW/USB
Robot T Uplink 21.129 CW
Robot T Downlink 145.959 CW
RS-13 (Onboard with RS12) /1/ /2/ /3/ /5/
Beacon 29.458 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.504 CW
Mode-A Uplink 145.960 - 146.000 CW/USB
Mode-A Downlink 29.460 - 29.500 CW/USB
Robot A Uplink 145.840 CW
Robot A Downlink 29.504 CW
Beacon 29.458 CW
Beacon/Robot 29.504 CW
Mode-K Uplink 21.260 - 21.300 CW/USB
Mode-K Downlink 29.460 - 29.500 CW/USB
Robot K Uplink 21.138 CW
Robot K Downlink 29.504 CW
Beacon 145.862 CW
Beacon/Robot 145.908 CW
Mode-T Uplink 21.260 - 21.300 CW/USB
Mode-T Downlink 145.960 - 146.000 CW/USB
Robot T Uplink 21.138 CW
Robot T Downlink 145.908 CW
RS-15 Dec.26th 1994 - ... /3/ /5/
Beacon 29.3525, 29.3987 CW
Mode A Uplink 145.858 - 145.898 CW/USB
Mode A Downlink 29.354 - 29.394 CW/USB
RS-16 March 4th 1997 - ... /0/
Beacon 29.408, 29.451 CW
Beacon 435.548 CW
Beacon 435.504 CW/PSK
Mode A Uplink 145.915 - 145.948 CW/USB
Mode A Downlink 29.415 - 29.448 CW/USB (1.2W/4W)
UO-14 (UoSAT-D) Jan.22nd 1990 - ... /2/ /5/ /7/
Uplink 145.975 FSK 9600
Downlink 435.070 FSK 9600
435.070 AFSK 1200
Note: Since 07/91 only for non-ham-use on comercial frequencies
AO-16 (PACSAT) Jan. 22nd 1990 - ... /1/
Call: PACSAT-1
Uplinks 145.900, 145.920 AFSK/FM
145.940, 145.960 AFSK/FM
PSK Downlink 437.026 BPSK/SSB 1200bps
RC Downlink 437.051 BPSK/SSB
S Downlink 2401.1428 BPSK/SSB
DO-17 (DOVE) Jan.22nd 1990 - ... /0/ /1/
Call: DOVE-1
No general uplink
Beacon 1 145.825 1200bps AFSK/FM/Dig.Voice/FM
Beacon 2 145.824 1200bps AFSK/FM/Dig.Voice/FM
Beacon 3 2401.220 1200bps PSK (0.8W)
WO-18 (WEBERSAT) Jan.22nd 1990 - ... /1/
Call: WEBER-1
PSK Downlink 437.075 1200bps BPSK/SSB
RC Downlink 437.102 BPSK/SSB
NTSC ATV Uplink 1265.000 AM/NTSC-Video
LO-19 (LUSAT) Jan.22nd 1990 - ... /1/
Call: LUSAT-1
Uplinks 145.840, 145.860 AFSK/FM
145.880, 145.900
PSK Downlink 437.154 1200bps BPSK/SSB
RC Downlink 437.126 1200bps BPSK/SSB
CW Beacon 437.125 CW
FO-20 (JAS-1B) Feb.7th 1990 - ... /1/
Call: 8JJBS
Beacon 435.795 CW
Mode-JA Uplink 146.000 - 145.900 LSB/CW
Mode-JA Downlink 435.800 - 435.900 USB/CW
Mode-JD Uplinks 145.850, 145.870 AFSK/1200bps
145.890, 145.910
Mode-JD downlink 435.910 BPSK/SSB
UO-22 (UoSAT-F) July 17th 1991 - ... /1/ /5/
Call: UOSAT-5
Uplinks 145.900, 145.975 9600bps/FSK/FM
Downlink 435.120 9600bps/FSK/FM
KO-23 (KITSAT-A) Aug.10th 1992 - ... /1/ /2/ /5/
Call: HL01
Uplinks 145.850, 145.900 9600bps/FSK/FM
Downlinks 435.175 9600bps/FSK/FM
435.120 1200bps/AFSK
KO-25 (KITSAT-B) Sept.26th 1993 - ... /1/ /5/
Call: HL02
Uplinks 145.875, 145.980 9600bps/FSK
Downlinks 435.175, 436.500 9600bps/FSK
IO-26 (ITAMSAT-A) Sept.26th 1993 - ... /1/ /5/
Call: ITMSAT
Uplinks 145.875, 145.900 1200bps/AFSK,4800bps/FSK
145.925, 145.950 1200bps/AFSK,9600ps/FSK
Downlinks 435.867, 435.822 1200bps/PSK/AFSK,9600bps/FSK
AO-27 (EYESAT-A) Sept.26th 1993 - ... /1/ /5/
Uplink 145.850 300-9600bps/(A)FSK
Downlink 436.800 300-9600bps/(A)FSK
Note: Sometimes bent-pipe transponder for analog/digital/analog-FM
as 1-channel FM-repeater
PO-28 (POSAT) Sept.26th 1993 - ... /1/ /5/ /6/
Call: POSAT1
Uplink 145.925, 145.975 9600 and 38400bps/FSK/FM
Downlink 435.250, 435.275 9600 and 38400bps/FSK/FM
Note: Since 10/93 only for non-ham-use on commercial frequencies
FO-29 (JAS-2) Aug.17th 1996 - ... /7/
Call: 8J1JCS
Mode-JA Beacon 435.795 CW
Mode-JA Uplink 146.000 - 145.900 LSB/CW
Mode-JA Downlink 435.800 - 435.900 USB/CW
Mode-JD Uplink 145.85, 145.87 PSK 1200bps
145.89, 145.91 PSK 1200bps
Mode-JD Downlink 435.910 PSK 1200bps
Mission Payload Digital System 9600 bps
Mode JD Uplink 145.87
Mode JD Downlink 435.91
Digitalker 435.91
MIR Feb.18th 1986 - ...
SAFEX, Mode 1 (Relais):
Uplink 435.750 FM (CTCSS 141.3 Hz)
Downlink 437.950 FM
SAFEX, Mode 2 (PR):
Uplink 435.775 9600bps FSK-AX25
Downlink 437.975 9600bps FSK-AX25
SAFEX, Mode 3 (QSO/Digital voice recorder-DVR):
Uplink 435.725 FM (CTCSS 151,4 Hz)
Downlink 437.925 FM
Directmode
Uplink 145.200, 437.850 FM (Voice) or PR
Downlink 145.800, 145.800 1200bps, AX25
PMS (Simplex) 145.985 1200bps, FM
Frequencies, modes and periods of activity are changing very often.
See actual bulletins in the boards e.g. "AMSAT", "SAT", "MIR(FANS)"
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Satellite-Transponder-Modi
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Mode Uplink Downlink
A 2m 10m
B 70cm 2m
J 2m 70cm
K 15m 10m
L 24cm 70cm
S 70cm 13cm
T 15m 2m
JA (analog) 2m 70cm
JD (digital) 2m 70cm
KT 15m 2m+10m
KA 15m + 2m 10m
JL 2m + 24cm 70cm
D (Controlmode)
Some of these modi -especially for VHF/UHF/SHF- are inverting (=reverse)
on many satellites. That means: uplink in LSB, downlink in USB.
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FUTURE OF AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES
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P3-D (Launch unknown - maybe in 1998) /0/
Uplinks Digital Analog
15m N/A 21.210 - 21.250
2m 145.800 - 145.840 145.840 - 145.990
70cm 435.300 - 435.550 435.550 - 435.800
23cm(1) 1269.000 - 1269.250 1269.250 - 1269.500
23cm(2) 1268.075 - 1268.325 1268.325 - 1268.575
13cm(1) 2400.100 - 2400.350 2400.350 - 2400.600
13cm(2) 2446.200 - 2446.450 2446.450 - 2446.700
6cm 5668.350 - 5668.550 5668.550 - 5668.800
Downlinks Digital Analog
10m 29.330 MHz +/-5 kHz (Digitized voice bulletins)
2m 145.955 - 145.990 145.805 - 145.955
70cm 435.900 - 436.200 435.475 - 435.725
13cm 2400.650 - 2400.950 2400.225 - 2400.475
3cm 10451.450 -10451.750 10451.025 -10451.275
1.5cm 24048.450 -24048.750 24048.025 -24048.275
(Downlink is inverting (=reverse))
Beacons Beacon 1 Beacon 2
2m N/A N/A
70cm 435.450 435.850
13cm 2400.200 2400.600
3cm 0451.000 10451.400
1.5cm 24048.000 24048.400
>>>> These are the final P3D frequencies (from the AMSAT News Service via Internet) <<<<
Transponder-Modi for P-3D:
Band/Frequ term
15m/21MHz K
2m/145MHz V
70cm/435MHz U
23cm/1.2GHz L
13cm/2.4GHz S
6cm/5.6GHz C
3cm/10GHz X
1.5cm/24GHz Ka
Modi are the combinations of at least two letters with uplink(s)/downlink(s).
Examples:
Mode V/U: 2m uplink/70cm downlink.
Mode UL/VSX: uplink 70cm,23cm / downlink 2m,13cm,3cm simultaneously.
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NOT ACTIVE OR LOST AMATEUR RADIO SATELLITES
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OSCAR-1 Dec.12th 1961 - Jan.2nd 1962 (21 days only with batterie) /2/
Beacon 144.983 0.1W
(No transponder)
OSCAR-2 June 2nd 1962 - June 21st 1962 (19 days only with batterie) /2/
Beacon 145.000 0.1W
(No transponder)
OSCAR-3 March 9th 1965 - March 27th 1965 (18 days with solar-cells) /2/
Beacon 145.85 1.0W
Uplink 145.10 (50kHz)
Downlink 145.90 (50kHz)
OSCAR-4 Dec.21st 1965 - March 16th 1966 (85 days) /2/
Beacon 431.928 3.0W
Uplink 144.100 (10kHz)
Downlink 431.938 (10kHz)
OSCAR-5 Jan.23rd 1970 - March 16th 1970 (52 days) /2/
Beacon 29.45, 144.05 0.2W
(No transponder)
OSCAR-6 Oct. 15th 1972 - March 1977 (4.5 years) /2/
Beacon 29.45, 435.100 1.5W
Uplink 145.95 (100kHz)
Downlink 29.50 (100kHz)
OSCAR-7 Nov.15th 1974 - April 1981 (6.5 years) /2/
Beacon 29.502, 145.972 8.0W
435.100
2304.1 (not activated)
Uplink 145.90 (100kHz)
Downlink 29.45 (100kHz)
Uplink 432.15 (40kHz)
Downlink 145.95 (40kHz)
OSCAR-8 March 5th 1978 - June 1983 (5.3 years) /2/
Beacon 29.402, 435.095 1.5W
Uplink 145.90 (100kHz)
Downlink 29.45 (100kHz)
Uplink 145.95 (100kHz)
Downlink 435.15 (100kHz)
RS-1+ Oct.26th 1978 - ??? (several months) /2/
RS-2
Beacon 29.401 1.5W
Uplink 145.89 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.37 (40kHz)
Phase3A May 23rd 1980 Launch failure (0 days) /2/
Beacon 145.81, 145.99 50W
Uplink 435.22 (180kHz)
Downlink 145.90 (180kHz)
ISKRA-1 July 10th 1981 - ??? (all unknown) /6/
OSCAR-9 Oct. 6th 1981 - Oct 13th 1989 (8 years) /2/
Beacon 7.05, 14.002
21.002, 29.510
145.825, 435.025
2401.0, 10470.0
RS-3 Dec.17th 1981 - ??? (2 years) /2/
Beacon 29.321, 29.401 1.5W
RS-4 Dec.17th 1981 - ??? (2 years) /2/
Beacon 29.360, 29.403 1.5W
RS-5 Dec.17th 1981 - ??? (6.5 years) /2/
Beacon/ROBOT 29.331,29.452 1.5W
Uplink 145.93 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.43 (40kHz)
ROBOT-Uplink 145.826
RS-6 Dec.17th 1981 - ??? (3 years) /2/
Beacon 29.411 1.5W
29.453
Uplink 145.93 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.43 (40kHz)
RS-7 Dec.17th 1981 - ??? (6.5 years) /2/
Beacon/ROBOT 29.341, 29.501 1.5W
Uplink 145.98 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.48 (40kHz)
ROBOT-Uplink 145.836
RS-8 Dec.17th 1981 - ??? (4 years) /2/
Beacon 29.461, 29.502 1.5W
Uplink 145.98 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.48 (40kHz)
ISKRA 2 May 17th 1982 - July 9th 1982 (53 days) /2/
Beacon 29.578 1.0W
Uplink 21.25 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.60 (40kHz)
ISKRA 3 Nov.18th 1982 - Dec. 25th 1982 (37 days) /2/
Beacon 29.583 1.0W
Uplink 21.25 (40kHz)
Downlink 29.60 (40kHz)
FO-12 (JAS-1a) Aug.12th 1986 - Nov.5th 1989 (3 years) /1/
Beacon 435.795 CW
Mode JA Uplink 145.900 - 146.000 CW/SSB
Mode JA Downlink 435.900 - 435.800 (1W PEP,LHCP) CW/SSB
Mode JD Uplink 145.850, 145.870 AX.25,PSK1200bps
145.890, 145.910
Mode JD Downlink 435.910 (1W, RHCP) 1200bps
Telemetrie 435.910 (1W, RHCP) 1200bps
AO-13 (Phase-III C, RUDAK) June 15th 1988 - Nov.24th 1996
General Beacon 145.812 PSK/CW/RTTY
Engineering Beacon 145.985 PSK/CW/RTTY
Mode-B Uplink 435.573 - 435.423 LSB/CW
Mode-B Downlink 145.825 - 145.975 (50WPEP,RHCP) USB/CW
General Beacon 435.651 PSK/RTTY
Engineering Beacon 435.677 PSK/RTTY
Mode-L Uplink 1269.641 - 1269.351 LSB/CW
Mode-L Downlink 435.715 - 436.005 (50WPEP,RHCP) USB/CW
Mode-J Uplink 144.475 - 144.425 LSB/CW
Mode-J Downlink 435.940 435.990 USB/CW
General Beacon 2400.664 PSK/RTTY
Beacon 2400.325 PSK/RTTY
Mode-S Uplink 435.603 - 435.639 USB/CW
Mode-S Downlink 2400.711 - 2400.747(1WPEP,RHCP) USB/CW
UO-15 (UoSAT-E) Jan.22nd 1990 - Jan.23rd 1990 (< 1 day) /2/
Beacon 435.120
RS-14 (=AO-21)
AO-21 (RUDAK-2) Jan.29th 1991 - Oct.12th 1994 (3.7 years) /1/ /6/
Beacon 145.822 CW
Beacon 145.952 BPSK/SSB
Mode-B Uplink 1 435.102 - 435.022 LSB/CW
Mode-B Downlink 1 145.852 - 145.932 USB/CW
RUDAK-2 Uplink 1 435.016 AFSK/FM
RUDAK-2 Uplink 2 435.155 BPSK/FM
RUDAK-2 Uplink 3 435.193 BPSK/FM
RUDAK-2 Uplink 4 435.041 FM Phone/Various
RUDAK-2 Downlink 145.983 FM Phone/Various
Beacon 145.948 CW
Beacon 145.838 BPSK/FM
Beacon 145.800 BPSK/FM
Mode-B Uplink 2 435.123 - 435.043 LSB/CW
Mode-B Downlink 2 145.868 - 145.948 USB/CW
AO-24 (Arsene) May 11th 1993 - Sept.9th 1993 (4 months) /2/ /5/
Uplinks 435.050, 435.100 1200bps/AFSK
435.150
Downlink 145.975 1200bps/AFSK
Mode-S Uplink 435.100 (16kHz) SSB/CW
Mode-S Downlink 2446.500 (16kHz) SSB/CW
UNAMSAT March 28th 1995 Launch failure (0 days) /0/ /8/
Uplink 2m, Downlink 70cm Digital transponder/BBS
Meteorradar on 41MHz
(Similar to MO-30)
TechSat-1 March 28th 1995 Launch failure (0 days) /0/ /8/
Uplink 2m, Downlink 70cm Digital transponder/BBS
Uplink 23cm 1200Bps, 9600Bps
MO-30 (UNAMSAT-B) Sept.5th 1996 - ? (1 day) /0/
Uplink 145.815, 145.835 FM,FSK 1200bps
145.855, 145.875 FM,FSK 1200bps
Downlink 437.206 (prim.) USB,FSK 1200bps
437.138 (sek.) USB,FSK 1200bps
Meteorradar 40.997 (70W!)
RS-17 (Sputnik PS2) Nov.3rd 1997 - Dec.29th 1997 (56 days only with batterie) /0/
Beacon 145.820 FM "Beep-beep" (100mW)
(No transponder)
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References:
/0/ Internet-homepage by AMSAT: http://www.amsat.org/
/1/ AMSAT-DL "Satellitenhandbuch" 2.Auflage Beam-Verlag
/2/ ARRL "The Satellie Experimenters Handbook" 2nd Edition
/3/ AMSAT-DL "Benutzerfrequenzen der Amateurfunk-Satelliten" Sept.96
/4/ AMSAT-DL "Der neue Amateurfunk-Satellit AMSAT Phase 3-D"
/5/ AMSAT-NA "How to use the Aateur Radio Satellites" 4th edition
AMSAT-DL "Umgang mit Amateurfunksatelliten" 4.Auflage (translated)
/6/ AMSAT-DL Journal 4/94
/7/ AMSAT-DL Journal 4/96
/8/ AMSAT-DL Journal 2/95
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