[net.ham-radio] More OSCAR 10

dna@dsd.UUCP (06/17/83)

AOS CLI   REV 03.40     17-JUN-83        3:01:11

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   4:09 PM PDT              Msg: HGEL-1581-7835
From:   JFAIL
To:     amsat
Subj:   aos oscar 10  

AOS OSCAR 10 23:00 GMT EXCELLENT SIGNAL. TELEMETRY TO FOLLOW

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   4:10 PM PDT              Msg: MGEL-1581-7840
From:   HPRICE
To:     PKARN
CC:     AMSAT
Subj:   TLM   

OSCAR 10 right on time, unfortunately 23:00 TLM was right on the
horizon.  Didn't get good copy till the boilerplate bulliten.  Nice
strong sigs into klm14c, no preamp.  Good LUck.
Harold.

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   4:23 PM PDT              Msg: PGEL-1581-7869
From:   PKARN
To:     amsat
Subj:   AOS at W1HDX  

We have AOS at W1HDX.  Good data, more to follow.

Phil

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   4:30 PM PDT              Msg: NGEL-1581-7893
From:   IASHLEY
To:     AMSAT
CC:     ARRL
Subj:   First psk TLM from ZL   

This is what appeared on my screen at 14.54 UTC. 16th June 83.

00  1.20 v      10  179 #       20  0.0 w       30  9.36 v
01  9.61 w      11  154 #       21  68.6 c      31 -2.8  c
02  59.3 c      12  24.1 c      22  0.4  c      32  -45.7 c
03  13  #       13  1.44 a      23  98 ma       33  192 ma
04  16.28 v     14  18 dg       24  -999dbw     34  17  #
05  74  #       15  SHUT        25  -70.10 c    35  30.1 c
06  3.7 c       16  15.3 c      26  -7.2 c      36  2.1 c
07  1.38 a      17  3.4 a    Q  27  231 ma      37  158 #
08  11.0 v      18  68 dg       28  203 #       38  17.16 v
09  251 lb      19  211 c       29  14.2 c      39  -17.6 c
0A  40.6 c      1A  33.4 c      2A  -10.5 c     3A  56.5 c
0B  745 ma      1B  1.29 a      2B  435 ma      3B  64  #
0C  212  #      1C  3 rpm       2C  15.99 v     3C  2.7 v
0D  35 lb       1D  6.0 v       2D  57.1 c      3D  27.9 c
0E  51.6 c      1E  11.4 c      2E  8.1 c       3E  -23.1 c
0F  553 ma      1F  706 ma      2F  874 ma      3F  1454:1s

Followed by

00  15.0 v      10  52 #        20  0.9 w       30  3.47 v
01  7.84 w      11  223 #       21  20.8 c      31  0.4 c
02  67.0 c      12  54.9 c      22  -1.7 c      32  -8.8 c
03  48 #        13  2.50 a      23 933 ma       33  623 ma
04  11.63 v     14  55 dg       24  -140dbw     34  72 #
05  55 #        15  SHUT        25  39.5 c      35  60.9 c
06  -14.3 c     16  -63.8 c     26  -10.10 c    36  -31.9 c
07  2.85 a      17  799 ma   Q  27  494 ma      37  52 #
08  1.10 v      18  75 dg       28  126 #       38  15.62 v
09  603 lb      19  587 c       29  -15.10 c    39  10.3 c
0A  -15.10 c    1A  30.7 c      2A  -14.9 c     3A  -55.6 c
0B  784 ma      1B  1.16 a      2B  474 ma      3B  162 #
0C  25 #        1C  2 rpm       2C  17.1 v      3C  8.93 v
0D  46 lb       1D  34.5 v      2D  63.1 c      3D  -64.9 c
0E  44.4 c      1E  35.1 c      2E  15.8 c      3E  -27.5 c
0F  110 ma      1F  55 ma       2F  623 ma      3F  1458:30

next frame which was stored on disk

00  7.50 v      10  221 #       20  0.81 w      30  9.40 v
01  40.53 w     11  180 #       21  36.2 c      31  -52.3 c
02  -22.6 c     12  -17.6 c     22  -63.8 c     32  30.7 c
03  214 #       13 205 ma       23  35 ma       33  82 ma
04  1.88 v      14  44 dg       24 -130dbw      34  104 #
05  141 #       15  SHUT        25  36.2 c      35  6.5 c
06  -50.6 c     16  35.1 c      26  9.8 c       36  28.5 c
07  2.30 a      17  4.68 a   Q  27  753 ma      37 156 #
08  11.95 v     18  12 dg       28  163 #       38  13.7 v
09  176 lb      19 187 c        29  -10.5 c     39  -8.3 c
0A  62.6 c      1A  -54.5 c     2A  -53.4 c     3A  52.1 c
0B  447 ma      1B  1.86 a      2B  925 ma      3B  225 #
0C  125 #       1C  65 rpm      2C  8.18 v      3C  6.8 v
0D  13 lb       1D  29.40 v     2D  -2.8 c      3D  -42.9 c
0E  19.1 c      1E  -60.5 c     2E  -12.1 c     3E  51.6 c
0F  404 ma      1F  839 ma      2F  980 ma      3F  1459:47

The above were all done using tlm ver 1.5 (830606-1) as I had just
received the latest info. The signal popped up out of the noise
at 14.45 UTC and was heard by ZL3MG in CHRISTCHRCH at the same
time and by other ZL's. The signal was very weak and faded into
the noise at times so some of the tlm data should be read with
caution. I will send the last frame separetly as it is a hex dump.
The above was typed in by hand at 4am local time so there may be
some operator errors too.!!!
Looks like a "good bird" to me.
VY best wishes from all in ZL.  73 Ian ZL1AOX.

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   6:01 PM PDT              Msg: EGEL-1581-8040
From:   TCLARK
To:     amsat
Subj:   Let's congratulate ourselves!   

Thanks to all for your support over the past three years. 
Today's success meant a lot to me personally, as I know it did 
to the others who have have spent a lot of long hours to bring 
"Phoenix from the ashes".

The messages of congratulations were most appreciated, but you 
really should be congratulating yourselves -- it was you who 
did it.

AMSAT had to mortgage its future in order to make Phase-3 
"happen" today. We still have a lot of hard work to make the 
spacecraft operational. 

But we also have a lot of hard work in front of us in order to 
capitalize on our successes if we want more spacecraft to 
happen -- Prosthelize the masses of amateur radio in order to 
get them into the fold as dues-paying members and donors.

If you need any help on preparing programs for meetings and 
conventions, PLEASE contact Bill Lazarro at AMSAT HQ for 
support.

Again -- thanks for all the help and lets keep the momentum 
going full-bore.

Vy 73, Tom


Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   7:07 PM PDT              Msg: WGEL-1581-8292
From:   PKARN
To:     amsat
Subj:   New elements  

Here's a new element set via Millstone Hill.  I now tend to believe
these elements, as they predicted an AOS here 6 minutes earlier than the
Goddard set.  We did indeed get AOS earlier.

Satellite: oscar-10
Catalog number: 0
Epoch time:      83168.05000000
   Fri Jun 17 01:12:00 1983 UTC
Element set:             1
Inclination:        8.6080 deg
RA of node:       249.1370 deg
Eccentricity:    0.7290751
Arg of perigee:   178.3420 deg
Mean anomaly:      86.8220 deg
Mean motion:    2.29579060 rev/day
Decay rate:      0.0023431 rev/day^2
Epoch rev:               2
Semi major axis: 24277.706 km
Anom period:    627.234905 min
Apogee:          35599.832 km
Perigee:           199.290 km
Beacon:           145.8100 mhz


If anyone knows which catalog # and international designator have been
assigned, I'd like to know (for convenience only.)

Phil

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   7:16 PM PDT              Msg: HGEL-1581-8329
From:   RDUNBAR
To:     amsat  
Subj:   6/17/83 0200 CW Telemetry   

Pretty weak, but got the following:

Orbit 1   MA 79/256
UBAT 14.7 V    TBAT-------  C ARRAY 0.3 A  S.A. 0.0

Ron

Posted: Thu  Jun 16, 1983   7:24 PM PDT              Msg: VGEL-1581-8395
From:   RWALLIO
To:     pkarn
CC:     amsat
Subj:   tracking error    

Phil,

Here in the midwest we are noting a potential significant tracking
error using the current set of Keplerian elements.  This error is
noted with AMS-81, W3IWI and HP-41 systems all of which generate
very similar tracking data.

We noted AOS at 2259-2300 ( exact time not noticed in the excitement 
and due to the fact we thought we still were 7-minutes away from
AOS ) while all three systems predicted 2307.  If this was a true
AOS then there is a 7-minute error.  If the beacon had already been
commanded into the 20-on 40-off mode then what we heard was the
beacon firing-up and actual AOS was even earlier.

Would all of the above indicate the Keplerian elements are suspect?
Thanks for your part in today's fantastic events!!  73, Ralph

AOS CLI   TERMINATING   17-JUN-83        3:10:59