In this month's Service Search column we will take an in-depth look at all ofthe current amateur satellite frequencies in use and future satellites frequencybandplans. Many thanks to the crew from the AMSAT website/weekly bulletin (http://www.amsat.org)for the background on each bird.

 AMSATPhase 3D

Status: Awaiting an Arianespace Ariane 5launch in Kourou, French Guyana

Uplink            Digital                                   Analog

15m                None                                        21.210-21.250

12m                None                                        24.920-24.960

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                 5668.300-5668.550               5668.550-5668.800

Downlink        Digital                                  Analog

2m                   145.955-145.990                   145.805-145.955

70cm                435.900-436.200                   435.475-435.725

13cm (1)           2400.650-2400.950               2400.225-2400.475

13cm (2)           2401.650-2401.950               2401.225-2401.475

3cm                 10451.450-10451.750           10451.025-10451.275

1.5cm              24048.450-24048.750           24048.025-24048.275

Beacons         General Beacon (GB)        Middle Beacon (MB)      Engineering Beacon (EB)

2m                    None                                        145.880                     None

70cm                  435.450                                  435.600                     435.850

13cm (1)           2400.200                                2400.350                   2400.600

13cm (2)           2401.200                                2401.350                   2401.600

3cm                 10451.000                             10451.150                 10451.400

1.5cm              24048.000                             24048.150                 24048.400

Notes:

1. All Receivers are inverting.

2. Telemetry Beacons are for command purposesand are modulated in 400 Bit/s BPSK, AMSAT format.

MIRSpace Station

86-017A/16609 Status: Operational.

145.985 MHz simplex FM voice and SSTV (Robot36 mode)

RadioSputnik-13 (RS-13/Cosmos 2123)

91-007A/21089 Status: Operational, in mode-KAwith a 10-meter downlink and a 15-meter and 2-meter uplink. Beacon 29.504 MHz

Uplinks 21.260 to 21.300 MHz CW/SSB and145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB Downlinks 29.460 to 29.500 MHz CW/SSBand 145.960 to 146.000 MHz CW/SSB

Robot Uplink 21.140 MHz, Downlink 29.458 MHz

More information about RS-12 and RS-13 can befound on AC5DK's RS-12/13 satellite operators page at http://www.qsl.net/ac5dk/rs1213/rs1213.html

RadioSputnik-15 (RS-15/Radio Rosto)

94-085A/23439 Status: Semi-operational, Mode A(2m uplink, 10m downlink). Beacon 29.352 MHz (intermittent)

Uplink 145.858 to 145.898 MHz CW/SSB anddownlink 29.354 to 29.394 MHz CW/SSB

SSB meeting frequency 29.380 MHz (unofficial).Dave, WB6LLO,  has operatinginformation for both RS-15 and RS-13 on his personal web site. In addition tosatellite data, antenna information for mode A operation is also featured. TheWB6LLO web site URL is http://home.san.rr.com/doguimont/uploads.

AmsatOscar 10 (AO-10/Phase 3B)

83-058B/14129 Status: Semi-operational,Beacon: 145.810 MHz (unmodulated carrier)

Uplink: 435.030 to 435.180 MHz CW/LSB anddownlink 145.975 to 145.825 MHz CW/USB

Stacey Mills, W4SM, has more information aboutthe satellite at http://www.cstone.net/~w4sm/AO-10.html

AmradOscar-27 (AO-27/Eyesat 1/A)

93-061G/22829 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.850 MHz FM and downlink 436.792 MHzFM

An AO-27 question-and-answer page is availableon the AMSAT-NA web site at  http://www.amsat.org/amsat/intro/ao27faq.html

UoSATOscar-14 (UO-14/UoSAT 3)

90-005B/20437 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.975 MHz FM and downlink 435.070 MHzFM

Tim, KG8OC, has updated the Michigan AMSATInformation Site with UO-14 information at  http://www.qsl.net/kg8oc

SunSat(SO-35)

99-008C/25636 Status: Operational

Uplink 436.291 MHz CW/LSB and downlink 145.825MHz CW/LSB

The SunSat package includes 1200 and 9600 bauddigital store-and-forward capability and a voice 'parrot' repeater system thatwill be used primarily for educational demonstrations. The satellite has two VHFand two UHF transmit-receive systems. For more information on SunSat visit http://sunsat.ee.sun.ac.za

FujiOscar 20 (JAS-1b/Fuji 2/FO-20)

90-013C/20480 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB anddownlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB

FO-20 is in mode JA continuously.

FujiOscar 29 (JAS-2/FO-29/Fuji 3)

96-046B/24278 Voice/CW Mode JA Status:Operational, rotated with digital mode and digi-talker.

Uplink 145.900 to 146.000 MHz CW/LSB anddownlink 435.800 to 435.900 MHz CW/USB

Digital Mode JD Status: Operational, rotatedwith analog mode and digi-talker.

Uplink 145.850, 145.870, 145.910 MHz FM anddownlink 435.910 MHz FM 9600 baud BPSK

KitSatOscar 25 (KitSat 2/B/KO-25)

93-061C/22828 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.980 MHz FM and downlink 436.500 MHzFM, 9600 Baud FSK

UoSATOscar 22 (UoSAT F/UoSAT 5/UO-22)

91-050B/21575 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.900 or 145.975 MHz FM and downlink435.120 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK

More information on the satellite is availableat http://www.sstl.co.uk

UoSATOscar 11 (UoSAT-B/UoSAT 2/UO-11)

84-21B/14781 Status: Operational

Downlink 145.825 MHz FM, 1200 baud PSK andBeacon 2401.500 MHz

More information on OSCAR-11 is available at http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/clivew/

LuSatOscar-19 (Microsat-D/LU-19)

90-005G/20442 Status: Currentlysemi-operational.

Uplink 145.840, 145.860, 145.880, 145.900 MHz1200 bps Manchester FSK and downlink 437.125 MHz SSB, 1200 bps RC-BPSK. The CWbeacon is sending eight telemetry channels and one status channel. Currently, noBBS service is available. The digipeater is active.

General information and telemetry samples canbe found at http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu/lo19.htm

Amsat-Oscar16 (Pacsat/AO-16)

90-005D/20439 Status: Semi-operational. Beacon2401.1428 MHz.

Uplink 145.900, 145.920, 145.940, 145.860 MHzFM, 1200 bps Manchester FSK and downlink 437.0513 MHz SSB, 1200 bps RC-BPSK 1200Baud PSK. A new WOD collection of current graphics (dated 02/26/2000) can befound at http://www.ctv.es/USERS/ea1bcu

TMSAT-1(TO-31)

98-043C/25396 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK and downlink436.925 MHz 9600 baud FSK

UoSAT-12(UO-36)

99-021A/25693 Status: Operational

Uplink 145.960 MHz, 9600 baud FSK and downlink437.025, 437.400 MHz, 9600 baud FSK

Further information on UO-36 is available fromhttp://www.sstl.co.uk/

ItamSatOscar 26 (IO-26)

93-061F/22826 Status: Semi-operational.Digipeater function is on.

Uplink 145.875, 145.900, 145.925, 145.950 MHzFM and downlink 435.822 MHz SSB, 1200 Baud PSK

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Thefollowing satellites are in orbit but are non-operational at this time:

KitSatKO-23 (92-052B/22077)

Uplink 145.850, 145.900 MHz FM and downlink435.175 MHz FM, 9600 Baud FSK

RS-12(99-007A/21089)

Beacon 29.408 MHz

Uplink 145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB and21.210 to 21.250 MHz CW/SSB

Downlink 29.410 to 29.450 MHz CW/SSB and145.910 to 145.950 MHz CW/SSB

Robot Uplink 21.129 MHz, Downlink 29.454 MHz

TechSat-1B(GO-32)(98-043D/25397)

Downlink 435.225 MHz, HDLC telemetry

Last reported, the satellite does not have acontinuous beacon, but does transmit a 9600-baud burst every 30 seconds (for acontinuous 3 seconds in length), currently on 435.225 MHz.

The TechSat team has constructed a home pageabout TechSat at http://techsat.internet-zahav.net/

PanSat(PO-34)(98-064B/25520)

Uplink/downlink frequencies have never beenreleased.The satellite is not currently available for uplink transmissions.PanSat, developed by the Naval Postgraduate School, was launched from theshuttle Discovery (during STS-95)on October 29, 1998. At the time of launch, PanSat spread-spectrum digitaltransponders were promised to be available to amateur radio operators along withsoftware to utilize this technology. To date, this has not happened. For moreinformation, visit the official PanSat web site at http://www.sp.nps.navy.mil/pansat/

DO-17(DOVE) (90-005E/20440)

Beacon 2401.220 MHz

Downlink 145.825 MHz FM, 1200 Baud AFSK

DOVE stopped transmitting in March 1998. The145.825 MHz and 2401.220 MHz downlinks are off the air and the satellite has notresponded to ground station control. No additional information is available atthis time.

WeberSat(WO-18)(90-005F/20441)

Downlink 437.104 MHz SSB, 1200 Baud PSK AX.25.WO-18 is reported to be in MBL mode after a software crash.

SedSat(SO-33) (98-061B/25509)

Downlink 437.910 MHz FM 9600 Baud FSK

The satellite is not currently available foruplink transmissions and image and transponder recovery efforts have beenunsuccessful. For more information on SedSat-1 visit the satellite web site at http://www.seds.org/sedsat