[FPARC] Field Day and ECHO Pre launch Update

[Bill Sinbine]

Well another Field Day has come and gone and I hope everyone had a good time.
Now to get the shack set back up and fix the sat antenna that decided it 
didn't want to come home in one piece.

I just thought that you might want to keep up with the newest satellite 
that is going up in the next few days.
If anyone wants any info on the sats let me know and I can work with you on 
them.




>SB SAT @ AMSAT $ANS-180.01
>ECHO Prelaunch Update
>
>AMSAT News Service Bulletin 180.01 From AMSAT HQ
>SILVER SPRING, MD. June 28, 2004
>To All RADIO AMATEURS
>BID: $ANS-180.01
>
>Below are the prelaunch elements for Echo, based on the predicted launch on
>29 June.  The launch site is the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  The
>Epoch time is based on the Dnepr's Orbit Insertion Time.
>
>UTC Epoch    6/29/2004  06:45:15.06
>Inc                  98.25582
>RAAN            250.8905
>Ecc                 .00001139
>MA                261.417
>Arg Per          275.47233
>MM               14.4091
>
>
>Echo First Communication Events
>
>Plans call for Command Stations to begin working Echo with the morning
>passes over the US on 29 June.  The first communication attempt with
>Echo will be on the pass over the eastern US, at approximately 1452 UTC,
>continuing with the next two passes over the US as well.  The transmitter on
>Echo will not be turned on for a complete orbit until it is established that
>the bird is operating normally and that the power system is working
>properly.  The transmitter will be shut off before the end of the pass
>window over the US.  Transmission may also be intermittent over the US as we
>work with the Satellite.  The hope is to leave the TX0 transmitter on for
>complete orbits starting as early as 0200 UTC on 30 June.
>
>The callsigns for Echo's Pacsat Broadcast Protocol Digital system are:
>
>Broadcast:  PCAB-11
>BBS:          PCAB-12
>
>
>Telemetry Submission Email Address
>
>Until the ECHO Telemetry archive system is up and running please submit your
>CSV telemetry files received with TlmEcho to the following email address.
>
>ke4azn at amsat.org
>
>Once the archive system is up and running details will be published on how
>to submit and also download telemetry from Echo.
>
>Check ANS for future bulletins as we progress with commissioning of Echo.
>
>[ANS thanks Mike, KE4AZN for the above information]
>
>/EX

73, Bill N4XEO

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