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   ARLS005 ARISSat-1 On the Air for Gagarin Anniversary   
      
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   Space Bulletin 005  ARLS005   
   From ARRL Headquarters     
   Newington, CT  April 8, 2011   
   To all radio amateurs   
      
   SB SPACE ARL ARLS005   
   ARLS005 ARISSat-1 On the Air for Gagarin Anniversary   
      
   To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the first human spaceflight by   
   cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, the ARISSat-1 satellite aboard the   
   International Space Station will be on the air using the station's   
   external antenna. Transmissions will begin on Monday, April 11, at   
   14:30 UTC and continue until 10:30 UTC on April 13.   
      
   To preserve the satellite's battery, transmissions will cycle on and   
   off. ARISSat-1 will transmit for 40 to 60 seconds, and then remain   
   silent for 2 minutes.   
      
   The FM transmissions on 145.950 MHz will alternate between a voice   
   ID, telemetry values, SSTV images and audio greetings in 15   
   different languages. One of the transmissions will contain audio of   
   a conversation between Gagarin and ground controllers that was   
   recorded during the historic flight.   
      
   A CW beacon will be heard on 145.919 MHz cycling between the   
   ARISSat-1 call sign, telemetry and call signs of individuals   
   involved in the ARISS program.   
      
   BPSK-1000 telemetry transmissions will also take place on 145.920   
   MHz SSB using the new 1kBPSK protocol developed by Phil Karn, KA9Q.   
      
   AMSAT will issue commemorative certificates to listeners who receive   
   the ARISSat-1 transmissions. Reports can be e-mailed to   
   Gagarin@arissat1.org or yuri@arrisat1.org. Include your name, call   
   sign, a description of what you heard and the UTC time you heard it.   
   Recording the battery voltage telemetry values and the UTC time you   
   received them will be especially helpful.   
      
   You can determine when the International Space Station will be   
   passing overhead by using the AMSAT-NA online pass prediction tool   
   at, http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/tools/predict/.   
   NNNN   
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