[amsat-bb] AO-40 Update 2002-12-22

["Stacey E. Mills" <w4sm@xxxxxxxxxx>]

The schedule has been modified slightly.

1. RUDAK, when active, is now on from MA 110 to 126 (same 72 min. interval 
as before).  This change is necessary to avoid interference with YACE image 
downloading after apogee.  There is no beacon during RUDAK time.  The next 
scheduled active RUDAK orbits are 988 and 989 (Amsat orbit number = 1 less 
than NORAD) on 12/25 UTC.

2.  The beacon is also off during perigee eclipses.  Currently it will be 
off from MA = 244 to 2


N  QST AMSAT AO-40   S2 DOWNLINK    @=VARIABLE    2002-12-22
        MA      002   050   110@  126   200   244   002
        ---------7-----1-----3-----4-----5-----0-----7
        MB       |  *  |  *  |     |  *  |  *  |     |
        RUDAK    |     |     |  *  |     |     |     |
        V-Rx     |     |     |  *  |     |     |  *  |
        U-Rx     |  *  |  *  |     |  *  |  *  |     |
        Passband |     | UL  |     | UL  |     |     |


ALON/ALAT remains nominal 0/0.

--W4SM for the AO-40 Command Team



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