[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly

2012-10-08 Thread B J
On 10/8/12, R Oler orbit...@hotmail.com wrote: Yeah...about 1:20 just as they are going supersonic the number 1 engine rapidly disassembles...it was hard to see this in real time but you knew something was up when they announced a longer burn...26 seconds. Having said that...I have been in a

[amsat-bb] AO7-A

2012-10-08 Thread K4FEG
Hello Fellow satellite users; Is anyone operating AO7-a? A few of us diehard satellite users are working AO7-A, the satellite is generally pretty empty, normally I am just listening to my own signal on the down-link. Mode A works just as well as Mode B does, you can use your HF beam as a

[amsat-bb] ISS CubeSat Keps + Autumn edition of OSCAR News

2012-10-08 Thread Trevor .
I see KEPS for six new objects have been added to the end of this list: http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt I presume these are the CubeSats deployed on October 4. The Autumn (Fall) edition of the AMSAT-UK newsletter OSCAR News is now at the printers and should be posted to

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly

2012-10-08 Thread R Oler
Greetings...there are engine problems and there are engine problems (grin). shutting one down is one thing but one coming apart is another thing. This is the first time I am aware of a vehicle going up the hill has had an engine come apart including mostly likely losing the engine

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly

2012-10-08 Thread R Oler
Yeah...about 1:20 just as they are going supersonic the number 1 engine rapidly disassembles...it was hard to see this in real time but you knew something was up when they announced a longer burn...26 seconds. Having said that...I have been in a Boeing when the CF-6 on the starboard wing

[amsat-bb] Re: AO7-A

2012-10-08 Thread Bob- W7LRD
I also get on mode A Frank and usually just listen to my own downlink...in addition when the antennas are burning off during re-entry we can do some meteor scatter on the trails! 73 Bob W7LRD - Original Message - From: K4FEG k4...@k4feg.com To: amsat-bb@amsat.org Sent: Monday,

[amsat-bb] Re: ISS CubeSat Keps

2012-10-08 Thread Trevor .
--- On Mon, 8/10/12, Trevor . m5...@yahoo.co.uk wrote: I see KEPS for six new objects have been added to the end of this list: http://celestrak.com/NORAD/elements/tle-new.txt No they are not the CubeSats 1998-067 73 Trevor M5AKA ___ Sent via

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly

2012-10-08 Thread Joe
I noticed two things that I found interesting. The amount of flames that were outside the engine nozzles. When i see flames like that it brings back memories of another flame where it should not have been. And the result of that flame. The other thing I was totally thrown back by the temp of

[amsat-bb] Re: AO-27 possible failure

2012-10-08 Thread Robert McGwier
AO-27 computer has crashed. At the VT ground station (with KJ4QLP operating) we have seen MBL (microbootloader) control interaction between the spacecraft and the ground (MBLCTL packets). This means the command station(s) are interacting with a crashed spacecraft computer. I do not have ANY

[amsat-bb] Re: Falcon 9 Engine Anomaly

2012-10-08 Thread Alan P. Biddle
According to a recent statement it did not explode. http://spaceref.com/news/viewpr.html?pid=38825 Well, it didn't exactly explode. :) Anyway, a good show. Alan WA4SCA ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author.

[amsat-bb] objects

2012-10-08 Thread jerry keeton
Does anyone have the Frequencies to match the objects recently added to tracking on satPC 32 ? Jerry WB5LHD ___ Sent via AMSAT-BB@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur