Hi Peter, I can indeed confirm that Oscar News no 187 does include a good number of captioned fotos of P3E and her current location and environment.
ON187 is due to be sent to AMSAT-UK members within the next 10 days. It is possible to join AMSAT-UK using our online application form which can be found here https://secure.amsat.org.uk/subs_form/welcome.asp Advertisement message ends here:) 73 Graham G3VZV ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Guelzow" <peter.guel...@kourou.de> To: <apbid...@mailaps.org> Cc: "'Amsat BB'" <amsat-bb@amsat.org> Sent: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 9:39 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: So is P3E essentially dead at this point? > Hi Michael and Alan, > > I can only repeat what Alan already said... > Work on P3-E is continuing and we are busy looking for launch > possibilities and other ways for financing it, i.e. on coat-tails of the > P5 Mars Mission. > This is our top priority at the moment and that's why you may not have > heard so much about P3-E these days. > Substantial progress was recently made on the new IHU-3 and getting IPS > working on it, the S/C operating system used on all previous P3 > satellites. > The new IHU-3 is not only essential for P3-E, but also for the P5-A Mars > mission.. > Due to some problems discussed here before, we had to find new people in > our own team to do the work. > We had some good articles in our past AMSAT-DL Journal, I hope > translations will find their's way into other magazines... > > 73s > Peter, DB2OS > > > Alan P. Biddle wrote: >> Michael, >> >> AMSAT-DL, with the occasional support of other AMSAT organizations, is >> still >> working on getting it launched. I expect that it will find a ride, >> probably >> unexpectedly, as is often the case. It would be a tragedy to someday >> find >> the launch article in a museum somewhere. However, it is clear that >> launches beyond LEO are going to be few and far between for amateur >> satellites. Hence the shift in emphasis you have noted. >> >> Alan >> WA4SCA >> >> >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-boun...@amsat.org] On >> Behalf Of Michael Tondee >> Sent: 09 November, 2009 18:30 >> To: Amsat BB >> Subject: [amsat-bb] So is P3E essentially dead at this point? >> >> I'm following with interest the post on FM versus linear transponders. >> Right now I'm in the middle of putting together and FM LEO station that >> can later be made SSB/CW capable with the addition of a new rig which I >> think I may be able to once again afford sometime after the first of the >> year. >> I've read all about the new direction Amsat NA is taking and I applaud >> it as I think that's what's best. >> I still wonder about Amsat DL and P3E though. I don't hear much of >> anything anymore. >> Last I heard, the figure Arianne space gave for launch was deemed beyond >> reach and Amsat DL was going to try and get their government to help. >> Just wondering what the status is. Is there still a chance we will see >> it in orbit or is it just a poor dead bird mothballed in storage >> somewhere now? >> 73, >> Michael, W4HIJ >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. >> Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite >> program! >> Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. > Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! > Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb _______________________________________________ Sent via amsat...@amsat.org. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Not an AMSAT-NA member? Join now to support the amateur satellite program! Subscription settings: http://amsat.org/mailman/listinfo/amsat-bb
