SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 545

 

C. Spacecraft Particularly Suited for International Participation: Category I

Spacecraft with essentially continuous radio beacons on frequencies less than 150 MHz, or higher frequencies if especially suited for ionospheric or geodetic studies.(NNSS denotes U.S. Navy Navigational Satellite System; an asterisk [*] indicates updated/new information since the last issue.) Updates or corrections to the list are possible only with information from the user community.
Designations          Epoch, Frequency,          Remarks
                      and Inclination	

1966-110A (02608)      16 June 1988		[Weak signals. VHF translator 
ATS 1                  137.35 MHz		on ~12 hr/day.]
                       Inclination: 14.0 deg 

1967-111A (03029)      16 June 1988		[Weak signals.] 
ATS 3 		       136.37 MHz
                       137.35 MHz
                       Location: 105 deg W
                       Inclination: 12.1 deg 

1971-93A (5580)        1 February 1993 
X 3                    137.56 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.05 deg 

1973-081A (06909)      15 September 1988	[Operational transit.  
OSCAR (NAV) 20         150 MHz at 0.75 W	Also known as NNSS 30200.]
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 89.9 deg 

1975-100A (08366)      29 June 1991 
GOES 1                 136.38 MHz
                       Location: 81.2 deg W
                       Inclination: 10.5 deg 

1977-048A (10061)      24 February 1996 
GOES 2                 136.38 MHz
                       Location: 174.0 deg W
                       Inclination: 9.4 deg 

1978-012A (10637)      26 December 1991 
IUE                    136.86 MHz
                       Inclination: 33.201 deg 

1978-062A (10953)      24 February 1996	        [Frequency drifts caused by 
GOES 3                 136.38 MHz		temperature variations.]
                       Location: 105.0 deg W
                       Inclination: 11.0 deg 

1981-044A (12458)      4 March 1991		[Stored in orbit at 
NOVA I                 150 MHz at 3.00 W	maintenance frequency.
                       400 MHz at 5.00 W	Also known as NNSS 30480.]
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg 

1981-122A (13010)      21 March 1993 
MARECS-A               137.17 MHz
                       Location: 22.8 deg E
                       Inclination: 5.7 deg 

1984-110A (15362)      24 December 1992	        [Operational transit.  
NOVA III               150 MHz at 3.00 W	Also known as NNSS 30500.]
                       400 MHz at 5.00 W
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg 

1984-114B (15386)      21 March 1993 
MARECS-B2              137.17 MHz
                       Location: 14.9 deg W
                       Inclination: 3.6 deg 

1984-123A (15427)      29 January 1995 
NOAA 9                 137.62 MHz               (Inoperative)
                       137.77 MHz
                       Inclination: 99.158 deg 

1985-066B (15936)      26 February 1991	 	[Stored in orbit at 
OSCAR (NAV) 30         150 MHz at 1.00 W	maintenance frequency.
                       400 MHz at 2.00 W	Also known as NNSS 30300.]
                       Inclination: 89.9 deg 

1986-017A (16609)      12 January 1999 
MIR                    145.985 MHz
                       143.625 MHz
                       Inclination: 51.604 deg 

1986-073A (16969)      October 28, 1994 
NOAA 10                137.50 MHz
                       136.77 MHz
                       Inclination: 98.549 deg 

1986-088A (17070)      15 September 1988	[Experimental.  
POLAR BEAR             150 MHz at 0.75 W	Also known as NNSS 30170.]
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 89.9 deg 

1987-18A (17527)       1 February 1993 
MOS 1A                 136.11 MHz
                       Inclination: 99.09 deg 

1987-054A (18129)      27 October 1991 
COSMOS 1861            29.357 MHz
                       29.403 MHz
                       29.407 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.926 deg 

1987-080A (18361)      5 December 1988		[Operational transit.  
OSCAR (NAV) 27         150 MHz at 0.75 W	Also known as NNSS 30270.]
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 90.3 deg 

1987-080B (18362)      7 February 1991		[Operational transit.  
OSCAR (NAV) 29         150 MHz at 0.75 W	Also known as NNSS 30290.]
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 90.3 deg 

1988-033A (19070)      31 January 1989		[Operational transit.  
OSCAR (NAV) 23         150 MHz at 0.75 W        Also known as NNSS 30230.]
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W
                       Inclination: 90.4 deg 

1988-033B (19071)      26 February 1991 	[Operational transit.  
OSCAR (NAV) 32         150 MHz at 1.00 W	Also known as NNSS 30320.]
                       400 MHz at 2.00 W
                       Inclination: 90.4 deg 

1988-052A (19223)      15 September 1988	[Operational transit.  
NOVA II                150 MHz at 3.00 W  	Also known as NNSS 30490.]
                       400 MHz at 5.00 W
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg 

1988-074A (19419)      15 September 1988	[Stored in orbit at an 
OSCAR (NAV) 25         150 MHz at 0.75 W	offset frequency.
                       400 MHz at 1.25 W	Also known as NNSS 30250.]
                       Inclination: 90.0 deg 

1988-074B (19420)      8 March 1990		[Stored in orbit at an 
OSCAR (NAV) 31         150 MHz at 1.00 W	offset frequency.
                       400 MHz at 2.00 W	Also known as NNSS 30310.]
                       Inclination: 98.971 deg 

1990-13A (20478)       1 February 1993 
MOS 1B                 136.11 MHz
                       Inclination: 99.09 deg 

1990-086A (20826)      27 October 1991 
METEOR 2-20            137.850 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.530 deg 

1991-006A (21087)      1 January 1993 
INFORMATOR 1           145.815 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.94 deg 

1991-007A (21089)      18 July 1991 
COSMOS 2123            150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.923 deg 

1991-019A (21152)      18 December 1998             [Plane 12]
NADEZHDA 3             150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.924 deg 

1991-030A (21232)      27 October 1991 
METEOR 3-4             137.300 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.548 deg 

1991-032A (21236)      28 October 1994 
NOAA 12                137.500 MHz
                       136.770 MHz
                       Inclination: 98.723 deg 

1991-059A (21666)      19 December 1998
COSMOS 2154            149.94 MHz               [Replacing COSMOS 2218 in
                       399.84 MHz                plane #3 on 18 February 1998]
                       Inclination 82.906 deg   

1991-056A (21655)      29 January 1995                            
METEOR 3-5             137.85 MHz
                       Inclination 82.55 deg

1991-086E (21835)      1 February 1993
MAGION 3               137.85 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.57 deg 

1993-001A (22307)      1 January 1993		[Replacing 1992-12A, COSMOS 
COSMOS 2230            150.00 MHz		2181, in plane #11 on
                       400.00 MHz		20 January 1993.]
                       Inclination: 82.945 deg 

1993-008A (22487)      12 March 1998            [In plane #5]
COSMOS 2233            150.03 MHz		 
                       400.08 MHz                
                       Inclination: 82.944 deg 

1993-020A (22590)      6 December 1998		[Replacing 1991-081A, COSMOS 
COSMOS 2239            149.97 MHz		2173, in plane #4 on 7 April 
                       399.84 MHz		1993.]
                       Inclination: 82.93 deg 

1993-070A (22888)      2 February 1997          [REACTIVATED in plane #1.]
COSMOS 2266            149.97 MHz
                       399.92 MHz
                       Inclination 82.95 deg

1994-089A (23455)      29 January 1995
NOAA 14                137.62 MHz
                       137.77 MHz
                       Inclination: 98.9 deg

1995-002A (23463)      18 December 1998           [Plane 13]
TSIKADA                150 MHz
                       400 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.925 deg

1995-032A (23603)      19 December 1998           [Plane 11]
COSMOS 2315            150.00 MHz
                       400.00 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.905 deg

1996-073A (24677)      18 December 1998           [In plane 4]
COSMOS 2336            149.97 MHz
                       399.92 MHz
                       Inclination: 82.942 deg

1997-017A (24772)      18 December 1998
COSMOS 2344            149.91 MHz                 [In plane 2]
                       399.76 MHz
                       Inclination 82.92 deg

1997-052A (24953)      17 December 1998           [In plane 1]
COSMOS 2346            150.03 MHz
                       400.08 MHz
                       Inclination 82.919 deg

1998-072A (25567)      10 December 1998           [In plane 14]
NADEZHDA 5             150.00 MHz
                       400.00 MHz
                       Inclination 82.949 deg

1998-076A (25590)      24 December 1998           [In plane 5]
COSMOS 2361            150.03 MHz
                       400.08 MHz
                       Inclination 82.934 deg

SPACEWARN Bulletin Number 545
SPACEWARN Bulletin Index

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V1.0, 01 April 1999
Last updated: 22 April 1999, EVB II