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<H1>Collision risk for amateur radio satellite </H1>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>It is reported that the Ukraine satellite Sich 1 will come
within 429 metres of colliding with the Amateur Radio satellite <STRONG>Compass
1</STRONG> (<STRONG>437.275 MHz CW</STRONG>)</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>This is the second near-hit on an Amateur Radio
satellite in a month</STRONG>.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>On January 7 the Russian COSMOS 1743 rocket body came
within a 100 metres of SEEDS (CO-66).</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>On the AMSAT bulletin board <STRONG>Mike DK3WN</STRONG>
writes:</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>United States Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) has
identified predicted close approach between COMPASS-1 (#32787) and SICH-1
(#23657). </FONT><FONT face=Tahoma><STRONG>Jan 22 14:27 UTC - predicted
distance: 429 m (overall)</STRONG></FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Can someone listen to the COMPASS-1 beacon (437.275 MHz CW)
after this time, please?</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>It’s the first US East-Coast pass on this day. Any reports
are very appreciated.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Thanks in advance!</FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><EM><FONT face=Tahoma>73, Mike DK3WN</FONT></EM></STRONG></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma> </FONT></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Sich 1 Real Time Tracking<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.n2yo.com/?s=23657" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.n2yo.com/?s=23657</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Compass 1 Real Time Tracking<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.n2yo.com/?s=32787" target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.n2yo.com/?s=32787</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Compass 1 Information<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?satID=114&retURL=/satellites/status.php"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/satellites/satInfo.php?<BR>satID=114&retURL=/satellites/status.php</FONT></A></P>
<P><FONT face=Tahoma>Amateur radio satellite has 'near miss'<BR></FONT><A
href="http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2010/seeds_near_miss.htm"
target=_blank><FONT
face=Tahoma>http://www.southgatearc.org/news/january2010/<BR>seeds_near_miss.htm</FONT></A><BR><BR></P></BODY></HTML>