AMSAT and ISS amateur radio news

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ANS 048 Weekly AMSAT Bulletin – February 16, 2013:

* Monday February 18 OSCAR 7 Close Approach With Orbital Debris
* UK Space Mission – STRaND-1 Plans for Launch on February 25
* Additional Satellites on India’s PSLV-C20 Launch on February 25
* Amateur Satellite Allocations on the Agenda at Vienna
* April-May 2013 Launch for TURKSAT-3USAT Linear Transponder Cubesat
* New Cuban Satellite Operators Now On-the-Air
* NASA Long-Distance Google+ Hangout to Connect with Space Station
* JAMSAT 2013 Symposium in Tokyo – March 9-10
* ARISS School Contacts This Week
* Israeli Students Speak with Canadian Astronaut in Space
* Changes Announced at Space-Track Website to Access Tracking Data
* Satellite Shorts From All Over