* RS-18 HAS GONE SILENT *

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According to received reports, RS-18/Sputnik-41 appears to have gone silent

on or about 1998-Dec-11.  RS-18/Sputnik-41 was deployed from the Mir space

station by Russian cosmonauts during a spacewalk that occurred on 1998-Nov-10.

The spacecraft was battery powered, and was designed to operate for a period

of 30 days.  It appears to have gone silent very close to schedule.



Those who copied signals from RS-18/Sputnik-41 may send reception reports

to:

        AMSAT-France

        RS-18 QSL Manager

        14 bis rue des Gourlis

        92 500 Rueil-Malmaison



A self-addressed envelope measuring at least 10.5 cm by 15 cm and two IRCs

should be included with your reception report.  A list of QSLs received by

the French QSL manager is available at the following URL (Note: The list

changes daily as cards are received):



        http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/ascerland/sp41QSL.htm