ARISS News Release No. 20-10
Dave Jordan, AA4KN
ARISS PR
aa4kn@amsat.org
FORIMMEDIATE RELEASE
SSTV Event Scheduled for earlyAugust
August03, 2020 — A Slow Scan TV (SSTV) event is scheduled from the InternationalSpace Station (ISS) for early August. Date and times for the event are Aug 4 (12:25-18:10 UTC) for setup and operation andAug 5 (08:15-18:25 UTC) for operation and close down. This is an MAI-75experiment activity developed by the MoscowAviation Institute.
Imageswill be downlinked at 145.8 MHz and the expected SSTV mode of operation is PD120. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post and view images onthe ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/.
About ARISS:
Amateur Radio on the InternationalSpace Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radiosocieties and the space agencies that support the International Space Station(ISS). In the United States, sponsorsare the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio RelayLeague (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and NASA’s Space Communications and Navigationprogram. The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science,technology, engineering, the arts, and mathematics topics by organizingscheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS andstudents. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents,and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. Formore information, see www.ariss.org
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