Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2024-10-31 05:30 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Coastal Community School, Satellite Beach, FL, direct via KD4GPI

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB

The ARISS mentor is AJ9N

Contact was successful: Wed 2024-10-30 13:42:01 UTC 42 deg (***)

Congratulations to the Coastal Community School students, Sunita, mentor AJ9N, and ground station KD4GPI! (***)

Watch for Livestream at https://youtube.com/live/-9RpqMRyS4w?feature=share

An additional Livestream will be at https://live.ariss.org/ The Livestreams are scheduled to start at about 12:45 UTC.

Colegio Parroquial el Salvador, Yerba Buena, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled crewmember is Don Pettit KD5MDT

The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ

Contact was successful: Wed 2024-10-30 15:32:26 UTC 82 deg (***)

Congratulations to the Colegio Parroquial el Salvador students, Don, mentor VE6JBJ, and ground station LU5KHF! (***)

Watch for Livestream at https://youtube.com/live/_gvKkUoHKLM?feature=share

Watch for possible coverage at https://live.ariss.org/

International Aerospace School named after U.N. Sultanov, Ufa, Russia, direct via TBD

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be RSØISS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled crewmember is Alexander Gorbunov

The ARISS mentor is RV3DR

Contact is go for Fri 2024-11-01 21:05 UTC

Instituto Privado Rivadavia, Alderetes, Tucuman, Argentina, direct via LU5KHF

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB

The ARISS mentor is VE6JBJ

Contact is go for: Mon 2024-11-04 13:02:21 UTC 34 deg

Scuola Primaria “Bandello”, Castelnuovo Scrivia, Italy, telebridge via VK6MJ

The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS

The downlink frequency is presently scheduled to be 145.800 MHz

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The scheduled crewmember is Sunita Williams KD5PLB

The ARISS mentor is IZ2GOJ

Contact is go for: Thu 2024-11-07 07:56:25 UTC 25 deg

I apologize for the crazy number of updates lately but I am getting updates from schools in near real time that are to have their contact in less than 24 hours from now.  I just never know who is interested in following a school.  So I am trying to get time critical information out as soon as I can.

Many times a school may make a last minute decision to do a Livestream or run into a last minute glitch requiring a change of the URL but we at ARISS may not get the URL in time for publication.  You can always check https://live.ariss.org/ to see if a school is Livestreaming.

New Proposal Window is now open for US schools from 2024-10-07 to 2024-11-17.  Full details are shown below.

The crossband repeater continues to be active.  If any crewmember is so inclined, all they have to do is pick up the microphone, raise the volume up, and talk on the crossband repeater.  So give a listen, you just never know.

Note, all times are approximate.  It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time.

All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS

The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2024-10-31 05:30 UTC. (***)

Here you will find a listing of all scheduled school contacts, and questions, other ISS related websites, IRLP and Echolink websites, and instructions for any contact that may be streamed live.

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.txt

The successful school list has been updated as of 2024-10-31 05:30 UTC. (***)

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf

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Comments on making general contacts

I have been seeing a lot of traffic on Facebook and I suspect on other social media sites with people asking why they are not hearing the crew make general contacts.  First off the crew is very busy on the ISS and they simply may not have the time to just pick up the microphone and talk.  Also, one needs to be aware of their normal daily schedule.  I have listed below the constraints that we at ARISS have to follow in order to schedule the school contacts.  Hopefully this will help you better schedule your opportunities.

Typical daily schedule

Wakeup to Workday start= 1.5 hours

Workday start to Workday end=12 hours

Workday end to Sleep= 2 hours

Sleep to wakeup= 8.5 hours

The crew's usual waking period is 07:30 – 19:30 UTC. The most common times to find a crew member making casual periods are about one hour after waking up and about an hour before sleeping, when they have personal time. They're usually free most of the weekend, as well.

SSTV events are not that often.  So please check out https://www.ariss.org/ for the latest information or watch for the ARISS announcements.

And don’t forget that the packet system is sometimes active.  Check the status at https://www.ariss.org/ or http://www.issfanclub.eu to see if the packet system is active or not.

As always, if there is an EVA, a docking, or an undocking; the ARISS radios are turned off as part of the safety protocol.

The latest information on the operation mode can be found at https://www.ariss.org/current-status-of-iss-stations.html

The latest list of frequencies in use can be found at https://www.ariss.org/contact-the-iss.html

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A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home.

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ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general.  As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts.  As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements at https://www.ariss.org/

The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19:

Postponed:

No new schools

Cancelled:

No new schools

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The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html

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ARISS Contact Applications (United States)

Call for Proposals

The next proposal window for US schools and educational organizations to host an Amateur Radio contact with a crew member on board the ISS opens October 7, 2024 for contacts to be scheduled for July 1, 2025 – December 31, 2025. This proposal window is due to ARISS by November 17, 2024 at 11:59 PM Pacific Time (Nov. 18, 2024, 07:59 UTC).

Proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and the proposal form can be found at www.ariss.org.

An ARISS Introductory Webinar session will be held on October 16, 2024, at 7 PM ET (23:00 UTC).  The Zoom link to sign up is:  https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcpfuqpqzwiGdSZl0IXCPV6XP2OznBnaOI...

Find more information and proposal instructions, visit the ARISS-USA website at: https://ariss-usa.org/hosting-an-ariss-contact-in-the-usa/

Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com.

For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org.

About ARISS:

Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org.

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ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East)

Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April.

Please refer to details and the application form at www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts.  Applications should be addressed by email to:  school.selection.manager@ariss-eu.org

ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia)

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Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application.  Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator.

For the application, go to:  https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html.

ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd@gmail.com

ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss@iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/

ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/

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ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts.  ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance.  Feel free to send your reports to aj9n@amsat.org or aj9n@aol.com.

Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz unless otherwise noted.

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All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted.

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Several of you have sent me emails asking about the RAC ARISS website and not being able to get in.  That has now been changed to https://www.ariss.org/

Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site.

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Looking for something new to do?  How about receiving DATV from the ISS?  Please note that the HamTV system is back on board but awaiting re-installation.  Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts.

If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details.  Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video.

http://www.ariss-eu.org/

If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight.  Contact Kerry at kbanke@sbcglobal.net

The HamTV webpage:  https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/

**************************************************************************** ARISS congratulates the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools:

Sergey RV3DR with 246

Francesco IKØWGF with 154

Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 154

Gaston ON4WF with 124

Steve VE3TBD with 124

Peter IN3GHZ with 122

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The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date

webpages were removed, and new ones have been added.  If there are additional

ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1784. (***)

Each school counts as 1 event.

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1675. (***)

Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot.

Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 48.

Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.

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The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands.

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QSL information may be found at:

https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html

ISS callsigns:  DPØISS, FXØISS, GB1SS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS

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Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing

Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC

https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correctio...

Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contacts

https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415

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SpaceX Crew-8 back on earth.

Congratulations on a job well done!

Matthew Dominick KCØTOR

Mike Barratt KD5MIJ

Jeanette Epps KF5QNU

Aleksandr Grebyonkin RZ3DSE

Boeing CFT on orbit

Sunita Williams KD5PLB

Barry Wilmore

SpaceX Crew-9 on orbit

Nick Hague KG5TMV

Alexander Gorbunov

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73,

Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors