Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-17 04:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact was successful: Wed 2009-09-16 07:12:57 UTC 75 deg (***)
Delta Researchers Schools, Dutch Ministry of Education from Space Expo, Noordwijk, The Netherlands, telebridge via VK4KHZ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-09-18 15:55:32 UTC 73 deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage
Vrij Technisch Instituut Sint-Lucas, Oudenaarde, Oost – Vlaanderen, Belgium, direct via ON4OB
Contact is a go for: Tue 2009-09-22 13:47:25 UTC 21 deg
HMS Beagle Project, Brazil, telebridge via K6DUE
Contact is a go for Tue 2009-09-22 18:20:33 UTC 56 deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage
Cedarview Middle School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-24 19:07:56 UTC 51 deg
WHEELS Idaho Historical Museum (Garfield Elementary), Boise, ID telebridge via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-24 20:34:26 UTC 66 deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage
Houya Elementary School, Nishitokyo, Japan, direct via 8J1HOYA
Contact is a go for Sat 2009-09-26 09:28:13 UTC 51 deg
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 477. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29.
QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html%C2%A0%C2%A0 http://www.rac.ca/ar iss/oindex.htm#QSL's
ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-09-17 04:00 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf%C2%A0(note change of file type)
The successful school list has been updated as of 2009-09-17 04:00 UTC. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf
Frequency chart for packet, voice, and crossband repeater modes showing Doppler correction as of 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction .rtf
Listing of ARISS related magazine articles as of 2006-07-10 03:30 UTC: http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ARISS_magazine_articles.rtf
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There have been rumors in the past indicating that the ISS was having direct contacts on the 40 meter band. There is no HF radio equipment on board and available yet. The HF antenna is mounted. Sometimes WA3NAN will retransmit shuttle audio.
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Exp. 19 on orbit:
Gennady Padalka RN3DT
Michael Barratt KD5MIJ
Timothy Kopra KE5UDN
Exp. 20 on orbit:
Roman Romanenko
Frank De Winne ON1DW N
Robert Thirsk VA3CSA
Nicole Stott KE5GJN
STS-128 returned. Congratulation on a job well done:
Rick Sturckow
Kevin Ford
Danny Olivas
Patrick Forrester
Jose Hernandez
Christer Fuglesang KE5CGR
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors