Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-05-04 19:00 UTC
Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:
Greenville Elementary School, Greenville, IL, direct via W9KXQ (***) Contact is a go for: Fri 2011-05-06 18:19:30 UTC 74 deg (***) Watch for a live simulcast at: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ges-iss (***)
Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Enrico Mattei“, Maglie, I-73024, Italy, direct via IZ7RTN (***) Contact is a go for Sat 2011-05-07 11:05:23 UTC 60 deg (***)
Turin Flying Institute, Caselle Torinese, Italy, direct via IK1SLD (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-05-07 12:39:34 UTC 76 deg (***)
Space Day 2011, Smithsonian Institution, National Air and Space Museum, Washington, DC, telebridge via K6DUE (***) Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-05-07 17:10:25 UTC 82 deg (***)
St. Michael School, Schererville, IN, direct via KB9ORH (***) Contact is a go for: Mon 2011-05-09 18:00:02 UTC 41 deg (***)
Mount Carmel Academy, Houston, TX, telebridge via ON4ISS (***) Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-05-10 15:29:41 UTC 70 deg (***)
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.
Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 627. Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 40.
A complete year by year breakdown of the contacts may be found in the file. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf
Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed.
IN LIGHT OF SOME COMMENTS THAT HAVE APPEARED RECENTLY ON THE VARIOUS BULLETIN BOARDS; THE COMMENTS BELOW STILL HOLD TRUE: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++
QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s
ISS callsigns: DPØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, IRØISS
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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2011-05-04 17:30 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. http://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/arissnews.rtf (note change of file type)
The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-05-02 17:30 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. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA
Exp. 27 on orbit Andrey Borisenko Aleksandr Samokutyayev Ronald J. Garan KF5GPO
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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors