Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2011-03-26 01:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Star City school students, Star City, Russia, direct via RT3F (***) Contact was successful 2011-03-25 08:15 UTC (***) We did not know that this contact was even scheduled. Sorry for the late notice. (***)

Istituto Comprensivo “G.Manzi”, Civitavecchia, Roma, Italy, and Istituzione Scolalstica “Saint-Roch”, Aosta, I-11100, Italy direct via IKØWGF Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-03-26 08:53:54 UTC 16 deg

Lehman High School, Kyle, Texas, direct via NN5RR Contact is a go for: Tue 2011-03-29 17:40:10 UTC 38 deg

Canterbury High School, Ottawa, ON, Canada, direct via VE3TBD Contact is a go for: Wed 2011-03-30 14:56:55 UTC 55 deg

Istituto Tecnico Industriale Statale “Leonardo da Vinci”, Pratola Peligna, I-67035, Italy, and Istituto Comprensivo Scolastico “G. Tedeschi”, Pratola Peligna, I-67035, Italy direct via I6IBE Contact is a go for: Sat 2011-04-02 08:34:19 UTC 35 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 605. (***) 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: ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++ Lately there have been some comments on the various bulletin boards about having general contacts or leaving the packet or crossband repeater on. Remember that ARISS is a guest onboard the ISS and if the crew elects to not turn something on or to operate, then that is their decision. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ +++

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 2011-03-26 01:00 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 (note change of file type)

The successful school list has been updated as of 2011-03-26 01:00 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. 25 on orbit Alexander Kaleri U8MIR Scott J. Kelly Oleg Skripochka RN3FU

Exp. 26 on orbit Dmitry Kondratyev Catherine G. Coleman KC5ZTH Paolo Nespoli IZØJPA

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73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors