Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-11-26 18:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

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.

Dumbleyung Primary School, Dumbleyung, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via VK4KHZ Contact was successful: Thu 2009-11-26 11:51:21 UTC 62 deg (***)

Institut Don Bosco, Bruxelles, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Thu 2009-11-26 12:49:35 UTC 85 deg (***)

Katholieke Centrumscholen Sint-Truiden (KCST), Sint-Truiden, Belgium, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact was successful: Thu 2009-11-26 14:24:43 UTC 71 deg (***)

Midvalley Elementary, Midvale, Utah, direct via W7SP Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-12-02 16:13:56 UTC 80 deg

Congratulations to Expedition 20 for the most ARISS contacts for an expedition! (***) Nicole Stott KE5GJN is returning to earth on STS-129. (***) Congratulations Nicole! (***) Congratulations to STS-129 on a job well done! (***)

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 513. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 29.

QSL information may be found at: http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL%27s

ISS callsigns: DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS

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The complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-11-26 18:00 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 2009-11-26 18:00 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. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA

Exp. 21 on orbit Maksim Surayev Jeffrey N. Williams KD5TVQ Nicole Stott KE5GJN returning on STS-128

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