Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-07-18 05:00 UTC

We have quite a number of schools that now have a contact time. We have been waiting for STS-127 to launch so that final contact times can be established. (***)

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Campus Saffraanberg Belgian Defence, Sint Truiden B-3800, Belgium, direct via ON4BAF Contact was successful Fri 2009-07-17 17:09:43 UTC 26 deg (***)

Scout Space Jamboree, Octave Chanute Air Museum, Rantoul, Illinois, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sun 2009-07-19 15:51:03 UTC 36 deg Watch for possible coverage on IRLP and Echolink (***)

EU Special Event, Eichenlaubschule Weiskirchen, Weiskirchen, Germany, telebridge via ON4ISS Contact is a go for Sun 2009-07- 19 17:54:43 UTC 89 deg Watch for possible coverage on IRLP and Echolink (***)

Escola E.B.2/3 de S. Romão do Coronado, Trofa, Portugal, direct via CT1HHP Contact is a go for Tue 2009-07-21 17:07:30 UTC 26 deg

Ugo Guidi, Forte dei Marmi, Lucca, Italy direct via IQ5VR Contact is a go for Thu 2009-07-23 19:35:53 UTC 75 deg

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 452. (***) Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 26.

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 2009-07-16 16:30 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 2009-07-12 21:30 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. 19 on orbit: Gennady Padalka RN3DT Michael Barratt KD5MIJ Koichi Wakata KC5ZTA

Exp. 20 on orbit: Roman Romanenko Frank De Winne ON1DWN Robert Thirsk VA3CSA

STS-127 docked to the ISS (***) Mark Polansky Doug Hurley Chrstipher Cassidy Tom Marshburn Dave Wolf Julie Payette Timothy Kopra KE5UDN up

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

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