*ARISS NEWS RELEASE * *no. 15-10*

*P1 of 1*

*Thursday, April 2, 2015*

*David Jordan, AA4KN*

*ARISS PR*

aa4kn@amsat.org

*Russian SSTV Scheduled for Next Weekend*

*In celebration of Cosmonautics Day, Russian ARISS SSTV activity is planned for the second week of April.*

*Cosmonautics Day celebrates Yuri Gagarin’s famous flight on April 12, 1961 becoming the first human to reach space. *

*The SSTV event is planned for Saturday, April 11, beginning at 10:00 UTC and continuing until 21:00 UTC. All transmissions will use the high resolution SSTV mode PD180. Transmissions will be at 145.800 MHz. If similar to past events,* *12 different photos will be sent through the weekend with 3 minute off periods between transmissions.*

*To receive the images in real time, all that’s required is a 2 meter radio receiver and a computer to convert the receiver’s audio to image form. The software to do this is available as freeware on the internet at sites such as **http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php* http://hamsoft.ca/pages/mmsstv.php* .*

*Received images can be uploaded and viewed at the ARISS Image gallery found at **http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php* http://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/index.php* .*

*Please note that due to unanticipated events on board the ISS, any scheduled ham event may be cancelled or delayed. C**ontinue to check the ARISS Facebook and Twitter accounts listed below for any updates.*

*Join us on Facebook : Amateur Radio on the ISS (ARISS) / Follow us on Twitter: ARISS_status*

*Contact:*

*David Jordan, AA4KN*

*ARISS PR*

*aa4kn@amsat.org* aa4kn@amsat.org