Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-07-03 06:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and events:

Simulation Contact with Ottawa area kids in Ottawa, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Contact was successful Thu 2009-07-02 14:20 UTC at the earliest (***)

Simulation Contact with Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, IN Contact was successful Thu 2009-07-02 14:35 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP

Simulation Contact with Ottawa area kids in Ottawa, Canada, direct via VA3MGY Contact was successful Thu 2009-07-02 14:50 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP

Simulation Contact with Challenger Learning Center in Indianapolis, IN direct via K9CMM Contact was successful Thu 2009-07-02 15:05 UTC at the earliest (***) Simulcast on IRLP

Baiting Hollow Scout Camp, Calverton, NY, telebrdige via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-07-03 16;47:54 UTC 30 deg Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage (***)

Mugegawa Junior High School, Seki, Gifu, Japan, direct via 8J2ISS Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-07-11 10:15:58 UTC 50 deg

Technopolis, Mechelen, Antwerpen, Belgium, telebridge via LU8YY Contact is a go for: Sat 2009-07-11 12:35:33 UTC 33 deg

Euro Space Center, Air and Space Day, telebridge via WH6PN Contact is a go for: Option #1: Sun 2009-07-12 14:08:41 UTC 27 deg

Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 447. 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 2009-07-02 03:30 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 2009-07-01 16:30 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

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

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