[amsat-bb] Re: ISS APRS Down?

[Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR]]

Progress 25 will be undocking tomorrow. We have a Soyuz relocation and
then a new Soyuz arrival coming up in the next few weeks.


Kenneth - N5VHO

-----Original Message-----
From: Eric H Christensen [mailto:eric at christensenplace.us] 
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 1:30 PM
To: amsat-bb at amsat.org; Ransom, Kenneth G. (JSC-OC)[BAR]
Subject: RE: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS Down?

Ahhh!  See, that's what happens when you aren't in the know.  I didn't
realize they were doing operations today.  Thanks Kenneth!  Is this the
Soyuz undocking going on?

Eric W4OTN


>Yes. The system is required to be powered down to support Russian 
>Vehicle  (Soyuz and Progress) proximity operations (docking and 
>undocking).
>
>
>Kenneth - N5VHO
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org [mailto:amsat-bb-bounces at amsat.org] On

>Behalf Of Eric H Christensen
>Sent: Monday, September 17, 2007 12:58 PM
>To: amsat-bb at amsat.org
>Subject: [amsat-bb] ISS APRS Down?
>
>I've been listening and watching the findU site
>(<http://www.findu.com/cgi-bin/ariss/index.cgi>) and I haven't seen any

>reports since twenty hours ago.  Did the system get shut down?
>
>73s,
>Eric W4OTN
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