[amsat-bb] Only US East Coast ISS SSTV Pass for Tuesday is at 16:30 UTC / 12:30 EDT

John Brier johnbrier at gmail.com
Mon Aug 15 18:27:45 UTC 2016


You might be thinking of the Thursday school contact which is at a similar
time:

Kopernik Observatory &  Science Center, Vestal NY, direct via K2ZRO
The ISS callsign is presently  scheduled to be NA1SS
The scheduled astronaut is Jeff Williams KD5TVQ
Contact is a go for: Thu 2016-08-18 16:24:42 UTC 29 deg
On Aug 15, 2016 2:18 PM, "Robert Bruninga" <bruninga at usna.edu> wrote:

> Isnt there also a school contact at the same time?  I assume the school
> will take priority over the SSTV?
> bob
>
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> Subject: [amsat-bb] Only US East Coast ISS SSTV Pass for Tuesday is at
> 16:30 UTC / 12:30 EDT
>
> https://youtu.be/QtpSw6LYn8U
>
> The Moscow Aviation Institute ISS SSTV event, otherwise known as MAI-75,
> which took place Monday [1] and will also run on Tuesday August 16th is
> scheduled to stop at 16:45 UTC. [2] That leaves only one opportunity for
> US and Canadian hams to receive the SSTV, during a single pass starting
> around 16:30 UTC, or 12:30 EDT.
>
> This assumes the Russians don't turn it off slightly before schedule,
> which is a possibility as it isn't started and stopped exactly per
> schedule. In the video above you can see the pass and some of the cities
> it covers.
>
> Note that even though it passes over a lot of cities, all but Miami will
> be below 50 degrees which will make reception harder. For the lowest
> elevations like Dallas with only 1 degree, you may only be able to receive
> it with a directional antenna like the Arrow II Satellite antenna or a
> base antenna with a very low radiation angle.
>
> Below you can see the exact pass timing for various cities and the max
> elevation. The cities are listed in order of max elevation. If you're in
> or near a city towards the top of the list you'll have a decent chance of
> receiving the ISS Slow Scan TV.
>
> Date       Time           Azimuth   Elevation     Downlink      Uplink
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Miami:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:30:27         211.2         0.0    145.80334
> 144.48669
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:35:43         127.6        51.2    145.79994
> 144.49006
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:41:01          47.3         0.0    145.79666
> 144.49331
>
> Raleigh:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:33:08         196.2         0.0    145.80308
> 144.48695
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:38:01         128.9        19.8    145.79995
> 144.49005
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:42:55          63.0         0.0    145.79691
> 144.49307
>
> New York:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:34:50         197.1         0.0    145.80304
> 144.48698
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:39:40         131.3        18.4    145.79995
> 144.49005
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:44:31          67.0         0.0    145.79694
> 144.49303
>
> Washington, DC:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:34:08         193.7         0.0    145.80300
> 144.48703
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:38:53         129.7        16.9    145.79996
> 144.49004
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:43:40          66.8         0.0    145.79698
> 144.49299
>
> Atlanta:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:32:16         185.5         0.0    145.80285
> 144.48717
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:36:48         126.2        13.4    145.79996
> 144.49004
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:41:21          67.9         0.0    145.79713
> 144.49285
>
> Montreal:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:36:17         187.4         0.0    145.80275
> 144.48727
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:40:40         131.4        11.5    145.79996
> 144.49004
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:45:04          76.3         0.0    145.79723
> 144.49275
>
> Toronto:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:35:37         176.9         0.0    145.80248
> 144.48754
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:39:35         128.1         8.1    145.79997
> 144.49003
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:43:34          79.8         0.0    145.79749
> 144.49249
>
> Chicago:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:35:31         154.3         0.0    145.80165
> 144.48836
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:38:13         123.3         2.9    145.79996
> 144.49004
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:40:54          92.8         0.0    145.79830
> 144.49168
>
> Dallas:
>
> Rise: 2016/08/16 12:33:04         142.9         0.0    145.80119
> 144.48882
> Max:  2016/08/16 12:35:02         120.8         1.4    145.79996
> 144.49004
> Set:  2016/08/16 12:36:59          99.0         0.0    145.79877
> 144.49122
>
> To find out exactly when the ISS will be passing over you or see the max
> elevation for your location use http://heavens-above.com or another
> website or mobile app to predict the pass.
>
> Here is a video I made that shows how to setup heavens-above.com to track
> the ISS:
>
>  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8lWQrtLQvE
>
> For more info on ISS Slow Scan TV see my "ISS SSTV Reception Hints"
> webpage:
>
> https://spacecomms.wordpress.com/iss-sstv-reception-hints/
>
> 73, John Brier KG4AKV
>
> 1) https://amsat-uk.org/2016/08/10/iss-sstv-august/
> 2) https://twitter.com/RF2Space/status/765197803199012864
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