[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-03 21:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-03  21:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Craigmore High School, Blakeview, South Australia,  Australia, direct via 
VK5LZ 
Contact was successful Wed 2009-09-02   07:13:43 UTC 35 deg  (***)

Vrije Basisschool, De Haan, B-8200,  Belgium, telebridge via VK4KHZ
Contact was successful: Thu 2009-09-03  07:42:38 UTC 85 deg (***)

ESA/ESOC Long Night of the Stars,  Darmstadt, Germany, telebridge via LU8YY
Contact is a go for Fri  2009-09-04  20:10:38 UTC 76 deg

UNICEF Belgium from Euro Space  Center, Belgium, telebridge via LU1CGB
Contact is a go for: Thu 2009-09-10  09:55:58 UTC 80 deg

Sätraskolan, Skärholmen, Sweden, telebridge via  TBD 
Contact is a go for Sun 2009-09-06 19:25:02 UTC 71 deg via LU8YY  (***)

Atheneum Middenschool Keerbergen, B-3140 Keerbergen, Belgium,  telebridge 
via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-10 09:31:12 UTC 89  deg

Tokyo Denki University High/Junior High School, Koganei, Tokyo,  Japan , 
direct via JA1YQZ
Contact is a go for Sat 2009-09-12 08:25:05 UTC 50  deg


Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is  470. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 27.  


QSL information may be found at:    
http://www.arrl.org/ARISS/arissfaq.html    
http://www.rac.ca/ariss/oindex.htm#QSL's


ISS callsigns:   DP0ISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RS0ISS   

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The  complete schedule page has been updated as of 2009-09-03 21:00 UTC. 
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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 2009-09-03 21:00  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
Timothy Kopra  KE5UDN

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

Exp. 19/21 on orbit:
Nicole Stott  KE5GJN

STS-128 on orbit:
Rick Sturckow
Kevin Ford
Danny  Olivas
Patrick Forrester
Jose Hernandez
Christer Fuglesang  KE5CGR





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