[sarex] Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-16 04:00 UTC

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Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2009-09-16  04:00 UTC

Quick list of scheduled contacts and  events:

Liberty Middle School, Camas, Washington, telebrdige via  ON4ISS
Contact was successful Tue 2009-09-15 20:25:45 UTC 89 deg  (***)

Euro Space Center, Transinne, Belgium, telebridge via  W6SRJ
Contact is a go for: Wed 2009-09-16 07:12:57 UTC 75 deg
Watch for  IRLP and Echolink coverage


Delta Researchers Schools,  Dutch Ministry of Education from Space Expo, 
Noordwijk, The Netherlands,  telebridge via VK4KHZ
Contact is a go for: Fri 2009-09-18 15:55:32 UTC 73  deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage


Vrij  Technisch Instituut Sint-Lucas, Oudenaarde, Oost – Vlaanderen, 
Belgium, direct  via ON4OB
Contact is a go for:  Tue 2009-09-22 13:47:25 UTC 21  deg

HMS Beagle Project, Brazil, telebridge via K6DUE
Contact is  a go for Tue 2009-09-22 18:20:33 UTC 56 deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink  coverage


Cedarview Middle School, Ottawa, ON, Canada,  direct via VE3TBD
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-24 19:07:56 UTC 51  deg


WHEELS Idaho Historical Museum (Garfield Elementary),  Boise, ID telebridge 
via W6SRJ
Contact is a go for Thu 2009-09-24 20:34:26  UTC 66 deg
Watch for IRLP and Echolink coverage


Houya  Elementary School, Nishitokyo, Japan, direct via 8J1HOYA
Contact is a go for  Sat 2009-09-26 09:28:13 UTC 51 deg


Total number of ARISS  ISS to earth school contacts is 476. (***)
Total number of ARISS supported  terrestrial contacts is 29. 


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 2009-09-11 02:30 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 2009-09-11 02:30  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
Timothy Kopra  KE5UDN

Exp. 20 on orbit: 
Roman Romanenko
Frank De Winne  ON1DWN
Robert Thirsk VA3CSA
Nicole Stott  KE5GJN


STS-128 returned.  Congratulation on a job  well done:
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