ISS Specifications
| OSCAR Designation: | |
Norad Number: | 25544 |
| Common Name: | ARISS |
Alternative Name(s): | Zarya |
| Launch Date: | 1998-11-20 |
Launch Location: | Various |
| Launch Vehicle: | Various |
Decay Date: | |
| Apogee (km): | 353.00 |
Perigee (km): | 341.00 |
| Inclination (deg): | 51.64 |
Period (minutes): | 91.48 |
| Weight (kg): | 0.000 |
Dimensions : | |
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Description
ARISS is the acronym for Amateur Radio on the International Space Station. The ARISS program is a join program operated by NASA, AMSAT, the ARRL and various worldwide agencies and is steered by an international committee.
The purpose of ARISS is to provide ISS to earth contacts between the crew of the ISS and schools, radio amateurs and others who may benefit from amateur radio contacts.
The first amateur radio equipment was carried to the ISS on Space Shuttle Atlantis in September 2000 and installed by the Expedition 1 crew. The first amateur contacts were made by Commander William Shepherd in mid November 2000, and the first school contact took place in December 2000.
To work ISS from your home, you should have at least the following Amateur Radio equipment. A 2-meter radio with an output rating of 5 watts or more. While it\'s possible to operate with an omni-directional antenna and even a whip, a small beam antenna similar to the Arrow antenna works much better and will increase your chances of success. If you plan to operate in packet mode a standard 1200 baud AX.25 TNC should be used and connected to a computer running APRS or other packet communications software.
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