Upcoming ARISS Contact Schedule as of 2020-06-29 15:30 UTC Quick list of scheduled contacts and events: Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs, Haacht, Belgium, Multi-point telebridge via AB1OC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Fri 2020-07-10 10:49:51 UTC 27 deg (***) ######################################################################################################################################## A multi-point telebridge contact means that each student will be on the telebridge from their own home. ************************************************* ARISS is very aware of the impact that COVID-19 is having on schools and the public in general. As such, we may have last minute cancellations or postponements of school contacts. As always, I will try to provide everyone with near-real-time updates. The following schools have now been postponed or cancelled due to COVID-19: Postponed: No new schools Cancelled: No new schools The ARISS webpage is at https://www.ariss.org/ Watch for future COVID-19 related announcements here also. Note that there are links to other ARISS websites from this site. The main page for Applying to Host a Scheduled Contact may be found at https://www.ariss.org/apply-to-host-an-ariss-contact.html ARISS Contact Applications (United States) The Proposal Window of February 1, 2020 to March 31, 2020 has now closed. For future proposal information and more details such as expectations, proposal guidelines and proposal form, and dates and times of Information Webinars, go to www.ariss.org. Please direct any questions to ariss.us.education@gmail.com. About ARISS: Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) is a cooperative venture of international amateur radio societies and the space agencies that support the International Space Station (ISS).  In the United States, sponsors are the Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation (AMSAT), the American Radio Relay League (ARRL), the ISS National Lab and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA). The primary goal of ARISS is to promote exploration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEAM) topics by organizing scheduled contacts via amateur radio between crew members aboard the ISS and students in classrooms or public forms. Before and during these radio contacts, students, educators, parents, and communities learn about space, space technologies, and amateur radio. For more information, see www.ariss.org. **************************************************************************************************************************************************************************** ARISS Contact Applications (Europe, Africa and the Middle East) Schools and Youth organizations in Europe, Africa and the Middle East interested in setting up an ARISS radio contact with an astronaut on board the International Space Station are invited to submit an application from September to October and from February to April. Please refer to details and the application form at http://www.ariss-eu.org/school-contacts Applications should be addressed by email to: school.selection.manager@ariss-eu.org ARISS Contact Applications (Canada, Central and South America, Asia and Australia and Russia) Organizations outside the United States can apply for an ARISS contact by filling out an application. Please direct questions to the appropriate regional representative listed below. If your country is not specifically listed, send your questions to the nearest ARISS Region listed. If you are unsure which address to use, please send your question to the ARISS-Canada representative; they will forward your question to the appropriate coordinator. For the application, go to: https://www.ariss.org/ariss-application.html. ARISS-Canada and the Americas, except USA: Steve McFarlane, VE3TBD email to: ve3tbd@gmail.com ARISS-Japan, Asia, Pacific and Australia: Satoshi Yasuda, 7M3TJZ email to: ariss@iaru-r3.org, Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) https://www.jarl.org/ ARISS-Russia: Soyuz Radioljubitelei Rossii (SRR) https://srr.ru/ ****************************************************************************** ARISS is always glad to receive listener reports for the above contacts. ARISS thanks everyone in advance for their assistance. Feel free to send your reports to aj9n@amsat.org or aj9n@aol.com. ******************************************************************************* All ARISS contacts are made via the Kenwood radio unless otherwise noted. ******************************************************************************* Looking for something new to do? How about receiving DATV from the ISS? Please note that the HamTV system has been brought back to earth for troubleshooting. Please monitor ARISS-EU or ARISS-ON for the very latest news on the troubleshooting efforts. If interested, then please go to the ARISS-EU website for complete details. Look for the buttons indicating Ham Video. http://www.ariss-eu.org/ If you need some assistance, ARISS mentor Kerry N6IZW, might be able to provide some insight. Contact Kerry at kbanke@sbcglobal.net The HamTV webpage: https://www.amsat-on.be/hamtv-summary/ ******************************************************************************* ARISS congratulations the following mentors who have now mentored over 100 schools: Francesco IKØWGF with 140 Satoshi 7M3TJZ with 138 Sergey RV3DR with 133 Gaston ON4WF with 123 **************************************************************************** The webpages listed below were all reviewed for accuracy. Out of date webpages were removed and new ones have been added. If there are additional ARISS websites I need to know about, please let me know. Note, all times are approximate. It is recommended that you do your own orbital prediction or start listening about 10 minutes before the listed time. All dates and times listed follow International Standard ISO 8601 date and time format YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM:SS Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school events is 1390. Each school counts as 1 event. Year Direct % Telebridge % Direct/ % Direct/ Total Direct Telebridge Telebridge Telebridge 2000 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 2001 25 59.52 17 40.48 0 0.00 42 2002 25 60.98 16 39.02 0 0.00 41 2003 29 74.36 10 25.64 0 0.00 39 2004 25 71.43 10 28.57 0 0.00 35 2005 37 67.27 18 32.73 0 0.00 55 2006 31 65.96 16 34.04 0 0.00 47 2007 51 68.00 24 32.00 0 0.00 75 2008 33 53.23 29 46.77 0 0.00 62 2009 57 47.11 62 51.24 2 1.65 121 2010 31 64.58 16 33.33 1 2.08 48 2011 86 69.35 38 30.65 0 0.00 124 2012 51 54.84 42 45.16 0 0.00 93 2013 46 49.46 40 43.01 7 7.53 93 2014 50 72.46 19 27.54 0 0.00 69 2015 41 58.57 26 37.14 3 4.29 70 2016 51 57.95 37 42.05 0 0.00 88 2017 58 59.79 35 36.08 4 4.17 97 2018 59 69.41 26 30.59 0 0.00 85 2019 43 48.31 35 39.33 12 12.36 89 2020 10 62.50 6 37.50 0 0.00 16 Grand 840 60.43 522 37.55 28 2.01 1390 Total Average 40.00 24.86 1.33 66.19 Per year Total number of ARISS ISS to earth school contacts is 1323. Each contact may have multiple schools sharing the same time slot. Year Direct % Telebridge % Direct/ % Direct/ Total Direct Telebridge Telebridge Telebridge 2000 1 100.00 0 0.00 0 0.00 1 2001 25 59.52 17 40.48 0 0.00 42 2002 24 60.00 16 40.00 0 0.00 40 2003 29 74.36 10 25.64 0 0.00 39 2004 25 71.43 10 28.57 0 0.00 35 2005 36 66.67 18 33.33 0 0.00 54 2006 31 65.96 16 34.04 0 0.00 47 2007 51 68.00 24 32.00 0 0.00 75 2008 33 60.00 22 40.00 0 0.00 55 2009 57 47.11 62 51.24 2 1.65 121 2010 31 64.58 16 33.33 1 2.08 48 2011 78 67.24 38 32.76 0 0.00 116 2012 51 54.84 42 45.16 0 0.00 93 2013 45 50.56 40 44.94 4 4.49 89 2014 48 73.85 17 26.15 0 0.00 65 2015 37 61.67 22 36.67 1 1.67 60 2016 51 57.95 37 42.05 0 0.00 88 2017 50 61.73 29 35.80 2 2.47 81 2018 54 68.35 25 31.65 0 0.00 79 2019 42 53.16 31 39.24 6 7.59 79 2020 10 62.50 6 37.50 0 0.00 16 Grand 809 61.15 498 37.64 16 1.21 1323 Total Average 38.52 23.71 0.80 63.00 Per year Total number of ARISS supported terrestrial contacts is 47. Please feel free to contact me if more detailed statistics are needed. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ The following US states and entities have never had an ARISS contact: South Dakota, Wyoming, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Marianas Islands, and the Virgin Islands. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ QSL information may be found at: https://www.ariss.org/qsl-cards.html ISS callsigns: DPØISS, IRØISS, NA1SS, OR4ISS, RSØISS, GB1SS ***************************************************************************** The ARISS (a joint effort of AMSAT, the ARRL, NASA, the ARISS international partners including Canada, Russia, the European Partners, and Japan) operations team wishes to announce the following very tentative schedule for ARISS school contacts. This schedule is very fluid and may change at the last minute. Remember that amateur radio use on the ISS is considered secondary. Please check the various AMSAT and ARISS webpages for the latest announcements. Changes from the last announcement are noted with (***). Listen for the ISS on the downlink of 145.8Ø MHz. ***************************************************************************** Other web sites that may be of interest include: ARRL related websites: http://www.arrl.org/amateur-radio-on-the-international-space-station http://www.arrl.org/ariss =============================================================================== AMSAT related websites: https://www.amsat.org Latest ARISS announcements and news https://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/ariss/ Successful school list https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/Successful_ARISS_schools.rtf =============================================================================== NASA related websites: Main page: https://www.nasa.gov/ For Educators: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/index.html For Students: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/index.html https://www.nasa.gov/audience/foreducators/teachingfromspace/students/ariss.html (instructions for US schools wanting to apply for a contact may be found here) For Media: https://www.nasa.gov/audience/formedia/index.html =============================================================================== The ISS Fan Club website is: http://www.issfanclub.eu =============================================================================== Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. =============================================================================== Check out the Zoho reports of the ARISS contact https://reports.zoho.com/ZDBDataSheetView.cc?DBID=412218000000020415 =============================================================================== Exp. 62 now on orbit Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Anatoli Ivanishin Ivan Vagner SpaceX-Demo2 now on orbit Bob Behnken KE5GGX Doug Hurley =============================================================================== To let you in on how tough it is to schedule contacts, here are some of the constraints the ARISS mentors must work under: Each Increment is about 26 weeks in length. For any given expedition, we typically may not schedule: 1. Anything the first 3 weeks. 2. During EVA weeks 3. At least 2 weeks prior to the Increment change. 4. No contacts during meal and exercise periods. 5. No contacts during post-sleep and pre sleep (before Ø8:ØØ UTC and after 19:3Ø UTC) 6. Contacts on the day of Progress docking or undocking are circumspect. Mike Fincke KE5AIT and Gennady Padalka RN3DT produced a video during their stay on Expedition 9. You can get the QuickTime version (209MB) or the Windows Media version (152MB). These files are huge, so only a broadband connection is recommended. Thanks Mike and Gennady! QuickTime: https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9Tour.mov Windows Media: https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/Video/Expedition9tourwmv.wmv Doug Wheelock KF5BOC produced a YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h73EYcyszf8 Gregory Reid Wiseman KF5LKT is in a short YouTube video. https://youtu.be/5nLFNG-Njlo A discussion on Doppler correction and the ISS frequencies may be found at https://www.amsat.org/amsat/ariss/news/ISS_frequencies_and_Doppler_correction.rtf This file was updated 2005-07-29 04:00 UTC ******************************************************************************* ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS FOR AUDIO STREAMING THAT IS PROVIDED BY Verizon Business. 1. Go to designated homepage URL. 2. Click on Audioconferencing. 3. Click on Audio Streaming. 4. Click on Join. 5. Enter conference meeting number. 6. Enter passcode (case sensitive) and there are 11 letters max. 7. Enter name. 8. Enter email address. 9. Enter company, use ARISS or AMSAT if you want. 10. Enter title (optional). 11. Agree to agreement policy. 12. Click proceed. 13. Wait for contact to start. If you are there too early, then you will probably hear music. Contact streaming should start approximately 6 minutes before AOS. ADDITIONAL NOTES ON THE USE OF IRLP, ECHOLINK, and Webcast. IRLP website at: http://www.discoveryreflector.ca If using IRLP is more convenient for you than using EchoLink, please connect to the IRLP reflector 9Ø1Ø. The Discovery 9Ø1Ø Reflector also has streaming audio available. Once on the main page, select "audio library" on the left sidebar. The prompt to join the audio stream is posted at the top of this page. More directly, you can go to http://www.discoveryreflector.ca:8ØØØ/listen.pls The audio stream will be delayed. Additional information on the IRLP Discovery Reflector requirements: The use of the Discovery Reflector requires that your audio player have ability to play a pls file. Confirm that your player has that file. You should also confirm that port 8Ø8Ø is open to allow the audio stream. Here is how to check Realplayer: 1.  Open up Realplayer 2.  Tools>Preferences>Content Media Types> click on Select located under the Manual button.  You should see .pls as one of the accepted files   Here is how to check Winamp: 1.  Open up Winamp 2.  Options>preference>General preference>file types You should see pls as one of the accepted files Additional information may be found on the amsat.org calendar of events for where to find the audio on EchoLink, IRLP and Shoutcast. You can connect to the AMSAT Conference Room server at node 1Ø1377. Audio is also available at times on the JK1ZRW server at node 2772Ø8. Please connect to the *JK1ZRW* server to keep the load light on the *AMSAT* server.  This will ensure good audio quality for all listeners. For latest information on ISS - school contact audio feeds into EchoLink, please check the AMSAT calendar of events at: https://www.amsat.org/amsat-new/fieldops/events.php Simulation contacts are terrestrial contacts that provide training for the astronauts on the use of the ARISS equipment before going on orbit. Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs, Haacht, Belgium, Multi-point telebridge via AB1OC (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS (***) The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR Contact is go for: Fri 2020-07-10 10:49:51 UTC 27 deg (***) Proposed questions generated by the Don Bosco Haacht Technisch en Beroepsonderwijs students: 1. How can you tell time? Does day and night exist in the space station? 2. What are the difficulties in space in putting clothes on? 3. Why would you go outside the ISS? How many of you can leave at the same time? 4. What anthropogenic influences or manmade structures on earth can you observe from space? 5. Are you allowed to go back to earth immediately in case of a family related emergency? 6. Is it possible to drink sparkling water on board of the ISS? 7. What kind of experiments do you do in space and do they sometimes include animals? 8. Why would the ISS change its course and how fast can it do that? 9. Have you ever had any problems with oxygen, pressure or fire on board and how can you solve such problems? 10. What do you do when you have free time? 11. How did you feel when you took off? 12. How do the quality and duration of your sleep in the ISS differ from what you are used to on Earth? 13. Are you continuously being monitored when you are in the ISS? 14. Do you think extraterrestrial organisms exist? 15. Is spaceX changing the way of life in the ISS? 16. For how long can you stay in the ISS? 17. Does the air in the ISS feel humid or warm? Has it any odor to it? 18. What personal belongings do you bring with you to the ISS? 19. Can you see other satellites orbiting the earth? 20. What do you do with laundry and trash on board of the ISS? ====================================================================== American School of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Multi-point telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC ====================================================================== Tarwater Elementary School, Chandler, AZ, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Tarwater Elementary School students: TBD ====================================================================== Greenwood Primary School, Greenwood, Western Australia, Australia, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Greenwood Primary School students: 1. When you get into space, what time zone do you set your watch to, and how do you know what time to sleep, since you would pass day and night many times when orbiting the earth? 2. What are three personal things from home that you take into space with you? 3. What has been the scariest thing that has happened to you during this mission and why? 4. In the space station, how do you stay physically fit and mentally stable? 5. What is the process for an emergency evacuation and how long would it take to be evacuated from the International Space Station? Has it ever had to be used? 6. How far and how fast does a sneeze propel you in space? 7. How often do you get to speak to your family? 8. Can you grow plants to eat in space and how do you do it? Otherwise what do you eat? 9. What is the best view looking down from space? 10. When you are floating in space what cool moves do you do? 11. Can you see debris going past the space station, and if so, what type of debris do you see? 12. What type of experiments do you do while you are in the space station? 13. Do you use electronics such as phones, ipads or play station… and if so do you have better reception because satellites are in space? 14. What kind of survival skills do you have to be trained in before you go into space? 15. What happens to all your rubbish and waste? 16. Does having no atmosphere affect the way you dream? 17. Is there any chance that a meteor might hit the space station? 18. What has been your biggest sacrifice or mistake? 19. How many different sections are there to the space station? 20. How long do you have to stay in the space station? 21. What do solar eclipses look like in space? 22. How do you wash yourself and your clothes while you are in the Space Station? 23. What do you hope for the future of Space exploration? 24. What is your most interesting planet and why? 25. What do you do on a typical day in Space? ====================================================================== Kopernik Observatory & Science Center, Vestal, NY, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Kopernik Observatory & Science Center students: TBD ====================================================================== Information and Technologies Branch, Department of Education-Queensland Government, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Information and Technologies Branch students: TBD ====================================================================== The KMO Kolska Wyspa, Koło, Poland, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the The KMO Kolska Wyspa students: TBD ====================================================================== College Raymond Sirot, Gueux, France, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the College Raymond Sirot students: TBD ====================================================================== Avellaneda Ikastetxea, Sodupe, Spain, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Avellaneda Ikastetxea students: TBD ====================================================================== Salem-South Lyon District Library, South Lyon, MI, telebridge via TBD (***) The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Salem-South Lyon District Library students: TBD ====================================================================== Centrum voľného času Kosice (Center of spare-time activities in Košice), Kosice, Slovakia, direct via OM3KSI The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Centrum voľného času Kosice students: TBD ====================================================================== Turkish State Meteorological Service Mehmet Zakir Ekni High School, Yenimahalle, Turkey Kuyubaşi Şehit Oğuzhan Duyar Secondary School, Keçiören, Turkey Ted Ankara College Foundation High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Maya Anatolian High School, Gölbaşı, Turkey Direct via TC2TSC The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Turkish State Meteorological Service students: TBD ====================================================================== Estes Park Elementary School, Estes Park, CO, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Estes Park Elementary School students: TBD ====================================================================== McConnell Middle School, Loganville, GA, direct via KD4TGR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the McConnell Middle School students: TBD ====================================================================== Green Bank Elementary Middle School, Green Bank, WV, direct via N8RV The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Green Bank Elementary Middle School students: TBD ====================================================================== Ramona Lutheran School, Ramona, CA, direct via N6ROR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is Chris Cassidy KF5KDR TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Ramona Lutheran School students: TBD ====================================================================== Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt, Nashville, TN, direct via N4FR The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Monroe Carrell Jr. Children's Hospital students: 1. How does being away from your family for long periods of time affect you while you’re in space? 2. How much do you talk to your family? 3. Can your family and friends send care packages or food? 4. What happens if you get sick in space? 5. Since I have cystic fibrosis, would being on a space station affect my lungs? 6. Has anything happened that you felt might be caused by aliens? 7. What does it feel like when you launch into space? 8. How does it feel to re-enter the atmosphere, and does it affect you at all? 9. Can you see a storm (hurricane) develop in space? 10. What do the stars look like being unhindered by the atmosphere? 11. Is time in space different than time here on Earth (days and nights)? 12. How many days does it take to make it to space from earth? 13. What is it like in space and can I go with you guys? 14. Why is Pluto not considered a planet? 15. How high can you fly in the sky? 16. How is your reception? 17. How do you sleep without floating away? 18. What happens when you run out of food? 19. How long does it take to get to Mars? 20. How big is the rocket in person? ====================================================================== SPDW Voortrekker Movement, Oranjeville, South Africa, direct via ZS9SPD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be NA1SS The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the SPDW Voortrekker Movement students: TBD ====================================================================== Maine Regional School Unit #21, Kennebunk, ME, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Maine Regional School Unit #21 students: TBD ====================================================================== Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank”, Pistoia, Italy, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Scuola Secondaria di I grado “Anna Frank” students: TBD ====================================================================== John F Kennedy High School, Denver, CO, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the John F Kennedy High School students: TBD ====================================================================== Newcastle High School, Newcastle, WY, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Newcastle High School students: TBD ====================================================================== Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio, Tecumseh, OK, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Tecumseh High School Electronics and Amateur Radio students: TBD ====================================================================== Athlone Community College, Athlone, Ireland, direct via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be OR4ISS The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Athlone Community College students: TBD ====================================================================== Oregon Connections Academy/Oregon Charter Academy, Mill City, OR, telebridge via TBD The ISS callsign is presently scheduled to be TBD The scheduled astronaut is TBD TBD UTC Proposed questions generated by the Oregon Connections Academy/Oregon Charter Academy students: TBD ====================================================================== Currently the ARISS operations team has a list of 60 schools that we hope will be able to have a contact during 2019. As the schedule becomes more solidified, we will be letting everyone know. Current plans call for an average of one scheduled school contact per week. 73, Charlie Sufana AJ9N One of the ARISS operation team mentors