Friday, October 2, 2020

ARISS Satellite SSTV planned for October 4-8

An ARISS worldwide SSTV event is scheduled from the International Space Station during the period of October 4-8. Dates and times could vary due to ISS operational changes.

 Images will be downlinked at 145.8 MHz in the expected SSTV mode of operation is PD 120. The main theme of this collection of images will be Satellites. Radio enthusiasts participating in the event can post and view images on the ARISS SSTV Gallery at https://www.spaceflightsoftware.com/ARISS_SSTV/ .

 After your image is posted at the gallery, you can acquire a special award by linking to https://ariss.pzk.org.pl/sstv/ and follow directions for submitting a digital copy of your received image.


Update Oct 2

Seems the delays in launches may have shifted planning for the start of SSTV. It appears it might start a day earlier (October 3).

Update Oct 5

Seems the Russian team paused ARISS SSTV imagery today (Oct 5) while NG-14 arrival activities occur today. SSTV should resume after 18:45 UTC.