Archive - Mar 7, 2011
ISS Radio Report
ISS Radio Report
Russian comms at 143.625 during Discovery undocking
Hi,
this is what I recorded today on 143.625 during STS-133 undocking: http://solletichino999.altervista.org/Undocking.wav with an AOR AR-3000A.
Details
Radio: AOR AR-3000A
Antenna: two fixed folded dipoles for polar NOAA satellites (~137 mhz)
Preamplifier: 130-145 mhz 3,2 db preamplifier
Software used for recording: Audacity
Place: Bari, Italy
Maximum elevation: 12°
ISS Radio Report
Discovery Separates from International Space Station
Mon, 07 Mar 2011 07:41:27 AM CST
At 8:37 a.m. EST, space shuttle Discovery fired its jets to separate from the International Space Station for the final time, setting it on a course for its return to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 11:58 a.m. Wednesday.
Ground tracks have been posted for Discovery's landing opportunities: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shuttle/shuttlemissions/sts133/news/la.... The Spaceflight Meteorology Group forecasts "go" conditions at Kennedy for Discovery's planned landing.
ISS Radio Report
ARISS Status March 7, 2011
Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contact
2. Recent ARISS Contacts
3. NASA Posts Article on Ten Years of ARISS Contacts
4. AMSAT on ARISSat-1
5. Astronaut Training Status
1. Upcoming School Contact