The ISS Progress 43 cargo ship undocked from the aft port of the Zvezda service module Tuesday morning at 5:37 a.m. EDT as the International Space Station passed 230 statute miles over northern China and was commanded to a parking orbit a safe distance away from the station for engineering tests and scientific experiments. Progress 43 will be deorbited on September 1 to burn up in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

Date: 22.08.2011
UTC: 19:46

Azimut: 45°
Elevation: 30,3°
Distance: JN77sn to ARISSAT-1 = 700,240 km

I am pleased to receive ARISSAT-1 in SSTV.
vy 73 to ALL de Christian

The Expedition 28 crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station closed out the week Friday by preparing the ISS Progress 43 cargo ship for its undocking and working on a variety of science experiments and maintenance tasks.

Topics in this report:
1. Upcoming School Contacts
2. Successful Contact with Yokohama School
3. NASA Article on ARISS Contact with Caribbean Youth
4. ARISS International Team Meeting Held
5. AMSAT Covers ARISSat-1
6. Amateur Radio Newsline on ARISSat-1
7. ARRL QST on ARISS

1. Upcoming School Contacts

LU 5DFO saw again the ISS over La Plata city, before sunrise, Sun 2011-08-21, from NW to SE from 9.04 to 9.10 ours UTC, 71 degree elevation, altitude 403 Km, speed 7666 m/s, minimum distance 426 Km, mag -3.5, not signals packet, with clear sky.-