APRS - PACKET
and the International Space Station (ISS)

Updated 27 Dec 2009, 0200 UTC

Working the ISS using APRS/Packet is different than working through normal APRS/Packet. 

The following will help you get work APRS/Packet using the ISS.  Please read the articles before transmitting.  As I find articles and hints, they will be added to this page. Many thanks to the AMSAT, SAREX and UI-View list users and  maintainers for a lot of this information.

Current ISS callsigns are
BBS - RS0ISS-11
Digi - ARISS
Packet Keyboard - RS0ISS-3 (currently unavailable)

Current info on ISS operations is available at:
http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/station/reference/radio/

Thanks to Kenneth G. Ransom - N5VHO, ISS Ham Radio Project Engineer for the callsign and current info links!

Frequencies Used

Downlink: 145.800    Uplink: 145.990  at 1200 Baud

Packet frequency with Doppler correction

Receive        Transmit    Offset (Meg)
145.802.5   145.988.5  +0.186 first 1/3 of pass
145.800.0   145.990.0  +0.190 Middle of pass
145.798.5   145.992.5  +0.194 End of pass

PLEASE DO NOT USE UNATTENDED BEACONS/PACKETS  - TRANSMIT MANUALLY (articles will tell you why)


Where is the ISS right now (no orbit paths)  or with orbit path
APRS Stations digipeating through the ISS, with maps of where ISS is now,
in 5 mins and in 10 mins
ISS-APRS FAQs - Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
ASTARS - APRS Satelitte Tracking & Reporting System - Bob Bruninga, WB4APR
Maps and Stations Digipeating through ISS
ISS Operations - Frank H. Bauer,KA3HDO, ARISS Chairman, 14 Apr 2001
Differences between ISS and normal packet - Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - 13 Apr 2001
Grid Square Posits via ISS
Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - 11 Apr 2001
How to Work ISS Chat Room, Short Version - Miles Mann, WF1F, 13 Apr 2001
How to Work ISS Chat Room, More data - Miles Mann, WF1F, 14 Apr 2001
Packets Commands - Fred, CU8AO, 15 April 2001
AGWPE and ISS - Yoshihiro Imaishi JF6BCC/KH2GR, 16 Apr, 2001
D700and ISS - Karl, G6ODT, 15 Apr 2001, UI-View list
Use UI-View to work the ISS - Roger Barker, G4IDE, 14 Apr 2001, UI-View list
ISS UtIquette
- Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - 10 Apr 2001
Digipeating Short Posits - UI-View -
Roger Barker, G4IDE, 10 Apr 2001, UI-View list
Setting APRS split on D700
- Bob Bruninga, WB4APR - 9 Apr 2001



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