International space station location how to#

You'll find this and other tools for satellite tracking on the AMSAT website at Click on the link provided on that page to view the current location of the ISS. Use the drop-down menu to select the 'ISS' as the satellite you want to track and enter your longitude and latitude information. You'll find one such pass prediction tool on the AMSAT website. Various online programs allow you to follow the path of satellites, including the ISS.

International space station location how to#

Here's how to obtain one.Ĭommercial and public domain software is available to help track when the ISS will be in range of your station, and where to point your antenna. QSL cards are offered to confirm radio contacts with the ISS. Other call signs may come into use as the station and crew change. Packet Station Mailbox: RS0ISS-11 and RS0ISS-1 The following call signs are available for use on the ISS: Please do not transmit on the ISS downlink frequency. Earth stations can listen to the downlink frequency and transmit on the uplink frequency when the ISS is in range and crew members are on the air. The uplink is the earth station's transmitting frequency. The downlink is the earth station's receiving frequency. Most ARISS operations are split-frequency (each station uses separate receive and transmit frequencies).

VHF/UHF Repeater Uplink: 145.99 (PL 67 Hz)įor a description of ITU regions, consult the ITU m ap. VHF Packet Uplink and Downlink: 145.825 (Worldwide) Voice Uplink: 145.20 for ITU Region 1 (Europe, Russia and Africa) Voice Uplink: 144.49 for ITU Regions 2 and 3 (The Americas, and the Pacific and Southern Asia) Voice and SSTV Downlink: 145.80 (Worldwide) The following frequencies are currently used for Amateur Radio ISS contacts (QSOs):