ISS passes over VK

Pass Predictions for VK

Mir has been retired from service and was de-orbited over the South Pacific around 05:00 UTC on March 23 2001.

The International Space Station can be viewed with the unaided eye. Predictions for visible passes over Melbourne are available, courtesy of www.heavens-above.com, using the link below:

ISS - Visible Passes over Melbourne.

Pass information for any other city can be obtained by selecting your city from the Heavens Above database.

Occasional ISS amateur radio activity has been reported on the SAREX mailing list. So far, this activity has consisted of scheduled contacts between the astronauts and schools in the USA.

ISS frequencies are:

• Packet/FM voice downlink All regions - 145.800 MHz.
• Region 1 (Europe) voice uplink - 145.200 MHz.
• Region 2 & 3 (USA, Asia, Australia) voice uplink - 144.490 MHz.
• Packet uplink all regions - 145.990 MHz.

Pass predictions for all passes coming soon.