News

In response to requests for a longer SSTV activity period, ARISS have arranged an 8 day activity period on the theme of "Space Memories". Images included will celebrate Shuttle history and the NASA on the Air event.

Hot on the heels of Series 33 "Student Education" comes Series 34 "ARISS Hardware" and another chance to receive and decode images from the ISS

This special Expedition 75 SSTV event is just 9 days away. Get your SSTV software and decoders ready!

The logs from Field Day have yet to be adjudicated, but we thought we'd have a go at guessing the results in a semi-scientific way.

It is the end of an era as longwave transmissions of BBC Radio 4 from Droitwich, Westerglen and Burghead will cease at 00:00 UTC on 27 June 2026

We are Go! for Series 32 SSTV from the ISS between 08/05/2026 and 12/05/2026. Operation will be Robot 36 on 437.55MHz FM ~Doppler Shift

RAFARS Event to activate current and former RAF bases over the first and second weekends in April

Despite problems with the Service Module Radio which led to the untimely cancellation of Series 30 from the ISS, ARISS have determined that UHF 70cm operations remain viable despite not being able to diagnose, as far as we are aware, the cause of the problems on 2m. So, in a departure from the norm, Series 31 will be Robot 36 via UHF. Have fun but watch out for that Doppler Shift!

ESA is presenting a pilot programme on behalf of The Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and is pleased to announce a new outreach initiative aimed at strengthening engagement with the European amateur satellite and academic communities.

Numerous social media reports were quickly received after about 2 hours into Series 30 that SSTV Transmissions had stopped. ARISS have been investigating this for a couple of days and have been forced to scrub the activation period