ARISS OUTAGE: ISS Activity

Progress 87 Docking at the ISS on 16/17 February requires ARISS equipment to be shut down for safety reasons

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During some docking activities and other work on the ISS, the ARISS radios are required to go silent in support of the activity.

The next power-off period is coming up.

Outage begins around 18:15 UTC on Friday 16 February 2024 and is expected to end around 14:00 UTC on Saturday 17 February 2024. This will effect all ARISS equipment on the ISS.

Follow ARISS on TWITTER (sorry, “X”) for updates.

Link to Announcement TWEET (sorry, post).

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BEng CEng MICE. Chartered Civil Engineer and Licensed Radio Ham (G7KNA). Member of South Bristol Amateur Radio Club since 2005 and Secretary since 2010. Away from the club and work I play with computers and related gadgets exploring Open Source software and when necessary bodge the odd DIY project.