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Subj: ARISS / AMSAT PRESS RELEASE - ISS CONTACT WITH JOSHUA KUTRYK
Path: IZ3LSV<IK6IHL<IK7NXU<HB9ON<DK0WUE<IW2OHX<PI8ZTM<DM4RW<HP2DFA
Sent: 261019/1851Z 5088@HP2DFA.#COL.PAN.CEAM BPQ6.0.24
OFFICIAL ARISS / AMSAT PRESS RELEASE - ISS CONTACT WITH JOSHUA KUTRYK (KJ5BFU)
SPACE-RADIO AND EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS TECHNICAL BULLETIN
CONTACT DATE: OCTOBER 19, 2026
VALID: 19-OCT-2026 ONWARDS
ISSUED VIA BPQ32 NODE HP2DFA-5 IN PANAMA
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1. ARISS CONTACT OVERVIEW
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AMATEUR RADIO ON THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION (ARISS) HAS CONFIRMED AN
SCHEDULED DIRECT RADIO CONTACT BETWEEN STUDENTS AT **ESCOLA SECUNDÃüRIA DE
PENICHE** (PENICHE, PORTUGAL) AND ISS ASTRONAUT **JOSHUA KUTRYK** (CALL SIGN
**KJ5BFU**).
THE CONTACT TOOK PLACE ON **OCTOBER 19, 2026** AT 11:51 AM WEST (10:51:48 UTC).
THE GROUND STATION RELAY IN COSTA DA CAPARICA, PORTUGAL, OPERATED UNDER THE
CALL SIGN **CS5SS**.
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2. SCHOOL BACKGROUND & PROFILE
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- **LOCATION**: ABOUT 80KM NORTHWEST OF LISBON, PORTUGAL, IN A KEY FISHING AREA.
- **ESTABLISHMENT**: DATING BACK TO 1959 WITH A LONG-STANDING COMMUNITY PRESTIGE.
- **STUDENT BODY**: GRADES 10 THROUGH 12 (AGES 14 TO 20) AND ADULT EDUCATION.
- **ACADEMIC PROGRAMS**: SCIENTIFIC-HUMANISTIC COURSES (VISUAL ARTS, SCIENCES
& TECHNOLOGIES, SOCIOECONOMIC SCIENCES, HUMANITIES) AND PROFESSIONAL COURSES
(MULTIMEDIA COMMUNICATIONS, IT PROGRAMMING, TOURISM, GRAPHIC DESIGN).
- **WEBSITE**: HTTP://NEW.ESPENICHE.PT/NEW/
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3. TECHNICAL PARAMETERS & STUDENT QUESTIONS
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- **DOWNLINK FREQUENCY**: 145.800 MHZ (FM / WITHIN ISS FOOTPRINT).
- **GROUND STATION CALL SIGN**: CS5SS (COSTA DA CAPARICA, PORTUGAL).
- **LIVESTREAM URL**: HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/LIVE/DG2PVVEPAVQ
- **STUDENT INQUIRIES**: A CURATED LIST OF 20 QUESTIONS FOCUSING ON EARTH PERSPECTIVES
FROM SPACE, CARBON DIOXIDE MANAGEMENT, LIFE-SUPPORT SYSTEMS INNOVATIONS, PHYSICAL
AND MENTAL READJUSTMENT UPON RETURNING TO EARTH, AND OXYGEN REGENERATION.
CREDITS & SOURCES: DAVE JORDAN (AA4KN) / ARISS PR / AMSAT-BB
NODE CONTACT MAIL: HP2DFA@GMAIL.COM / HP2DFA-5@BPQ32
73 DE HP2DFA-5 / BPQ32 NODE PANAMA
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