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International Space Station Passes Over Wichita Falls

Listen for the ISS side of astronaut-to-school and other contacts on 145.800 MHz. Listen for regular "ham to ham" contacts on the ISS repeater downlink on 437.800 MHz. If the ISS is close enough, you can listen on your scanner radio with an inside antenna. However, a good outside antenna is recommended for best results. I heard Astronaut Owen Gariott (W5LFL) make the first Amateur (ham) Radio contacts from space (Space Shuttle mission STS-9) in 1983, using just the telescopic antenna on my Bearcat 220 scanner! You don't have to be interested in Amateur (ham) Radio communications from the Space Station. You can just step outside and watch it fly by!

FM voice uplink: 144.490 downlink: 145.800 MHz
FM repeater uplink: 145.990 MHz downlink: 437.800 MHz Tone: 67 Hz
Slow-Scan Television: 145.800 MHz
VHF Packet data 145.825 MHz
UHF Packet data 437.550 MHz
HamTV: 2395 MHz.

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January 31, 2026 - 7:45 PM CST - Above the horizon: 3 Minutes, Max Height 13°, Appears 10° W, Disappears 10° SSW.

February 01, 2026 - 6:57 PM CST - Above the horizon: 6 Minutes, Max Height 23°, Appears 10° WNW, Disappears 10° S.

February 08, 2026 - 6:58 AM CST - Above the horizon: 5 Minutes, Max Height 21°, Appears 10° S, Disappears 10° ENE.

February 09, 2026 - 6:12 AM CST - Above the horizon: 2 Minutes, Max Height 12°, Appears 10° SSE, Disappears 10° ESE.