ISS to be de-orbited and sunk in Pacific after 2020

12:25 27/07/2011
MOSCOW, July 27 (RIA Novosti) (Roscosmos)

The International Space Station (ISS) will be de-orbited and sunk in the Pacific Ocean
after 2020 like its Russian predecessor Mir, Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos) Deputy
Head Vitaly Davydov said on Wednesday.

"We will be forced to sink the ISS. We cannot leave it in orbit as it is a very complicated
and a heavy object. There must be no space waste from it," Davydov said in an interview
posted on the Roscosmos website.

"We have agreed with our partners that the ISS would function roughly until 2020," he
said adding the station's life was initially estimated at 15 years. The ISS has been
functioning for 13 years now after receiving numerous international space expeditions.
Asked whether a new space station will be built, Davydov said "there are several possibilities."

The Mir space station was in operation from 1983 to 1998 before being sunk in the Pacific
Ocean in a "spacecraft cemetery" not far from Christmas Island in 2000.

The agreement to construct the ISS was signed January 29, 1998 in Washington by
representatives from Canada, members of the European Space Agency (ESA), Japan,
Russia and the United States.

[http://www.roscosmos.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=17622]

30 July 2011
Ganesh VU2TS
B.R.HILLSU

Amateur Radio Demonstration

Amateur Radio Demonstration to The District Collector Sri Archana Patnayak IAS., at VU2IRT repeater site Dhottabatta

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AARC

AARC dream project has come true. Inauguration of VU2IRT Repeater

The VHF repeater VU2IRT was Inaugurated by The District Collctor
Sri.Archan Patnayak IAS., on May 2011. The inauguration was held at Ooty
In The District Collector chambers.

Mr Nachimuth VU2CMN,
Mr Anantha Ganeshan VU3GPF,
Mr Prabakaran(a)Prabu VU2TPP. Participated in the inauguration function.

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AARC

Hearty Thanks

Anamalai Amateur Radio Club has received the VHF repeater Call sign VU2IRT
The Frequency is 144.975 minus shift..
To get the call sign, many of our good friends have helped on this regard.
AARC club hearty thanks to,

Mr.Santhanam VU2YFS,
Mr Sheik Sakathaullaha VU2SDU,
Mr Purushothaman VU2RPQ,

In New Delhi we sincerely thank:-

Mr Rajesh VU2ESH,
Mr Arumuga Raja VU2AYA,
Mr Saharudeen VU2SDN ,
Past President of ARSI- India & (Retd) Asst. Wireless Advisor /WPC

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AARC Pollachi

VU2IRT VHF repeater installation

VU2IRT Repeater Antenna

VU2IRT VHF Repeater and Duplexer

AARC has installed the VHF Repeater VU2IRT on Dhottabatta peak on May 2011, Installation of the repeater was done by

Mr Nachimuthu VU2CMN (Custodian of VU2IRT),
Mr K.Ibrahim VU3IRH (Addl- Secretary AARC),
Mr ShivShankar VU3NKT (Executive Member of AARC),
Mr Balraj SWL (Executive Member of AARC).

This was the dream project has come true.
Kindly use the repeater and enjoy.

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AARC