The International Space Station is featured prominently in the center against a black background. At the top of the image, white text reads, 'Receiving Images from the ISS'. In the bottom left and right corners, there are two smaller, decoded SSTV images.

Receiving Images From the International Space Station

Have you ever wanted to receive images directly from space? Recently, I found out that the International Space Station (ISS) occasionally transmits images down to Earth using radio waves, and with a surprisingly simple setup, you can receive them at home. I thought that was pretty cool, so I gave it a try. At the time of writing, the last ARISS SSTV event took place just about a week ago. Here’s how I managed to receive images from the ISS and how you can do it too. ...

 Β· 5 min Β· Jonatan